Beltway sources tell Big Head DC that former Bush administration Press Secretary Tony Snow will make his debut on CNN tomorrow night during coverage of the Pennsylvania primary.

There’s some inside media speculation that this move may be CNN’s response to try to blunt praise Karl Rove has received as a pundit this primary season on FOX News.

But the bigger question is whether a short term former Bushie like Snow will even make an impact…look no further than former Bush communications director Nicolle Wallace on CBS — has anyone heard a thing about her?

For those of you who remember Snow before his White House days, he was a host of FOX News Sunday until 2003 at which point the network relegated him to radio to make room for Chris Wallace.

UPDATE: CNN confirms the move in a press release issued after Big Head DC broke the news:

Former White House press secretary Tony Snow will join CNN as a conservative commentator beginning today, it was announced by Jon Klein, president of CNN/U.S. A well-known and respected observer of politics with a longstanding news background, Snow will contribute to CNN as the network continues to broadcast winning political coverage.

Snow most recently served as press secretary to President George W. Bush from April 2006 to September 2007. For 10 years beginning in 1996, he appeared on Fox News Channel, hosting Fox News Sunday, Weekend Live with Tony Snow and other programs. From 2003 to 2006, The Tony Snow Show aired on Fox News Radio.

Before joining Fox, Snow served as a substitute “From the Right” co-host for CNN’s Crossfire.

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Montgomery Blair Sibley, the former lawyer for alleged “D.C. Madam” Deborah Jeane Palfrey has provided Big Head DC with his initial comments on the guilty verdict rendered against her on Tuesday.

Sibley said he’s “disappointed, but not surprised” by the verdict, and added that he has not yet spoken to Palfrey. He does anticipate that there will be an appeal.

Preston Burton, Palfrey’s current lawyer who once represented Monica Lewinsky, has instructed his client to remain mum on the verdict, but she did let out an audible gasp when it was read in court.

Palfrey was found guilty of racketeering, money laundering and two counts of using the mail for illegal purposes. Sen. David Vitter is believed to have used what Palfrey has always maintained is a “fantasy” escort business.

Burton called no witnesses in Palfrey’s defense, and she did not take the stand.

Related: A BHDC Greatest Hit: Interview With the “DC Madam”

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Judge Henry Kennedy, who presides over District Court in Washington, D.C., has granted Larry Sinclair’s motion for discovery and signed an order for subpoenas regarding Sinclair’s defamation lawsuit against three Internet posters.

Sinclair filed suit in March against the posters, whom, he claims, made up and spread lies about his mental state and character after he posted allegations about Sen. Barack Obama in January on YouTube. Sinclair claims to have used drugs and had sex with Obama in 1999.

The individuals Sinclair is suing have registered accounts at DemocraticUnderground.com, YouTube.com, and Digg.com, although their real names are not yet known. They are currently listed in the suit by their screen names: TubeSockTedD, mzmolly and OWNINGLIARS. Sinclair is seeking $3 million in damages.

The judge’s order, Sinclair tells Big Head DC, signals “a whole new inning and a whole new ball game.” The suit, filed in March, reiterates claims Sinclair has made in the past about Obama.

“On the evening of November 6, 1999, Plaintiff’s limousine driver telephoned then-Illinois State Senator Barrack Obama to set up a introduction of Plaintiff to Mr. Obama,” according to the lawsuit. “Later that evening at a bar which Plaintiff believes was called Alibis, Plaintiff met Mr. Obama. Mr. Obama offered to purchasing cocaine for Plaintiff. Mr. Obama made a telephone call from his cellphone to a presently unknown individual during which Mr. Obama arranged the cocaine purchase.

“Mr. Obama and Plaintiff then departed the bar in Plaintiff’s limousine and proceeded to an unknown location where Mr. Obama exited the limousine with two hundred fifty dollars ($250) tendered by Plaintiff and returned a short while later with an ‘eightball’ of cocaine and gave it to Plaintiff,” the suit continues. “Plaintiff and Mr. Obama then ingested cocaine.”

A sexual encounter allegedly took place after the drug use.

A PolyScore computer analysis conducted on Sinclair in February indicated that he was being truthful in his drug claims, although experts hired by WhiteHouse.com, the Web site that paid for the polygraph, disagreed with the PolyScore readings.

