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Washington Post:
Confirm Samuel Alito — THE SENATE'S decision concerning the confirmation of Samuel A. Alito Jr. is harder than the case last year of now-Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. Judge Alito's record raises concerns across a range of areas. His replacement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor could alter …
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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 …
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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Murray Waas / whatever already!:
The Washington Post this morning 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 had won eight military awards, including a Bronze star, and a Distinguished Service Medal …
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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 …
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CNSNews:Murtha's War Hero Status Called Into Question
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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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Robert Mayer / Publius Pundit:NEGOTIATIONS OFFICIALLY END WITH IRAN
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A Daily Briefing on Iran
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.
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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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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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Robert H. Bork / Opinion Journal:
We the People — Top books on the Constitution. — 1. "The Federalist" by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay. — Written to promote the ratification of the proposed Constitution, this series of New York newspaper essays in fact had little effect on the outcome.
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The Claremont Institute
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.
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The Nation:
Gore to Address "Constitutional Crisis" — It sounds as if Al Gore is about to deliver what could be not just one of the more significant speeches of his political career but an essential challenge to the embattled presidency of George W. Bush. — In a major address slated for delivery Monday …
Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:
The Stress of Guarding the Couch — The duffel bag landed on the floor with a thud. — Greg Papadatos, a 42-year-old, 148-pound Army medic, looked around. — The walls of his apartment were full of holes. The bathroom did not have any toilet paper. The floors were fuzzy with dust.
James Wolcott:
BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE — Hindered by the bashful modesty that is the byproduct of my Catholic upbringing, I can't take credit for the swift cosmic justice meted out to Michael Fumento after he saw fit to challenge me in a war of wits. It was a war he could not win, given the egregiousness …
Bob Fertik / Democrats.com:
Zogby Poll: Americans Support Impeaching Bush for Wiretapping — For Immediate Release: January 16, 2006 — New Zogby Poll Shows Majority of Americans Support Impeaching Bush for Wiretapping — By a margin of 52% to 43%, Americans want Congress to consider impeaching President Bush …
