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David Johnston / New York Times:
Another Time Reporter Is Asked to Testify in Leak Case — WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 - A second reporter for Time magazine has been asked to testify under oath in the C.I.A. leak case, about conversations she had in 2004 with a lawyer for Karl Rove, the senior White House adviser, the magazine reported on Sunday.
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Seymour M. Hersh / New Yorker:
UP IN THE AIR — Where is the Iraq war headed next? — In recent weeks, there has been widespread speculation that President George W. Bush, confronted by diminishing approval ratings and dissent within his own party, will begin pulling American troops out of Iraq next year.
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Sean Rayment / Telegraph:'Trophy' video exposes private security contractors shooting up Iraqi drivers
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Juan / Informed Comment:US Air Power to Replace Infantry in Iraq; — Distant President Trapped in Utopianism
John F. Burns / New York Times:
Hussein's Trial Resumes in Baghdad — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov. 28 - Less than 24 hours before Saddam Hussein returned to court on charges of crimes against humanity, the police in northern Iraq said Sunday that they had arrested 10 Sunni Arab men carrying orders from a fugitive associate …
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CNN:
Back in court, Hussein hits out at 'occupiers' — BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein argued with the judge and complained about Iraq's "occupiers" as his trial for crimes against humanity resumed in a Baghdad court Monday. — Hussein, carrying a copy of the Quran under …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
The Man With the Inside Scoop — For Bob Woodward, Proximity to Power Cuts Both Ways — It was a cinematic image that lured thousands of young people into journalism, Robert Redford coaxing information out of Hal Holbrook in a dimly lit parking garage. — And since, in real life …
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Deborah Howell / Washington Post:
More Questions for Bob Woodward — Most of the hundreds of readers who wrote and called after my column on Bob Woodward ran last week said I was way too soft on him and on The Post. I think their concerns and questions deserve to be answered. — One of those readers, Bob Woodward …
Mark Steyn / Associated Press:
Hollywood's PC perversion stifles storytelling — To judge from the way the weekend's box office is breathlessly reported in the news bulletins on Monday morning, more people seem to be interested in movie grosses than in the movies. Evidently, Hollywood's now recovered from this summer's all-time record "box office slump."
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MSNBC:
Transcript for November 27 — MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: the war in Iraq. The debate continues. — (Videotape): — VICE PRES. DICK CHENEY: A precipitous withdrawal from Iraq would be a victory for the terrorists, an invitation to further violence against free nations …
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Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Gimme an Rx! Cheerleaders Pep Up Drug Sales — As an ambitious college student, Cassie Napier had all the right moves - flips, tumbles, an ever-flashing America's sweetheart smile - to prepare for her job after graduation. She became a drug saleswoman. — Ms. Napier, 26 …
Jim Yardley / New York Times:
A Judge Tests China's Courts, Making History — LUOYANG, China - Judge Li Huijuan happened to be in the courthouse file room when clerks, acting on urgent orders, began searching for a ruling on a mundane case about seed prices. "I handled that case," Judge Li told the clerks, surprised that anyone would be interested.
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Observer:
The leak that revealed Bush's deep obsession with al-Jazeera — The US president planned to bomb the Qatar-based channel - that was the remarkable claim made in a top-secret memo. Why is the world's most powerful man so worried about a TV station? — It was an ambush.
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ThreatsWatch.Org:
The Hounds of Husaybah — A night on patrol with the Jackals of Lima Company — By Bill Roggio — HUSAYBAH, IRAQ: The evening kicked off with a ride in the darkness from Camp Qaim, which is situated at the railroad station South of Al Qaim, to Camp Gannon, the outpost that sits directly between …
New York Times:
As Calls for an Iraq Pullout Rise, 2 Political Calendars Loom Large — WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 - In public, President Bush has firmly dismissed the mounting calls to set a deadline to begin a withdrawal from Iraq, declaring eight days ago that there was only one test for when the time is right.
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Henry Samuel / Telegraph:
Chirac's influence sinks to new low — Jacques Chirac's presidency hit a new low yesterday when a poll revealed that most voters think he now has little or no influence over events at home or abroad. — Of those polled, 72 per cent regarded the influence of their president …
Reuters:
Fury in India over call for more Hindu babies — NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A leading Hindu hard-liner has angered women and Muslims by pressing Hindus to have as many children as they can to avoid being swamped by Muslims. — K.S. Sudarshan, who heads the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) …
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Newsweek:
Capturing Kong — Hobbits made Peter Jackson a titan. How's the view from the top? Judging from an exclusive screening of his new movie, 'King Kong,' it's thrilling. — By By Devin Gordon — Dec. 5, 2005 issue - Like any classic film worth its salt, the original 1933 "King Kong" has its little unsolved mysteries.
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