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U.S. Strike Killed Al Qaeda Bomb Maker — Terror Big Also Trained 'Shoe Bomber,' Moussaoui — Jan. 18, 2006 — ABC News has learned that al Qaeda's master bomb maker and chemical weapons expert was one of the men killed in last week's U.S. missile attack in eastern Pakistan.
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Simon Jenkins / Guardian:
The west has picked a fight with Iran that it cannot win — Washington's kneejerk belligerence ignores Tehran's influence and the need for subtle engagement — Never pick a fight you know you cannot win. Or so I was told. Pick an argument if you must, but not a fight.
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Nasser Karimi / Associated Press:
Rice: No Point in More Iran Negotiations — TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - France, with the support of the United States, rejected Iran's request for more negotiations on the Islamic republic's nuclear program, with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice saying Wednesday "there's not much to talk about" after Iran resumed atomic activities.
James Gordon Meek / NY Daily News:
Prober blasts Bill — Cites coverup on Cisneros — WASHINGTON - A special prosecutor's long-delayed report charges that a coverup at senior levels of the Clinton administration killed a tax fraud case against ex-cabinet member Henry Cisneros, the Daily News has learned.
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New York Times:
Inquiry on Clinton Official Ends With Accusations of Cover-Up — WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 - After the longest independent counsel investigation in history, the prosecutor in the case of former Housing Secretary Henry G. Cisneros is finally closing his operation with a scathing report accusing …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Democrats Unveil Their Own Plan for Rules on Lobbying — WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 - With a stinging attack on Republican ethics, Congressional Democrats today proposed a lobbying overhaul they said far exceeds new Republican proposals in limiting the influence of monied special interests on Capitol Hill.
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Debbie Schlussel:
Who's Behind the ACLU NSA Lawsuit . . . And Why Are They Lying? — You've heard a lot about the ACLU lawsuit since its filing yesterday. — But you haven't heard much about its less famous plaintiffs, plaintiffs with whom I'm all too familiar and about whom I've written a great deal.
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Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
Former Teen Idol Garrett Charged With Heroin Possession — Seventies teen idol Leif Garrett was charged this morning with possession of heroin after his arrest in the Pershing Square subway station over the weekend. — Garrett was due to appear in Los Angeles County Superior Court later today.
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
PART D, AS IN DEBACLE: — So just how badly is President Bush's Medicare prescription drug program, known as "Part D," going? On Tuesday morning, I landed in Nashville, Tennessee, to find this bold headline atop the Tennessean front page: "PHARMACISTS DECRY MEDICARE CHAOS."
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Ceci Connolly / Washington Post:HHS Works to Fix Drug Plan Woes
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Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Justices Send Back Parent-Notification Law — Lower Court Must Modify N.H. Abortion Measure Instead of Striking It Down — The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that federal judges should not have struck down an entire New Hampshire law that requires teenagers to notify their parents before having …
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Associated Press:
Death row elder needed 2 injections — Last words: 'Hoka hey, it's a good day to die' — SAN QUENTIN, California (AP) — In the end, California's oldest condemned inmate did not seem quite as feeble as his attorneys made him out to be in their efforts to save his life.
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White House:
Press Briefing by Scott McClellan — MR. MCCLELLAN: Good afternoon, everyone. I have one announcement to begin with. The President will host Polish President Kaczynski at the White House on February 9th. President Kaczynski is making his first visit to the White House since he assumed the presidency of Poland on December 23rd.
Toronto Star:
Liberals scramble after Hargrove calls Harper separatist — Martin forced to issue statement praising Tory leader's patriotism — LONDON, Ont. — The Liberals are in full damage control this afternoon after a high-profile campaign endorsement by the head of Canada's largest private-sector labour union turned disastrous.
Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
60 MINUTES WITH MURTHA AND ME — Hey come on in! Grab a beer, pull up a chair - you're right on time to watch the 60 Minutes Murtha interview with me. — What? You'd rather go to the Dentist? Fine, click here. — Okay, extra chair now. Sit down, show's on:
tcsdaily.com:
The Great Train Razzia — Paris 5 January 2006 — French opinion makers are against the clash of civilizations the same way they are against the war in Iraq: fervently sure of their own moral superiority. But reality has a way of its own, and the Great Train Razzia that rang in the New Year …
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Julian Borger / Guardian:
Official US agency paints dire picture of 'out-of-control' Iraq — · Analysis issued by USAid in reconstruction effort — · Account belies picture painted by White House — An official assessment drawn up by the US foreign aid agency depicts the security situation in Iraq as dire …
