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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Suicide Bombing in Iraq Kills 30 and Wounds Dozens — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov. 24 - A suicide car bomb exploded Thursday near an American convoy at the entrance to the main hospital in the volatile town of Mahmudiya, killing at least 30 Iraqis and wounding dozens of others in a burst of fire and shrapnel.
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Associated Press:
Bomber Kills 30 in Iraq — BAGHDAD, Iraq — A homicide bomber blew up his car outside a hospital south of Baghdad on Thursday while U.S. troops handed out candy and food to children, killing 30 people and wounding about 40, including four Americans. — As U.S. troops spent another Thanksgiving at war …
Spc. Phil Van Treuren / Camp Katrina:
An Interesting Omission — Dozens of innocent Iraqis were killed and maimed on Thursday in a monstrous terrorist car bomb attack at a hospital, as reported in this clip from a story by the Associated Press: — A homicide bomber blew up his car outside a hospital south of Baghdad on Thursday …
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Daniel Johnson / New York Sun:
Should Bush and Blair Consider Bombing Al Jazeera? — Did President Bush tell Prime Minister Blair that he would like to bomb Al Jazeera? According to leaked document, allegedly a secret minute of a conversation between the president and the prime minister in April 2004 …
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Boris Johnson's Office / Boris Johnson MP:Bush and Al-Jazeera … I'll go to jail to print the truth about Bush and al-Jazeera
Brody Mullins / Wall Street Journal:
Federal Influence-Peddling Inquiry Casts Wider Net — Four Lawmakers' Dealings — With Lobbyist Are Studied; — Low Threshold for Bribery? — WASHINGTON — A Justice Department investigation into possible influence-peddling by prominent Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff is examining …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Replant the American Dream — When I lived abroad, Thanksgiving was always my favorite holiday. It was a chance to scrounge up a turkey, gather foreign and American friends, and celebrate what America represented to the world. I liked to give a sentimental toast when the turkey arrived at the table …
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Yahoo! News:
Former Canadian Minister Of Defence Asks Canadian Parliament Asked To Hold Hearings On Relations With Alien "Et" Civilizations — (PRWEB) - OTTAWA, CANADA (PRWEB) November 24, 2005 — A former Canadian Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister under Pierre Trudeau has joined forces …
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Sidney Blumenthal / Salon:
The long march of Dick Cheney — For his entire career, he sought untrammeled power. The Bush presidency and 9/11 finally gave it to him — and he's not about to give it up. — The hallmark of the Dick Cheney administration is its illegitimacy. Its essential method is bypassing established lines …
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Alicia Mundy / Seattle Times:
Defense hawk Dicks says he now sees war as a mistake — WASHINGTON — It was after 11 p.m. on Friday when Rep. Norm Dicks finally left the Capitol, fresh from the heated House debate on the Iraq war. He was demoralized and angry. — Sometime during the rancorous, seven-hour floor fight …
Darleen / Darleen's Place:
US Post Office goes Politically Correct — About four hours ago - after the turkey carcass was put away and we sat around the dining table sipping hot coffee and finishing the pie crumbs off our plates - my mother riveted all attention on her as she related her experience with US Post Office.
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Economist:
Unfamiliar questions in the Arab air — As al-Qaeda scores own-goals in its backyard, many Arabs, including some Iraqis, are beginning to rethink their position on violence in the name of resistance — OF ALL the films to extol the fight for freedom from imperialism …
Victor Davis Hanson / honoluluadvertiser.com:
No hype needed: Saddam, al-Qaida linked — As American casualties mount in Iraq, politicians at home now fight over who said what and when about weapons of mass destruction and the need for going to war. One of the most frequent charges is that President Bush hyped a non-existent link between Saddam Hussein …
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Are The Democrats And Republicans Moving Towards The Political Center? — Jonah Goldberg, in a Los Angeles Times op-ed piece, decries what he sees as the move of both political parties towards the political center — arguing that the days of bold conservatism are likely over...for now at least.
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Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
TAKING TERRORISM SERIOUSLY....After noting that the most dramatic charges against Jose Padilla — dirty bomber, apartment bomber, terrorist mastermind — have now evaporated, just as they did with Yaser Hamdi, Zacarias Moussaoui, John Walker Lindh and (though he's not on her list) Chaplain James Yee …
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Mona Charen / Townhall.com:
One Marine's words — I don't know if the war in Iraq is ultimately unwinnable, but what I do know makes me skeptical of those who say so. — I do know that since Vietnam, liberals have viewed every exercise of American military power (with the exception of those undertaken by Bill Clinton) as preludes to disaster.
Ann Coulter / Townhall.com:
New idea for Abortion Party: Aid the enemy — In the Iraq war so far, the U.S. military has deposed a dictator who had already used weapons of mass destruction and would have used them again. As we now know, Saddam Hussein was working with al-Qaida and was trying to acquire long-range missiles …
Robin Wright / Washington Post:
In Baghdad, Capital Vistas Gradually Shrink With Insecurity — BAGHDAD — Five months after the fall of Baghdad, I went to Iraq with Colin Powell. It was the first visit by a secretary of state in half a century, and although he moved under heavy security, there was an optimistic, forward-looking feel to the trip.
Tim Molloy / Associated Press:
Actor Pat Morita Dies at 73 — LOS ANGELES - Actor Pat Morita, whose portrayal of the wise and dry-witted Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid" earned him an Oscar nomination, has died. He was 73. — Morita died Thursday at his home in Las Vegas of natural causes, said his wife of 12 years, Evelyn.
John Cole / Balloon Juice:
Think Progress Responds, Sort Of — Think Progress responds, sort of, to the posts I have made taking them to task (here, here, and here) in a piece called 'The Truth About ThinkProgress' White Phosphorus Coverage. The response, in a nutshell, is that they never claimed WP is a chemical weapon.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Richardson Balks With Phony Draft — New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has received plenty of media attention for his centrist politics and his national appeal as a possible alternative to Hillary Clinton for the 2008 Presidential campaign. That may now be over for the former college pitcher …
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