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Times of London:
Poll shows voters believe press is right not to publish cartoons — THE alienation of many Muslims from British society remains startling: ranging from attitudes towards Israel to suicide bombing. This has been highlighted by the furore over the publication of cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad.
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Michelle Malkin:
ORIGINS OF A FAKE MUHAMMED CARTOON — Dennis Nixon at NeanderNews thinks he has traced the origins of one of the bogus Muhammad cartoons disseminated by radical Danish imams in December: — The top photo was reportedly included in the Danish imams' propaganda and attributed falsely to the Jyllands-Posten.
Ralph Peters / New York Post:
THE 'CARTOON RIOTS': BIGOTS ON BOTH SIDES — February 7, 2006 — RIOTS scorch the Islamic world as maddened believers protest Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. Embassies burn, demonstrators die, crazed threats resound. Far more Muslims fill the streets than protested the invasion of Iraq.
Antonia Zerbisias / Toronto Star:
Hate behind right-wing blogburst — No need to publish offensive cartoons — Feb. 7, 2006. — Well that didn't take long. — While Muslim religious extremists are rioting in the streets of Beirut, Gaza City and Kabul, Scandinavian embassies are being torched and Jordanians are deprived …
Michelle Malkin:
WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER — ***scroll for updates...Danish ping-pong team cancels trip...Iranian demonstrators stone Norwegian embassy...2nd try to storm Danish mission in 2 days...*** — President Bush phoned the Danish Prime Minister today to express support:
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Reuters, Cato Unbound, Mark in Mexico, Peaktalk, Atlas Shrugs, The American Princess, battlepanda.blogspot.com, RedState and Ed Driscoll.com
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Enabling Jihadism — Fouad Ajami is on form today: … Fouad is right, as he often is. And that's why the cartoon controversy, pace Hugh Hewitt, is good for the war on terror. One massive supporting pillar of Jihadism has been the West's refusal to treat the Islamic world as it would any other part of the world.
Dan Savage / The Stranger - Slog:
Danish Cartoon On Display in Seattle—Finally! — Okay, it's on Seattle's light poles, and not in any of Seattle's newspapers—yet—but I was pleased to find this flyer tacked up on Capitol Hill this morning. — I'm not sure where the quote is from, or if the person or persons behind the poster wrote it.
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Stop Making Sense — That dessicated waste of space Kate O'Beirne is on Hardball right now screeching for the laudenenum because "liberals don't know how to act at funerals!" Oh lawdy, lawdy, lawdy Miss Mellie, I do decleah these Democrats are so ungenteel!
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PSoTD, The Political Pit Bull, Liberty Street, Pam's House Blend, The Mahablog and Norwegianity
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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Bush Praises King for Changing the Country — President Bush, leading the nation in celebrating the life of Coretta Scott King, praised the civil rights leader for enduring extraordinary pain and loss to give generations of people "a better, more welcoming country."
The Anchoress:
Wellstoning the King Funeral — Oh, come on, you're not really surprised, are you, that Coretta Scott King's funeral got political? — I'm not. I remember this: — Sen Paul Wellstone Memorial — After President Bush praised Dr. King, things went downhill, apparently. Video is available here.
John / AMERICAblog:
Get ready for the white men of the Republican party to lecture black leaders about not knowing their place — UPDATE: Well that didn't take long. But rather than old white men, it's an old white woman of the far-right wing of the Republican party telling black leaders to mind their place.
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Michelle Malkin:
UNHINGED AT CORETTA SCOTT KING'S FUNERAL — The Democrats just can't restrain themselves. Absolutely ungodly. — Expose the Left has video of Jimmy Carter and Joseph Lowery gone wild with Bush-bashing sermons at Coretta Scott King's funeral. — Drudge reports. — AP reports on the atmosphere:
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Stop The ACLU, Expose the Left, PoliPundit.com, Gina Cobb, A Blog For All, The Strata-Sphere, Seeing the Forest, Blogs for Bush, BizzyBlog.com, Democrat Taylor Marsh …, Macsmind, GOP Bloggers, Left in the West, The American Princess, Gateway Pundit, Cold Fury and Catholic and Enjoying It!
David Sirota / Sirotablog:
Legacy of Kings — If you haven't read about it elsewhere, President Bush apparently looked a bit sheepish at Coretta Scott King's funeral service today. Why? Because two speakers had the gall to talk about the values the Kings stood for: fighting poverty, fighting racial division, standing up for working Americans.
Media Matters for America:
How many Time reporters knew they were deceiving readers about Rove's role in Plamegate? … On October 13, 2003, Time magazine ran an article that included a quote from White House press secretary Scott McClellan insisting that White House senior adviser Karl Rove had nothing to do with outing undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame.
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John Dickerson / Slate:Where's My Subpoena? — Valerie Plame, Scooter Libby, and me.
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firedoglake, JustOneMinute, The Next Hurrah, Hullabaloo, Wampum, Decision '08 and The Plame Page
John Dickerson / Slate:Where's My Subpoena? — Valerie Plame, Scooter Libby, and me.
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E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Tax Cut Lunacy — The roots of our fiscal madness, on display once again yesterday with the unveiling of President Bush's new budget and its deficit in excess of $350 billion, were planted on Oct. 27, 1990. — Ironically, that's the day when the first President Bush embraced …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Eavesdropping on Congress — Cable news is driving me crazy. — What's been the biggest domestic issue of the last month or so? Bush administration eavesdropping without court orders. And yesterday was the first congressional oversight hearing on the controversy, with Alberto Gonzales as the star witness.
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Insight:Rove counting heads on the Senate Judiciary Committee
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John / AMERICAblog:
Please donate to help repay an injured soldier for his lost body armor — UPDATE: We've collected well over $5,000. So, I'm pulling the plug on the links to donate. Thanks so much guys. I'm contacting the service member now, have his phone number, to let him know.
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New York Times:
Some Democrats Are Sensing Missed Opportunities — WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 — Democrats are heading into this year's elections in a position weaker than they had hoped for, party leaders say, stirring concern that they are letting pass an opportunity to exploit what they see as widespread Republican vulnerabilities.
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Eli Lake / New York Sun:
Congress's Secret Saddam Tapes — The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is studying 12 hours of audio recordings between Saddam Hussein and his top advisers that may provide clues to the whereabouts of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. — The committee has already confirmed through …
Newsweek:
Reform, Washington Style — How an eight-term congressman with extensive ties to K Street became the new face of the House Republican Party. — Feb. 13, 2006 issue - Like any good politician, John Boehner knew how to read his audience. Early last week the Republican Study Committee …
Reuters:
Exxon: America will always rely on foreign oil — HOUSTON (Reuters) - The United States will always rely on foreign imports of oil to feed its energy needs and should stop trying to become energy independent, a top Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) executive said on Tuesday.
Mark Pazniokas / courant.com:
Lamont Takes Steps Toward Running — Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont moved closer Monday toward a challenge of U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman as he created a candidate committee, named a campaign manager and began searching for a headquarters. — "It is a significant step forward," …
