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Independent:
US intelligence classified white phosphorus as 'chemical weapon' — The Italian journalist who launched the controversy over the American use of white phosphorus (WP) as a weapon of war in the Fallujah siege has accused the Americans of hypocrisy. — Sigfrido Ranucci, who made the documentary …
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Max Boot / Los Angeles Times:
Iraq's a lost cause? Ask the real experts — WHEN IT COMES to the future of Iraq, there is a deep disconnect between those who have firsthand knowledge of the situation — Iraqis and U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq — and those whose impressions are shaped by doomsday press coverage and the imperatives of domestic politics.
Charles Babington / Washington Post:
Freshman Republican Weathers Backlash — Schmidt Says She Meant No Insult to Murtha — Rep. Jean Schmidt flung the word "coward" at a decorated war veteran from Pennsylvania last week, but the Ohio Republican's comments landed with a splat in her own Cincinnati district …
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Jessica Wehrman / Dayton Daily News:Schmidt blames media for storm
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Alexandra von Maltzan / All Things Beautiful:
The CNN Tape Exclusive on Cheney's X — SCROLL DOWN FOR MY TAKE ON THE TAPE WHICH I THINK MAY NOT BE AUTHENTIC … Bill Quick interviewed Preska Thomas of Team Hollywood, an "international marketing company" after Team Hollywood sent out the following press release:
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Gina Cobb, Wizbang, Don't Go Into The Light, Amygdala, Hugh Hewitt, Flopping Aces, Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler and Point Five
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Kevin Maguire / mirror.co.uk:
LAW CHIEF GAGS THE MIRROR ON BUSH LEAK — THE Daily Mirror was yesterday told not to publish further details from a top secret memo, which revealed that President Bush wanted to bomb an Arab TV station. — The gag by the Attorney General Lord Goldsmith came nearly 24 hours …
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Steve Clemons:
Frank Gaffney: Bomb the Bad Media. . .If the Shoe Fits, Bomb Al-Jazeera — Just about every government in the Middle East has been ticked off at the reporting by Al-Jazeera. This fact, more than anything else, indicates that Al-Jazeera is doing a lot right.
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John Plunkett / Guardian:
Bush claim revives al-Jazeera bombing fears — Claims that George Bush planned to bomb the Arabic TV news station al-Jazeera have fuelled concerns that an attack on the broadcaster's Baghdad offices during the war on Iraq was deliberate. — An international journalists group today demanded …
Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Ruth M. Siems, Inventor of Stuffing, Dies at 74 — Ruth M. Siems, a retired home economist whose best-known innovation will make its appearance, welcome or otherwise, in millions of homes tomorrow, died on Nov. 13 at her home in Newburgh, Ind. Ms. Siems, an inventor of Stove Top stuffing, was 74.
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
In Legal Shift, U.S. Charges Detainee in Terrorism Case — WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 - The Bush administration brought terrorism charges on Tuesday against Jose Padilla in a criminal court after holding him for three and a half years in a military brig as an enemy combatant once accused in a "dirty bomb" plot.
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Wall Street Journal:
Majority Believe White House Misleads Public, Poll Shows — A majority of U.S. adults believe the Bush administration generally misleads the public on current issues, while fewer than a third of Americans believe the information provided by the administration is generally accurate, the latest Harris Interactive poll finds.
noticias.info:
CONDOLEEZZA RICE: Interview on CNN with John King — /noticias.info/ QUESTION: Madame Secretary, thank you for joining us. — SECRETARY RICE: You're welcome. — QUESTION: I wanted to begin with the Iraq war debate here at home, which as you know has become quite intense and partisan in recent days.
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Washington Post:
3 Brigades May Be Cut in Iraq Early in 2006 — Some U.S. Troops Would Stay 'On Call' in Kuwait — Barring any major surprises in Iraq, the Pentagon tentatively plans to reduce the number of U.S. forces there early next year by as many as three combat brigades, from 18 now …
Ian Traynor / Guardian:
US pushes Bosnia leaders into deal after 10 years of ethnic divide — · Serbs, Muslims and Croats agree to centralise power — · Deal could eventually end bitter legacy of war — Bosnia's rival leaders agreed yesterday to the biggest shift towards centralising power …
Nikki Finke / LA Weekly:
Deadline Hollywood — Silent Steve: Little Oscar Marketing or Publicity for Spielberg's Munich — There will be no press junket, no premiere and, most importantly, no Oscar marketing campaign beyond trailers and posters for Steven Spielberg's movie Munich, I have learned.
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
Freed by DNA, Now Charged in New Crime — MADISON, Wis., Nov. 17 - As three men sat nervously on a stage, preparing to recount their nightmarish journeys through a justice system that had sent them away for crimes they had not committed, the moderator had a plea for the crowd in an auditorium here.
Rep. John Murtha / The Huffington Post:
Time for a White House Meeting on Iraq — It's been less than a week since I spoke out calling for the redeployment of our troops to the periphery of Iraq in the most timely manner consistent with protecting their safety. I've been moved by the immediate outpouring of support I've received …
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Jesselee / The Stakeholder:
OH-18: Poster Boy — Rep. Bob Ney is poster boy in bribe probe [AP] … We might need a bigger poster... Plea Deal Ties Ney to Second Tribe [Roll Call] … Ney's Troubles Are Mounting [Roll Call] … It may look bad, but really, have a little faith...
