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Michelle Malkin:
THE COWARDLY AMERICAN MEDIA (VIDEO ADDED) — ***scroll for updates*** — Read this CNN report very carefully: … Unbelievable. The news network reports on an international controversy, but refuses to show readers what the news is actually about and let them judge the cartoons for themselves.
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Telegraph:
Day of anger threatened over cartoons of Prophet — A leading Islamic cleric called for an "international day of anger" today over publication of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, and a Danish activist predicted that deadly violence could break out in Europe "at any minute".
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Michelle Malkin, The Brussels Journal, ParaPundit, The American Mind and Marathon Pundit
CNN:
Storm grows over Mohammad cartoons — (CNN) — The international storm over cartoon drawings of the Prophet Mohammad published in European media gathered pace across the Islamic world Thursday with angry demonstrations and the shutting down of the EU office in Gaza City.
David Rennie / Telegraph:Newspapers challenge Muslims over cartoons of Mohammed
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Viking Observer
Lorenzo Vidino / The Counterterrorism Blog:Fabricated cartoons worsened Danish controversy
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Gateway Pundit, Blinq, All Things Beautiful, The American Princess, The Belmont Club, Arab News, Jihad Watch and dw-world.de
Associated Press:Militants Surround EU Offices in Gaza Over 'Offensive' Cartoons
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The Jawa Report v3.0 Beta
Gateway Pundit:Islamic Society of Denmark Used Fake Cartoons to Create Story!
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Front Page Magazine, The Brussels Journal, Danske øjne …, Sigmund, Carl and Alfred and Times of London
Michelle Malkin:IN SEARCH OF A BRAVE AMERICAN NEWSPAPER (UPDATED)
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Rantingprofs, editorsweblog.org, Stephen Pollard, Captain's Quarters, The Moderate Voice, Barcepundit, sisu, Democracy Project, Classical Values, Gates of Vienna, Right Wing News, Mark in Mexico, Running Scared, The Glittering Eye, Solomonia, Brainster's Blog, USS Neverdock, The Strata-Sphere, The Anchoress, Decision '08, PunditGuy, Jerusalem Post, protein wisdom, Dr. Sanity, Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, History News Network, Gateway Pundit, Secular Blasphemy, Clayton Cramer's BLOG and BrothersJudd Blog
David Espo / Associated Press:
Rep. Boehner Elected House Majority Leader — WASHINGTON - Rep. John Boehner (news, bio, voting record) of Ohio was elected House majority leader Thursday to replace indicted Rep. Tom DeLay. — Boehner defeated fellow Republican Rep. Roy Blunt (news, bio, voting record) of Missouri …
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Outside The Beltway, Captain's Quarters, qando.net, Talking Points Memo, The American Mind and Gay Patriot
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Associated Press:
Rep. Boehner Elected GOP Majority Leader — WASHINGTON — Republican officials say Rep. John Boehner of Ohio has been chosen House majority leader. — Boehner defeated Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, 122-109, after lagging behind his rival in a first, inconclusive ballot.
New York Times:
Ohio Congressman Wins Majority Leader Race, Replacing DeLay — WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 — Representative John Boehner, an eight-term Congressman from far west Ohio, defeated Representative Roy Blunt of Missouri today to become House majority leader as Republicans showed their eagerness …
Murray Waas / nationaljournal.com:
Iraq, Niger, And The CIA — Vice President Cheney and his then-Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby were personally informed in June 2003 that the CIA no longer considered credible the allegations that Saddam Hussein had attempted to procure uranium from the African nation of Niger …
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Think Progress, TalkLeft, american footprints, The Democratic Daily Blog, Hullabaloo and WTF Is It Now??
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Richard Norton-Taylor / Guardian:
Bush told Blair we're going to war, memo reveals — · PM backed invasion despite illegality warnings — · Plan to disguise US jets as UN planes — · Bush: postwar violence unlikely — Tony Blair told President George Bush that he was "solidly" …
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NewsHog, Think Progress, The Political Pit Bull, IntoxiNation-News …, Oliver Willis and The Democratic Daily Blog
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Tony Blankley / realclearpolitics.com:
State of the Democratic Party — During an election campaign, political operatives are fond of seeking to induce in their opponent a negative "defining moment." That is to say a highly publicized moment when their opponent portrays everything that is wrong with him.
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WorldNetDaily:
NAACP chairman compares GOP to Nazis — Bond delivers blistering partisan speech in North Carolina — Civil rights activist and NAACP Chairman Julian Bond delivered a blistering partisan speech at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina last night, equating the Republican Party …
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mysanantonio.com:
NEW: Bush-Cuellar photo prompts donations to Rodriguez — A well-traveled photograph of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar being embraced by President Bush prior to Tuesday's State of the Union address triggered a rush of Internet donations to one of Cuellar's Democratic primary rivals Thursday.
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Benjamin Harvey / aolsvc.news.aol.com:
In Turkish Movie, Americans Kill Innocents — Gary Busey, Billy Zane Co-Star in Anti-American Film — ISTANBUL, Turkey (Feb. 2) - In the most expensive Turkish movie ever made, American soldiers in Iraq crash a wedding and pump a little boy full of lead in front of his mother.
Gabriel Schoenfeld / Commentary:
Has the New York Times Violated the Espionage Act? — "Bush Lets U.S. Spy on Callers Without Courts." Thus ran the headline of a front-page news story whose repercussions have roiled American politics ever since its publication last December 16 in the New York Times.
The Anonymous Liberal:
The Reason the Administration Won't Turn Over Its Legal Opinions — Setting up a potential confrontation prior to next week's Senate hearings on the legality of the President's warrantless surveillance program, the Administration is refusing to comply with the Judiciary Committee's request …
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Democrats and Bush Aides Spar in Senate Over U.S. Spying — WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 — Senate Democrats today angrily accused the Bush administration of conducting a public relations campaign to defend the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program while refusing …
