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Dan Rather Stepping Down CBS News — Permalink (CBS) Dan Rather announced Tuesday that he will step down as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News in March, 24 years after his first broadcast in that position. Rather will continue to work full-time at CBS News as a correspondent for both editions of 60 Minutes, as well as on other assignments for the news division. | |
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Joe Gandelman: A Rather Long Time To Wait — Dan_1 CBS let nature take its course and announced the expected retirement of CBS News... Jay Rosen: I found it sad that the official announcement, as well as the news story at CBS.com, included no mention, at all, of the... Captain Ed: UPDATE: CBS has its own report on Rather's resignation, and it seems a bit strange for a retrospective on a presumably... |
Steve M.: DAN RATHER STEPPING DOWN — For as long as I can remember, he seemed half nuts. Medium Lobster: Dan Rather to Retire — Dan Rather has announced that he'll be stepping down as anchor of the CBS Evening News this March after a reign of terror of 24 years. Jeralyn Merritt: Dan Rather Stepping Down — So Dan Rather is stepping down as nightly news anchor at CBS. |
| Also: Jeff Goldstein, Skippy, Richard TPD, Cori Dauber, DJ Drummond, Christopher Kanis, Greg Ransom, Jim Treacher, Smash, Taegan Goddard, Edward _ | |
Longtime Anchor Plans to Step Down in March ABCNEWS — Permalink Nov. 23, 2004 — Dan Rather announced today he will step down as anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News" on March 9 — 24 years to the day after his first broadcast as the network's anchor. | |
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Will Collier: Ever. The Pajamahadeen are triumphant—Dan Rather is out. This year just keeps getting better, and better, and better. Andrew Sullivan: Notice the ABC News story barely mentions the memo-gate fiasco. Rather's tenure as CBS anchor was bound to end some time soon. Roger L. Simon: Best Proof of the Existence of God Since St. Anselm — According to ABC, Dan Rather is stepping down as anchor of the CBS Evening News. |
Pejman Yousefzadeh: I've waited a goodly long time to read this announcement: [snipped quote] Lest anyone believe that I think news anchors... Glenn Reynolds: PEJMAN YOUSEFZADEH (now back at his regular site) observes: "I won't cry for Rather. Jesse Taylor: A Step Forward — Dan Rather is allegedly going to leave CBS in March, according to ABC News. |
| Also: Matthew Yglesias, Jon Henke, Charles Johnson, Ace | |
Rather to Step Down in March After 24 Years as CBS Anchor By / NYT — Permalink Two months after acknowledging that he could not authenticate documents central to a broadcast report that raised fresh questions about President Bush's National Guard service, Dan Rather has decided to step down as anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News" on March 9, on what will be his 24th anniversary behind the anchor desk. | |
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Jay Rosen: (See the New York Times account. Here's the CBS announcement. ) I have been interviewed today about it, so I might as well explain what I think. Hindrocket: UPDATE: The New York Times says the report on the investigation is due early next month: "The inquiry's two panelists,... |
Charles Johnson: The Rathergate Investigation — According to the New York Times, the investigative panel looking into the fraudulent CBS... James Martin Capozzola: An interesting coincidence, I think, that CBS news anchor Dan Rather announced his impending retirement (to take effect... |
Economic 'Armageddon' predicted By / Boston Herald — Permalink Stephen Roach, the chief economist at investment banking giant Morgan Stanley, has a public reputation for being bearish. But you should hear what he's saying in private. Roach met select groups of fund managers downtown last week, including a group at Fidelity. | |
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Meteor Blades: US of A Headed for Economic Armageddon? If you're like me, you take economic prognostications with a salt shaker (and a back-up) close at hand. Atrios: Armageddon — Morgan Stanley chief economist Stephen Roach is a wee bit bearish. Ezra Klein: Morgan Stanley's Chief Economist Predicts "Economic Armageddon" — Not good. |
Dwight Meredith: Strong and Getting Stronger — Via Atrios we find that Stephen Roach, chief economist of Morgan Stanley, is more than a... Vox Day: Economic armageddon — From the Boston Herald: [snipped quote] I tend to agree with Roach. Kevin Raybould: The End of the World As We Know It, And Bush Feels Fine — This is a lovely little day starter: "Stephen Roach, the... |
| Also: Susan Madrak, Greg Ransom | |
Falwell called NOW "the National Order of Witches" Media Matters for America — Permalink Reverend Jerry Falwell, national chairman of the Faith and Values Coalition and Moral Majority founder, labeled the National Organization for Women (NOW) the "National Order of Witches," said he was going to invite People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals... | |
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Natasha @PacificViews: Quick Hits — Jerry Falwell explains that NOW really stands for the National Order of Witches. Xan @Corrente: Sometimes all you need, though, is the right motivation to re-up: (via Media Matters via Atrios) [snipped quote] Such gracious winners, arent' they? |
Avedon Carol: Immoral media — Media Matters has two recent examples of the genteel and compassionate voices of our ruling party's supporters: Falwell called NOW "the National Order of Witches". Atrios: National Organization of Witches — Since no one in the media pays much attention to the kind of values that the good... |
UN: 150 Sex Abuse Charges in Congo Peacekeeping By / Reuters — Permalink UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is investigating about 150 allegations of sexual abuse by U.N. civilian staff and soldiers in the Congo, some of them recorded on videotape, a senior U.N. official said on Monday. | |
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Captain Ed: The UN peacekeepers in the Congo have abused and raped scores of refugees while supposedly protecting them from... Eugene Oregon: And amid the calls for UN or AU peacekeeping troops to be deployed to Darfur, I guess we ought to keep this in mind Clayton Cramer: Shameful — Soldiers and civilian administrators caught on videotape committing rape, soliciting prostitution, and some of this involves children. |
Charles Johnson: United Nations Sex Scandal in Congo — UN: 150 Sex Abuse Charges in Congo Peacekeeping. (Hat tip: LawHawk.) Lorie Byrd: More U.N. Misdeeds — Michelle Malkin has a post about the U.N.'s "Abu Ghraib." How long will Kofi Annan keep his job, anyway? Michelle Malkin: THE U.N.'S ABU GHRAIB — Reuters reports on despicable acts by United Nations peacekeepers in the Congo |
| Also: Glenn Reynolds | |
Dan Rather to Step Down as CBS Anchor Fox News — Permalink NEW YORK — Veteran network news anchor Dan Rather (search) announced Tuesday that he would vacate his chair at "CBS Evening News" (search) in March, the 24th anniversary of his taking over the job from Walter Cronkite (search). | |
