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BBC:
Four killed in cartoon protests — Four people have died in violent protests against cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad, following more than a week of demonstrations. — Three people died after police in Afghanistan fired on protesters when a police station came under attack, a government spokesman said.
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Michelle Malkin:
"WITH OUR BLOOD WE WILL REDEEM OUR PROPHET" — ***scroll for updates...Danish soldiers attacked in Iraq while helping children*** — The Cartoon Jihad continues: — Reuters: … Moderate Moslem groups and Western leaders condemned the weekend violence and calls to arms and called for calm.
Victor Davis Hanson / realclearpolitics.com:
A European Awakening Against Islamic Fascism? — Over the last four years Americans have played a sort of parlor game wondering when—or if—the Europeans might awake to the danger of Islamic fascism and choose a more muscular role in the war on terrorism. — But after the acrimony …
Rory McCarthy / Guardian:
Rioting with well-planned spontaneity — It was one of those unpredictable Lebanese Sunday mornings. The ski slopes in the mountains overlooking Beirut would have been crowded with skiers enjoying the brilliant winter sunshine. Walkers were out along the Corniche, strolling in designer tracksuits.
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USA Today:
Telecoms let NSA spy on calls — The National Security Agency has secured the cooperation of large telecommunications companies, including AT&T, MCI and Sprint, in its efforts to eavesdrop without warrants on international calls by suspected terrorists, according to seven telecommunications executives.
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Live blogging the NSA hearings — The logistics of live-blogging from the Committee room were too complicated, so I am live-blogging the hearings off-site. I may be able to do it from the Committee room itself for the afternoon session, but I'd rather have full blogging abilities outside of the room than be in the room.
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Associated Press:
Gonzales makes case for spy program — GOP senator says he'll ask attorney general to have court review effort … WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was appearing before a Senate hearing Monday to make the case for President Bush's controversial electronic eavesdropping program.
Alberto R. Gonzales / Opinion Journal:
America Expects Surveillance — Monitoring the enemy is necessary and appropriate. — In the days following Sept. 11, 2001, President Bush charted a course of action to respond to the worst attack on our homeland in history. He promised to use every tool available to defeat al Qaeda …
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Mark / Decision '08:
The Quick and Dirty Guide to the NSA Hearing — Today, Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter will convene the Judiciary Hearing on Wartime Executive Power and NSA's Surveillance Authority. The guest at this roast will be Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. We know a lot about the day's events already …
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Jim Galloway / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Republican senators urge Reed to quit race — Twenty-one Republican state senators on Friday called for Ralph Reed to withdraw from the contest for lieutenant governor, declaring that his ties to Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff could jeopardize the re-election of Gov. Sonny Perdue and the rest of the GOP ticket.
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Times of London:
Self-harmers to be given clean blades — NURSES want patients who are intent on harming themselves to be provided with clean blades so that they can cut themselves more safely. — They say people determined to harm themselves should be helped to minimise the risk of infection from dirty blades …
Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
"The cartoons were odious, and [...] used to stir people up" (or, Simple Sambo goes to Mecca) - UPDATED — I'm not the most religious person in the world, but even I recognize that, to many devout Christians, abortion, say, is an unpardonable sin—a social / physical act that though sanctioned …
Suzan Fraser / Associated Press:
Catholic Priest Shot to Death in Turkey — ANKARA, Turkey — A teenage boy shot and killed the Italian Roman Catholic priest of a church in the Black Sea port city of Trabzon on Sunday, shouting "God is great" as he escaped, according to police and witnesses.
Francoalemán / Barcepundit:
NOW, ZAPATERO HAS DEFINITELY put Spain in the wrong side. With all Western countries publicly defending free speech and condemning the barbaric acts of violence after the publication of the Danish cartoons, Zapatero and Erdogan write an open letter that has been published in today's International Herald Tribune:
Mark Brown / Rocky Mountain News:
Discs slip — Music retailers challenged as buyers tune into digital download future — They're dropping like flies. — Musicland, the parent company of several music retailing chains, has filed for bankruptcy. Its MediaPlay stores were shuttered last month.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Jack Kelly: A Syrian sidestep? — About those Iraqi WMDs: More signs are pointing to a neighborly transfer — Last week a man who had been deputy chief of Saddam Hussein's air force claimed Iraq moved weapons of mass destruction into Syria before the war began.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Boehner Opposes Sweeping Changes In Lobbyist Work — Newly elected House Majority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said he opposed efforts to ban privately funded travel for members of Congress and provisions in spending bills that fund lawmakers' pet projects.
