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Washington Post:
Judges on Surveillance Court To Be Briefed on Spy Program  —  The presiding judge of a secret court that oversees government surveillance in espionage and terrorism cases is arranging a classified briefing for her fellow judges to address their concerns about the legality …
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
News of Surveillance Is Awkward for Agency
Discussion: Air America Radio
Shakespeare's Sister:
FISA Court Demands Answers
Discussion: Balkinization
Right Wing Nut House:
MERRY CHRISTMAS AL QAEDA
Discussion: Stop The ACLU and Think Progress
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
'Warrantless' searches not unprecedented  —  Previous administrations, as well as the court that oversees national security cases, agreed with President Bush's position that a president legally may authorize searches without warrants in pursuit of foreign intelligence.
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
ON THE LEGALITY OF THE NSA ELECTRONIC INTERCEPT PROGRAM  —  It has been widely suggested that the NSA electronic intercept program that has been carried out by the Bush administration for the last three years is, or may be, illegal.  The New York Times and other media outlets have implied …
Clint Van Zandt / MSNBC:
The media, the NSA and the Patriot Act
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David B. Caruso / Associated Press:
NYC Transit Union Moves to Return to Work  —  NEW YORK - Striking bus and subway workers agreed Thursday to "take steps" to go back to work while their union and the transit authority resume negotiations, a mediator said.  —  The deal with the Transit Workers Union could pave the way for a resumption …
Jesse J. Holland / Associated Press:
Senate Passes Patriot Act Extension  —  WASHINGTON - The Senate on Wednesday passed a six-month extension of the terror-fighting USA Patriot Act as a last resort after Democrats and a small group of GOP senators blocked President Bush and Republican congressional leaders' attempt to make most of the anti-terrorism law permanent.
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Washington Post:
Senate Votes to Extend Patriot Act for 6 Months  —  A much-debated domestic surveillance law won a reprieve last night when senators agreed to continue it for six months to allow House and Senate negotiators to resume efforts next year to rewrite it for the longer term.
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
A Bit of Drama on Senate Floor  —  Procedural Point Fuels Debate Between Longtime Colleagues  —  It was quite a bull session between two old bulls.  —  Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, battered all week for using the defense spending bill to force through a home-state oil drilling provision …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Demagogue
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Editor and Publisher:
'Impeachment' Talk, Pro and Con, Appears in Media at Last  —  NEW YORK Suddenly this week, scattered outposts in the media have started mentioning the "I" word, or at least the "IO" phrase: impeach or impeachable offense.  —  The sudden outbreak of anger or candor has been sparked by the uproar …
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Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
John Gibson goes berserk — on air and off  —  Anyone familiar with Fox News broadcasts has come to expect a level of professionalism on par with an elementary school food fight, but once in a while, even the FNC gang manages to surprise.  —  C&L and Newshounds offered terrific coverage …
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Associated Press:
Son of Colts' Coach Tony Dungy Found Dead  —  18-Year-Old Son of Indianapolis Colts Coach Tony Dungy Is Found Dead in His Apartment  —  TAMPA, Fla. Dec 22, 2005 — James Dungy, the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, was found dead in a Tampa-area apartment, police said Thursday.
Discussion: PunditGuy and Mark in Mexico
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Associated Press:   Colts coach Dungy's son found dead
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
File the Bin Laden Phone Leak Under 'Urban Myths'  —  President Bush asserted this week that the news media published a U.S. government leak in 1998 about Osama bin Laden's use of a satellite phone, alerting the al Qaeda leader to government monitoring and prompting him to abandon the device.
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Pajamas Media:
"Every drive you take / I'll be watching you"
Discussion: YARGB and Instapundit.com
Anne E. Kornblut / New York Times:
Lobbyist Nears Terms on Plea Deal  —  WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 - Jack Abramoff, the Republican lobbyist under indictment for fraud in South Florida, is expected to complete a plea agreement in the Miami criminal case, setting the stage for him to become a crucial witness in a broad federal corruption …
Washington Post:
Report Revises Katrina's Force  —  Hurricane Center Downgrades Storm to Category 3 Strength  —  Hurricane Katrina will go down in the history books as the costliest hurricane in U.S. history, but not by a long shot the most powerful.  —  The National Hurricane Center released a summary report …
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Marc Morano / CNSNews:
Bush-Bashing Black Charity Sits on Katrina Cash
Mark Leibovich / Washington Post:
Unanswer Man  —  Scott McClellan Is the President's Spokesman, Which Doesn't Leave Him Much to Say  —  On the Thursday morning after his reelection in November 2004, President Bush bounded unexpectedly into the Roosevelt Room of the White House, where about 15 members of his communications team were celebrating.
Reuters:
Annan assails reporter in rare show of anger  —  UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan lost his diplomatic cool with a reporter on Wednesday, calling him an "overgrown schoolboy" in a show of anger at questions over his part in the Iraq oil-for-food scandal.
Discussion: Mark in Mexico and Hugh Hewitt

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2005: Things I Want To Forget
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Tom Gross / Wall Street Journal:
Yasser Abbas  —  On the very day that five Israelis were murdered …
Discussion: Power Line
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Washington Post:
Thou Shalt What??  Ralph Reed's Flack Writes a Little Blue in a Red State
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tcsdaily.com:
Why American Muslims Stay Silent
Jim Hoagland / Washington Post:
Boosting Democracy, On Purpose or Not
Discussion: TAPPED and War and Piece
Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
TRIVIALIZING TERROR....Remember Jose Padilla, the "dirty bomber"?
New York Times:
Cheney Defends Eavesdropping Without Warrants
Anton La Guardia / Telegraph:
Arrests reveal Zarqawi network in Europe
Washington Post:
Department's Mission Was Undermined From Start
 
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