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Bush to Outline Broad Iraq Plan; Push on Training — WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 - President Bush on Wednesday will put forward for the first time a public version of what the White House calls a comprehensive strategy for victory in Iraq. — In a related effort to begin extricating American forces next year …
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New York Times:
White House Releases Outline of Its Strategy for Iraq — WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 - President Bush today is putting forward for the first time a public version of what the White House calls a comprehensive strategy for victory in Iraq. — In a 35-page document released by the White House this morning …
Daniela Deane / Washington Post:
Bush Unveils New Iraq Strategy in Document — President Bush, facing increasing impatience with the war in Iraq, went on the offensive Wednesday, releasing a detailed strategy plan ahead of a speech on the war in an attempt to show the country the administration has a clear strategy for victory in Iraq.
Think Progress:
Rapid Response: Deconstructing the "National Strategy for Victory in Iraq" — After two-and-a-half years and 2,110 U.S. troop fatalities, the Bush administration released what it calls a "National Strategy for Victory in Iraq" (NSVI). The problem is, it's not a new strategy for success in Iraq; it's a public relations document.
Joe Lieberman / Opinion Journal:
Our Troops Must Stay — America can't abandon 27 million Iraqis to 10,000 terrorists. — I have just returned from my fourth trip to Iraq in the past 17 months and can report real progress there. More work needs to be done, of course, but the Iraqi people are in reach of a watershed transformation …
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Los Angeles Times:
U.S. Military Covertly Pays to Run Stories in Iraqi Press — Troops write articles presented as news reports. Some officers object to the practice. — WASHINGTON — As part of an information offensive in Iraq, the U.S. military is secretly paying Iraqi newspapers to publish stories written …
John Fund / gop.com:
In Case You Missed It: Senator Sieve — From Opinion Journal's Political Diary — Is Senator Harry Reid all that swift when it comes to U.S. Intelligence matters? Last Wednesday, the Minority Leader appeared on KRNV-TV's "Nevada Newsmakers" program and dropped a stunning revelation.
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Vikas Bajaj / New York Times:
Sales of New Homes Stay Strong in October, Setting Record — Gasoline is cheaper than it was before Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans. Consumer confidence jumped last month and new home sales hit a record. The stock market has been rising. Even the nation's beleaguered factories appear …
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Martin Crutsinger / Associated Press:Sales of New Homes Up 13 Percent in Oct.
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
U.S. Will Address E.U. Questions on CIA Prisons — The Bush administration pledged yesterday to respond to a formal inquiry from the European Union over reports of covert CIA prisons for al Qaeda captives in Eastern Europe, acknowledging for the first time that the controversy over the secret prison system has upset European allies.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Rumsfeld's War On 'Insurgents' — Last weekend, while other Americans were watching football and eating leftover turkey, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld ended the Iraqi insurgency. — It was easy, really: He declared that the insurgents would, henceforth, no longer be called insurgents.
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Maxwell Goss / Right Reason:
The Joy of Conservatism: An Interview with Roger Scruton (Part I) — Roger Scruton is a philosopher, essayist, foxhunter, farmer, publisher, composer, and man of letters (not to mention a contributor to Right Reason). He is also Britain's leading conservative intellectual and The Meaning of Conservatism …
White House:
President's Remarks at Jon Kyl for Senate Dinner — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. (Applause.) Thanks a lot. (Applause.) Thanks for coming. Please be seated. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you all. Thanks for the warm welcome. (Laughter.) It's really good to be here.
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James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
Best of the Web — Mistaken Identity — Yesterday we got an e-mail from an old friend who is a captain in the U.S. Army. He writes: … Here's the scene to which our friend refers: — "A hundred and fifty thousand American men and women are stuck in Iraq," according to the narration that accompanies this scene.
Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:
Hillary Clinton Defends Pro-War Vote — WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday defended her vote to authorize war in Iraq amid growing unease among liberal Democrats who could determine the potential 2008 presidential candidate's future. — "I take responsibility for my vote …
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New York Times:
Republicans Denounce Ex-Lawmaker — LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 - Concerned that the stain of former Representative Randy Cunningham's admission that he took bribes and evaded taxes could damage the party's prospects, President Bush and other Republican leaders issued strong denunciations of Mr. Cunningham's actions on Tuesday.
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Washington Post:
TSA Would Allow Sharp Objects on Airliners — A new plan by the Transportation Security Administration would allow airline passengers to bring scissors and other sharp objects in their carry-on bags because the items no longer pose the greatest threat to airline security, according to sources familiar with the plans.
Matthew Yglesias / TAPPED:
LIGHT AT THE TUNNEL. Based on my quick first read of the Bush "Victory Strategy" for Iraq, I don't really see the groundwork for the big 2006 troop withdrawal that lots of commentators have been expecting. Instead, the "strategy" seems to consist of exactly what the strategy thus far has been …
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Washington Post:
U.S. Debate on Pullout Resonates As Troops Engage Sunnis in Talks — RAMADI, Iraq, Nov. 29 — Outside Ramadi's city auditorium, the mortar rounds fell, two, then three, each rattling the concrete walls slightly. Inside, locked in an intense debate about what it would take for American troops …
