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Sympathetic Vibrations — Democrats fumed last week at Vice President Cheney's suggestion that criticism of the administration's war policies was itself becoming a hindrance to the war effort. But a new poll indicates most Americans are sympathetic to Cheney's point.
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
IT'S A REVERSE-VIETNAM: On Reliable Sources I said that the Plame scandal was a reverse-Watergate, with the press, not the White House, keeping the important secrets about what happened. But looking at the transcript, I see that Iraq is also a reverse Vietnam, as made clear in this statement from UPI correspondent Pamela Hess:
Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:"Sympathetic Vibrations" — So. How's that Republican pushback …
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Associated Press:
Second Reporter Asked to Testify on Leak — WASHINGTON - A second Time magazine reporter has been asked to testify in the CIA leak case, this time about her discussions with Karl Rove's attorney, a sign that prosecutors are still exploring charges against the White House aide.
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Empty Wheel / The Next Hurrah:Rove Over and Over — I guess, when I noted in July that Rove …
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Sean Rayment / Telegraph:
'Trophy' video exposes private security contractors shooting up Iraqi drivers — A "trophy" video appearing to show security guards in Baghdad randomly shooting Iraqi civilians has sparked two investigations after it was posted on the internet, the Sunday Telegraph can reveal.
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"Trophy Video" of Civilian Shootings By Contractors Emerges — Oh, that's just great. Just great. From the Sunday Telegraph (UK): … According to the Telegraph reporter, the video is even set to music: "Mystery Train", by Elvis Presley. — And so the circle — or spiral — continues.
Agence France Presse:
White House claims 'strong consensus' on Iraq pullout — WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House has for the first time claimed ownership of an Iraq withdrawal plan, arguing that a troop pullout blueprint unveiled this past week by a Democratic senator was "remarkably similar" to its own.
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Arthur Silber / Once Upon a Time:
When Honor Is No Longer Possible: A Nation Beyond Forgiveness — Some stories are almost impossible to contemplate. This is one of them. — In June, Col. Ted Westhusing was found dead near the Baghdad airport. His death was most likely a suicide, a single gunshot wound to the head.
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Jim Hoagland / Washington Post:
Middle East Surprises — Call it history's revenge or the Nixon-goes-to-China syndrome run amok: Events in the Middle East now force political leaders to eat vows never to do certain things and then pronounce the dish tasty. Their reversals carry seeds of hope for a desperate region.
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Sarah Baxter / Times of London:
Bruce Willis comes out fighting for Iraq's forgotten GI heroes — ANGERED by negative portrayals of the conflict in Iraq, Bruce Willis, the Hollywood star, is to make a pro-war film in which American soldiers will be depicted as brave fighters for freedom and democracy.
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NY Daily News:
All disquiet on West Wing front — Aides: W must right ship — WASHINGTON - Embattled White House aides have begun to believe President Bush must take the reins personally if his evaporating agenda and credibility are to be salvaged. — "We're just plodding along," …
Jazz / Running Scared:
"War" on Christmas: The Echo Chamber Strikes Back — Apparently some of the right wingnutterati has taken exception to our pointing out the blatant mendacity of the Bushies' "war on Christmas" meme as it applied to the now disproven story of the US Post Office attacking Christmas.
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Frank Rich / truthout.org:
Dishonest, Reprehensible, Corrupt ... George W. Bush is so desperate for allies that his hapless Asian tour took him to Ulan Bator, a first for an American president, so he could mingle with the yaks and give personal thanks for Mongolia's contribution of some 160 soldiers to "the coalition of the willing."
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Don Surber / Don Surber After Hours:
RINO Sightings, NSFW Edition — I have looked forward to hosting the RINO Sightings since August. I have only been a RINO for three years. Before that, I was a DINO. Some say I am a WINO (West Virginian In Name Only) and my wife insists that she is a SINO; I say I was born this way, what is her excuse?
New York Times:
Look Who's Talking About Making a Comeback in the Senate — WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 - Trent Lott is talking again - and again and again and again. — It has been three years since White House officials and some Senate Republicans orchestrated Mr. Lott's ouster as Senate majority leader amid an uproar over racially insensitive remarks.
Judd / Think Progress:
Fox News Host Chris Wallace Claims President Bush "Never" Linked Saddam and al-Qaeda — In a stunning display of historical revisionism, Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace argued this morning that President Bush never tried to link al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein:
Editor and Publisher:
Macon Paper Breaks News on Congressmen Hurt in Iraq — NEW YORK The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph was apparently the first newspaper to carry news today that a military vehicle carrying U.S. politicians overturned on the way to the Baghdad airport on Saturday and injured two members of Congress.
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Katherine Hutt Scott / norwichbulletin.com:
GOP picks Lieberman as favorite Democrat — WASHINGTON— Sen. Joe Lieberman's steadfastly centrist views in an era of partisan politics have won the admiration of the opposing party. — National Journal, a weekly Washington magazine covering politics and government, asked 101 members …
