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Web Site Attacks Critic of War — Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), the former Marine who is an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq, has become the latest Democrat to have his Vietnam War decorations questioned. — In a tactic reminiscent of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth assault on Sen. John F. Kerry …
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CNSNews:
David Thibault — Editor-in-Chief — Has been in this position with CNSNews.com since April 2005 after joining the organization in 2000 as managing editor, assigning coverage of stories and developing the site's overall news philosophy. Before arriving at CNSNews.com …
Murray Waas / whatever already!:
The Washington Post gives major play this morning to an attack of Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) on the website of the (until now) obscure Cybercast News Service. It accuses Murtha— who won a Silver Starr and three Bronze Stars in Vietnam— of purportedly saying that he had not deserved to win …
Anton La Guardia / Telegraph:
'Divine mission' driving Iran's new leader — As Iran rushes towards confrontation with the world over its nuclear programme, the question uppermost in the mind of western leaders is "What is moving its President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to such recklessness?" — Political analysts point …
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Nazila Fathi / New York Times:U.N. Scrutiny Won't Make Iran Quit Nuclear Effort, President Says
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Robert Mayer / Publius Pundit:NEGOTIATIONS OFFICIALLY END WITH IRAN
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CNN:
Source: Al-Zawahiri not among 18 killed in airstrike — (CNN) — Ayman al-Zawahiri — Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in the al Qaeda terrorist network — was not killed in a CIA airstrike on a remote Pakistani village, according to a Pakistani intelligence official.
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Riaz Khan / Associated Press:
al-Qaida Leader Not at Site of Airstrike — DAMADOLA, Pakistan - Al-Qaida's second-in-command was the target of a U.S. airstrike near the Afghan border but he was not at the site of the attack, two senior Pakistani officials said Saturday. At least 17 people were killed.
Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
Airstrike by U.S. Draws Protests From Pakistanis — Pakistani tribesmen marched Saturday near Damadola to protest the airstrike. Local officials in the region, the Bajaur district, said the attack destroyed three houses in the village and killed at least 18 civilians.
New York Times:
Democrats See Wide Bush Stamp on Court System — Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. being sworn in on Monday, the first day of his confirmation hearings. His approval now appears to be almost assured. — WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 - Disheartened by the administration's success with the Supreme Court nomination …
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Boston Globe:
Not fit for the court — SAMUEL ALITO tells a moving and very American personal story about the path his immigrant father took to raise a son who would one day be poised to sit on the US Supreme Court. But Judge Alito's judicial philosophy, his written record of court decisions …
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Crooks and Liars:
We're all (Paranoid, Imbalanced) Homeland Security Agents now — We're all (Paranoid, Imbalanced) Homeland Security Agents now — If you're interested in viewing the results of mixing sickly paranoia with abject stupidity — or if you want to catch a glimpse of what our country will look …
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Hindrocket / Power Line:TERRORISTS SNAPPING UP DISPOSABLE CELL PHONES
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Jonathan E. Kaplan / The Hill:
Blunt claims he has the votes — House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) claimed today that he has locked up the commitments of more than 117 Republicans to win the majorityvleader' post. — Despite Blunt's confidence, Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), his chief rival, promised a long campaign …
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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:Ariz. Congressman Joins House Leader Race
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Atrios / Eschaton:
How It Goes — Winter/Spring - The clone army of foreign policy "experts" from conservative foreign policy outfits nobody ever heard of before suddenly appear on all the cable news programs all the time, frowning furiously and expressing concerns about the "grave threat" that Iran poses.
Terry Eastland / Weekly Standard:
Inside "Concerned Alumni of Princeton" — Samuel Alito had virtually nothing to do with the notorious CAP. I did. — ABOUT THE ALITO HEARINGS, one thing is certain: If it had been the Concerned Alumni of Princeton that was up for confirmation, the nomination wouldn't even make it out of the Judiciary Committee.
Greg Sargent / TAPPED:
HANG TOUGH, DEMS. Via Kevin Drum, Slate's John Dickerson notes that George Bush wants hearings on warrantless wiretapping so that he can dust off the national security cudgel from 2002 and use it again in 2006. Dickerson writes: … That sounds right to me, but it's worth noting …
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Ceci Connolly / Washington Post:
The States Step In As Medicare Falters — Seniors Being Turned Away, Overcharged Under New Prescription Drug Program — Two weeks into the new Medicare prescription drug program, many of the nation's sickest and poorest elderly and disabled people are being turned away or overcharged at pharmacies …
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