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To: PROLIFE who wrote (725406)	2/13/2006 12:05:59 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

In a possible sign that he is gaining some notoriety among a small group of attentive young conservatives, Sen. Allen finished first in a poll of 1,251 mostly 18-24 year-old conservative activists attending the annual CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) in Washington, DC this weekend. abcnews.go.com With 22% support, Allen edged out several better-known Republicans. Participants were asked "who will" be the republican nominee in 2008. The straw poll results: Allen 22% McCain 20% Giuliani 12% Rice 10% Frist 6% Tancredo 5% Romney 5% Gingrich 5% Santorum 3% Pataki 3% Undecided 4% ...While Noting that Allen's people made good on their private assertions that they would win the straw poll, it's worth Noting that Sen. McCain also improved upon his 2005 CPAC performance. Last year, McCain tied for third place with only 11 percent of the vote. Sen. McCain's improvement came without working the vote the way Allen's people did and without speaking to the conference. Last year, the top finishers, according to Human Events, were: 19% Giuliani 18% Rice 11% Allen, Frist, McCain 4% Owens, Romney, Santorum 5% Gingrich 2% Pataki 1% Hagel, Huckabee, Pawlenty, Santorum 0% Barbour More from Human Events: humaneventsonline.com (So, it looks like that --- among this group of 'young conservatives' Giuliani, Rice, Frist have moved DOWNWARD in the group's estimation of their Presidential chances, while McCain and Allen have moved UPWARD significantly... and most of the 'minor' other candidates are still minor.

To: PROLIFE who wrote (725406)	2/13/2006 12:14:50 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769670

George Allen calls for investigation of Cheney: Democrat, GOP senators say Cheney, others should be probed in CIA leak By Associated Press \| February 13, 2006 boston.com WASHINGTON -- Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald should investigate Vice President Dick Cheney and others in the CIA leak probe if they authorized an aide to give secret information to reporters, Democratic and Republican senators said yesterday. Senator Jack Reed, Democrat of Rhode Island, called the leak of intelligence information ''inappropriate" if it is true that unnamed ''superiors" instructed Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis Libby, to divulge the material on Iraq. Senator George Allen, Republican of Virginia, said a full investigation is necessary. ''I don't think anybody should be releasing classified information, period, whether in the Congress, executive branch or some underling in some bureaucracy," said Allen, who appeared with Reed on ''Fox News Sunday." According to court documents disclosed last week, Libby told a federal grand jury that he disclosed in July 2003 the contents of a classified National Intelligence Estimate as part of the Bush administration's defense of intelligence used to justify invading Iraq. Fitzgerald said in the documents it was his understanding that ''Mr. Libby testified that he was authorized to disclose information about the NIE to the press by his superiors." The White House has refused to comment on the case. ''I think this calls into question in terms of Fitzgerald's investigation of the conduct of the vice president and others," Reed said. ''I think he has to look closely at their behavior." Allen expressed confidence in Fitzgerald, whom he called ''a very articulate, professional prosecutor." ''And I think the facts will lead wherever they lead, and I think he will prosecute as appropriate," he said. Libby, 55, was indicted on charges that he lied to FBI agents and the grand jury about how he learned CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity and when he told reporters. He is not charged with leaking classified information. © Copyright 2005 The New York Times Company