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Orin Kerr / The Volokh Conspiracy:
LEGAL ANALYSIS OF THE NSA DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM: Was the secret NSA surveillance program legal?  Was it constitutional?  Did it violate federal statutory law?  It turns out these are hard questions, but I wanted to try my best to answer them.  My answer is pretty tentative …
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National Review:
Why Bush Approved the Wiretaps  —  In the days since the revelation that President Bush authorized the National Security Agency to bypass, in certain cases of suspected al Qaeda activity, the special court set up to provide warrants for national-security wiretaps, the question has come up repeatedly: Why did he do it?
Daniel J. Solove / Concurring Opinions:
Beyond His Power: Bush's Authorization of Warrantless NSA Surveillance
Discussion: Prometheus 6
byrd2006.com:
Senator Byrd: No President is Above the Law
MSNBC:
Bush says leaking spy program a 'shameful act'
Associated Press:
Bush Says U.S. Spy Program Is Essential and Legal
Discussion: Hugh Hewitt
Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
Definition of "Audacity"  —  Noun: Bold or insolent heedlessness …
White House:
Press Conference of the President  —  THE PRESIDENT: Welcome.  Please be seated.  Thanks.  —  Last night I addressed the nation about our strategy for victory in Iraq, and the historic elections that took place in the country last week.  In a nation that once lived by the whims of a brutal dictator …
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CNN:
Bush: U.S. must think, act differently  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush held a year-end news conference in the White House on Monday.  The president followed up on his Sunday night speech on Iraq, addressed the controversy surrounding the Patriot Act and took questions on those and other subjects.
Washington Post:
SPEAKER: GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Discussion: Let Freedom Ring
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Checks And Balances  —  I'm hearing various pundits discuss …
Discussion: The Mahablog and TAPPED
Washington Post:
President's Approval Rating Rebounds  —  President Bush's approval rating has surged in recent weeks, reversing what had been an extended period of decline, with Americans now expressing renewed optimism about the future of democracy in Iraq, the campaign against terrorism and the U.S. economy …
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CNN:
Iraq speeches, election don't help Bush  —  New poll: A majority doesn't approve of his handling of Iraq  —  CNN — President Bush's approval ratings do not appear to have changed significantly, despite a number of recent speeches he's given to shore up public support for the war in Iraq and its historic elections on Thursday.
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Poll: Bush's Approval Ratings Climb  —  Iraqi Elections, Economic Gains Lift President From Career Lows  —  Dec. 19, 2005 — The recent elections in Iraq and an improved economic outlook at home have shifted public support in the president's direction, lifting him from career lows in his job performance and personal ratings alike.
accessnorthga.com:
Congressman calls for Bush impeachment  —  U.S. Rep. John Lewis said Monday in a radio interview that President Bush should be impeached if he broke the law in authorizing spying on Americans.  —  The Democratic senator from Georgia told WAOK-AM he would sign a bill of impeachment …
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Opinion Journal:
Our Friends the Pakistanis  —  Support for the U.S. is surging in some parts of the Muslim world.  —  So much for the popularly peddled view that anti-Americanism in the Muslim world is so pervasive and deep-rooted it might take generations to alter.  A new poll from Pakistan …
Media Matters for America:
Couric pitted constitutional scholars versus "Americans" who "don't want another September 11" … On the December 19 broadcast of NBC's Today, host Katie Couric asked NBC News Washington bureau chief Tim Russert whether the debate over the Bush administration's secret use of domestic surveillance without …
rawstory.com:
Democrats plan sharp rebuke of pre-war intelligence, Iraq war in massive new congressional report  —  House Judiciary Committee Democrats, spearheaded by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), are set to release possibly the sharpest congressional critique to date surrounding Iraq, RAW STORY has learned.
Discussion: THE BRAD BLOG and Pensito Review
Michael J. Totten:
Nasser's Biggest Crime  —  CAIRO - Egyptian blogger Big Pharaoh gave me an insider's tour of Cairo and the ghastly political situation facing his country today.  —  He took me down 26 of July Street on foot to the bridge over the Nile connecting Zamalek island to the mainland.
Discussion: Done With Mirrors

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Associated Press:
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MEMRI:
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Early Results Show Religious Groups Leading in Iraqi Vote
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New York Times:
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