The full order is here: [PDF]

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Big Head DC has learned that Larry Sinclair, the Minnesota man who claims to have used drugs and had sex with Sen. Barack Obama in 1999, is in the process of filing an affidavit with homicide detectives at the Chicago Police Department. The affidavit involves Sinclair’s alleged communications with Donald Young, a gay choirmaster at Obama’s controversial church, who was murdered just before Christmas 2007. Sinclair has said that Young contacted him several times before his murder. It is believed that they discussed in detail Sinclair’s allegations.

Big Head DC is in the process of obtaining the full affidavit.

Earlier: Did Obama Know Murdered Choir Director?

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Larry Sinclair, the Minnesota man who claims to have used drugs with Sen. Barack Obama in 1999, has filed a new defamation lawsuit against several individuals who, he claims, made up and spread lies about his mental state and character after he posted his allegations about Obama in January on YouTube. He is seeking $3 million in damages.

Big Head DC has obtained a copy of the suit, which requests a jury trial to determine the possible liability of three Internet posters in defaming Sinclair. The individuals Sinclair is suing have registered accounts at DemocraticUnderground.com, YouTube.com, and Digg.com, although their real names are not yet known. They are currently listed in the suit by their screen names:
TubeSockTedD, mzmolly and OWNINGLIARS.

The case, filed on Thursday in D.C. District Court, reiterates claims Sinclair has made in the past about Obama.

“On the evening of November 6, 1999, Plaintiff’s limousine driver telephoned then-Illinois State Senator Barrack Obama to set up a introduction of Plaintiff to Mr. Obama,” according to the lawsuit. “Later that evening at a bar which Plaintiff believes was called Alibis, Plaintiff met Mr. Obama. Mr. Obama offered to purchasing cocaine for Plaintiff. Mr. Obama made a telephone call from his cellphone to a presently unknown individual during which Mr. Obama arranged the cocaine purchase.

“Mr. Obama and Plaintiff then departed the bar in Plaintiff’s limousine and proceeded to an unknown location where Mr. Obama exited the limousine with two hundred fifty dollars ($250) tendered by Plaintiff and returned a short while later with an ‘eightball’ of cocaine and gave it to Plaintiff,” the suit continues. “Plaintiff and Mr. Obama then ingested cocaine.”

A sexual encounter allegedly took place after the drug use.

Each of the individuals involved in the suit have made Internet claims indicating that Sinclair is lying, although the Obama campaign has not publicly commented on the matter.

A PolyScore computer analysis conducted on Sinclair in February indicated that he was being truthful in his drug claims, although experts hired by WhiteHouse.com, the Web site that paid for the polygraph, disagreed with the PolyScore readings.

DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE COMPLAINT [PDF]

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“Today’s events regarding New York Democratic Governor Eliot Spitzer, in a politically charged election year is just one more indication to me that escort and adult service businesses – which cater to powerful and influential clientele – are now being used as the weapon of choice in American politics,” Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the accused “D.C. Madam,” tells Big Head DC.

Which means, of course, that you can expect many more such scandals to be revealed in the months to come. And the Mayflower Hotel, the pricey D.C. establishment where Spitzer is alleged to have met his prostitute on February 13, is more than likely the home to many more secrets. Stay tuned.

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The Larry Sinclair story has caught the attention of Bill Cunningham, a controversial radio host who frequently appears on Sean Hannity’s TV and radio shows. Cunningham drew loads of media attention this past week when Sen. John McCain denounced his noting of Sen. Barack Obama’s middle name during a McCain campaign event.

Sinclair tells Big Head DC he may be soon asked to tell his story to Cunningham’s large “Live On Sunday Night” radio audience.

While the U.S. mainstream media has been slow to cover Sinclair’s allegations to date, the Canadian mainstream media is taking note. Sinclair is scheduled to record an appearance on the the popular “The Standard” interview program on Wednesday, which airs on TV stations throughout Canada. Hosted by journalist Andrew Dawson, recent guests on the program include Salman Rushdie, Clay Aiken and Anne Rice.

