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Khaled El-Deeb / Associated Press:
Libya Suspends Official After Deadly Riots — TRIPOLI, Libya - Libya suspended its interior minister Saturday, citing an "excessive use of force" in riots the day before that left at least 10 people dead in the bloodiest protest yet against the Prophet Muhammad cartoons roiling the Muslim world.
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CNN:
In Libya, 11 reportedly die in cartoon protests — (CNN) — Eleven people were killed and an Italian consulate was burned in Libya on Friday night during protests to denounce the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed, sources in Libya said.
New York Times:
Senate Chairman Splits With Bush on Spy Program — WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 — The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Friday that he wanted the Bush administration's domestic eavesdropping program brought under the authority of a special intelligence court, a move President Bush has argued is not necessary.
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Dan / Riehl World View:
Ballistics Video Suggests Cheney Is Lying? — In The Dick Cheney Shooting Cover-Up Deepens, Taylor Marsh first linked and then, due to high demand, actually had to host a lengthy video from INFOWARS.COM in which an individual actually conducts several test firings of a 28 gauge shotgun …
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Pakistan Daily Times:
Clinton urges EU to convict publishers of caricatures — ISLAMABAD: Former US president Bill Clinton on Friday condemned the publication of Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) caricatures by European newspapers and urged countries concerned to convict the publishers.
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Mansoor Ijaz / Los Angeles Times:
Islamic truths — ANOTHER WEEK, another Muslim country burns in rage over months-old Danish cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in an unflattering light. On Friday it was Libya, and earlier in the week it was my father's homeland, Pakistan, where violent protests were scattered across the nation.
Andrew Osborn / Independent:
Russia's first gay parade vetoed by 'outraged' city — Plans to stage Russia's first gay pride parade have been vetoed by Moscow's city government on the grounds that the idea has caused "outrage" in society. — Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's administration said yesterday it would not even consider …
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Chester / The Adventures of Chester:
The Saddam Tapes and the Intelligence Summit — The Intelligence Summit, a "non-partisan, non-profit, educational forum", is taking place this weekend in the Washington, D.C. environs. Another blogger, Kobayashi Maru — , is there and I just spoke with him on the phone.
Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post:
Rumsfeld Urges Using Media to Fight Terror — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld yesterday called for the military and other government agencies to mount a far more aggressive, swift and nontraditional information campaign to counter the messages of extremist and terrorist groups in the world media.
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Bush Sees Need to Expand Role of NATO in Sudan — ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 17 — President Bush signaled a new American commitment on Friday to addressing the crisis in Darfur, saying he would support an expanded role by NATO to shore up a failing African peacekeeping mission there.
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Iraq Power Shift Widens a Gulf Between Sects — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 17 — Not long after the Americans occupied Iraq, strange things began happening in the family of Fatin Abdel Sattar, a Sunni Arab. — Her teenage son stopped giving his Sunni name in Shiite areas.
Reuters:
Italian court: Not a virgin? Sex crimes aren't as serious — Mussolini's granddaughter slams all-male court after recent rulings — ROME, Italy (Reuters) — Sexually abusing a teenager is less serious a crime if the girl is not a virgin, Italy's higher court said on Friday …
Wpnieditor / washingtonpost.blog:
Comments Welcome — As we reopen comments here, I wanted to say a few words about the purpose of the newspaper and the website. — The Washington Post and washingtonpost.com are independent daily news sources, dedicated to providing the news to our readers as quickly, completely and fairly as possible.
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Hotline's William Beutler Dissembles and Smears Liberal Blogs — The Hotline is the trade political publication for insider staffers in DC. It fancies itself the arbiter of conventional wisdom, and has a lot of really good content, as well as quips and useful information.
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Alan Cooperman / Washington Post:
In N.C., GOP Requests Church Directories — The North Carolina Republican Party asked its members this week to send their church directories to the party, drawing furious protests from local and national religious leaders. — "Such a request is completely beyond the pale of what is acceptable …
Peter S. Goodman / Washington Post:
China Rushes to Complete $100B Deal With Iran — SHANGHAI, Feb. 17 — China is hastening to complete a deal worth as much as $100 billion that would allow a Chinese state-owned energy firm to take a leading role in developing a vast oil field in Iran, complicating the Bush administration's efforts …
The Daily Nightly / MSNBC.com:
The week that was at the White House — It's been a rough and tumble week in the White House press room over the Cheney hunting story. Many viewers have written me with praise and plenty of criticism about my questioning of press secretary Scott McClellan.
Thad Anderson / outragedmoderates.org:
DoD staffer's notes from 9/11 obtained under FOIA — On July 23, 2005, I submitted an electronic Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Defense seeking DoD staffer Steven Cambone's notes from meetings with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on the afternoon of September 11, 2001.
