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Salah Nasrawi / Associated Press:
Iraqi Leaders Call for Pullout Timetable  —  AP Photo XAN107  —  CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Leaders of Iraq's sharply divided Shiites, Kurds and Sunnis called Monday for a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces in the country and said Iraq's opposition had a ``legitimate right'' of resistance.
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John / AMERICAblog:
Iraqi leaders adopt Murtha proposal for withdrawal  —  This is an extremely bizarre and rather earth-shattering story.  Basically, Iraq's leaders want us out, and they seem to have just endorsed Congressman Murtha's proposal for a timed withdrawal, a real beefing up of the Iraqi armed forces, and stronger protection at the borders.
Discussion: Nitpicker, Think Progress and Pandagon
Gateway Pundit:
Hoping to Appease Dems & Terrorists, Iraq Announces Troop Withdrawal
Drudge Report:
CNN SENIOR MANAGEMENT LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION OF CHENEY 'X'; CONTROL ROOM STAFFER 'LAUGHED' WHEN X FLASHED  —  CNN management has launched an internal investigation into how a giant black 'X' mark appeared over Vice President Dick Cheney's face — as he delivered a speech from Washington on Monday!
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robot guy:
in defense of the Political Teen
Discussion: The Shape of Days
Ian / The Political Teen:
The "X" Video  —  I never made the claim that this video …
Evan Coyne Maloney / >bt: Brain Terminal:   Overreacting to the X-ing of Cheney
Drudge Report:
CNN MARKS CHENEY: NETWORK FLASHES 'X' OVER VP'S FACE DURING LIVE SPEECH
Brian / mediabistro.com:
Drudge Delighted By CNN Glitch
Discussion: News Blog
OSM:
Excuse us while we change back into our pajamas  —  Once upon a time, some friends who met in the casual atmosphere of the blogosphere (us) got together and decided it would be groovy to start a blog company.  "We could call it Pajamas Media," we said, referring to the now-famous quote by whatshisface …
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Cheney Sees 'Shameless' Revisionism on War  —  WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 - Vice President Dick Cheney stepped up the White House attacks on critics of the Iraq war on Monday, declaring that politicians who say Americans were sent into battle based on a lie are engaging in "revisionism of the most corrupt and shameless variety."
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
No Way Out for Bush and Co.
Discussion: PBD, Daily Pundit and blogs4God
Washington Post:
Cheney too divisive to right Bush's ship?
Financial Times:
Threat of federal charges against DeLay grows  —  The likelihood of federal charges against members of Congress intensified on Monday when a key player in a broad corruption probe pleaded guilty to conspiracy and agreed to co-operate with investigators.  —  Under a plea agreement …
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mediabistro.com:
Woodward & King: Transcript  —  The full, unedited transcript of Bob Woodward's appearance on Larry King Live is after the jump...  CNN's Larry King Live  —  Guest: Bob Woodward  —  LARRY KING, CNN HOST: Tonight, an exclusive, Pulitzer Prize-winning  —  journalist Bob Woodward, caught up in the CIA leak controversy.
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:   Woodward Talks of Admission, Apology
Agence France Presse:
Blair talked Bush out of bombing al-Jazeera: report  —  LONDON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush planned to bomb pan-Arab television broadcaster al-Jazeera, British newspaper the Daily Mirror said, citing a Downing Street memo marked "Top Secret".  —  The five-page transcript …
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mirror.co.uk:   EXCLUSIVE: BUSH PLOT TO BOMB HIS ARAB ALLY
Malia Rulon / Cincinnati Enquirer:
Schmidt in war of words  —  Rookie lawmaker's 'coward' remarks ricochet  —  WASHINGTON - Three days after Rep. Jean Schmidt was booed off the House floor for saying that "cowards cut and run, Marines never do," the Ohioan she quoted disputed the comments.  —  Danny Bubp, a freshman state …
Daily Kos:
Pentagon has called WP a "chemical weapon"  —  About the most frustrating thing about the White Phosphorus "debate" has been the endless discussion whether it's a chemical weapon or not.  There are legitimate uses for WP — battlefield illumination and target spotting …
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City Journal:
Baghdad's Real Torturers  —  A harsh discovery puts U.S. pundits' distorted reports in perspective.  The U.S. military recently uncovered alleged evidence of torture in Iraqi-run Baghdad prisons, including what appeared to be a torture chamber in an Iraqi Ministry of Interior detention facility.
Brendan Miniter / Opinion Journal:
Friendly Fire  —  John Murtha unites the Republicans.  —  Shortly after stepping off a plane at Dulles Airport last week, Rep. Duncan Hunter was on a cell phone delivering a surprisingly stern message to a few reporters.  Coverage of the debate in the Senate to "ban" the use of torture …
Discussion: GOP Bloggers and Hugh Hewitt
James Dao / New York Times:
Louisiana Sees Faded Urgency in Relief Effort  —  BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 18 - Less than three months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, relief legislation remains dormant in Washington and despair is growing among officials here who fear that Congress and the Bush administration are losing interest in their plight.

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