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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.
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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.
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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Newdonkey / NewDonkey.com:In Defense of The Moose — I rise today to a point …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
12/01/05 FOX Poll: Bush Approval Rises; Public Split on Pre-War Intel — NEW YORK — President George W. Bush's approval rating recovered a few points in the week's FOX News poll, though slightly more Americans still disapprove than approve of his job performance.
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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.
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.
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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Skippy / skippy the bush kangaroo:
is maureen dowd necessary? - a skippy musing — while most of the left side of blogtopia (yes! we coined that phrase!) was busy watching howard dean on jay leno wednesday night, we, being the contrarians we are, tuned into david letterman. much to our chagrin, there sat maureen dowd …
Kimberly Hefling / timesleader.com:
Third party group, Santorum campaign use same footage — WASHINGTON - If the grandfather and grandson walking together in Sen. Rick Santorum's Internet ad look familiar, it could be because the same two actors are in a television ad that a third-party group is running in support of Santorum.
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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 …
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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 …
Caroline E. Mayer / Washington Post:
Lawyers Ready Suit Over Soda — Case Being Built Linking Obesity To Sale in Schools — The fight against sugary soft drinks is beginning to foam over. — A coalition of lawyers who have actively and successfully sued tobacco companies says it is close to filing a class-action lawsuit …
Mark Blumenthal / Mystery Pollster:
The RT Strategies Iraq Poll — Yesterday's front-page analysis of President Bush's Iraq speech earlier this week by the Washington Post's Peter Baker included a reference to some recent survey data: … In an item in last Sunday's "Politics" column, the Post's Chris Cillizza called the poll …
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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 …
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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 …
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.
