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James Wolcott:
CIRCLE JERKS  —  After reading this—and this—and this, I've come to a couple of conclusions.  —  1) So-called reputable journalists have completely forfeited their high horse when it comes to complaining about bloggers as a species of riffraff—they no longer have the right …
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Empty Wheel / The Next Hurrah:
What Vivnovka Tells Us  —  I don't know whether Rove and Libby will ever go to jail for outing Valerie Plame.  But the investigation has already done one important thing—it has demonstrated in stark terms the pathetic state of political journalism.  Judy Miller has been exposed as a sycophantic liar.
ReddHedd / firedoglake:
The Penitent  —  Vivaca Novak's article is up at Time.
Discussion: The Huffington Post and TalkLeft
Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
Viveca Novak: Another Plame Journo Kept Her Editor in the Dark
Swopa / Needlenose:
Loose lips sink Viveca Novak's career
Joseph Kahn / New York Times:
Military Officer Tied to Killings Is Held by China  —  BEIJING, Monday, Dec. 12 - The commander of paramilitary forces who opened fire on villagers protesting land seizures has been detained by the authorities in connection with the shootings, an extraordinary response that suggested high-level concern …
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Reuters:
Iraqi insurgents urge Sunnis to vote, warn Zarqawi  —  FALLUJA/RAMADI Iraq (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein loyalists who violently opposed January elections have made an about-face as Thursday's polls near, urging fellow Sunni Arabs to vote and warning al Qaeda militants not to attack.
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Tim B. / Tim Blair:
BEACH TRASH DUKE IT OUT  —  Wild scenes at a Sydney beach: … Let's hope that report turns out to be untrue.  Other (confirmed) reports are almost as disgusting: … How did this situation come to be?  Splat Guy puts together a concise time-line: … Absolutely.
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Roger Maynard / Times of London:   Battle on beach as mob vows to defend 'Aussie way of life'
Ellen Knickmeyer / Washington Post:
Abuse Cited In 2nd Jail Operated by Iraqi Ministry  —  Official Says 12 Prisoners Subjected to 'Severe Torture'  —  BAGHDAD, Dec. 11 — An Iraqi government search of a detention center in Baghdad operated by Interior Ministry special commandos found 13 prisoners who had suffered abuse serious enough …
Angelica / Battlepanda:
Outrage  —  The Cory Maye case is just about the ugliest nexus of race, civil rights violations, southern juries and our criminal justice system that I can think of. … Cory Maye is now on death row in Mississippi.  —  When the Instapundit and I both agree that something is wack.
Henry A. Kissinger / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Moving toward a responsible exit strategy in Iraq  —  Since every turning point occurs in some finite time period, a key test of policy-making is when to schedule the seminal decisions.  The debate over withdrawal from Iraq hinges on such a question.  The administration and its critics seem …
David Kravets / Associated Press:
Calif. High Court Refuses Williams' Stay  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California Supreme Court late Sunday refused to grant a stay of execution for convicted killer Stanley Tookie Williams, meaning the former gang leader who became an outspoken critic of gang violence will be executed early Tuesday unless …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Associated Press:
Home Schools Are Becoming More Popular Among Blacks  —  RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 10 (AP) - When Denise Armstrong decided to teach her daughter and two sons at home instead of sending them to public school, she said she did so thinking she would do a better job than the school of instilling her values in her children.
Discussion: AtlanticBlog
Ceci Connolly / Washington Post:
Frist Cautions Senators Against Stalling Alito Vote  —  Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) threatened yesterday to strip Democrats of the power to filibuster if they block the vote on Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr.  —  "It would be against the intent of the Founding Fathers …
Elaine Sciolino / New York Times:
Immigrants' Dreams Mix With Fury in a Gray Place Near Paris  —  LA COURNEUVE, France - Djamila has built her life around her sons.  An Algerian-born nurse's aide who left the two husbands who abused her, she has soldiered on in the housing projects of this tough town near Paris …
CNN:
CNN RELIABLE SOURCES  —  Rumsfeld Accuses Press of Playing Down Progress in Iraq; Vargas, Woodruff to Succeed Jennings at 'World News Tonight'  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  HOWARD KURTZ, HOST (voice-over): Pentagon pushback.
US News:
Washington Whispers  —  Hastert's helper  —  House Speaker Dennis Hastert is a last-minute shopper.  But this Christmas won't end with a mad dash to the mall for impersonal gift cards.  That's because he's getting help from a shopaholic: Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez.  And it's all in a day's work.
Discussion: MyDD and AMERICAblog

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