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Captain Ed: Rather Resigned — CBS has announced Dan Rather's resignation from the anchor and managing editor positions for CBS Evening News. Bill @INDCJournal: Smells Like ... ... victory? [snipped quote] Unfortunately, it only smells like victory, because ... 1. |
Hindrocket: Rather Relieved — CBS has announced that Dan Rather will step down as evening news anchor in March. |
Report: Yankees to offer Pedro $50 million MSNBC — Permalink The New York Yankees will offer free-agent pitcher Pedro Martinez a four-year deal worth $50 million, but a major-league source says the star wants $60 million, the Bergen County Record reported Tuesday. The newspaper also said the Boston Red Sox raised their offer to their former star to $38 million. | |
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Harley: Elsewhere, on MSNBC to be precise, it appears that the Yankees are about to offer Pedro fifty million dollars. James Joyner: Yankees to Offer Pedro Martinez $50 Million — Report: Yankees to offer Pedro $50 million (MSNBC) [snipped quote] Heck, who doesn't want $60 million? |
Michele Catalano: [insert daddy joke] Report: Yankees to offer Pedro $50 million. I feel like I need to wash my hands repeatedly after seeing that headline. |
Mass Offensive Launched South of Baghdad By / AP — Permalink BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Some 5,000 U.S. Marines, British troops and Iraqi commandos launched raids and arrested suspected insurgents Tuesday in a new offensive aimed at clearing a swath of insurgent hotbeds south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. | |
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Dale Franks: Activity in Iraq — Now that the nest of vipers in Fallujah has been cleared out, it looks like we're turning our attention to other troublesome areas as well ". Chad Evans: U.S. Launches New Offensive South of Baghdad - Associated Press [snipped quote] Violence in the area has surged, though... Ace: Massive Offensive Launched Against Terrorists — About time: "BAGHDAD, Iraq - Some 5,000 U.S. Marines, British troops... |
Lambert @Corrente: iWaq: More proof that we're winning — Here's a great, great line: [snipped quote] I love it... "An apparent attempt to... James Joyner: Mass Offensive Launched South of Baghdad — Mass Offensive Launched South of Baghdad (AP) [snipped quote] One hopes this series of operations begins to destroy the insurgency. |
Rather to Step Down After 24 Years as CBS Anchor By / NYT — Permalink Two months after acknowledging that he could not authenticate documents central to a broadcast report that raised fresh questions about President Bush's National Guard service, Dan Rather announced today that he would step down as anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News" on March 9, on what will be his 24th anniversary behind the anchor desk. | |
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Joe Gandelman: Meanwhile, the most damning tidbit comes from the NY Times which notes that Rather seems to be jumping ship now before... |
Bird Dog: Preemptive Retirement Announcement — After getting his journalistic credibility shellacked last October with his... |
Internet Message Purportedly From Insurgents Details Strategy and Challenges ABCNEWS — Permalink While its authenticity can't be proven, the message seems to provide a valuable perspective on both the insurgents' strategy and the challenges they face. The new message opens with a plea for advice from Palestinian and Chechen militants as well as Osama bin Laden supporters in Afghanistan and Pakistan. | |
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Wretchard: ABC News reports: [snipped quote] It would be unwise to conclude that the insurgents are on the run without further... |
Orrin Judd: FALLUJAH = TET: Web Posting May Provide Insight Into Iraq Insurgency (Bill Blakemore, 11/23/04, ABC News) [snipped quote] Nothing like getting advice from fellow losers. |
This Time, Iraqis Fought a Good Fight in Fallouja By / LAT — Permalink FALLOUJA, Iraq — Upon his triumphant entry into this former rebel bastion following a U.S.-led assault, the top American commander in the country singled out Iraqi troops for special tribute. "Iraq needs leaders like you," Army Gen. George W. Casey declared last week to the U.S.-trained officers arrayed before him. | |
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Jason Van Steenwyk: And things are even better when those freshly blooded troops are Iraqis. Wretchard: Another story from the LA Times reports: "Staff Sgt. Adel Ahmed led a reporter to a spot outside a yellow schoolhouse in central Fallouja. |
Cori Dauber: So huge points to the LA Times for their article today, but you really have to wonder where the rest of the press has been on this one. Orrin Judd: BREAKING THE CYCLE OF DEPENDENCY: This Time, Iraqis Fought a Good Fight in Fallouja: U.S. forces give proteges kudos for digging up intelligence, storming mosques and other tasks. |
An Israeli Hawk Accepts the President's Invitation By / WaPo — Permalink Those looking for clues about President Bush's second-term policy for the Middle East might be interested to know that, nine days after his reelection victory, the president summoned to the White House an Israeli politician so hawkish that he has accused Ariel Sharon of being soft on the Palestinians. | |
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Laura Rozen: Bush met with former Soviet dissident and Israeli hardliner Natan Sharansky a couple weeks back, when he was in town... Taegan Goddard: According to the Washington Post, President Bush met with Sharansky and White House advisers for over an hour on... |
Orrin Judd: W AND HIS MENTOR: An Israeli Hawk Accepts the President's Invitation (Dana Milbank, November 23, 2004, Washington Post)... |
A Kinder, Gentler Copyright Bill? By / Wired News — Permalink The Senate passed a scaled-back version of a controversial copyright bill Saturday, keeping a provision that imposes severe penalties on people caught with camcorders in movie theaters but scrapping other provisions that copyright-reform activists had criticized. | |
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Ezra Klein: To Reeeewind... The GOP must've read my post (or thought up the blindingly obvious strategy for themselves), because... Matthew Yglesias: Fast Forward Safe — For now, at least. |
Kevin Raybould: A Small Victory — The fair use killing bill I spoke about a few days ago has been gutted: [snipped quote] This is not done, however. |
The Question of CAIR By / American Enterprise Institute — Permalink Two weeks ago, the National Post and I were served with a notice of libel by the Canadian branch of the Council on American Islamic Relations, or CAIR. The Post and I are not alone. | |
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Charles Johnson: CAIR Goes After Frum and National Post — The Council on American Islamic Relations, commonly identified by mainstream... |
The Big Trunk: Cairless love — David Frum has an extremely troubling account of his close encounter with the Council on American... |
Smoking 'em out By / LAT — Permalink Harley Bates is steaming. He pushes past the off-duty cop standing in front of his ranch and charges the reporter and photographer. "Get the hell off my land!" he says. "You're scaring people taking their pictures as they drive in!" | |
