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Countdown – Summary of Petraeus

Everything was going according to schedule then a huge speed bump – the Senate. Tough questions were expected from Democrats but it appears that many Republicans were asking for Petraeus to stay on the hot seat a little longer. There were several good points made by many Senators like is Al Qaeda in Iraq more important that Al Qaeda in Pakistan? Weren’t the troop withdrawals already scheduled? Then you had John McCain who seemed like he was reading a White House press release. Petraeus loved those questions. The most important bit of information came for John Warner (Virginia -R). The discussion

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YearlyKos summary

My friend Bill Scher at LiberalOasis has it.  I’m still bummed that I missed it.  Then again, you can’t be everywhere.  😉

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Countdown – Summary of Libby Trial

David Schuster does a very good job wrapping up all of the major events that have happened in the Scooter Libby trial. He covers all of the important issues. First, Scooter’s sentence wasn’t excessive to anyone who didn’t describe themselves as a personal friend of Scooter Libby’s or a neocon. Second, as I have mentioned before, Valerie Plame Wilson was a covert CIA agent at the time of her outing. Third, since there was no underlying crime, Scooter should have never been prosecuted. If Scooter would not have lied then maybe Patrick Fitzgerald may have been able to assess if Intelligence

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Errington C. Thompson, MD

Dr. Thompson is a surgeon, scholar, full-time sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats.

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