patterico.com - 12/15/2008
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At Newsweek , Michael Isikoff has a long article that reveals who tipped off the New York Times on the NSA’s Secret Surveillance Program: a guy named Thomas Tamm. Isikoff’s article is titled:
As you can see from the picture, it’s not hard to guess how Newsweek answers ...
thinkprogress.org - 12/15/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
Yesterday, after an Iraqi journalist used “ [t]wo
of the worst insults in Islam ” against him,...
an unfazed President Bush sat down with ABC’s Martha Raddatz for an exit interview in Iraq. When Raddatz asked Bush about his legacy, ...
(more)
Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ...
huffingtonpost.com - 12/18/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush knows he's
unpopular. But here's what matters, he says: "I didn't...
compromise my soul to be a popular guy." In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News Channel, Bush also praised the national security team ...
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Bush: I Didn't Compromise My Soul To Be Popular
pewresearch.org - 12/18/2008
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pewresearch.org —
Just 11% say Bush will be remembered as
an outstanding or above average president -- by far...
the lowest positive end-of-term rating for any of the past four presidents. Yet Bush's impact on public opinion over the past eight years is seen in ways that ...
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Bush and Public Opinion
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Patterico’s Heartlessness [Dan Collins]
protein wisdom —
... Responding to a Newsweek piece that reveals that the man who leaked details of the Bush Administration’s NSA surveillance program is one Thomas Tamm, Patterico urges prosecution. Normally, I would agree. However, one shocking, sickening detail from the Newsweek piece makes me reluctant to urge prosecution: as a child, Thomas Tamm played under J. Edgar Hoover’s desk. … [ ...
Newsweek's hero, part 2
Power Line —
... I argued that Tamm was quite obviously a criminal. Other bloggers have done a good job rounding out the picture of Tamm. Patterico shows the less than inspirational poliitcal motivations that underlay Tamm's misconduct. AJ Strata cuts to the chase in ...
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