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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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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.
Michelle Malkin:"WITH OUR BLOOD WE WILL REDEEM OUR PROPHET"
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The American Thinker, Hyscience, Two Babes and a Brain, Gateway Pundit, aaron, The Counterterrorism Blog and Independent
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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Unclaimed Territory, Blogs for Bush, Power Line, Roger L. Simon, Althouse, The Heretik, Solomonia, Michelle Malkin, Fausta's Blog, PJ NSA Files and GOP Bloggers
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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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Right Wing Nut House, The Anonymous Liberal, Unclaimed Territory, The Huffington Post and The Heretik
Scott Shane / New York Times:
For Some, Spying Controversy Recalls a Past Drama — WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 — As the Senate prepares to hold hearings on Monday on domestic eavesdropping by the National Security Agency, old Washington hands see a striking similarity to a drama that unfolded three decades ago in the capital.
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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.
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 …
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 …
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:
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.
Judd / Think Progress:
VIDEO: Senate Conservatives Refuse To Put Gonzales Under Oath — Watch the right-wing members of the committee take a principled stand against accountability: … Specter wins the vote but concludes "this is really not a very good way to begin this hearing." — Full Transcript:
Will / Attytood:
Bunch's Law: How the media gets it all wrong about bloggers getting it all wrong...and a proposed solution — Everyone knows the difference between bloggers and "real journalists." Journalists are the once who thoroughly check out everything they write. Bloggers are the ones who make stuff up.
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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.
