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Ted Bridis / Associated Press:
Arab Co., White House Had Secret Agreement  —  WASHINGTON - The Bush administration secretly required a company in the United Arab Emirates to cooperate with future U.S. investigations before approving its takeover of operations at six American ports, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
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TKS on National Review Online:
SO THE UAE DOESN'T HAVE ANY SAY IN PORT SECURITY?  WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL THEN?  [02/22 11:50 AM]  —  My fellow bloggers... we've been snookered.  —  (I apologize in advance for the length of this; it's required to get the facts out and to show how this meme spread like wildfire.)
Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
(MUCH) MORE ON THE DUBAI PORT DEAL....I'm still open to argument on the Dubai port deal, but this is looking more and more like a mindless feeding frenzy to me.  So far, I've only heard a couple of arguments against the deal that are even colorable.  —  First, Atrios points out that Dubai Ports World …
Associated Press:
DeLay says Bush making mistake on port sale  —  U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay said Wednesday that President Bush is making a big mistake backing a sale of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports to a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates.  —  The former Republican majority leader …
California Conservative:
Port Security: We Weren't Wrong To Question, But We're Satisfied By The Answers  —  As of yesterday, the port story was proceeding, full steam ahead, as major headline news.  Every outlet is scrambling to jump on board, getting their piece of the action.  And just like any good reporter knows …
National Review:
Un-American  —  Islamophobia, not national security, is at the heart of the raging controversy on Capitol Hill over a United Arab Emirates-based company, Dubai Ports World, assuming ownership and management responsibilities at six major seaports in the United States.
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Big Problem, Dubai Deal or Not
tcsdaily.com:
Good for America
Discussion: Andrew Sullivan
Hindrocket / Power Line:
THE UAE PORT DEAL: WHAT ARE THE FACTS?
Sam Knight / Times of London:
Al-Askariya shrine: 'Not just a major cathedral'  —  Today's attack on al-Askariya shrine marks the first time that Iraqi sectarian violence has targeted one of the country's central religious symbols.  —  The Shia Muslim shrine has existed in the middle of the ancient city of Samarra …
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Patrick Cockburn / Independent:
Destruction of holiest Shia shrine brings Iraq to the brink of civil war
Discussion: Adloyada and The Talent Show
Robert F. Worth / New York Times:   Blast at Shiite Shrine Sets Off Sectarian Fury in Iraq
Ziad Khalaf / Associated Press:
Mosque Attack Pushes Iraq Toward Civil War
Oliver Poole / Telegraph:
Shias take bloody revenge for attack on shrine
Discussion: Kesher Talk
Doug Thompson / Capitol Hill Blue:
Secret Service agents say Cheney was drunk when he shot lawyer  —  A written report from Secret Service agents guarding Vice President Dick Cheney when he shot Texas lawyer Harry Whittington on a hunting outing two weeks ago says Cheney was "clearly inebriated" at the time of the shooting.
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MSNBC:
Documents support Cheney's shooting account  —  Affidavits obtained by NBC News corroborate vice president's recollection  —  WASHINGTON -  —  NBC News has obtained new documents regarding the shooting accident involving Vice President Dick Cheney.  —  NBC News filed an Open Records Act request …
Media Matters for America:
O'Reilly: U.S. should leave Iraq "as fast as humanly possible" because "there are so many nuts in the country" … During the February 20 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Bill O'Reilly suggested that the United States "hand over everything to the Iraqis as fast as humanly possible" …
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Editor and Publisher:
Gallup: 55% Now Call Iraq War a 'Mistake'
argusleader.com:
Nation's eyes are on South Dakota as abortion bill passes senate, 23 to 12  —  PIERRE - A contentious abortion bill passed the South Dakota Senate late this afternoon.  The vote was 23 to 12.  —  Lawmakers spent much of this afternoon debating the bill, which has thrust South Dakota into the national spotlight.
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Washington Post:
Prejudice Wins  —  UNIVERSITIES EXIST to pose tough questions, promote critical thinking, and generally challenge complacency and prejudice.  When he became president of Harvard five years ago, Lawrence H. Summers determined that the university was not living up to this mission …
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Thomas Sowell / Townhall.com:   Another academic casualty
Lorie Byrd / PoliPundit.com:
More Crazy Talk From Hillary  —  I agree with Iowa Voice that Hillary Clinton has to be crazy to make statements like this: … More fear.  Fear, fear, fear.  —  I wonder why the Republicans have not capitalized on the issue of school vouchers, which are very popular with non-Jesse Jackson-following blacks in America.
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Glenn Thrush / Newsday:
Clinton raps vouchers
Bill / INDC Journal:
Islam vs. Islamofascism: A Practical View  —  Defending another blogger's generalized snarky condemnation of "1.2 billion Muslims" (and helpfully correcting my html coding), Rusty Shackleford e-mails: … Aside from Rusty's questionable word association strategy, this geo-political analogy hardly makes any sense.
AMERICAN DIGEST:
The Poster Child for Pap  —  This coming Christmas' Must-Have Stocking Stuffer for the Republicans on Your List.  —  I SOMETIMES WISH I COULD BE A DEMOCRAT ONCE MORE .  It was a good party in its time, it had nice ideals once, and, to tell the truth, I'm not at all easy being labeled as a Republican especially since I'm not.
David Neiwert / Orcinus:
Say No to Nazis  —  Following the recent outbreak of neo-Nazism in my own neighborhood, I've become even more acutely aware of the silent tide of white supremacism that's creeping back into our lives, if that's possible.  —  It's one thing when it happens elsewhere, as I usually find myself documenting.
Discussion: Jesus' General
Gregory / belgraviadispatch.com:
MORE ON MORA  —  From a must-read Jane Mayer piece in the current New Yorker: … Yoo.  Addington.  Haynes.  Cheney.  Rumsfeld.  Gonzalez.  —  Wrong on the law.  Wrong on our values.  Wrong for America.  —  Some Republicans like Mora (Frank Carlucci supported him for the GC-Navy job) …

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