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Deepti Hajela / Associated Press:
ABC's Woodruff, Cameraman Injured in Iraq  —  ABC News Co-Anchor Bob Woodruff and a Cameraman Injured in IED Attack in Iraq  —  NEW YORK Jan 29, 2006 — ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff and a cameraman were seriously injured Sunday in an explosion while reporting from Iraq, the network said Sunday.
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ABCNEWS:
ABC News' Bob Woodruff and Cameraman Injured in Iraq  —  'World News Tonight' Co-Anchor and Cameraman Slammed by IED While with Iraqi Army  —  Jan. 29, 2006 — "World News Tonight" anchor, Bob Woodruff and his cameraman, Doug Vogt, were injured and are in serious condition after their convoy …
Discussion: mediabistro and Peevish
ABCNEWS:
ABC News' Bob Woodruff and Cameraman in Stable Condition After Iraq Attack  —  'World News Tonight' Co-Anchor and Cameraman Slammed by Explosive device While Traveling With Iraqi Forces  —  Jan. 29, 2006 — "World News Tonight" co-anchor Bob Woodruff and his cameraman …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
CNN:
ABC anchor, cameraman in Iraq seriously wounded  —  Hussein trial resumes with chaotic expulsions, walkout  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff and his cameraman were seriously wounded Sunday in a roadside bomb attack near Taji, according to a statement from ABC News president David Westin.
Cori Dauber / Rantingprofs:
Embedding, No Silver Bullet
Discussion: mediabistro
Newsweek:
Palace Revolt  —  They were loyal conservatives, and Bush appointees.  They fought a quiet battle to rein in the president's power in the war on terror.  And they paid a price for it.  A NEWSWEEK investigation.  —  Khue Bui for Newsweek  —  The White House  —  By By Daniel Klaidman, Stuart Taylor Jr. and Evan Thomas
Hossein Derakhshan / New York Times:
Democracy's Double Standard  —  THE day before Iran's ninth presidential elections last June, President Bush sent a discouraging message to potential voters.  Iran's electoral process "ignores the basic requirements of democracy," Mr. Bush declared, and these elections would be "sadly consistent" with the country's "oppressive record."
Discussion: Centerfield, NewsHog and Editor: Myself
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Jeff / Caerdroia:
A Bit of a Stretch  —  Glenn Reynolds notes: … A bit of a stretch is right!  But that's not even the problem with the article: Derakshan fundamentally does not understand democracy.  In order to demonstrate, I'm going to take a bunch of quotes without context.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
AHABS EVERYWHERE  —  Most Democrats see every event through the filter of their hatred for President Bush.  No matter what happens, anywhere in the world, their spin on events is that they discredit the President.  Democrats and their media allies are like an armada of Ahabs …
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
U.S. Policy Seen as Big Loser in Palestinian Vote
Discussion: Associated Press
Bob Geiger / BobGeiger.com:
Democrats Give Bush Ammunition For Use Against — Other Democrats  —  It was to be expected that President Bush would use his Saturday radio address to bash Democratic Senators and their attempt to filibuster Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court.  What is outrageous is that …
Discussion: The Sideshow
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New York Times:
Kerry Gets Cool Response to Call to Filibuster Alito
Discussion: RedState
John E. Mulligan / projo.com:
Chafee: Filibuster of Alito doomed
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Debate on Climate Shifts to Issue of Irreparable Change  —  Some Experts on Global Warming Foresee 'Tipping Point' When It Is Too Late to Act  —  Now that most scientists agree human activity is causing Earth to warm, the central debate has shifted to whether climate change is progressing so rapidly that …
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Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
GLOBAL WARMING....Juliet Eilperin has a good story about global warming …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Bush's Midterm Challenge  —  Rebuilding Public Support May Bolster GOP Candidates  —  President Bush's State of the Union address on Tuesday night marks the opening of a midterm election year eagerly anticipated by Democrats and fraught with worries for Republicans, whose hopes in November …
Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
PUBLIC vs. PRIVATE....Do private schools do a better job of educating our kids than public schools?  Lots of people think so.  But a new, large-scale statistical analysis of the 2003 NAEP test results suggests that when you control for things like income, race, home environment, and so forth …
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Tracey Boles / Times of London:
Shell and Exxon to smash transatlantic profit records  —  OIL companies on both sides of the Atlantic will gush record profits this week, with America's Exxon Mobil posting the world's biggest-ever profit, and Shell setting a new record for British companies.
Discussion: Middle Earth Journal
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
The WSJ Almost Gets It Right  —  The latest Wall Street Journal editorial on pork once again sounds all the right alarms in dealing with the profligate spending in Washington and the ensuing corruption that it brings.  It starts off by scoffing at an earmarked subsidy from the US Navy on a …
Richard TPD / The Peking Duck:
Mon dieu - the French launch protest at Chinese dog killing  —  Compassion or hypocrisy? … I have mixed feelings about this.  It makes us feel good to protest against killing and eating those animals we love, like dogs and cats, but aren't we all turning a blind eye to the fact that all kinds of animals suffer so that we might eat?
Creature / State of the Day:
Perspective, Perspective, Perspective  —  This thoughtful NYT Op-Ed by history professor Joseph J. Ellis successfully helps us put the tragic events of September 11th into historical perspective. … The historical perspective offered by Ellis is important, not only because it exposes …
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Around The 'Sphere January 29, 2006  —  Our occasional linkfest giving you some intriguing reading from weblogs of MANY different viewpoints.  Viewpoints expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Moderate Voice.  —  That Lovable Ann Coulter Has Done It Again …
Ben Stein / American Spectator:
Saints in Armor  —  I see that my fellow Stein, fellow journalist, and fellow troublemaker Joel Stein is at it again.  He has written a piece for the L.A. Times in which he says he does not support the troops in Iraq.  He mocks those who sport yellow ribbons, as many do, but he goes much further.
Discussion: euphoricreality.net and Cold Fury

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