Earlier: BHDC EXCLUSIVE Interview With Sen. Obama’s Accuser; Sinclair Discusses Polygraph, Plans

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NOTE: Help Big Head DC’s Investigative Team Grow!

Larry Sinclair, the Minnesota man who claims he used drugs and had a sexual encounter with Sen. Barack Obama in 1999, has released records to Big Head DC, which indicate that he was staying in a hotel in Gurnee, Illinois on November 3, 1999 through November 6, 1999. His hotel reservation was made through Choice Hotels International central reservations, with a confirmation number 78096854.

Sinclair says that his stay was extended at the same hotel through November 9, 1999, which generated confirmation number 86467. While he originally extended his stay through the ninth, he actually left the Chicago area on November 8, 1999.

“The limo and bar charges are on Visa card issued by Associates National Bank of Wilmington, Delaware (which was bought out by CitiBank in 2000) monthly statement closing date of November 15, 1999,” Sinclair told Big Head DC on Wednesday via e-mail. “Card number 4621-2001-3393-5533 … Citi Group has been contacted and is researching for those statements.”

Added Sinclair, “For any of you who think you know that I do not have any receipts, witnesses, think again.”

Big Head DC reported earlier on Wednesday that Obama was absent from the Illinois General Assembly on November 4, 1999 due to “personal business.” The fourth was a Thursday, and Obama wouldn’t have needed to be back at the General Assembly for several days thereafter.

Earlier: Sinclair Report Raises Obama Drug Questions

WhiteHouse.com Won’t Honor Sinclair Check

EXCLUSIVE Interview With Sen. Obama’s Accuser; Sinclair Discusses Polygraph, Plans

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NOTE: Help Big Head DC’s Investigative Team Grow!

Gordon Barland, a respected polygraph expert, has finished reviewing the Ed Gelb-produced polygraph test administered recently on Larry Sinclair, the Minnesota man who claims he used drugs and had a sexual encounter with Sen. Barack Obama in 1999.

Big Head DC has reviewed Barland’s report, which WhiteHouse.com originally commissioned yet failed to post, and Barland indicates there were technical flaws in procedure (including unnecessary interruptions), irregularities in the way the polygraph device was hooked up to Sinclair’s arm, and “uncommon” recording abnormalities involving Sinclair’s truthfulness about Obama’s alleged cocaine use.

While Barland’s review agrees with Gelb’s “deception” analysis of Sinclair’s sex claims, Barland’s findings regarding Sinclair’s alleged cocaine use with Obama were more murky. In fact, a computer algorithm called PolyScore found “no deception indicated” regarding Sinclair’s claim that Obama used drugs with him in the late 1990s. Ultimately, Barland said he agreed with Gelb’s analysis, despite the divergent PolyScore result.

Sinclair’s conclusion after reading the report is that he may be partially vindicated, and he says he believes the earlier “deception” result might be attributable to the poor testing conditions provided by WhiteHouse.com.

“I think the manner in which this exam was done is questionable,” Sinclair told Big Head DC upon reviewing the results on Tuesday afternoon. “I feel that knowing my medical history, Gelb intentionally prolonged the interview process that he claimed was necessary to form a list of questions, when in fact he already had the list of question printed and sitting on his desk. They knew I cannot sit, stand, walk, or lie down for extended periods of time, and I do believe this was intentional.”

Sinclair also said that “all of my treating doctors will confirm my normal blood pressure always runs on the low side as does my breathing.” Polygraph manuals note that people with medical issues like those of Sinclair can be difficult to test accurately via a lie detector.

DOWNLOAD THE FULL BARLAND REPORT [PDF]

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Big Head DC has received credible information indicating that the now infamous Sen. Barack Obama picture, which shows him wearing traditional Somali garb in 2006, was posted on at least one conservative Web site several hours before Matt Drudge highlighted the photo. It seems highly likely that the photo was forwarded to Drudge from one of the conservative Web site writers, or he saw it on his own, and then he posted a story regarding the picture. To seal the story, he may have decided to falsely claim that the Sen. Hillary Clinton campaign had ties to the picture’s distribution.

No Clinton campaign staffers have taken credit for spreading the photo, which, as Big Head DC noted today, was initially published in August 2006 on an African news Web site.

Drudge has not responded to requests for comment.

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