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Kevin Roderick: Reporter vs. smokers — For the cover story in today's Outdoors section, Times staff writer Charles Duhigg goes to Utah... |
Kevin Drum: MARLBORO COUNTRY...Charles Duhigg's story in the LA Times today about Philip Morris' annual adventure fest for... |
A Moral Indictment By / NYT — Permalink Austin, Tex. — It is a rare day when members of the United States Congress try to read the minds of the members of a grand jury in Travis County, Tex. Apparently Tom DeLay's colleagues expect him to be indicted. | |
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Steve Bainbridge: In today's NYT, Earle piously opines: "The open contempt for moral values by our elected officials has a corrosive effect. Byron L: Republican Moral Values — Read Ronnie Earle's Op-Ed in the New York Times today: [snipped quote] I couldn't say it any better, Ronnie. Kriston @BeggingToDiffer: THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY STRIKES BACK — Ronnie Earle in today's NYT: [snipped quote] That line could serve as an epigraph for Tom DeLay. |
Captain Ed: Earle Doth Protest Too Much — Ronnie Earle took his fight against Tom DeLay to the pages of the New York Times today,... Nick Confessore: But at any rate, here's a pretty good op-ed by the guy, in today's New York Times. The key bit: [snipped quote] Well said. DemFromCT: DeLay a 'Values' Embarrassment — So says Ronnie Earle, the district attorney for Travis County, TX: [snipped quote] Can you be more clear, sir? |
| Also: Josh Marshall, Laura Rozen | |
More Iraqi Army Dead Found in Mosul; 2 Clerics Slain Reuters — Permalink MOSUL, Iraq, Nov. 22 - A leading Sunni cleric was killed in a drive-by shooting in the northern city of Mosul on Monday, and American military officials in the city discovered the bodies of at least four more Iraqi Army soldiers killed by gunshots to the head. | |
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Mike Rappaport: One of clerics had called for a boycotting of the January elections in Iraq, and the other was a member of a group associated with that position. Rich Lowry: A FALLUJAH TIDBIT — From the New York Times: "Insurgent attacks around the country have fallen sharply - to about 90 a... |
Cori Dauber: Today there's a story that appears on page A-12 of the national print edition, headlined "More Iraqi Army Dead Found in... |
Republicans Finding Ways To Account For Overhaul By / WaPo — Permalink Republican budget writers say they may have found a way to cut the federal deficit even if they borrow hundreds of billions more to overhaul the Social Security system: Don't count all that new borrowing. | |
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Kash: From the Washington Post: [snipped quote] I think this is a great idea. Max B. Sawicky: As we predicted here, the Bushies provide further signs that they are going to jump up the Federal deficit to finance... Atrios: A Cunning Plan — I do believe Baldrick is running things: Republican budget writers say they may have found a way to... |
Hilzoy @ObsidianWings: Nothing They Do Surprises Me Any More. From the Washington Post: [snipped quote] Right. Deficits cause three sorts of problems. DeLong: Not including Bush's Social Security overhaul in the budget "kind of makes a farce of the budget process," Conrad... Sam Rosenfeld: I'm having massive technical trouble trying to access the full results, but in the meantime here are some highlights and... |
| Also: Kevin Drum, Susan Madrak | |
Dan Rather Stepping Down From 'CBS Evening News' in March; Will Continue Work As Correspondent ABCNEWS — Permalink NEW YORK Nov 23, 2004 — Dan Rather, embattled anchor of the "CBS Evening News," announced Tuesday that he will step down in March, on the 24th anniversary of taking over the job from Walter Cronkite. | |
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Kevin Roderick: March it is. November 23, 2004 • LINK |
Damian Penny: Dan is Done — Dan Rather is stepping down as CBS Evening News anchor in March. |
Ukraine Opposition Leader Claims Victory By / AP — Permalink KIEV, Ukraine - Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko defiantly claimed Ukraine's presidency Tuesday, taking a symbolic oath of office in parliament, as around 200,000 of his orange-clad supporters massed outside in the frigid streets of Kiev demanding the disputed election be overturned. | |
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David Adesnik: PEOPLE POWER IN THE UKRAINE: We can only hope that the democratic movement led by Viktor Yuschenko will prevail over the... |
Max B. Sawicky: DEMOCRACY HAPPENS — These people should just get over it. Don't get mired in conspiracy theories on the Internets. |
Rather to leave anchor desk in March AP — Permalink NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Rather, embattled anchor of the "CBS Evening News," announced Tuesday that he will step down in March, on the 24th anniversary of taking over the job from Walter Cronkite. | |
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James Joyner: Dan Rather to Leave Anchor Desk in March — Rather to leave anchor desk in March (CNN) [snipped quote] The scandal and... |
Andrew Sullivan: IN DENIAL: Here's an MSM classic: [snipped quote] Allegedly? |
'Virgin Mary' Cheese Sandwich Auctioned for $28,000 (Update1) Bloomberg — Permalink Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) — A grilled-cheese sandwich said to bear the image of the Virgin Mary has been sold for $28,000 in an Ebay Inc. auction, according to the online casino that bought it from a woman in Hollywood, Florida. | |
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Stephen Pollard: There's money in cheese — I've got a raspberry which looks like St Luke. How much am I bid? |
KJL: $28,000 FOR GRILLED CHEESE Surely someone can fork up $28,000 for Corner cheese if someone can afford that much for a "Virgin Mary sandwich"! |
The best party on the web Independent — Permalink There's a party going on in cyberspace. It's a classy affair, with A-list celebrities, wise, old coves, rapier wits and blindingly bright members of the intelligentsia. It should be a damned good party, because it's been a long time coming. | |
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Juan Cole: Speaking of press coverage, The Independent has a piece on VanityFair.com, the magazine's lively Web offering. |
Jeff Jarvis: The Independent in London writes a happy review of the site, glad to finally be able to read some of VF over there. |
Many Women Say Airport Pat-Downs Are a Humiliation By / NYT — Permalink At a security checkpoint recently at the Fort Lauderdale airport, Patti LuPone, the singer and actress, recalled, she was instructed to remove articles of clothing. "I took off my belt; I took off my clogs; I took off my leather jacket," she said. | |
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Ogged @Unfogged: Apparently, her experience is typical. Jen McSkimming, a manager with a domestic airline, said the numbers were "severely underreporting" the extent of the problem. Dan Gillmor: Airport 'Pat-Downs' and Fear of Retaliation — The New York Times is running a story about U.S. airport screening and... |
