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Remainders: Enjoy your weekend, Karl! Edition

• Drudge, scooping imminent NYT scoop: "[Fitzgerald] has said he will not make up his mind about any charges until next week, government officials say..." [Drudge Report]
• With six out of the Top 10 worst shows for family viewing during prime time (as judged by the Parents Television Council), Fox TV continues to make up for the sins of Fox News. [Newshounds]
• Rahm Emmanuel, head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, briefs Rolling Stone: "We're the party of change." The Republicans? They're the party of dollars. Total funds they've raised this year: $78.5 million, or more than twice as much as the Democrats' $39.2 million. [AP]
• Joan Rivers racist? Why, Joan Rivers doesn't have a single racist silicone implant in her body. [The Independent]

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What About Karl?

While Scooter Libby is the odds-on favorite in Vegas, Rove hasn't quite left the roulette table yet. What about conspiracy on his end, and what about those 4 1/2 grueling hours under Fitzgerald's lamp on Friday? Tom Maguire at Just One Minute blogged yesterday:

Quickly - Rove is in trouble. He testified for too long to be simply clearing up a few loose ends. On the other hand, Department of Justice guidelines discourage prosecutors from bringing in witnesses they plan to indict without warning them first. Hence, I am handicapping the probability of a Rove indictment as about 50%, or a shade higher.

But Dana Milbank at WaPo spotted Rove "rais[ing] his eyebrows and smil[ing]" as he exited the courthouse with attorney Robert Luskin. (The dancing pink condom troupe outside wasn't that funny.) 50% seems a touch much, unless doughboy managed to Blackberry his 7-figure jail memoir contract with Putnam on the way to the Jaguar. --MICHAEL WEISS

Rove on the Bubble, Libby in Trouble [Just One Minute]
A Day of Questioning, More Questioning and...No Questions [WaPo]

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