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Greg Sargent / American Prospect:
Dems Don't Know Jack  —  A Prospect exclusive: A new analysis of Abramoff tribal money by a nonpartisan firm shows it's a Republican scandal.  —  A new and extensive analysis of campaign donations from all of Jack Abramoff's tribal clients, done by a nonpartisan research firm …
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blogometer.nationaljournal.com:
BLOGS VS. THE MSM: Howell's Moving Castle  —  Last p.m. we had the unique experience of attending an Nat'l Press Club luncheon and discussion hosted by Alex S. Jones, dir. of the Shorenstein Center at the Kennedy School of Gov't at Harvard.  Also in attendance were bloggers representing Power Line …
Discussion: Open Letter …
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Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Don't F**k With The Tech Guy
Atrios / Eschaton:
Fine  —  A thing which I only came to realize recently …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Hullabaloo:
Mau-mauing the Media  —  Jane points me to this wildly enjoyable …
Discussion: firedoglake
James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
Best of the Web  —  Best of the Tube This Weekend  —  We'll be appearing this weekend on "The Journal Editorial Report," in its new, faster-paced Fox News Channel incarnation.  Topics are the kerfuffle over the terrorist surveillance program and the Alito confirmation.
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Bob Fertik / Democrats.com:
WE CAN STOP ALITO THIS WEEKEND  —  The last two days have been amazing.  —  Early Thursday afternoon, we broke the news that Senator John Kerry would lead a filibuster against Judge Sam Alito if he could get 41 Senators to sustain the filibuster.  Three hours later, CNN confirmed our story.
Bob Fertik / Democrats.com:
The Alito 48  —  Update 11:55 a.m. Senator Clinton's Chief of Staff confirms she WILL support the filibuster.  Thank you Senator Clinton!!!!!!  —  We need to stop George Bush from getting 60 Senators to end the filibuster on Monday at 4:30 p.m.  —  That means we must convince 41 Senators …
Reuters:
Hamas, Fatah battle over election results  —  GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas and Fatah gunmen exchanged fire on Friday in political turmoil as the long-dominant Fatah faction was threatened with a violent backlash from within after its crushing election defeat by the Islamic militant group.
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Austin Bay Blog
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Jonathan Steele / Guardian:
The Palestinians' democratic choice must be respected
Michael Herzog / Foreign Affairs:
Can Hamas Be Tamed?  —  Summary: Optimists argue that Hamas …
Discussion: danieldrezner.com
Senator Edward M Kennedy / dailykos.com:
Thank You for Helping To Stop Alito  —  At events throughout Martin Luther King Day earlier this month commemorating the great civil rights leader, countless people who care about civil rights today emphasized the major threat that Alito poses to our values of equality and justice if he becomes …
Discussion: lgf
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Melanie Hunter / CNSNews:
Sheehan to Feinstein: Filibuster Alito, Or I'll Run Against You
Charles J. Hanley / Associated Press:
Documents Show Army Seized Wives As Tactic  —  The U.S. Army in Iraq has at least twice seized and jailed the wives of suspected insurgents in hopes of "leveraging" their husbands into surrender, U.S. military documents show.  —  In one case, a secretive task force locked up the young mother …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Bush to Face His Toughest Audience for State of the Union  —  Americans more downbeat today than in previous January polls  —  PRINCETON, NJ — President George W. Bush will face a mostly disgruntled public next Tuesday when he delivers his State of the Union address, in which he will reportedly focus …
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Josh Gerstein / New York Sun:
Bush's Iran Plan Echoes Kerry, Baffles Friends  —  President Bush's endorsement of a plan to end the nuclear standoff with Iran by giving the Islamic republic nuclear fuel for civilian use under close monitoring has left some of his supporters baffled.  —  One cause for the chagrin is that the proposal …
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Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Maybe that Kerry guy knew what he was talking about
Discussion: The Reaction
U.S. Newswire:
THE NSA PROGRAM TO DETECT AND PREVENT TERRORIST ATTACKS MYTH V. REALITY  —  Myth: The NSA program is illegal.  —  Reality: The President's authority to authorize the terrorist surveillance program is firmly based both in his constitutional authority as Commander-in-Chief …
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Greg Miller / Financial Times:
57% Americans support military action in Iran  —  Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON — Despite persistent disillusionment with the war in Iraq, a majority of Americans supports taking military action against Iran if that country continues to produce material that can be used to develop nuclear weapons …
Discussion: New Sisyphus and Roger L. Simon
Chris McGann / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Gay rights bill passes in Legislature  —  Amid celebration, governor promises to sign law Tuesday  —  OLYMPIA — The Senate today voted 25-23 to approve a gay rights bill and ended the debate over legislation that emerged in Washington the same year singer Anita Bryant began her "Save Our Children" crusade against such protections.
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Flower Shops and Bodegas  —  What planet does this man live on? … Is he drunk?  The State of the Union response will sound more romantic in spanish?  Jesus H.Christ.  Maybe we can get Marc Antony and J-Lo to sing the motherf**ker, Chris.  With a taco in one hand and a pinata in the other.
National Review:
The 2003 Tax Cut on Capital Gains Entirely Paid for Itself  —  On Thursday the Congressional Budget Office released its annual Budget and Economic Outlook, and buried in one of its nearly impenetrable tables of numbers is a remarkable story that has gone entirely unreported by the mainstream media …
Scott Shane / New York Times:
An Exotic Tool for Espionage: Moral Compass  —  WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 — Is there such a thing as an ethical spy?  —  A group of current and former intelligence officers and academic experts think there is, and they are meeting this weekend to dissect what some others in the field consider a flat-out contradiction in terms.

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