Jacob Sullum: Girl-on-Girl Action at the Airport — A front-page New York Times article details the complaints of women who have been... Michael Froomkin: How Low Should We Go — Consider Many Women Say Airport Pat-Downs Are a Humiliation. |
Dean Steps Up His Bid for Leadership of Democratic Party By / New York Sun — Permalink WASHINGTON - A former presidential candidate, Governor Dean, is stepping up his lobbying effort to succeed Terence McAuliffe as chairman of the Democratic National Committee and is canvassing for support on Capitol Hill, House members said. | |
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Taegan Goddard: The New York Sun says Dean "is stepping up his lobbying effort" to head the party. PoliPundit: Dean for the DNC — Go Howard Dean! |
Pejman Yousefzadeh: It looks as if Howard Dean is serious about wanting to be the new Chairman of the Democratic National Committee:... |
156 Parties to Run in Iraq Elections AP — Permalink BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq 's Independent Electoral Commission said Tuesday that 156 political parties have been approved to run candidates in the Jan. 30 general election. | |
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Chad Evans: Iraq Election Progress - Associated Press [snipped quote] This isn't the ideal situation, however it is a great sense of... |
Dale Franks: Indeed, with 156 parties registered to participate in the election, enthusiasm appears to have gotten the upper hand. |
FARM TEAM New Yorker — Permalink The aftermath of an election follows a certain predictable cycle: mourning (on the part of the losers) gives way to soul-searching (both sides), and soon enough the speculative horse race is in full swing, with future contenders jockeying for early position and handicappers assessing the odds. | |
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Mark Leon Goldberg: Well think again, says Ben McGrath, whose amusing Talk of Town piece in this week's New Yorker identifies, of all... |
Taegan Goddard: Farm Team for Democracy — In New York City, a group of ambitious, young Democratic Council members are transforming... |
Ambitious Goals Will Test GOP's New Muscle By / LAT — Permalink WASHINGTON — Republicans may have picked up only a handful of seats in Congress on election day, but they have been acting ever since as if they'd been carried by a conservative landslide. Emboldened Republicans have strengthened the hand of their conservative leadership and have brought moderate colleagues to heel. | |
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Zachary Roth: Go to comments — November 23, 2004 Spin Buster DeLay Tactic Check out this paragraph from a report by Janet Hook in... |
Orrin Judd: NEWT AND BILL ARE GONE: Ambitious Goals Will Test GOP's New Muscle (Janet Hook, November 23, 2004, LA Times)... |
Marines Take Aim at a New Hot Spot By / LAT — Permalink JABELLA, Iraq — U.S. Marines accompanied by Iraqi security forces launched a new offensive early today aimed at regaining control of northern Babil province, a region just south of Baghdad beset by kidnappings, shootings and carjackings for more than a year. | |
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Wretchard: The Triangle of Death — The Los Angeles Times reports the onset of a new American offensive against Sunni... |
Smash: New Offensive in Iraq — AMERICAN, BRITISH, AND IRAQI FORCES have launched a fresh assault on terrorist insurgents in the "Triangle of Death" south of Baghdad. |
Is 'Fair Use' in Peril? By / Technology Review — Permalink Do you like fast-forwarding through commercials on a television program you've recorded? How much do you like it? Enough to go to jail if you're caught doing it? If a new copyright and intellectual property omnibus bill sitting on Congress's desk passes, that may be the choice you'll face. | |
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Matthew Yglesias: First, They Came For The Tivo Users — What is one to make of the proposed Republican fast forwarding ban? Dwight Meredith: Via Tapped comes the following report from Technology Review: [snipped quote] Democrats are looking for a winning message. Kevin Drum: Luckily, Republicans in Congress want to make it illegal. Thank God someone is paying attention to these threats. |
Ezra Klein: The first target the Democrats should unload on is the Republican's attempt to make fast-forwarding through commercials illegal. Nick Confessore: Yes — you read that correctly. |
Americans Show Clear Concerns on Bush Agenda NYT — Permalink After enduring a brutally fought election campaign, Americans are optimistic about the next four years under President Bush, but have reservations about central elements of the second-term agenda he presented in defeating Senator John Kerry, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll. | |
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Nick Confessore: This New York Times poll reflects what's been obvious ever since the election, which is that far from having "the will... Steve M.: The obvious conclusion to be drawn from today's New York Times poll story is that George W. Bush has an anti-mandate:... Jacob Sullum: Yet the Times presents the federalist approach as contrary to the popular will: "Even as two-thirds of respondents said... |
Frederick Maryland: I have a similar, bewildered take on a different poll: the most recent New York Times-CBS News poll. David Allan Pell: Take a look at the latest poll numbers. Two thirds of all voters think it's more important to reduce the deficit than to cut taxes. Ace: Here's Adam Nagourney, the NYT's go-to man for cocooning the Times' liberal readership in pleasing deceptions: Americans... |
| Also: Ann Althouse, Jeralyn Merritt, Steve Soto, Sam Rosenfeld, MWS @Centerfield, Mathew Gross | |
Dangers Of the '80 Percent Solution' By / WaPo — Permalink When you push Bush administration officials to explain America's strategy for the new year in Iraq, you get an answer that I'll call "the 80 percent solution." This analysis is at the root of the administration's hopes for the future, so it's worth giving it a careful look. | |
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Gregory Djerejian: Oh, but here's one reason... "The danger of civil war is clear in recent reports that Iranian-backed assassination teams are targeting Sunni leaders. |
Orrin Judd: THE DEMOCRACY SECT: Dangers Of the '80 Percent Solution' (David Ignatius, November 23, 2004, Washington Post) "When you... |
Democratic Maneuvering on Party Post By / NYT — Permalink Three weeks after Senator John Kerry's defeat left Democrats reeling, early skirmishing has broken out in a race to lead the Democratic National Committee, with former Gov. Howard Dean of Vermont among those said to be interested in succeeding Terry McAuliffe at the helm. | |
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Taegan Goddard: Jockeying Continues for DNC Post — Following Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack's announcement that he will not seek to become the... |
Betsy Newmark: Could we be that lucky to have Dean be the new DNC chair? I'd be happy to have Terry McAuliffe stay on another term. |
Nix on Nativism By / Opinion Journal — Permalink "Spin," says William Safire's "New Political Dictionary," is the "deliberate shading of news perception; attempted control of political reaction." Partisans typically use spin to burnish a bad outcome. | |
