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POPSMore Obama DOJ Attacks on Whistle-Blowers It should surprise absolutely nobody that, as Charlie Savage reports, the Obama DOJ has now re-issued the same subpoena to Risen. As DOJ rules require , any such subpoenas (to journalists) require the personal approval of the Attorney General, and Savage reports that this subpoena was approved by Eric Holder. The reason such subpoenas are so dangerous is because journalists are duty-bound to their sources to refuse to comply, and will likely end up in prison if they don't. Few things, if anything, are greater threats to the journalist-source relationship than DOJ subpoenas of this type. And the idea that this particular leak jeopardized national security is nothing short of a joke, as Harper's Scott Horton makes clear:
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POPSCat Agility is Fun for You and Your Cat! We all know how independent and intelligent cats are. But they are known to become smug and slothful if they lack mental stimulation. Hence, a new kind of competition has been devised for cats that tests their speed and
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POPSSon of a gun: Uncle Sam turns nasty A tourist's reaction to visiting tourist sites. (This is from a Murdoch paper) I guess it would be amazing around sites even vaguely related to security. Sort of contradicts the fact that the armed person got so close to the Pentagon.
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POPSLeather Bible The Beauty of a Leather Bible is not only on its sturdiness against all weather but on the Truth it brings to God's Word.
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POPSHitchens on Palin and Science No comment needed. Hitchins says it all at the source. The poor woman is going to wake up after this and find her world shattered. No True Alaskan Man is going to put up with comments that his woman doesn't listen to him. Mark my words.
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