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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Hawkish Democrat Calls for Iraq Pullout — WASHINGTON - One of Congress' most hawkish and influential Democrats called Thursday for an immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, sparking bitter and personal salvos from both sides in a growing Capitol Hill uproar over President Bush's war policies.
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Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
WITH FRIENDS LIKE THIS... The Honorable John P Murtha, D Pa, is concerned for me: … Okay, he's concerned for all the troops, and because of that I'm willing to help him out. — In his speech demanding our immediate surrender in Iraq he cited this statistic on casualties over there: "Over 15,500 have been seriously injured".
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Charles Babington / Washington Post:
Hawkish Democrat Joins Call For Pullout — GOP Assails Murtha's Demand to Leave Iraq — The top House Democrat on military spending matters stunned colleagues yesterday by calling for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, while many congressional Democrats reacted defiantly …
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Lorie Byrd / Michelle Malkin:DISGRACEFUL AND JUST PLAIN DUMB
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New York Times:
Not Since Deep Throat Has a Woodward Source Held So Many — WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 - Not since Bob Woodward of The Washington Post refused to divulge the identity of Deep Throat has the capital been so riveted over one of Mr. Woodward's sources. This time, three decades after Watergate …
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Adam Entous / Reuters:Plame's husband wants Post to probe Woodward
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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:15 Questions for Bob Woodward
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James Glanz / New York Times:
Issuing Contracts, Ex-Convict Took Bribes in Iraq, U.S. Says — A North Carolina man who was charged yesterday with accepting kickbacks and bribes as a comptroller and financial officer for the American occupation authority in Iraq was hired despite having served prison time for felony fraud in the 1990's.
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Mark Sherman / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:American charged in Iraq scheme an ex-con
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Jim / Jim Lowney Photo:
Party Like It's 1999 — A little corvid out in Reno mentioned yesterday that the mad Aussie journo Tim Blair was back in the Big Apple. I hadn't smoked cigarettes and swilled Chardonnay with Mr. Blair since we covered the Axis of Ass during last year's Republican convention.
ITV:
'Cheney is vice president for torture' — A former CIA director has exclusively told ITV News that torture is condoned and even approved by the Bush government. — The devastating accusations have been made by Admiral Stansfield Turner who labelled Dick Cheney "a vice president for torture".
New York Times:
SPEAKERS: U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DUNCAN HUNTER (R-CA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE KAY GRANGER (R-TX) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE GEOFF DAVIS (R-KY) — U.S. REPRESENTATIVE MIKE CONAWAY (R-TX) — U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL) — U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TOM TANCREDO (R-CO) — U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DAVID DREIER (R-CA)
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Guardian:
Simon Tisdall and Ewen MacAskill — Iran is facing political paralysis as its newly elected president purges government institutions, bringing accusations that he is undertaking a coup d'état. — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's clearout of his opponents began last month but is more sweeping …
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Extension of Patriot Act Faces Threat of Filibuster — WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 - A tentative deal to extend the government's antiterrorism powers under the law known as the USA Patriot Act appeared in some jeopardy Thursday, as Senate Democrats threatened to mount a filibuster in an effort to block the legislation.
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Meg Bortin / New York Times:
Survey Shows a Revival of Isolationism in U.S. — Shaken by the Iraq war and the rise of anti-American sentiment around the world, Americans are turning inward, according to a Pew survey of United States opinion leaders and the general public. — The survey, conducted this fall and released today …
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Damien Cave / New York Times:
Vital Military Jobs Go Unfilled, Study Says — The military is falling far behind in its effort to recruit and re-enlist soldiers for some of the most vital combat positions in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new government report. — The report, completed by the Government Accountability Office …
Dana Priest / Washington Post:
Foreign Network at Front of CIA's Terror Fight — Joint Facilities in Two Dozen Countries Account for Bulk of Agency's Post-9/11 Successes — The CIA has established joint operation centers in more than two dozen countries where U.S. and foreign intelligence officers work side by side …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
In Loss for G.O.P., House Rejects Spending Plan — WASHINGTON, Friday, Nov. 18 - House Republican leaders were dealt a rare defeat Thursday as Democrats and 22 Republicans teamed up to kill a major health and education spending measure. — The 224-to-209 rejection of the $142.5 billion …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Iraq Dogs President as He Crosses Asia to Promote Trade — PUSAN, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 18 - President Bush may have come to Asia determined to show leaders here that his agenda is far broader than Iraq and terrorism, but at every stop, and every day, Mr. Bush and his aides have been fighting …
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Matthew Franck / Bench Memos on National Review Online:
Views, Personal and Constitutional — Like Gerry Bradley, I thought Ramesh's piece this morning was (as usual) a fine analysis of where we now stand in the Alito nomination story. Let me add a few more thoughts on this business of Judge Alito's "personal" views on abortion and Roe v. Wade.
