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pajamasmedia.com:
The turkey that laid a golden egg — Today's panelists, all members of Pajamas Media's Editorial Advisory Board, will be carving up the turkey that was OSM (Open Source Media) and has now been reborn as Pajamas Media. What is our new identity, and what does it mean for us moving forward?
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This Blog Is Full Of Crap, Publius Pundit, Daily Pundit, Tammy Bruce, Barcepundit, Riehl World View, Peaktalk and Clive Davis
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Alexandra von Maltzan / All Things Beautiful:
Loyalty To The Truth on Thanksgiving — Hugh Hewitt inspired me to write this post today. Read this it's brilliant. — The loyalty and integrity we should have as bloggers is to the Truth and liberation of that Truth, and not to the Truth we assign to the political denominations we belong to.
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California Conservative
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All Things Conservative, Let Freedom Ring, The Radio Equalizer and Ogre's Politics & Views
Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:
Indictment Portrays Padilla as Minor Figure in a Plot — WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - Jose Padilla, whose newly unsealed indictment on conspiracy charges signals a marked change in the Bush administration's legal approach to dealing with terrorism suspects, is mentioned only sparingly in the government's account.
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Body and Soul
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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Officials More Hopeful on Iraq Draw Down — WASHINGTON - The Bush administration and military leaders are sounding optimistic notes about scaling back U.S. troops in Iraq next year, as public opposition to the war and congressional demands for withdrawal get louder.
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Robert H. Frank / New York Times:
Sometimes, a Tax Cut for the Wealthy Can Hurt the Wealthy — WHEN market forces cause income inequality to grow, public policy in most countries tends to push in the opposite direction. In the United States, however, we enact tax cuts for the wealthy and cut public services for the needy.
Cori Dauber / Rantingprofs:
Much to Be Thankful For — I am so blessed, that to try and catalogue everything I have to be thankful for is simply overwhelming. First and foremost is without a doubt the people who love me — they have been, and continue to be, a gift. — I feel blessed by you all as well, by the way.
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Gregory Krappman / Major K.: Thankful — Much to my surprise, everyone here is acknowledging Thanksgiving.
M.E. Sprengelmeyer / shns.com:
'Brownie' seeks fresh start as consultant in Colorado — WASHINGTON — He learned his lessons, and now they're for sale. — Ousted FEMA director Michael Brown, who was vilified over his handling of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, plans to make a fresh start in Colorado …
FbL / Valour-IT:
Special Thank Yous — In this season of thanks, I am very thankful for a bunch of wonderful people. — Everybody who participated in the recent Valour-IT fundraising competition deserves the thanks of all involved, and the thanks of those who will benefit from the funds raised.
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Howard W. French / New York Times:
A Party Girl Leads China's Online Revolution — SHANGHAI, Nov. 23 - On her fourth day of keeping a Web log, she introduced herself to the world with these striking words: "I am a dance girl, and I am a party member." — "I don't know if I can be counted as a successful Web cam dance girl," that early post continued.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
BE THANKFUL FOR DEMOCRACY — The optimistic title of Jennifer Harper's article in the Washington Times this morning is "Public Ignores Iraq War Naysayers." That might be a bit of a stretch, but it certainly is true that the public at large retains a more optimistic view of the Iraq war than the media.
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
How a Town Became a Terror Hub — MAASEIK, Belgium — The phones at city hall began ringing nonstop one morning last year when several masked figures were spotted walking through the cobbled streets of this pastoral town. A small panic erupted when one of the figures …
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Jihad Watch, AMERICAN FUTURE, In the Bullpen, Secular Blasphemy and Melanie Phillips's Diary
Colum Lynch / Washington Post:
Bolton Admonishes U.N. — U.S. Could Bypass World Body if Reform Fails, He Says — UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 22 — John R. Bolton, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, warned Tuesday that the United States might bypass the United Nations to solve some of the world's pressing problems …
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Opinion Journal:
And the Fair Land — Let's give thanks for America. — Anyone whose labors take him into the far reaches of the country, as ours lately have done, is bound to mark how the years have made the land grow fruitful. — This is indeed a big country, a rich country, in a way no array of figures …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Andrea Mitchell, Take Two — Andrea Mitchell, who caught the eye of the Huffington bloggers recently, tried to explain herself to Don Imus on Wednesday morning, and Crooks and Liars was there with the video. [Pants on fire, Ms. Mitchell - see UPDATE] — But we are lo-tech, so let's run the Newsmax transcript:
George F. Will / Washington Post:
A Journalist for the Ages — In his 40th anniversary toast to his Yale class of 1950, William F. Buckley said, "Some of us who wondered if we would ever be this old now wonder whether we were ever young." Those who were not young 40 years ago, in 1965, can have no inkling of what fun …
Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Cry Me a River — You've got to hand it to Michael Isikoff and his tireless efforts to try and make the most unsympathetic man in the world — Karl Rove — look almost human. Even on Thanksgiving, he picks up pen in weary hand to let us know that Karl, poor Karl, had to take out a $100,000 line …
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TalkLeft
Michelle Caruso / NY Daily News:
Jacko's sicko Jewish rant — Michael Jackson picked a familiar target to blame for his mounting money problems - the Jews. — In phone messages obtained by ABC News, the apparently prejudiced pop star likens them to "leeches" and claims they conspired to leave him "penniless."
