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Washington Post:
Senate Rejects Wiretapping Probe  —  But Judge Orders Justice Department to Turn Over Documents  —  The Bush administration helped derail a Senate bid to investigate a warrantless eavesdropping program yesterday after signaling it would reject Congress's request to have former attorney …
Patrick McGeehan / New York Times:
Despite Fears, a Dubai Company Will Help Run Ports in New York  —  The Bush administration dismissed the security concerns of local officials yesterday and restated its approval of a deal that will give a company based in Dubai a major role in operating ports in and around New York City.
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Michelle Malkin:
STOP THE PORT SELLOUT  —  ***scroll for updates***  —  Forget about the Cheney accidental shooting.  Based on my e-mail and the growing outcry from both sides of the political aisle, this was and is the big story of the week—and it's picking up steam: … No. The buck stops with the White House.
Shibley Telhami / Washington Post:
In the Mideast, the Third Way Is a Myth  —  The reality shown by Hamas's victory in the Palestinian elections is this: If fully free elections were held today in the rest of the Arab world, Islamist parties would win in most states.  Even with intensive international efforts to support …
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CNN:
Studies: Al Qaeda both complex and dull
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Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
THE WORST OF THE WORST?....Are the detainees at Guantanamo Bay …
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Riaz Khan / Associated Press:
Cleric: $1 Million to Kill Cartoonist  —  PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A Pakistani cleric announced Friday a $1 million bounty for killing a cartoonist who drew Prophet Muhammad, as thousands joined street protests and Denmark temporarily closed its embassy and advised its citizens to leave the country.
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PZ Myers / Pharyngula:
Richard Cohen, advocate for ignorance
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Specter Denies Funneling Money for Lobbyist  —  WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 — Senator Arlen Specter defended himself and a member of his staff on Thursday after the disclosure that clients of a lobbyist married to the staff member had received money through the senator's actions.
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citizensforethics.org:
Legal Action  —  CREW Sends Complaint to Senate Ethics Committee …
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David Goodman / Mother Jones:
Backroom Battles  —  NEWS: Economic sabotage, whisper campaigns, and threats: How the Democrats took Paul Hackett out.  —  Democratic Senate candidate and Marine Corps Major Paul Hackett is accustomed to waging quixotic battles and taking his hits.  He just didn't expect the lowest—and fatal—blows to come from his own party.
Cameron W. Barr / Washington Post:
Policing Porn Is Not Part of Job Description  —  Montgomery Homeland Security Officers Reassigned After Library Incident  —  Two uniformed men strolled into the main room of the Little Falls library in Bethesda one day last week and demanded the attention of all patrons using the computers.
Discussion: PoliBlog
New York Times:
On Private Web Site, Wal-Mart Chief Talks Tough  —  In a confidential, internal Web site for Wal-Mart's managers, the company's chief executive, H. Lee Scott Jr., seemed to have a rare, unscripted moment when one manager asked him why "the largest company on the planet cannot offer some type of medical retirement benefits?"
Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
Proposed law targets tech-China cooperation  —  Nearly every U.S. company with a Web site located in China will have to move it elsewhere or its executives would face prison terms of up to a year, according to proposed legislation expected to be introduced this week in the U.S. Congress.
Vaughn Ververs / News Blog:
Outside Voices: Tim Graham On What Conservative Media Critics Are And Aren't  —  Each week we invite someone from outside PE to weigh in with their thoughts about CBS News and the media at large.  This week we turned to Tim Graham, Director of Media Analysis for the Media Research Center.
Randy Hall / CNSNews:
Impeaching Bush Is 'Cause Worth Fighting for,' Actor Says  —  (CNSNews.com) - Richard Dreyfuss, the actor who starred in movies ranging from "Jaws" to "Mr. Holland's Opus," told an audience in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that "there are causes worth fighting for," and one of those is the impeachment of President George W. Bush.
Michael Muskal / Los Angeles Times:
Lawyer Shot by Cheney Is Sorry for Veep's Troubles  —  The man accidentally shot by Dick Cheney is scheduled to be released from a Texas hospital later today, as the vice president gave his first public speech since the hunting accident.  —  Cheney wounded Harry M. Whittington on Saturday …

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