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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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eRobin Stelly / Fact-esque:
Breaking News: Senate Candidate Promises to Defend the Constitution By Any Means Necessary — On the advice of the Alternative Hippo, I called the Pennacchio campaign to get Chuck's reaction to today's news that the Senate would not be inconveniencing Dear Leader by doing their job and providing …
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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Mark / Mark in Mexico:
Pakistan reports Clinton says "convict publishers" of Muhammed Cartoons — UPDATED!!!! Scroll down. This story looks like it's not true. — This can't be correct. A Pakistani newspaper, the Daily Times, is reporting that ex- president Bill Clinton
Democrat Taylor Marsh Blogs Politics …:
The Dick Cheney Shooting Cover-Up Deepens … The video is not downloading well at all, so we decided to swipe it, giving full credit to Alex Jones and the people at INFOWARS.COM. It's just too important a video not to have it accessible to as many people as possible.
Discussion:
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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.
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In the Bullpen
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BBC:
Ten die in Libya cartoon clash — At least 10 people have been killed and several injured in Libya in clashes during a protest outside an Italian consulate, according to police. — Police confronted protesters who had set fire to the building in the port city of Benghazi, in the latest protests over the Muhammad cartoons.
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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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 …
Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Dick Cheney: Armed and Hammered — Come take a stroll through our new FDL Cafe Press Annex, "The Cheney Collection" — designed by Dark Black. A few prêt-à-porter items the fashion conscious liberal barbarian will no doubt fail to wash. — Although the administration …
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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.
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 …
Stephen Holden / New York Times:
The Quiet Resolve of a German Anti-Nazi Martyr — "Sophie Scholl: The Final Days" conveys what it must have been like to be a young, smart, idealistic dissenter in Nazi Germany, where no dissent was tolerated. This gripping true story, directed in a cool, semi-documentary style …
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.
Hullabaloo:
Update: Blogger still bloggered, eating posts. Lost comments again. So sorry. — Haters vs Haters — by digby — This week, the issue of which side of the political spectrum is more hateful is back and it's all I can do to stop myself from crawling back under the covers and staying there.
tcsdaily.com:
Humanitarians for Hamas — The new Hamas-dominated Palestinian Legislative Council is expected to be sworn in this Saturday. Both President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice have made clear that the United States will move to cut off aid to any Palestinian Authority …