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Mark Krikorian: Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal fiddles while Rome burns, shooting spitballs at NR, Fox, me, and even at the incomparable Heather Mac Donald ( Steve Bainbridge: Jason Riley points out in today's WSJ that the nativist right has been consistently wrong on both policy and politics. |
Michelle Malkin: Unlike the Wall Street Journal editorial board, she seems to understand that the overwhelming support among Americans of... Orrin Judd: TRADE YOU OUR NATIVISTS FOR YOUR LATINOS: Nix on Nativism: Ignore the anti-immigrant right. Bush did. |
Spending Bill Held Up by Tax Provision WaPo — Permalink A $388 billion government-wide spending bill, passed by Congress on Saturday, was stranded on Capitol Hill yesterday, its trip to the White House on hold as embarrassed Republicans prepared to repeal a provision that could give the Appropriations committees the right to examine the tax returns of Americans. | |
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David Allan Pell: That's the content of the budget is often a surprise (or even a shock) to those who voted for it. Josh Marshall: The LPFKI hits the bigs — above the fold in tomorrow's Post. Icy rain and sleet also reported in South Hades. |
John J. Miller: MANY HAPPY RETURNS — More evidence that Congress doesn't even bother to read the legislation it votes on. |
Panel Chief Denies Knowing About Item on Inspecting Tax Returns By / NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 - Representative Ernest Istook, the chairman of the appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the Internal Revenue Service budget, said on Monday that a measure allowing some lawmakers and their staffs to examine Americans' income tax returns had been inserted in a huge spending bill by a staff assistant without his knowledge. | |
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Josh Marshall: The Times has a brief piece on the Istook Amendment. But they hit on the key point early, if a tad obliquely: Rep. Istook changed his story from Sunday to Monday. |
DemFromCT: Istook Says He Didn't Do It link "WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 - Representative Ernest Istook, the chairman of the... |
House party! By / Salon — Permalink At political signer and satirist Laramie Crocker's place in Berkeley on Sunday night, the forest green Subaru Outback parked out front still bore a "Dean for America" bumper sticker and another said, "It's up to the women ... vote! Kerry/Edwards." | |
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Steve Gilliard: The sound of jackboots — Gestapo Headquarters, Berlin House party! |
Rickheller @Centerfield: They've already held a round of post-election house parties to identify new priorities. |
Wonks gone wild! By / Boston Globe — Permalink FORMER KENNEDY SCHOOL dean Joseph Nye usually writes the kind of books discussed earnestly at policy forums and perused by index-skimming colleagues killing time at university bookstores. But no more! | |
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Daniel Drezner: I may never forgive Greg Djerejian for pointing me to this Alex Beam article in the Sunday Boston Globe about what... |
Gregory Djerejian: Do Policy Wonkdom and Good Prose-Writing Mix? Or, put somewhat differently, what happens when "wonks go wild"? [snipped quote] Heh. |
GOP Plants Flag on New Voting Frontier LAT — Permalink WASHINGTON — The center of the Republican presidential coalition is moving toward the distant edges of suburbia. In this month's election, President Bush carried 97 of the nation's 100 fastest-growing counties, most of them "exurban" communities that are... | |
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Ruy Teixeira: The story, breathlessly entitled "GOP Plants Flag on New Voting Frontier: Bush's Huge Victory in the Fast-Growing Areas... Rickheller @Centerfield: Where Voters Grow — According to an article by Ronald Brownstein and Richard Rainey in the LA Times, [snipped quote] The... Ken Masugi: Ron Brownstein and Richard Rainey: "In this month's election, President Bush carried 97 of the nation's 100... |
Arthur Chrenkoff: Boom America, Bust America — A fascinating report from the "LA Times" (hat tip: again, James Taranto's Best of the... Pejman Yousefzadeh: HOW ELECTIONS WILL BE WON — This article by Ron Brownstein notes positive demographic trends for Republicans:... Hugh Hewitt: As for politics, Ronald Brownstein and Richard Rainey continue to provide the sort of excellent post-election coverage... |
| Also: Bill Hobbs, Greg Ransom, Oliver Willis, PoliPundit | |
Hawks push deep cuts in forces in Iraq Boston Globe — Permalink Page 2 of 2 — But the view that it would be dangerous for the United States to pull out soon and that it may even need more troops is becoming another casualty in this war — a war that has taken the lives of more than 1,200 Americans and shows little sign of abating. | |
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Matthew Yglesias: Yesterday's Boston Globe reported on the new trend in Iraq hawkery toward arguing that we need to start cutting our force levels in Iraq. Jesse Taylor: So what, then, is the response when hawks start pushing for drastic cuts in troop levels in Iraq? Chris Bowers: This idea does not seem to have spread to the administration, but many neoconservatives are now calling for a massive... |
Gregory Djerejian: More on Troops Levels — Some experts are now arguing we have too many troops in theater. Laura Rozen: Too many US troops in Iraq? Jim Henley: Next, Bryan Bender of the Boston Globe: [quote] "I have seen a metamorphosis," said Robert Pfaltzgraff, president of the...[end quote] |
| Also: Taegan Goddard, Orrin Judd, Max B. Sawicky | |
Michael Moore Tops List of Least-Intriguing Stars Reuters — Permalink LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Michael Moore, whose anti-Iraq war film "Fahrenheit 9/11" touched off a firestorm of controversy, topped an annual list on Monday of Hollywood's least-intriguing celebrities. | |
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RCox: More left-wing racism. FilmThreat.com names Michael Moore Hollywood's "coldest" celebrity. Ace: Michael Moore Voted "Least Intriguing Celebrity" — Yeahp, he's Number One with a bullet (a hefty, haunchy bullet, I... Betsy Newmark: This is one award which Michael Moore richly deserves. |
McQ: Michael Moore hits number 1 — But not on a list he's likely to tout: [snipped quote] Go read the rest, it has some pretty funny, snarky commentary, most of which have me agreeing. Tim Blair: In other poll news, Michael Moore is finally receiving the recognition he deserves: "Director Michael Moore, whose... |
To get the whole picture we need embeds on both sides By / Guardian — Permalink Falluja has been a one-sided battle, and we have had one-sided news coverage to go with it. We've become accustomed to the first part of this. From Operation Desert Storm in 1991 onwards, through the invasion and occupation of Iraq to the reinvasion of Falluja... | |
