emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 4/20/2009
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Jane Harman was not illegally wiretapped. On the contrary, she very stupidly said things to someone who was widely reported to be under investigation.
theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 4/20/2009
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theplumline.whorunsgov.com —
Did Dem Rep Jane Harman help alter the
course of history by helping persuade The New York...
Times to hold its big warrantless wiretapping expose until after the 2004 election, which may have helped Bush defeat John Kerry, the nominee from Harman's party?
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Did Jane Harman Help Persuade NY Times To Hold ...
michellemalkin.com - 4/20/2009
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michellemalkin.com —
If even half of what’s in Jeff Stein’s
CQ exclusive is true, this is a blockbuster scandal...
of historic proportions. [...] Read the rest »
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The Harman-AIPAC wiretaps
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 4/21/2009
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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) just appeared on MSNBC
to give a guns blazing denial of the allegations...
in CQ 's explosive report from yesterday. The congresswoman, speaking to Andrea Mitchell, reiterated her claim that she didn't intervene with anyone ...
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Harman: "If There Are Tapes Out There, Bring It On!"
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Who Was Harman Talking To?
TalkLeft —
... , an American citizen, staunch supporter of all things Israel, and a significant Democratic contributor. Marcy Wheeler thinks it was Naor Gilon, an Israeli citizen suspected of being a spy. Who the conversation was with is crucial under ...
Unpacking The AIPAC Story
JustOneMinute —
... the Justice Department have needed a reminder that maybe they can't go to trial against a US Congressman when the primary evidence is not admissible? If there was a legal case to be made against Harman which relied on the wiretap, then the tap must have been legal. Or, if Evil BushCo simply wanted to threaten Harman with an embarrassing leak (as apparently happened in Oct 2006), then the part of the CQ story that has Gonzales quashing the case is false. Just checking some blogs, Marcy Wheeler and ...
Rep. Harman Wiretap Scandal
The Democratic Daily —
... here’s a look at some of the directions this story is going in on both sides of the aisle in the blogosphere: The Atlantic Politics Channel, TalkLeft, The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room, The Plum Line, Top of the Ticket, Hot Air, The Daily Dish, FP Passport, The Nation, ACSBlog, Emptywheel, Wilshire & Washington, ...
Harman, Gonzo, and the NSA: Lots of Questions
Daily Kos —
... and Marcy both point out, these were approved wiretaps, so she wasn't really hoisted by her own warrantless wiretap-loving petard. Second, ...
Suspicious Mind
The Reaction —
... Through Josh Marshall: Must Read Ryan Singel - Harman: It's Not My Fault I Couldn't Figure Out Domestic Wiretapping Was Illegal Kim Zetter: DoJ Nixed Investigation of Congresswoman to Get Support for NSA Wiretapping Greg Sargent: New York Times Exec Editor Denies Harman Helped Persuade Him To Hold Wiretapping Story Emptywheel: Jane Harman: Stupid and Reckless, Not the Victim of Illegal ...
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CNN Political Ticker 4/21/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A key Democrat who reportedly was overheard on a National Security Agency wiretap discussing a deal with a suspected Israeli agent has called the wiretap an "abuse of power."
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