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April Castro / Associated Press:
DeLay's Money Laundering Charges Upheld  —  AUSTIN, Texas - A judge dismissed a conspiracy charge Monday against Rep. Tom DeLay but refused to throw out the far more serious allegations of money-laundering, dashing the congressman's hopes for now of reclaiming his post as House majority leader.
Jesselee / The Stakeholder:
DeLay Finished  —  DeLay gets some good news, but not enough of it...  DeLay's hopes dashed for quick end to case [Houston Chronicle] … Look for Republicans to start jockeying for January Leadership elections very soon, as well as some very disappointing poll numbers out of Houston tonight.
David Stout / New York Times:
Judge Upholds Most Serious Charges Against DeLay  —  WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 - A judge in Texas today dismissed part of a state indictment against Representative Tom DeLay, who was forced out of his post as leader of the Republican majority in the House two months ago after he was charged with conspiracy and political fund-raising abuses.
Laylan Copelin / Austin American-Statesman:
Money laundering charge against DeLay left to stand
U.S. Newswire:   Cheney and DeLay: A Scandal-Plagued Reunion, Says DNC
Smash / The Indepundit:
A Blue Day for CodePink  —  SUNDAY was another perfect day here in San Diego.  The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and across the street from Balboa Naval Hospital, a handful of anti-war protestors were preparing to rally under the banner of CodePink.
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Two Babes and a Brain:
This Will Make You Sick...  During our visit to Walter Reed, we all piled into a room of a young soldier who had just come out of surgery.  His parents were there to take care of him.  His room was decorated with autographed photos...one from Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac who had visited the previous day …
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Opinion Journal:   Kerry Supports the Troops
Jim Forsyth / woai.com:
Dean: US Won't Win in Iraq  —  (SAN ANTONIO) — Saying the "idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong," Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean predicted today that the Democratic Party will come together on a proposal to withdraw National Guard …
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
9/11 Panel: Government Has Failed to Enact Reforms to Protect Country  —  In its final act before formally disbanding as a private group, the former Sept. 11 commission gave the federal government failing or mediocre grades today for not enacting numerous reforms aimed at protecting the country from terrorist attacks.
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Timothy Williams / New York Times:
9/11 Panel Calls U.S. Response 'Disappointing'
Hope Yen / Associated Press:
U.S. Unprepared for Attack, 9/11 Panel Says
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Hamza Hendawi / Associated Press:
Saddam Yells at Judge in Unruly Session  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein's defense team walked out of court Monday, the former leader yelled at the judge, and Saddam's half brother shouted "Why don't you just execute us!" in an often unruly court session that also saw former U.S. Attorney …
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Mohammed / IRAQ THE MODEL:   The trial of our time...  This is how some local media chose to describe Saddam's trial.
ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Sources Tell ABC News Top Al Qaeda Figures Held in Secret CIA Prisons  —  10 Out of 11 High-Value Terror Leaders Subjected to 'Enhanced Interrogation Techniques'  —  Dec. 5, 2005 — Two CIA secret prisons were operating in Eastern Europe until last month when they were shut …
John Derbyshire / The Corner on National Review Online:
BOOB BAIT  —  Cliff: No, don't buy that.  —  Look through that Bailey piece again:  —  "A year ago, I asked Kristol after a lecture whether he believed in God or not.  He got a twinkle in his eye and responded, 'I don't believe in God, I have faith in God.' Well, faith, as it says in Hebrews 11:1 …
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Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Secrets and Lies  —  The DoD's disgraceful plot to plant rosy stories in the Iraqi press.  —  This time, someone really does have to be fired.  The revelation that Defense Department money, not even authorized by Congress for the purpose, has been outsourced to private interests and then used …
James M. Buchanan / Cato Unbound:
THREE AMENDMENTS: RESPONSIBILITY, GENERALITY, AND NATURAL LIBERTY  —  INTRODUCTION  —  A central message of public choice theory tells us that if politics generates undesirable results, it is better to examine the rules than to argue about different policies or to elect different representatives.
DefenseLINK:
The Future of Iraq (Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies)  —  Thank you very much, Dean Einhorn.  I see here Ruth Wedgwood in the front row, a member of the Defense Policy Board, and a couple of friends here from 30 or 40 or even more years back.  Bill Coleman and Hal [inaudible], it's good to see you.
Discussion: JunkYardBlog and Daily Pundit
Sally Buzbee / Associated Press:
AP Shocker: Iraq VP Disputes Bush on Training of Forces  —  DUBAI The training of Iraqi security forces has suffered a big "setback" in the last six months, with the army and other forces being increasingly used to settle scores and make other political gains, Iraqi Vice President Ghazi al-Yawer said Monday.

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