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CNN:
10 Marines killed near Falluja — Marines conducting 'counter-insurgency' operations — BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — A roadside bomb Thursday killed 10 Marines and wounded 11 others while they were on nighttime "foot patrol near Falluja," the Marine Corps said Friday.
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Robert Burns / Associated Press:
10 Marines Killed in Bombing Near Fallujah — WASHINGTON - Ten Marines on foot patrol were killed and 11 wounded by a roadside bomb near Fallujah, Iraq, in one of the deadliest attack on American troops in recent months, the Marine Corps announced on Friday.
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Justice Staff Saw Texas Districting As Illegal — Voting Rights Finding On Map Pushed by DeLay Was Overruled — Justice Department lawyers concluded that the landmark Texas congressional redistricting plan spearheaded by Rep. Tom DeLay (R) violated the Voting Rights Act …
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William Beutler / The Hotline's Blogometer:
12/2: The Longhorn Of The Law — In today's edition: the Washington Post's report on the DoJ and TX redistricting, increasing objections to the U.S. military planting stories in the Iraqi press, Ralph Reed's lobbying trouble in TX, rumors that Pres. Bush's mother is out to get VP Cheney …
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Democratic Lawmakers Splinter on Iraq — Many Surprised as Pelosi Calls for a Fast Pullout — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's embrace Wednesday of a rapid withdrawal from Iraq highlighted the Democratic Party's fissures on war policy, putting the House's top Democrat at odds …
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New York Times:
Senate Summons Pentagon to Explain Effort to Plant News Stories in Iraqi Media — WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 - The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee summoned top Pentagon officials to a closed-door session on Capitol Hill on Friday to explain a reported secret military campaign in Iraq …
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Arab News:
UAE to Hold Elections to National Council — DUBAI, 2 December 2005 — The United Arab Emirates yesterday announced partial elections to the Federal National Council (FNC). The announcement was made on the eve of the country's national day and 13 months after the founder of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed ibn Sultan Al-Nahayan, passed away.
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White House:
President Discusses Strong Economic Growth and Job Creation — THE PRESIDENT: Thanks to good, old-fashioned American hard work and productivity, innovation, and sound economic policies of cutting taxes and restraining spending, our economy continues to gain strength and momentum.
Los Angeles Times:
Snagging a Rogue Snitch — A Yemeni immigrant's activities cast a shadow on federal agencies' use of informants. One man the felon fingered didn't go quietly to prison. — SAN FRANCISCO — The black sedans arrived late in the day. Six federal agents in windbreakers got out …
Insight:
Bush takes Cheney out of the loop on national security — The role of Vice President Dick Cheney as the administration's point man in security policy appears over, according to administration sources. — Over the last two months Mr. Cheney has been granted decreasing access to the Oval Office …
Stephen Green / Vodkapundit:
Get Real — Talk about "lost perspective" - now Matt Welch thinks friendly propaganda is as bad as weapons of mass destruction: … (OK, I admit - Welch didn't quite say what I said he said. The difference between my strawmen and his is that I fess up to mine.) — But Matt has an interesting point.
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Michael Kinsley / Washington Post:
Business As Usual: Corrupt — It used to be said that the moral arc of a Washington career could be divided into four parts: idealism, pragmatism, ambition and corruption. You arrive with a passion for a cause, determined to challenge the system. Then you learn to work for your cause within the system.
Walter Jajko / Los Angeles Times:
It's propaganda time — CRITICS OF THE Iraq war are outraged over the revelation that the U.S. military has been paying millions of dollars to plant pro-American, Pentagon-written propaganda articles in Iraqi newspapers and to buy off Iraqi journalists with monthly stipends. — But in my opinion, it's about time.
TBlumer / BizzyBlog.com:
Bizzy's AM Coffee Biz-Econ Links of the Day (120205): 43% of the Country Believes We're in a Recession! — NOTE: Moved "AM Coffee" post to the top for few hours (pre-lunch coffee?) because of the importance of the topic. — "Grouches" like BizzyBlog, Larry Kudlow, Neil Cavuto …
Peter Slevin / Washington Post:
More in U.S. Expressing Doubts About Death Penalty — AUSTIN, Dec. 1 — Ruben Cantu is long gone, executed by Texas authorities in 1993 after he was convicted of murdering a man during a San Antonio robbery when he was 17 years old. To the end, Cantu insisted he had been framed …
Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
Profusion of Rebel Groups Helps Them Survive in Iraq — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 1 - Here is a small sampling of the insurgent groups that have claimed responsibility for attacks on Americans and Iraqis in the last few months: — Supporters of the Sunni People. The Men's Faith Brigade. The Islamic Anger.
CALIFORNIA YANKEE:
Optimism Breaks Out — Optimism about the War Against Terrorism rebounded smartly in the last month according to Rasmussen Reports polling released today: … There is more good news. Forty percent now believe that the U.S. is safer than it was before 9/11. That's up from 34% a month ago.
