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02-12-2007, 01:10 PM
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Robert Novak, who triggered an FBI investigation in 2003 by revealing the identity of a CIA operative in his syndicated column, is among witnesses that lawyers said were ready to testify Monday in the perjury and obstruction trial of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. When attorneys for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby do begin their defense of the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney this week, it will likely begin with a parade of witnesses, including prominent journalists and former co-workers. But his attorneys left it a mystery as to whether they would call the two star attractions on their witness list: Cheney and Libby himself. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
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Iran on Monday rejected U.S. accusations that the highest levels of Iranian leadership have armed Shiite militants in Iraq with armor-piercing roadside bombs. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a televised interview that his country was opposed to conflict and bloodshed in Iraq and that problems in Iraq should be solved with dialogue, not by force. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Thunderous explosions and dense black smoke swirled through the center of Baghdad on Monday when at least two car bombs - one parked in an underground garage - tore through a crowded marketplace, setting off dozens of secondary explosions and killing at least 71 people, police said. Another bombing nearby killed at least nine. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
House Democratic leaders circulated a nonbinding resolution Monday saying that Congress "disapproves of the decision of President George W. Bush... to deploy more than 20,000 additional United States combat troops to Iraq." [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Monday denied having a political motive when he said terrorists in Iraq would be praying for Democratic hopeful Barack Obama to become U.S. president. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
After nearly four years of war and more than 3,000 U.S. dead, New Hampshire voters are demanding more than nuance on Iraq from Democratic front-runner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Invariably, the questions returned to Iraq. What would she do to end the conflict if elected president? Would she support cutting funds to stop President Bush's planned increase in troop levels? And, perhaps most importantly, why won't she recant her 2002 vote authorizing the military invasion? [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
A newspaper published two photographs on its front page Monday showing Anna Nicole Smith lying in bed fully clothed in a romantic embrace with the Bahamian immigration minister, who approved her application for permanent residency. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Spinning violently out of control as he fell toward Earth and an almost-certain death at hundreds of miles per hour, skydiver Michael Holmes had a split second to consider his demise when his parachute and a reserve failed high above New Zealand in December. "Oh, [expletive]! I'm dead. Bye," said Holmes, who landed in a bush and lived to tell about it in an exclusive interview. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
The mesmerizing video tonight.
That's some of what we're planning tonight.
-- Carey Fox
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The Army is working to fill a shortfall in Iraq of thousands of advanced Humvee armor kits designed to reduce U.S. troop deaths from roadside bombs -- including a rising threat from particularly lethal weapons linked to Iran and known as "explosively formed penetrators" (EFP) -- that are now inflicting 70 percent of the American casualties in the country, according to U.S. military and civilian officials. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
An Iraqi court on Monday raised the sentence against Saddam Hussein's vice president to death by hanging for the killings of Shiites in the town of Dujail. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
CAMBRIDGE, Md. - Two brothers, ages 8 and 12, died Sunday after the younger boy fell through a sheet of ice covering a pond and his brother tried to rescue him, authorities said. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
A small explosion occurred outside a U.S. Army base south of Tokyo late Monday, police and military officials said. A Japanese news report said police suspected an attempted attack on the base. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
British pharmacy chain Boots will begin a trial program on Valentine's Day to offer men Viagra without a prescription. The initial pilot program will be offered in three of the chain's stores in Manchester and is expected to last six months. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
The Dixie Chicks completed a defiant comeback on Sunday night, winning five Grammy awards after being shunned by the country music establishment over the group's anti-Bush comments leading up to the Iraq invasion. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
"American Idol" champion Carrie Underwood's Grammy victories Sunday underscored the growing impact of the hit TV talent search on pop culture. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Tonight on Countdown
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Robert Novak, who triggered an FBI investigation in 2003 by revealing the identity of a CIA operative in his syndicated column, is among witnesses that lawyers said were ready to testify Monday in the perjury and obstruction trial of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. When attorneys for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby do begin their defense of the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney this week, it will likely begin with a parade of witnesses, including prominent journalists and former co-workers. But his attorneys left it a mystery as to whether they would call the two star attractions on their witness list: Cheney and Libby himself. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann broadcasts LIVE at 8 pm et, and the count is never complete without you. Join us.
Iran on Monday rejected U.S. accusations that the highest levels of Iranian leadership have armed Shiite militants in Iraq with armor-piercing roadside bombs. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a televised interview that his country was opposed to conflict and bloodshed in Iraq and that problems in Iraq should be solved with dialogue, not by force. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Thunderous explosions and dense black smoke swirled through the center of Baghdad on Monday when at least two car bombs - one parked in an underground garage - tore through a crowded marketplace, setting off dozens of secondary explosions and killing at least 71 people, police said. Another bombing nearby killed at least nine. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
House Democratic leaders circulated a nonbinding resolution Monday saying that Congress "disapproves of the decision of President George W. Bush... to deploy more than 20,000 additional United States combat troops to Iraq." [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Monday denied having a political motive when he said terrorists in Iraq would be praying for Democratic hopeful Barack Obama to become U.S. president. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
After nearly four years of war and more than 3,000 U.S. dead, New Hampshire voters are demanding more than nuance on Iraq from Democratic front-runner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Invariably, the questions returned to Iraq. What would she do to end the conflict if elected president? Would she support cutting funds to stop President Bush's planned increase in troop levels? And, perhaps most importantly, why won't she recant her 2002 vote authorizing the military invasion? [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
A newspaper published two photographs on its front page Monday showing Anna Nicole Smith lying in bed fully clothed in a romantic embrace with the Bahamian immigration minister, who approved her application for permanent residency. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
Spinning violently out of control as he fell toward Earth and an almost-certain death at hundreds of miles per hour, skydiver Michael Holmes had a split second to consider his demise when his parachute and a reserve failed high above New Zealand in December. "Oh, [expletive]! I'm dead. Bye," said Holmes, who landed in a bush and lived to tell about it in an exclusive interview. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
The mesmerizing video tonight.
That's some of what we're planning tonight.
-- Carey Fox
Countdown Home: [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
The Daily Links:
The Army is working to fill a shortfall in Iraq of thousands of advanced Humvee armor kits designed to reduce U.S. troop deaths from roadside bombs -- including a rising threat from particularly lethal weapons linked to Iran and known as "explosively formed penetrators" (EFP) -- that are now inflicting 70 percent of the American casualties in the country, according to U.S. military and civilian officials. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
An Iraqi court on Monday raised the sentence against Saddam Hussein's vice president to death by hanging for the killings of Shiites in the town of Dujail. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
CAMBRIDGE, Md. - Two brothers, ages 8 and 12, died Sunday after the younger boy fell through a sheet of ice covering a pond and his brother tried to rescue him, authorities said. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
A small explosion occurred outside a U.S. Army base south of Tokyo late Monday, police and military officials said. A Japanese news report said police suspected an attempted attack on the base. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
British pharmacy chain Boots will begin a trial program on Valentine's Day to offer men Viagra without a prescription. The initial pilot program will be offered in three of the chain's stores in Manchester and is expected to last six months. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
The Dixie Chicks completed a defiant comeback on Sunday night, winning five Grammy awards after being shunned by the country music establishment over the group's anti-Bush comments leading up to the Iraq invasion. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
"American Idol" champion Carrie Underwood's Grammy victories Sunday underscored the growing impact of the hit TV talent search on pop culture. [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])