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Michelle Malkin:
THE "INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ANGER" — Watch out. The London Telegraph reports: … Qaradawi heartily endorses terrorist suicide bombings. Previous coverage of Red Ken Livingston's terrorist sympathies here. — Just as a visual reminder that this Islamist conflagration is a violent global phenomenon, look and learn:
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Washington Post:
Tension Rises Over Cartoons of Muhammad — Publication Widens In Europe as Protests Grow in Islamic World — PARIS, Feb. 2 — Protests against European newspapers' publication of cartoons lampooning the prophet Muhammad gained momentum across the Islamic world Thursday …
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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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The Brussels Journal:
"The War is On" — Yesterday (Thursday) Mullah Krekar, the alleged leader of the Islamist group Ansar al-Islam who has been living in Norway as a refugee since 1991, said that the publication of the Muhammad cartoons was a declaration of war. "The war has begun," he told Norwegian journalists.
Qassim Abdel-Zahra / Associated Press:Muslims Again Protest Muhammad Caricatures
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David Rennie / Telegraph:Newspapers challenge Muslims over cartoons of Mohammed
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Patrick O'Connor / The Hill:
Boehner pulls off victory on second ballot — Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) pulled off a second-ballot victory this afternoon to become the next House majority leader. — Boehner bested Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), who was serving as the acting majority leader, 122 to 109, with one member absent.
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
A Cry of Concern by Republicans at Voter Unease — WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 — The surprise election of Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio as House majority leader was a cry of concern by an entrenched Republican majority, acutely worried that voter unease about corruption and partisan excesses …
Washington Post:
Rumsfeld Offers Strategies for Current War — The United States is engaged in what could be a generational conflict akin to the Cold War, the kind of struggle that might last decades as allies work to root out terrorists across the globe and battle extremists who want to rule the world …
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Jim Dwyer / New York Times:
Surveillance Prompts a Suit: Police v. Police — The demonstrators arrived angry, departed furious. The police had herded them into pens. Stopped them from handing out fliers. Threatened them with arrest for standing on public sidewalks. Made notes on which politicians they cheered and which ones they razzed.
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Senate Session on Security Erupts in Spying Debate — WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 — Senate Democrats on Thursday angrily accused the Bush administration of mounting a public relations campaign to defend the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program while withholding details …
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Salah Nasrawi / Associated Press:
Dozens of Bodies From Egyptian Ship Found — An Egyptian passenger ship carrying about 1,300 people sank in the Red Sea overnight during bad weather, and rescue ships arriving at the scene Friday pulled dozens of bodies from the water, an official said. About 30 survivors were rescued, some in lifeboats.
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wcbstv.com:
Bin Laden Artwork Now Hanging In New York — Morry Alter — (CBS) NEW YORK Is that who we think it is in that picture? — Our interest in this story was sparked by an angry email sent to us here at WCBSTV.com. The writer wasn't angry at us, but rather about what he'd seen …
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Associated Press:
R.I. School Essay Brings in Secret Service — The Secret Service is investigating a seventh-grader who wrote a school essay that authorities say advocated violence against President Bush, talk show host Oprah Winfrey and others. — The boy's homework assignment for English class was to write what he would do on a perfect day.
Guy Gugliotta / Washington Post:
NASA's Inspector General Probed — Failure to Investigate Safety Violations Is Among the Charges — An FBI-led watchdog agency has opened an investigation into multiple complaints accusing NASA Inspector General Robert W. Cobb of failing to investigate safety violations and retaliating against whistle-blowers.
Associated Press:
Lesbian accuses doctor's office of passing anti-gay literature — ORLANDO — A 36-year-old lesbian has filed a state complaint against a doctor and physician's assistant alleging she was given literature condemning homosexuality as "sinful and sexually impure" after a routine appointment.
Betsy / Betsy's Page:
One of the joys of teaching is seeing things through young eyes. Most of my students are just starting to interest themselves in current events and politics so I get to see how someone without preconceived notions reacts to events. So, it is with particular joy each year that I discuss …
David Harris / NJDC's Blog:
New GOP Leader Chosen: What Every American Jew Should Know About John Boehner — This afternoon, the House GOP voted to elect Rep. John Boehner (OH) as the new House GOP Leader. The facts are clear: Rep. Boehner has for years advocated positions that run counter to the issue agenda of the vast majority of American Jews.
Michael Crowley / The New Republic:
Swiss Miss — Moments before Monday's vote on whether to filibuster the nomination of Samuel Alito, John Kerry was speaking to a near-empty Senate chamber. In his typical stentorian fashion, Kerry was arguing for a filibuster of the Supreme Court nominee, an effort the Massachusetts senator …
Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
New Orleans Facing Election and New Order — NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2 — In great confusion and peculiar circumstances, this city has suddenly found itself in the midst of an unexpected mayoral election campaign. The result may once again upend this city's old order: a white man might …
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Ciro Rodriguez / dailykos.com:
Why I'm Fighting to Get Elected — People often ask me why I am running for Congress. It's simple, I wanted to continue to do more to work for the people of this district and for the values that I believe are important to hardworking Americans everywhere. — This is a solidly Democratic district.
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Another Bush Deficit: Ideas — Think of it as the "Is That All There Is?" moment in politics. — It comes to pass when an incumbent president signals that the energy is rapidly draining from his political project. The opposition, if it possesses any sense and creativity, has an opening to move the country in a different direction.
