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Richard Bernstein / New York Times:
Skepticism Seems to Erode Europeans' Faith in Rice — BERLIN, Dec. 6 - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice did what was expected, many people in Europe said Tuesday, after her meetings with Chancellor Angela Merkel and other German officials. She gave reassurances that the United States …
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Associated Press:
Poll finds broad approval of terrorist torture — Most in U.S., Britain, France, S. Korea say torture justified in rare instances — WASHINGTON - Most Americans and a majority of people in Britain, France and South Korea say torturing terrorism suspects is justified at least in rare instances, according to AP-Ipsos polling.
Tom Regan / Christian Science Monitor:Rendition not foolproof — Rice defends practice but records …
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Supreme Court Weighs Military's Access to Law Schools — WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 - The military wants access to law schools on the same basis as other potential employers seeking to recruit students, although openly gay law students, of course, need not apply. The law schools insist …
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Law Schools Against Free Speech — The Supreme Court considers military recruitment on campus. — Anyone who has attended law school will attest to the lunacy of interview season, wherein law students trade in jeans and sweatshirts for rumpled navy suits and heroically endure an uneasy session …
Alan Cooperman / Washington Post:
'Holiday' Cards Ring Hollow for Some on Bushes' List — What's missing from the White House Christmas card? Christmas. — This month, as in every December since he took office, President Bush sent out cards with a generic end-of-the-year message, wishing 1.4 million of his close friends and supporters a happy "holiday season."
Fox News:
Saddam Tells Judge: 'Go to Hell' — BAGHDAD, Iraq — Saddam Hussein told the judge overseeing his trial in Iraq to "go to hell" Tuesday and threatened not to return to an "unjust court" when it reconvenes on Wednesday. — After five witnesses gave horrific testimony of torture allegedly overseen …
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David Lightman / courant.com:
Lieberman Calls For Formation Of 'War Cabinet' — WASHINGTON — Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, increasingly isolated in his own Democratic party because of his strong support for the Iraq war, today called on the White House and congressional leaders to form a special "war cabinet" to provide advice and direction for the war effort.
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MyDD, The Moderate Voice, AMERICAblog, The Heretik, Oliver Willis, A Blog For All, PoliPundit.com, Daily Kos, Kesher Talk and Taegan Goddard's …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:Moral Foundations — I see that Senator Lieberman is concerned …
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Patridiot Watch
Washington Post:
Democrats Fear Backlash at Polls for Antiwar Remarks — Strong antiwar comments in recent days by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean have opened anew a party rift over Iraq, with some lawmakers warning that the leaders' rhetorical blasts …
Hamza Hendawi / Associated Press:
Saddam's Trial Resumes, but Without Him — BAGHDAD, Iraq - The trial of Saddam Hussein resumed Wednesday after a lengthy delay but without the former president, who had declared the day before that he would not take part in an "unjust" court. — The seven other defendants and Saddam's lawyers …
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Edward B. Driscoll, Jr / Tech Central Station:
Hollywood Ending? — In case you haven't noticed, Hollywood has a bit of a revenue problem. There have been numerous headlines that film attendance declined an amazing 12 percent from last year. But as Chris Anderson recently mentioned on his Long Tail Weblog, the decline in Hollywood's box office …
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Not Guilty Verdicts in Florida Terror Trial Are Setback for U.S. — WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 - In a major defeat for law enforcement officials, a jury in Florida failed to return guilty verdicts Tuesday on any of 51 criminal counts against a former Florida professor and three co-defendants accused …
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Jean O. Pasco / Los Angeles Times:
Republican Tops Border Activist in O.C. Election — A Republican state senator sailed to victory Tuesday in a special congressional election in coastal Orange County featuring a maverick, third-party candidate who sought to capitalize on growing fears of illegal immigration.
rushlimbaugh.com:
John Kerry Calls American Troops Terrorists — RUSH: John Kerry beginning to undermine the war in a big effort now, in a big way. Let's go the sound bite. This is Face the Nation yesterday. Bob Schieffer says, "Democrat Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, he takes a very different view, Senator Kerry.
NY Daily News:
Angry activists set to hound Hil — WASHINGTON - Anti-war activists furious with Sen. Hillary Clinton are vowing to bird-dog her everywhere she goes, starting with a swanky Manhattan fund-raiser tonight. — Clinton's letter last week clarifying her position on Iraq …
Terry Macalister / Guardian:
E.ON forced to whistle down the wind as turbine shortage causes delays to plans — · Power company says farm in Wales will not go ahead — · Bottleneck blamed on US boom pushing up prices — A global shortage of turbines and other key pieces of equipment needed …
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