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Lieberman's Iraq Stance Brings Widening Split With His Party — WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 - Five years after running as the vice-presidential nominee on the Democratic ticket and a year after his own presidential bid, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut has become an increasingly unwelcome figure within …
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Lieberman Wins Republican Friends, Democratic Enemies With Support for War — Five years ago, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman was one of President Bush's arch political rivals. Now many in his party complain that he sounds more like Bush's running mate. — The Connecticut Democrat's strong public defense …
Nico / Think Progress:Lonesome Joe: — Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) …
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Meghan Clyne / nysun.com:
Treasury Department Tars Alamoudi, Founder of the Islamic Society of Boston — WASHINGTON - Concern is mounting over the connections between a Boston Islamic group and a high-profile Muslim activist, Abdurahman Alamoudi, after a recent statement by the federal government that Mr. Alamoudi had a …
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Citizens Turn Over 'Butcher of Ramadi' to Iraqi, U.S. Troops — WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2005 - The terrorist known as "the Butcher of Ramadi" was detained today, turned in by local citizens in the provincial capital of Iraq's Anbar province, U.S. military officials in Iraq reported.
Andrew C. Revkin / New York Times:
U.S. Delegation Walks Out of Climate Talks — MONTREAL, Dec. 9 - Two weeks of treaty talks on global warming neared an end today with the world's current and projected leaders in emissions of greenhouse gases, the United States and China, still refusing to take any mandatory steps to avoid dangerous climate change.
Matt Richtel / New York Times:
Live Tracking of Mobile Phones Prompts Court Fights on Privacy — Most Americans carry cellphones, but many may not know that government agencies can track their movements through the signals emanating from the handset. — In recent years, law enforcement officials have turned …
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Iraq's Powerful Shiite Coalition Shows Signs of Stress as Parliamentary Elections Loom — NAJAF, Iraq - As the debate got under way in a hotel assembly hall here recently, the governor of this Shiite holy city tried to stay on message when asked about his party's position on the hottest …
Los Angeles Times:
Paramount Buys DreamWorks in Billion-Dollar Deal — Paramount Pictures has agreed to buy the live-action unit of DreamWorks SKG in an estimated $1.5 billion deal, people familiar with the deal said today. — The agreement between DreamWorks and Paramount, a division of New York-based Viacom Inc. …
Associated Press:
Bush's approval rating rises to 42 percent — Ratings are at highest level since last summer — President Bush speaks at a Republican fundraiser for Rep. Mark Kennedy, R-Minn., on Friday in Minneapolis. — WASHINGTON - President Bush's improved standing with whites, men …
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Subway Rider Busted for Selling a Token — ATLANTA - Transit police handcuffed and cited a man who sold a $1.75 subway token to another rider who was having trouble with a token vending machine. Transit authority spokeswoman Jocelyn Baker said Friday that the officer "acted within the law" …
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T.R. Reid / Washington Post:
Spanish At School Translates to Suspension — KANSAS CITY, Kan., Dec. 8 — Most of the time, 16-year-old Zach Rubio converses in clear, unaccented American teen-speak, a form of English in which the three most common words are "like," "whatever" and "totally."
Jim VandeHei / Washington Post:
Candidates Welcome Bush — Despite Dip in Polls, He's Like a Magnet for GOP Money — Slumping poll numbers and rebellion in Republican ranks have been tormenting President Bush for months. But he is still welcomed with open arms — and checkbooks — when he comes to town with a promise to raise campaign cash for GOP candidates.
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Associated Press:
China Town Sealed After Police Shootings — Categories: Global / world / unrest, conflicts and war / Asia / economy, business and finance / Far East / civil unrest / Pacific Rim / political dissent / environmental issues / energy use and policy / politics / energy resources / citizens' initiative …
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Howard W. French / New York Times:20 Reported Killed as Chinese Unrest Escalates
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Scott Helman / Boston Globe:
Romney says no hospitals are exempt from pill law — He reverses stand on Plan B — Governor Mitt Romney reversed course on the state's new emergency contraception law yesterday, saying that all hospitals in the state will be obligated to provide the morning-after pill to rape victims.
Doug Thompson / Capitol Hill Blue:
Bush on the Constitution: 'It's just a goddamned piece of paper' — Last month, Republican Congressional leaders filed into the Oval Office to meet with President George W. Bush and talk about renewing the controversial USA Patriot Act. — Several provisions of the act …
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Claudia H. Deutsch / New York Times:
New Surveys Show That Big Business Has a P.R. Problem — More than ever, Americans do not trust business or the people who run it. — Pollsters, researchers, even many corporate chiefs themselves say that business is under attack by a majority of the public, which believes that executives …
