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Ted Bridis / Associated Press:
Bush Shrugs Off Objections to Port Deal — WASHINGTON - Brushing aside objections from Republicans and Democrats alike, President Bush endorsed the takeover of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports by a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates.
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
SO NOW BUSH IS THREATENING TO VETO any legislation that would block the Dubai ports deal? Either this deal is somehow a lot more important than it seems (a quid pro quo for, well, something . . . ) or Bush is an idiot. Your call. — UPDATE: Here's an argument that there's less to the port deal than meets the eye.
New York Times:
Bush Threatens to Veto Any Bill to Stop Port Takeover — WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 — President Bush said this afternoon that he would veto any legislation seeking to block the administration's decision to allow a state-owned company from Dubai to assume control of port terminals in New York and other cities.
Squiggler:
Dubai Port deal - good or bad? Everyone needs to calm down and take a deep breath. — Like so many others, when I first heard about the proposed Dubai port deal, my gut reaction was "no way!" I had many of the same questions and reservations as I've been reading on many, many blogs, including some of the most influential.
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President Lawrence H. Summers / president.harvard.edu:
Letter to the Harvard community — Dear Members of the Harvard Community, — I have notified the Harvard Corporation that I will resign as President of the University as of June 30, 2006. Working closely with all parts of the Harvard community, and especially with our remarkable students …
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Elizabeth White / Associated Press:
Hecklers Disrupt Scalia at D.C. Appearance — WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia grew tired of a persistent heckler Tuesday and asked organizers of a legal seminar to do something about the outbursts - gently. — "Don't use force," Scalia told American Enterprise Institute workers …
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Ted Frank / Information and opinion …:
Media coverage of Scalia speech — Justice Scalia spoke at AEI today. In a speech of about 40 minutes (the web-cast should be available later this week), he laid out when it was and wasn't appropriate to use foreign law in American jurisprudence, and pointed out the contradictions …
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New York Times:
Furor Over Cartoons Pits Muslim Against Muslim — AMMAN, Jordan, Feb. 21 — In a direct challenge to the international uproar over cartoons lampooning the Prophet Muhammad, the Jordanian journalist Jihad Momani wrote: "What brings more prejudice against Islam, these caricatures or pictures …
Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
There's No Such Thing As a Pro-Choice Republican (or Lieberman) — We knew it would happen sooner or later, and I guess it's going to be sooner: … Everybody who didn't seen this coming raise their hand. Oh, is that you, Planned Parenthood? … Well, you might have f**king thought …
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Liza Porteus / Fox News:
Three Charged in Plan to Attack U.S. Military in Iraq — A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted three Ohio men for their role in assisting terrorism on U.S. targets overseas, specifically American military personnel and their allies in Iraq. — The indictment, which was unsealed Monday …
Alex Massie / Scotsman:
Neocon architect says: 'Pull it down' — NEOCONSERVATISM has failed the United States and needs to be replaced by a more realistic foreign policy agenda, according to one of its prime architects. — Francis Fukuyama, who wrote the best-selling book The End of History and was a member …
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Is Sean Hannity Addicted to Coulter Crack? — Venturing into enemy territory, I was on "Hannity and Colmes" last night, along with Ann Coulter. We were ostensibly there to discuss the ongoing Muslim cartoon controversy and the media's reaction to the Cheney shooting story.
Will Bunch / American Prospect:
Sour Charity — Exclusive: Inside Rick Santorum's charity, which isn't very charitable and hasn't filed the required papers with the state. The sidebar to Bunch's cover story posted yesterday. — Ever conscious of political fashion, Rick Santorum wanted to demonstrate that he, too …
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Bush Blames Cuts at Energy Lab on Mix-Up — GOLDEN, Colo. — President Bush, on a three-state trip to promote his energy policy, said Tuesday that a budgeting mix-up was the reason 32 workers at one of the nation's premier renewable energy labs were laid off and then reinstated just before his visit.
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The Anonymous Liberal:
Kelo Decision Vindicated (Conservatives Still Confused) — The New York Times reported on Tuesday that a number of states are considering laws that would curtail the eminent domain powers of state and local governments. … When the decision in Kelo v. New London was handed down last year …
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Michelle Malkin:
NEW BLACK PANTHER FOLLIES: TAKBIR! — For your viewing entertainment... I mentioned that my friend Bryan Preston of Junkyard Blog and I attended the New Black Panther Party's protest of the Danish embassy in Washington, D.C., over the weekend. Bryan has put together a mini-movie highlighting …
