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Democratic activist Pat Caddell told Sean Hannity tonight that he definitively knows former political hack and current National Security Advisor Tom Donilon was the source of the White House security leaks.

Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Peter King (R-NY), sat down with Jamie Colby today on America’s News HQ to discuss the investigation into the leaks on counter-terrorism programs. Congressman King said, “This is the most shameful cascade of leaks I’ve ever heard or seen in government. We’re not talking about an incidental leak coming out … We’re talking about leaks involving two of the most sensitive programs in the United States government.” He said it’s “clear” from those stories published in The New York Times that the information “came from the White House, came right from the National...

Video In a significant failure for the United States in the Mideast, more than a dozen spies working for the CIA in Iran and Lebanon have been caught and the U.S. government fears they will be or have been executed, according to four current and former U.S. officials with connections to the intelligence community. The spies were paid informants recruited by the CIA for two distinct espionage rings targeting Iran and the Beirut-based Hezbollah organization, considered by the U.S. to be a terror group backed by Iran. "Espionage is a risky business," a U.S. official briefed on the developments told...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush is nominating Gregory C. Garre to be the U.S. solicitor general, the lawyer charged with arguing the administration's cases before the Supreme Court. A senior administration official confirmed the nomination Monday on condition of anonymity because the announcement had not yet been made. Bush is designating Garre to serve as acting solicitor general while his confirmation is pending before the Senate. Garre will replace Paul Clement, . . .

Of Muddlers and Meddlers, What can be told about rumors that grow, Of truths now sold and bushes that rove, Time is best spent justifying means, For this is the game or so it seems, Of muddlers and meddlers for truths obscured, Oft-times require the lines to be blurred, For shadows of doubt to thrive and exist, Hidden are rules given a tweak or a twist… By majority proxy power resides, Through obfuscation voting decides, Who shall wear the temporary crown, When careful rumors and confusion abound? Oh perpetrators of treachery, tricks and deceit, Your lies add doubt and insult...