Daily News For October 21, 2005

by John Hawkins | October 21, 2005 5:38 am

Harriet Miers

Byron York: The Miers Support Team: Gloomy And Demoralized. Now They’re Discussing Stopping Her Visits To The Senate[1]

Miers To End Her Counter-Productive Visits With Senators[2]

Miers Gives Wrong Dates In Questionnaire; Firm Was Sued During Period Omitted[3]

After the Home Run On Roberts, a White House Balk On Miers? (Free WAPO Reg Required)[4]

Bush: Miers Will Reassure Senate Skeptics[5]

Claim About Arlen Specter’s Reaction To The Miers Nomination: “It Wouldn’t Be Possible To Describe How Angry He Is. Livid, Murderously Mad, Nothing Does It Justice, Pardon The Pun.”[6]

Domestic

Cover-Up Issue Is Seen as Focus in Leak Inquiry (Free NYT Reg Req)[7]

Senator Tom Coburn’s Effort To De-Fund The Bridge To Nowhere, Along With Several Other Indefensible Pork Barrel Projects, Failed Today By An 82-15 Vote[8]

Congress Passes New Legal Shield For Gun Industry (Free NYT Reg Req — Applause)[9]

House OKs “Cheeseburger” Bill Barring Lawsuits (Applause)[10]

RNC Maintains 2-1 Fundraising Edge[11]

Air America’s Arbitron Ratings In DC Are So Low They Can No Longer Be Measured[12]

Arizona: 3 Illegal Aliens Beat Pregnant Woman With A Hose[13]

DeLay Booked On Trumped Up Conspiracy Charges Former House Majority Leader Released On $10,000 Bond[14]

Foreign

Syria Involved in Killing Lebanon’s Ex-Premier, U.N. Report Says (Free NYT Reg Req)[15]

Bush Presses Abbas to Confront Armed Gangs (Free NYT Reg Req)[16]

‘My Goal Is To Kill Ariel Sharon’. Terror Leader Makes Threats During ABC Radio Segment[17]

Columns

Charles Krauthammer: Miers — The Only Exit Strategy[18]

The Wall Street Journal: The Miers Nomination Has Become A Political Blunder Of The First Order[19]

John Tabin: It Doesn’t Look Good For Miers[20]

Matthew Staver: Why I Oppose Harriet Miers[21]

Michelle Malkin: The Trouble With Harriet[22]

John Fund: The Miers Nomination Has Lotto Trouble[23]

Left-Overs

Sister Toldjah Is No Longer On The Fence About The Miers Nomination[24]

U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg Wins S853,492 Playing Powerball[25]

The 10 Deadliest Animals In The US[26]

Humor: How to Blog Good, Part 2: Style-ize For Maximal Impactfulness[27]

Website Of The Day: Newsbusters[28]

Endnotes:
  1. Byron York: The Miers Support Team: Gloomy And Demoralized. Now They’re Discussing Stopping Her Visits To The Senate: http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york200510201613.asp
  2. Miers To End Her Counter-Productive Visits With Senators: http://washingtontimes.com/national/20051020-083137-7609r.htm
  3. Miers Gives Wrong Dates In Questionnaire; Firm Was Sued During Period Omitted: http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Miers_misleads_Senate_Judicial_Committee_on_1020.html
  4. After the Home Run On Roberts, a White House Balk On Miers? (Free WAPO Reg Required): http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/20/AR2005102002051.html
  5. Bush: Miers Will Reassure Senate Skeptics: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/10/20/national/w094320D76.DTL
  6. Claim About Arlen Specter’s Reaction To The Miers Nomination: “It Wouldn’t Be Possible To Describe How Angry He Is. Livid, Murderously Mad, Nothing Does It Justice, Pardon The Pun.”: http://www.spectator.org/blogger.asp#401
  7. Cover-Up Issue Is Seen as Focus in Leak Inquiry (Free NYT Reg Req): http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/21/politics/21leak.html?ei=5090&en=24929ddc4cf51529&ex=1287547200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=print
  8. Senator Tom Coburn’s Effort To De-Fund The Bridge To Nowhere, Along With Several Other Indefensible Pork Barrel Projects, Failed Today By An 82-15 Vote: http://powerlineblog.com/archives/012007.php
  9. Congress Passes New Legal Shield For Gun Industry (Free NYT Reg Req — Applause): http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/21/politics/21guns.html?pagewanted=print
  10. House OKs “Cheeseburger” Bill Barring Lawsuits (Applause): http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051020/od_nm/congress_fat_dc;_ylt=AgT..um07dJ3UYTH.akONnYSH9EA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
  11. RNC Maintains 2-1 Fundraising Edge: http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/10/20/171446.shtml
  12. Air America’s Arbitron Ratings In DC Are So Low They Can No Longer Be Measured: http://decision08.net/2005/10/20/air-america-from-bad-to-non-existant/
  13. Arizona: 3 Illegal Aliens Beat Pregnant Woman With A Hose: http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46959
  14. DeLay Booked On Trumped Up Conspiracy Charges Former House Majority Leader Released On $10,000 Bond: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9764119/
  15. Syria Involved in Killing Lebanon’s Ex-Premier, U.N. Report Says (Free NYT Reg Req): http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/20/international/middleeast/20cnd-syria.html
  16. Bush Presses Abbas to Confront Armed Gangs (Free NYT Reg Req): http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/21/politics/21diplo.html
  17. ‘My Goal Is To Kill Ariel Sharon’. Terror Leader Makes Threats During ABC Radio Segment: http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46942
  18. Charles Krauthammer: Miers — The Only Exit Strategy: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/20/AR2005102001635.html
  19. The Wall Street Journal: The Miers Nomination Has Become A Political Blunder Of The First Order: http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007433
  20. John Tabin: It Doesn’t Look Good For Miers: http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=8920
  21. Matthew Staver: Why I Oppose Harriet Miers: http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46957
  22. Michelle Malkin: The Trouble With Harriet: http://michellemalkin.com/archives/003750.htm
  23. John Fund: The Miers Nomination Has Lotto Trouble: http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110007431
  24. Sister Toldjah Is No Longer On The Fence About The Miers Nomination: http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2005/10/20/no-longer-on-the-fence-on-the-miers-nomination/
  25. U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg Wins S853,492 Playing Powerball: http://cbs4boston.com/topstories/local_story_293151501.html
  26. The 10 Deadliest Animals In The US: http://www.nbc5.com/slideshow/5132706/detail.html??z=dp&dpswid=1260382&dppid=65194
  27. Humor: How to Blog Good, Part 2: Style-ize For Maximal Impactfulness: http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2005/10/how_to_blog_goo.html
  28. Website Of The Day: Newsbusters: http://newsbusters.org/

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