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Aljazeera:
US Democrat calls for Iraq pullout — A senior member of the US Democratic Party has called for an immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq, rejecting White House attacks on critics of the war. — The call from Representative John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a leading Democrat voice on military issues …
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:Rapid Pullout From Iraq Urged by Key Democrat
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:Murtha's Anti-War Comments: A Turning Point In More Ways Than One?
New York Times:
Post Editor Foresees Possibility of Naming Leak Source — WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 - The executive editor of The Washington Post said on Thursday that if other reporters at the newspaper independently discovered the identity of Bob Woodward's confidential source in the C.I.A. leak case …
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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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Michael Kinsley / Washington Post:
What Abortion Debate? — Talking About Alito's Respect for Precedent Avoids the Real Questions — In a 1986 case called Bowers v. Hardwick , the Supreme Court ruled that state laws against homosexual sodomy do not violate the Constitution. In a 2003 case called Lawrence v. Texas …
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Telegraph:
I took Saddam's cash, admits French envoy — By Francis Harris in Washington and David Rennie in Brussels — One of France's most distinguished diplomats has confessed to an investigating judge that he accepted oil allocations from Saddam Hussein, it emerged yesterday.
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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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.
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Phony Theory, False Conflict — 'Intelligent Design' Foolishly Pits Evolution Against Faith — Because every few years this country, in its infinite tolerance, insists on hearing yet another appeal of the Scopes monkey trial, I feel obliged to point out what would otherwise be superfluous …
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".
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 …
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Daily Kos:
FEC: Blogs Are Just As Much "Press" As Everyone Else — This morning, the Federal Election Commission unanimously approved Advisory Opinion 2005-16, agreeing that the Fired Up! sites were entitled to the same press exception from campaign finance laws as are the New York Times, National Review and Sean Hannity.
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Helen / Dr. Helen:
Does the Absence of Fathers Cause ADHD? — In a controversial new book, Destructive Trends in Mental Health: The Well-Intentioned Path to Harm, the authors point out a study that showed ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) might be related to a lack of a positive father figure.
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Bombers Kill at Least 65 Inside Two Shiite Mosques in Iraq — BAGHDAD, Nov. 18 - At least 65 people died in the Eastern Iraqi town of Khanaqin today after suicide bombers detonated explosives inside two Shiite mosques during Friday prayers. — Suicide bombers also killed at least six people near …
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La Shawn / La Shawn Barber's Corner:
Amid 'Black Think' Pressure, Christine Byington Quits — Update: A commenter sent the link to Byington's column. She committed the crime of the century: admitting she was a Republican. Again, let me stress that black students had a right to disagree with her views, but it's too bad …
Prof. John Daly / yaf.org:
Vows to kick young conservatives off campus — Student Fights Back — HERNDON, VA - Warren Community College English professor, John Daly, said that "Real freedom will come when soldiers in Iraq turn their guns on their superiors." Rebecca Beach, a freshman at Warren Community College in Washington …
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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The Carpetbagger Report, Facing South, Obsidian Wings, The Left Coaster and Brad DeLong's Semi …