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Bigwig: Devilish Advocacy — Perhaps Alex should consider the possibility that he's misreading his audience. (lva) I am still... Harry @HarrysPlace: I am still getting emails every week from viewers demanding why we are not in Falluja, Tikrit, Amara covering this war... Joe Gandelman: Dumb Idea Of The Century: Embedding Reporters With Jihadists — If you like this idea then I guess the next step is to... |
James Joyner: We Need Embeds on Both Sides — Alex Thomson argues in a Guardian commentary that, "To get the whole picture we need embeds on both sides." Cori Dauber: OH, GOOD CALL — A Brit TV "presenter" (is that like a "news reader?" he's about as well informed and thoughtful) has... Jan Haugland: Bring on the terrorist embeds — British Channel 4 News presenter Alex Thomson succeeds in writing an opinion piece that is braindead even by Guardian standards. |
| Also: Dr, Roger L. Simon, Orrin Judd, Andrew Sullivan, Patrick Belton | |
DeLay Appears To Be Off The Hook CBS News — Permalink House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, appears to have dodged a bullet. The powerful GOP chieftain is unlikely to be indicted by a state grand jury probing alleged campaign finance violations in Texas, according to an official involved in the investigation. | |
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Avedon Carol: And here we are. So, I am deeply annoyed to learn that CBS says DeLay may be off the hook. Charles Kuffner: Via Political Wire, an anonymous source has told CBS News that Tom DeLay will not be indicted in Travis County. Josh Marshall: CBS's David Paul Kuhn quotes "an official involved in the investigation" as saying he thinks a DeLay indictment is unlikely and that DeLay's lawyers already know that. |
Byron L: Let's hope not, but that's what CBS is reporting. Also today... Alandwilliams takes a look at Tom DeLay's supporters and their political donations. Steve Bainbridge: The Stupid Party — As a Republican and conservative, I'm usually annoyed when people invoke John Stuart Mill's casual dismissal of conservatives as the "stupid party." Taegan Goddard: DeLay May Be Off the Hook — House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) "appears to have dodged a bullet," CBS News reports. |
| Also: Mitch Berg, Jesse Taylor, James Joyner | |
Iraq 'n' roll By / St. Petersburg Times — Permalink Music plays a role in soothing U.S. troops and in tormenting Iraqi insurgents. This Marine takes a break while he cleans his gun. Each of these audio clips is about 120k. You'll need the Flash player installed. | |
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McQ: Psyops in the Rock and Roll era — We've engaged in Psychological Operations during war for decades, always aimed at demoralizing the enemy and facilitating surrender. Betsy Newmark: This is so great. Our Marines are using Metallica and AC/DC to drive the Iraqis in Fallujah crazy. |
Cori Dauber: Now the Army's got the size of the speakers down to a fine art but it still works best to let the 19 year olds pick the music. Greg Ransom: THE U.S. MILITARY is using Barney's "I Love You" song to "torture" Iraqi prisoners into submission - and it works. |
Japanese Official Warns of Fissures in North Korea By / NYT — Permalink TOKYO, Nov. 21 - After weeks of reports from North Korea of defecting generals, antigovernment posters and the disappearance of portraits of the country's ruler, the leader of Japan's governing party warned Sunday of the prospects of "regime change" in North Korea. | |
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Maimon Schwarzschild: UPDATE: The New York Times has this interesting background story on possible "cracks" in the North Kroean regime. Rebecca MacKinnon: Meanwhile... on the other end of the regional spectrum, a Japanese official spoke with thinly veiled hope about the... Tom Maguire: But not so fast - Mr. Brooke is back, and this time experts find all sorts of deeply meaningful straws in the wind:... |
Jim Henley: The Law of Conservation of Personality Cults - Weirdly synchronous with the item below, it develops that — [snipped quote] Via Just One Minute. Michael Froomkin: Trends in Leader Portraiture and Personality Cults — Over in North Korea, portraits of "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il are... Ace: Japanese Politician Breaks Taboo By Suggesting Regime Change May Come to North Korea — Wishful thinking, stirring the pot, or does he actually know something? |
| Also: Orrin Judd | |
Vilsack Won't Seek Chairmanship of DNC By / AP — Permalink DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said Monday that he will not seek the chairmanship of the Democratic Party. "These challenges and opportunities require more time than I felt I could share," Vilsack said in a statement. | |
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Atrios: Vilsack's Out — Now this is some good news. Vilsack says he doesn't want to be head of the DNC. Taegan Goddard: The AP notes a "possible factor in his decision was the likelihood that the party chairmanship would preclude any run for the Democratic presidential nomination." Orrin Judd: Vilsack Won't Seek Chairmanship of DNC (MIKE GLOVER, 11/22/04, Associated Press) [snipped quote] He can't beat out... |
DemFromCT: Vilsack Won't Seek Chairmanship of DNC "DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said Monday that he will not seek the chairmanship of the Democratic Party. Mathew Gross: DNC — As reported around the blogosphere, Vilsack has pulled his hat out of the ring for consideration as new chair of the DNC. Jeralyn Merritt: Vilsack Withdraws Name From DNC Chair Consideration — Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack says "no thanks" to the DNC chairship and withdraws his name from consideration. |
CNN Hires New President for Its U.S. News Group Reuters — Permalink NEW YORK (Reuters) - CNN News Group on Monday said it has tapped an online media CEO as its new president overseeing U.S. news, just a little over a year after it hired a former local TV newsman to run its domestic operations. | |
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The Big Trunk: Today Reuters reports that CNN has named Klein its new president overseeing U.S. news: "CNN hires new president for its U.S. news group." Roger L. Simon: How else to explain CNN choosing Jonathan Klein—the clod who came up with the bizarre notion that bloggers were wrong... |
Greg Ransom: PAJAMA CRITIC JONATHAN KLEIN has been named head of CNN's U.S. news group. Glenn Reynolds: THE BLOGGERS' FULL-EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 2004 JUST PASSED: Jonathan "Pajamas" Klein has just been named President of CNN. |
Students Free to Thank Anybody, Except God By / Fox News — Permalink ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland public school students are free to thank anyone they want while learning about the 17th century celebration of Thanksgiving (search) — as long as it's not God. And that is how it should be, administrators say. | |
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Steve M.: TWO-MINUTE HATE — Fox News is trying to make its audience hate us evil liberal secularists, by lying and... Michelle Malkin: OH, DEAR LORD... From Fox News...Students Free to Thank Anybody, Except God: [snipped quote] Have mercy on their p.c.-addled souls. |
