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Reuters:
Iraq border chief denies forged ballots seized  —  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The head of Iraq's border guards denied police reports on Wednesday that a tanker truck stuffed with thousands of forged ballot papers had been seized crossing into Iraq from Iran before Thursday's elections.
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Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
Police Seize Forged Ballots Headed to Iraq From Iran  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 13 - Less than two days before nationwide elections, the Iraqi border police seized a tanker on Tuesday that had just crossed from Iran filled with thousands of forged ballots, an official at the Interior Ministry said.
John F. Burns / New York Times:
To Halt Abuses, U.S. Will Inspect Jails Run by Iraq  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 13 - American military officers will inspect hundreds of detention centers and embed with Iraqi police commando units and other Interior Ministry forces to try to halt widespread abuses uncovered by raids …
CNN:
Truck with allegedly fake ballots detained
Discussion: BlondeSense
Raleigh News & Observer:
Bush can settle CIA leak riddle, Novak says  —  Newspaper columnist Robert Novak is still not naming his source in the Valerie Plame affair, but he says he is pretty sure the name is no mystery to President Bush.  —  "I'm confident the president knows who the source is," …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Novak And Woodward - Same Source?
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Christian Oliver / Reuters:
Iran's Ahmadinejad says Holocaust a myth  —  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that the Holocaust was a myth, ramping up his rhetoric and triggering a fresh wave of international condemnation.  —  Last week Ahmadinejad first aired his doubts on the veracity …
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Associated Press:
Iran President: Holocaust Is a 'Myth'  —  TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday the Holocaust is a "myth" that Europeans have used to create a Jewish state in the heart of the Islamic world.  —  "Today, they have created a myth in the name of Holocaust and consider …
Ben Connable / Washington Post:
The Truth On the Ground  —  When I told people that I was getting ready to head back to Iraq for my third tour, the usual response was a frown, a somber head shake and even the occasional "I'm sorry."  When I told them that I was glad to be going back, the response was awkward disbelief, a fake smile and a change of subject.
Discussion: QandO, BLACKFIVE and The Daily Brief
National Review:
Will Rove be Indicted?  —  There have been rumors flying around Washington in the last few days that Karl Rove, the president's top political adviser, might soon be indicted in the CIA leak investigation.  At least for now, the rumors appear to be based on someone hearing that someone else …
Discussion: firedoglake and Donklephant
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Jason Leopold / rawstory.com:
Fitzgerald to brief grand jury Wednesday
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Bold Predictions 2006: The Plame Game
Discussion: The Glittering Eye
White House:
President Discusses Iraqi Elections, Victory in the War on Terror  —  Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center  —  Washington, D.C.  —  In Focus: National Security  —  In Focus: Renewal in Iraq  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much.  Please be seated.  Thank you for the warm welcome.
Washington Post:
A Religious Protest Largely From the Left  —  Conservative Christians Say Fighting Cuts in Poverty Programs Is Not a Priority  —  When hundreds of religious activists try to get arrested today to protest cutting programs for the poor, prominent conservatives such as James Dobson, Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell will not be among them.
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
washingtonpost.com > Live Discussions  —  washingtonpost.com's Daily Politics Discussion  —  Don't want to miss out on the latest buzz in politics?  Start each day at wonk central: The Post Politics Hour.  Join in each weekday morning at 11 a.m. as a member of The Washington Post's team …
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
The true character of the European Left  —  My recent reference to Rep. Cynthia McKinney as a genuine "hater of America" sparked a dispute in my Comments section — as well as on the far-left, oh-so-cleverly named Smirking Chimp site — as to what constitutes "anti-Americanism."
Claudia Rosett / Opinion Journal:
Gebran Tueni, R.I.P.  —  My conversations with the latest victim of Syrian terror.  —  At a rally of the terrorist group Hezbollah in Lebanon this past March, among the chants of "Death to America" and the banners lauding Syria, some of the demonstrators brandished posters that threatened …
Mickey Kaus / Slate:
Epater Les Breeders  —  If you don't see "Brokeback Mountain," are you a bigot?  —  The Tsunami of Guilt Gathers Force Offshore: … P.S.: Reader C. E., reacting to an earlier "Brokeback" post, emails: … Er, no. If a gay man, say, goes to see "Wuthering Heights," there is at least one romantic lead of the sex he's interested in!
Discussion: TBogg and Ace of Spades HQ
Seth Rosenthal / The Nation:
Pro-Alito Buzz Cloaks a Draconian Agenda  —  How often, in the past month alone, have you heard President Bush and his supporters claim they want judges who "won't legislate from the bench," believe in "judicial restraint" and "understand the limited role of the courts"?
Tammy Bruce:
AND HOLLYWOOD WONDERS WHY THEY'RE FAILING  —  Why, oh why, has Hollywood seen here's what Hollywood thinks is their best of the year, and consequently what they think our culture should look like:  —  1) A love story between two gay sheepherders (erroneously labeled 'cowboys' by the media, I suppose because they wear hats).

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