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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Times and Reporter Reach Agreement on Her Departure — The New York Times and Judith Miller, a veteran reporter for the paper, reached an agreement today that ends her 28-year career at the newspaper and caps more than two weeks of negotiations. — Ms. Miller went to jail this summer rather …
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Times Editor's Memo to Staff on Judith Miller — To the Staff: — Judy Miller has retired from The New York Times effective today. — In her 28 years at The Times, Judy participated in some great, prize-winning journalism. She displayed fierce determination and personal courage …
Associated Press:
Attacks at U.S.-Based Hotels in Amman Were Minutes Apart — AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three U.S.-based hotels in the Jordanian capital Wednesday night, killing at least 57 people and wounding 115 in what appeared to be an al-Qaida assault …
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MSNBC:
Explosions rock Jordan hotels — At least 18 killed, 120 injured; blasts said to have earmarks of al-Qaida — AMMAN, Jordan - Suicide bombers on Wednesday attacked three hotels frequented by Westerners, and at least 18 people were killed and 120 wounded, police said.
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Washington Post:
Explosions Rock Three Hotels in Jordan — At Least 53 People Killed, Over 120 Wounded — AMMAN, Jordan, Nov. 9 — Explosions ripped through three hotels in the Jordanian capital Wednesday night, killing at least 53 persons and wounding more than 120, a top government official said.
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Andrew Cochran / The Counterterrorism Blog:
Jordan Suicide Bombings at Hotels (updated) — LAST UPDATE AT 9:15 pm ET. Three near-simultaneous suicide bombings at three Western hotels in Amman with no prior warning of threat - first suicide bombings in Jordan - 67 dead and 150 wounded, apparently most of them Jordanians and no Americans …
Athena / Terrorism Unveiled:It has happened, Amman has been attacked
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Scott Burgess / The Daily Ablution:
Ablution Exclusive: Weapons Expert Challenges White Phosphorus Claims — Predictably, the "US used chemical weapons at Fallujah" story is spreading like phosphorus fire, and the Independent reprises its coverage today. — Interestingly, a careful reading of the latest Indy article …
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
Bush, GOP mired in political quicksand — NBC/WSJ poll shows president at new lows in all job approval categories — WASHINGTON - Democrats might be overstating that their gubernatorial victories Tuesday in New Jersey and Virginia are glaring signs for next year's midterm congressional elections …
Norman Podhoretz / Commentary:
Who Is Lying About Iraq? — Among the many distortions, misrepresentations, and outright falsifications that have emerged from the debate over Iraq, one in particular stands out above all others. This is the charge that George W. Bush misled us into an immoral and/or unnecessary war in Iraq …
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US News:
The election results — There's a ritual, a kind of kabuki dance, to interpreting the results of the two gubernatorial elections, in Virginia and New Jersey, that are held the year after the presidential election. If one party wins both elections, its spin doctors claim that they are a verdict …
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Larry Kudlow / The Corner on National Review Online:ELECTION RESULTS ARE A WAKE-UP CALL
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Juan / Informed Comment:
The Problem with Frenchness — Readers have asked me for comment about the riots in France that have now provoked emergency laws and a curfew. What I would rather comment on, however, is the myths that have governed many rightwing American comments on the tragic events.
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Philip Shenon / New York Times:
Lobbyist Sought $9 Million to Set Bush Meeting — WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 - The lobbyist Jack Abramoff asked for $9 million in 2003 from the president of a West African nation to arrange a meeting with President Bush and directed his fees to a Maryland company now under federal scrutiny, according to newly disclosed documents.
Associated Press:
House GOP makes concession on Arctic drilling — Leaders drop hotly debated ANWR drilling plan from omnibus budget bill — WASHINGTON - House leaders late Wednesday abandoned an attempt to push through a hotly contested plan to open an Alaskan wildlife refuge to oil drilling …
Dana Bash / CNN:
White House to 'hit back' at Democrats — Aides plan aggressive response to claims intelligence misused — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Top White House officials say they're developing a "campaign-style" strategy in response to increasing Democratic allegations that the Bush administration twisted intelligence to make its case for war.