Captain Ed: Faithophobia Dumbs Down Maryland Education — Fox News reports that Maryland educators have such a fear of anything... Orrin Judd: ANYONE BUT GOD: Students Free to Thank Anybody, Except God (Laurel Lundstrom, November 22, 2004, Fox News) [snipped quote] What is the historic perspective other than religious? |
Britain has prevented Sept 11-style terrorist attack: report AFP — Permalink LONDON (AFP) - British security services have foiled an Al-Qaeda plot to fly planes into targets in London in a September 11-style attack, Britain's independent ITV News network reported. | |
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Chad Evans: 9/11-Style Plot in England Foiled - AFP [snipped quote] The foiled plot was found from both interogations and computer... Captain Ed: The French press service AFP and the UK service ITV report that unnamed sources in the British government claim that the... |
Charles Johnson: ITV: Britain Foiled 9/11-Style Attack — Britain's ITV News is reporting that a September 11-like attack plot has been... Orrin Judd: Britain has prevented Sept 11-style terrorist attack: report (AFP, 11/22/04) "British security services have foiled... |
Marine sacrifices his life for others in grenade blast By / Seattle Times — Permalink FALLUJAH, Iraq — Sgt. Rafael Peralta built a reputation as a man who always put his Marines' interests ahead of his own. He showed that again, when he made the ultimate sacrifice of his life Tuesday, by shielding his fellow Marines from a grenade blast. | |
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Blackfive: This is the story of a Marine, Sergeant Rafael Peralta, who sacrificed himself so his Marines would live... Marine... Jason Van Steenwyk: No Greater Love — Put Sgt. Rafael Peralta in for The Big One. [snipped quote] To put this in perspective, Peralta had already been shot in the face. Greg Ransom: A GRANADE BLAST ends the life of a heroic U.S. Marine. |
Smash: Above and Beyond A HERO'S STORY: [snipped quote] Most Congressional Medal of Honor citations begin, [snipped quote] Sgt. Peralta's actions fit that description perfectly. Captain Ed: The Last Act Of A Hero — Saturday's Seattle Times profiled the last actions of a Marine Corps sergeant that had already... |
Hillary Eyeing Immigration as Top 2008 Issue NewsMax.com — Permalink More than any other leader of either political party, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has been focusing on the issue of immigration reform and border security - taking hard-line positions that appeal to frustrated Republicans in a move that could guarantee her enough red state support to win the White House in 2008. | |
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Ezra Klein: The Newsmax "exclusive" mixes some homeland security talk on border control with a different interview containing some... Michelle Malkin: Newsmax recently noticed that Hillary Clinton is starting to play up border security and illegal immigration:... Orrin Judd: MORE: Hillary Eyeing Immigration as Top 2008 Issue (NewsMax, 11/21/04) "More than any other leader of either political... |
Mark Krikorian: The reality is more disturbing. Hillary is born-again alright — a born-again immigration controller! Greg Ransom: HILLARY CLINTON talks tough on illegal immigration and America's unsecured borders. Michelle Malkin takes note. |
Giving the Law a Religious Perspective By / NYT — Permalink LYNCHBURG, Va., Nov. 17 - The class in civil procedure, at the new Liberty School of Law here, began with a prayer. "The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul," said Prof. Jeffrey C. Tuomala, quoting Psalm 19. "The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple." | |
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Jesse Taylor: It's actually a school that teaches theological law (and, from what it sounds like, in a really limited and potentially... Steve Bainbridge: Religious Law Schools — The NYT finally has deigned to notice developments in faith-based legal education. TChris: Learning the Law ... Or Not — Complaining that law schools rely on "extreme rationalism," the dean of Liberty School of... |
Ann Althouse: Those religion-oriented law schools. The NYT reports on the new religion-oriented law schools. Shawn @LiquidList: Same guy, different book. The next four years will bring some scary, scary stuff down the pipeline. Get ready for the fight. Jim Lindgren: Adam Litvak has an article in the New York Times describing Jerry Falwell's Liberty Law School. |
After loss by 32 votes, Heflin asks for recount By / Houston Chronicle — Permalink State Rep. Talmadge Heflin has asked the state to order a manual recount of all ballots cast earlier this month in Heflin's unsuccessful bid for a 12th term in the Legislature. | |
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Charles Kuffner: Recount for Heflin — Talmadge Heflin has asked for a manual recount of the votes in his electoral loss to Hubert Vo. |
Byron L: Republican State Rep. Talmadge Heflin, who lost Hubert Vo by 32 votes has asked for a recount: "State Rep. Talmadge... |
Lawsuit: NYC Created 'Guantanamo' at RNC By / AP — Permalink NEW YORK - Saying the city had created its "own little Guantanamo on the Hudson" during the Republican National Convention, a lawyer Monday filed a lawsuit on behalf of nearly 2,000 people arrested at demonstrations. | |
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Captain Ed: Both the New York Times and the AP file reports today describing the mass detention of 1800 protestors as a "Guantanamo"... |
Pie: Fight the good fight — Come on, America. [snipped quote] The price of liberty is eternal vigilance. |
Marines shoot insurgent who was 'playing dead' AFP — Permalink The US military says marines in Fallujah have shot and killed an insurgent who engaged them as he was faking being dead, a week after footage of a marine killing an apparently unarmed and wounded Iraqi caused a stir in the region. | |
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Captain Ed: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports on another such incident today, providing even more context for the... Cori Dauber: A MISTAKE WAS MADE — According to the AFP (via Memeorandum) the Marines have shot and killed an enemy who engaged them while playing dead. Ace: Shock: Fallujah Terrorist Plays Dead, Then Opens Fire On Marines — I wonder when this good fellow became a prisoner—... |
Glenn Reynolds: And some perspective here: "Marines from the 1st Marine Division shot and killed an insurgent who while faking dead... Jan Haugland: Fallujah terrorist faked dead, opened fire — One week after footage showed a marine killing an injured and unarmed... PoliPundit: Insurgent Plays Dead — Marines had to shoot a "dead" insurgent: [snipped quote] Sign the petition. |
| Also: KJL | |
Scheuer v. Clarke By / Weekly Standard — Permalink MICHAEL SCHEUER doesn't have many friends. Former head of the CIA's bin Laden unit and author, under the pseudonym Anonymous, of Through Our Enemies' Eyes and Imperial Hubris, Scheuer has clashed with the likes of the late John O'Neill (who was the FBI's point... | |
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Cori Dauber: But for real entertainment value (remember what Scheuer is trying to explain in terms of his real position about the... Orrin Judd: MIDGET WRESTLING: Scheuer v. Clarke: Why Michael Scheuer and Richard Clarke don't have nice things to say about one another. |
