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New York Times:
Pataki Joins Opposition to Takeover of Ports — WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 — The Republican governors of New York and Maryland on Monday joined the growing chorus of criticism of an Arab company's takeover of operations at six major American ports. Both raised the threat of legal action …
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CNN:
Bush faces pressure to block port deal — Lawmakers voice concerns about takeover by Dubai-based firm — WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush on Monday faced political pressure to block a deal that would give a United Arab Emirates-based company management of six major U.S. seaports.
Michael McAuliff / Mercury News:
Lawmakers assail deal giving Dubai firm control of ports — WASHINGTON - The Bush administration gave control of six crucial ports to a Sept. 11-linked Arab nation after a flimsy investigation and with weak guarantees the company in charge can stop Osama bin Laden from infiltrating, the House homeland security chairman said.
Michael McAuliff / Mercury News:Dubai company set to run U.S. ports has ties to administration
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
States Curbing Right to Seize Private Homes — In a rare display of unanimity that cuts across partisan and geographic lines, lawmakers in virtually every statehouse across the country are advancing bills and constitutional amendments to limit use of the government's power of eminent domain …
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Charles Lane / Washington Post:
With Longevity on Court, Stevens's Center-Left Influence Has Grown — One day last summer, an unusual baseball practice took place at Bluemont Park in Arlington. A white-haired gentleman in owlish glasses tossed one pitch after another to a female catcher half his age, trying to hit the strike zone.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:Kelo In The Times — The NY Times covers the aftermath …
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The American Thinker
Oliver Kamm:
Irving and others — After his disastrous libel suit again Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin Books six years ago, the historical writer David Irving was the beneficiary of some bizarre excuses by genuine historians who ought to have known better. Donald Cameron Watt wrote in The Standard …
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BBC:
Holocaust denier Irving to appeal — British historian David Irving is to appeal against the prison term imposed by an Austrian court for denying the Holocaust of European Jewry. — Irving, who appeared stunned by the three-year sentence, told reporters: "I'm very shocked."
Associated Press:
Holocaust denier: 3-year jail term — David Irving pleads guilty, concedes 'I made a mistake' — VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Right-wing British historian David Irving pleaded guilty Monday to charges of denying the Holocaust and was sentenced to three years in prison after conceding he was wrong …
Will Bunch / American Prospect:
With A Little Help From His Friends — Exclusive: An investigation into the private and public finances of Rick Santorum suggests that the Senate GOP might want to reconsider making him its ethics czar. — "In far too many families with young children, both parents are working, when …
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Dan Morgan / nospeedbumps.com:
Is Instapundit a Conservative? — You may have wondered if Glenn Reynolds is a conservative. Today he writes: … I have read his Instapundit blog nearly every day for a year. Being a non-liberal, I have found that I agree with him much more than not. This says that he is likely a non-liberal too.
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
U.S. Reclassifies Many Documents in Secret Review — WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 — In a seven-year-old secret program at the National Archives, intelligence agencies have been removing from public access thousands of historical documents that were available for years, including some already published …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Able Danger Conference Call — Earlier this evening, I was able to participate in a conference call with Mark Zaid, the attorney representing Lt. Colonel Tony Shaffer in his dispute with the DIA in the Able Danger controversy. Joining in the call were the group of bloggers that has kept …
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DownWithTyranny!:
DIEBOLD TAKES OVER CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT!! BRUCE McPHERSON MUST BE RECALLED — A couple years ago I was in DC, a city I had hoped to not return to before the vile usurper was removed from the White House. But I was there for an important Board of Directors meeting …
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Houston Chronicle:
Ex-Malasian Leader Says He Paid Abramoff — KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Monday that disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff was paid $1.2 million to organize his 2002 meeting with President Bush, but denied the money came from the Malaysian government.
Zogby:
Presidents Day Rating: Bush 40% — President's job approval rating now stable, but base weakened by weight of Iraq War concerns, new Zogby International telephone poll shows — As America marks its official Presidents Day holiday, the nation's likely voters appear to have settled …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Administration Critics Chafe at State Dept. Shuffle — Merger Has Brought Appointees Into Conflict With Longtime Workers, Who Say They Are Sidelined — A State Department reorganization of analysts involved in preventing the spread of deadly weapons has spawned internal turmoil …
Anne Penketh / Independent:
US threatens to cut aid to Iraq if new government is sectarian — The US and Britain are pressuring Iraq's dominant Shia community to relinquish two key ministries in negotiations for a new government, as the country was hit by a wave of bombings that killed at least 24 people.
Philip P. Pan / Washington Post:
Bloggers Who Pursue Change Confront Fear And Mistrust — BEIJING — When Zhao Jing moved his blog to Microsoft's popular MSN Spaces site last summer, some users worried the Chinese government would block the entire service. The censors had blacklisted the last site where the young journalist …