Hindrocket: Apparently the feeling is mutual. The Weekly Standard has an article titled Scheuer v. Clarke, which details their feud. |
Mengele's diaries reveal 'Angel of Death' unrepentant to the end By / Scotsman — Permalink HE was known as the Angel of Death, the Nazi doctor who conducted lethal experiments on inmates at the Auschwitz extermination camp during the Second World War. Josef Mengele fled as the Third Reich collapsed, finally moving to South America where he evaded Nazi-hunters until his death in Brazil in 1979. | |
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Captain Ed: Twisted To The End — Brazil has discovered the papers of the notorious Nazi doctor, Josef Mengele, in a Sao Paulo police station. Randy Paul: Always a Nazi in the case of Josef Mengele: [snipped quote] I cannot help but wonder what went through his mind when he went to the city of So Paulo, if ever. Steve M.: DARWIN = MENGELE? That's what this right-wing blogger says (in response to this article). |
Jan Haugland: Mengele had no regrets about genocide — Doctor Josef Mengele, the nazi "angel of death," was unrepentant until his... Orrin Judd: SCIENCE WITHOUT LIMITS: Mengele's diaries reveal 'Angel of Death' unrepentant to the end (ALLAN HALL, 11/22/04, The... |
Iraq election may yet be postponed: Arab ministers AFP — Permalink Violence and boycotts could yet stop promised Iraqi elections going ahead on time, Arab ministers said, despite Baghdad's confident assertion the landmark vote would be held on January 30. | |
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Andrew Sullivan: Jordanian Foreign Minister Hani Mulki, on the Iraq elections. Mulki was appointed by an unelected monarch. McGehee: Iraq Election May Yet Be Postponed: Arab Ministers Agence France-Presse [snipped quote] You got nothing to say about it. |
Jonathan Gewirtz: "Iraq election may yet be postponed" — So say the foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan (via Drudge). |
Poll: Majority gives Bush good job approval mark CNN — Permalink (CNN) — Fifty-five percent of Americans like the way President Bush is handling his job, while the approval rating for his Iraq policies is slightly lower, according to the first full CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll following the November 2 presidential election. | |
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Ann Althouse: The CNN/USAToday/Gallup poll shows "Majority gives Bush good job approval marks." |
Alexander K. McClure: New Gallup Poll — A new Gallup Poll has President Bush with a job approval rating of 55%. |
Saudis, Arabs Funneled Millions to President Clinton's Library By / New York Sun — Permalink LITTLE ROCK, ARK. - President Clinton's new $165 million library here was funded in part by gifts of $1 million or more each from the Saudi royal family and three Saudi businessmen. | |
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Charles Johnson: Saudis Gave Millions to Clinton Library — Saudis, Arabs Funneled Millions to President Clinton's Library. Betsy Newmark: Josh Gerstein has the goods on the foreign money that went into building the Clinton library. Jonah Goldberg: ISN'T THAT SPECIAL — The Saudis helped fund the Clinton library. And here's the full list of donors. |
Captain Ed: Today's New York Sun reports that a significant part of the funding for the new Bill Clinton Presidential Library in... Joe Gandelman: The Saudis Are Our (Both Parties') Friends — Attention Michael Moore: one of your key contentions is that the Bush... Clayton Cramer: Saudi Influence on American Presidents — But not the ones that you might be thinking about: "LITTLE ROCK, ARK. -... |
Blood, knives, cage hint at atrocities By / Chicago Tribune — Permalink Acting on information from a man who claimed to have escaped from militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's network, the U.S. military over the weekend inspected a house where intelligence officers believe hostages were detained, tortured and possibly killed. | |
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Charles Johnson: Fallujah: City of Horrors — In Fallujah the depravity of the mujahideen is revealed, with the discovery of nearly 20... |
Hindrocket: Small Stockpiles, I Guess — The Chicago Tribune reports on the Marines' continued exploration of terrorist hideouts in Fallujah. |
Vilsack drops bid for DNC chairman job Des Moines Register — Permalink Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack withdrew his name today from the list of candidates for chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Vilsack, in a statement issued shortly before 1 p.m., said he was honored by the support he had received for the post, but wanted to focus on his Iowa agenda as he enters the final two years of his second term. | |
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Taegan Goddard: Vilsack Drops DNC Bid — Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack (D) "withdrew his name today from the list of candidates for chairman of... |
Ezra Klein: DNC Updates — Vilsack's out, dropping his bid. Rosenberg is gaining buzz and support, but has his detractors. |
Iraq debt write-off wins approval BBC — Permalink Creditor nations have agreed to a proposal from the US and Germany to slash Iraq's debts to them by 80%. Iraq, which has set 30 January for its elections, has said $120bn (64.5bn) debts are hampering its reconstruction. | |
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Andrew Jaffee: There have been military victories in Iraq, a debt relief agreement for the country has been hammered out, and Iraq's... |
Jan Haugland: It covers the massive preparations for the first election, which will take place on January 30, as well as information on reconstruction, economy, debt release and healthcare. |
GOP lawmaker: Tax-return measure aimed at IRS oversight CNN — Permalink WASHINGTON (CNN) — A provision in the giant omnibus spending bill that would have allowed two lawmakers access to the tax returns of every American was "too dangerous" and should "never become law," the senator whose staff found the provision said Monday. | |
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Mark Kleiman: Chuck Schumer's attack on Istook, and on the process by which he was able to insert the provision at midnight and get it... Chris Mooney: Government by Appropriations Rider — With all the recent news about the rider in an omnibus appropriations act allowing... |
Josh Marshall: According to CNN, Rep. Istook's deputy chief of staff Micah Leydorf says that neither he nor Istook had even seen the provision. |
Jet Crashes Before Picking Up Elder Bush By / AP — Permalink HOUSTON (AP) - A private jet that was en route to Houston to pick up former President Bush clipped a light pole and crashed Monday as it approached Hobby Airport in thick fog, killing all three people aboard. | |
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Jeralyn Merritt: Bush Crashes This is way too close for comfort.....not to mention three people lost their lives in a air tragedy today near Houston. |
James Joyner: Jet Crashes Before Picking Up Former President Bush — Jet Crashes Before Picking Up Elder Bush (AP) [snipped quote] Sad news. |