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David Stout / New York Times:
At Senate Briefing on Port Deal, Bush Aides Stand Firm — WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 — Bush administration officials insisted today, in the face of deep skepticism and resentment from Democratic senators, that the deal to turn over American port operations to a Dubai company was closely studied beforehand …
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Clark Kent Ervin / New York Times:
Strangers at the Door — WHO could have imagined that, in the post-9/11 world, the United States government would approve a deal giving control over six major American ports to a country with ties to terrorism? But this is exactly what the secretive Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has done.
Media Blog on National Review Online:
"There Are So Many Misstatements It's Breathtaking" — In his "analysis" of the port issue, the NYT's David Sanger writes: … But Sanger doesn't really provide enough experts to justify that claim. He quotes one Dr. Irwin Redlener of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness …
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NewDonkey.com, Thoughts from Kansas, Democrat Taylor Marsh …, Outside The Beltway and Say Anything
Alan Elsner / Reuters:
U.S. terror fears, stoked by Bush, now bite him — WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - For almost five years U.S. President George W. Bush has warned Americans to fear terrorism, but now those words may come back to bite him. — The president, who has cast himself as America's protector …
CNN:
Bush: No need to worry about port security — President tries to calm uproar over planned UAE takeover — WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush on Thursday defended his administration's decision to allow a company from an Arab country to operate six major U.S. ports, saying, "People don't need to worry about security."
Crooks and Liars:
Bush Ties to the UAE — Bush Family Ties to the UAE — Lou Dobbs took a look at the family ties between the two. — Video-WMP Video-QT — (Transcripts) — DOBBS: President Bush's family and members of the Bush administration have long-standing business connections with the United Arab Emirates …
Michelle Malkin:
PORTGATE AND THE RUBBER-STAMPERS — After a rather rude (and criminal) disruption, I'm back. Let's return to the ports, shall we? — Lesson One of Portgate: Scream "Islamophobia/xenophobia" often enough, and people will start to back down. — Lesson Two of Portgate …
National Review:The Politically Correct vs. the Politically Ridiculous
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CNN:
Sunni party quits Iraq government talks after mosque bombing — More than 100 dead in revenge attacks; 7 U.S. soldiers killed — BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Iraq's most powerful Sunni Muslim party quit talks to form a new government Thursday after reprisal attacks for the bombing of an important Shiite mosque.
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strategypage.com:
Signs That the United States is About to Bomb Iran — Before any major military operation, there are always tell tale signs. With all the talk about Israel or the United States bombing Iran's nuclear weapons program, it would be wise to check for the signs before taking the pundit prattle too seriously.
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John / AMERICAblog:
I really need to weigh in on this asshole Gordon England — Joe, in a post below, quotes our illustrious Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England: … Now, my mom reads this blog. And I don't like gratuitous profanity because it's the easy way to evoke emotion when you don't have the right words.
Murray Waas / whatever already!:
Did the Bush administration "authorize" the leak of classified information to Bob Woodward? And did those leaks damage national security? — The vice-chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) made exactly that charge tonight in a letter to John Negroponte, the Director of National Intelligence.
Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press:
Israeli Army Kills Top Militant — BALATA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank - Israeli troops on Thursday killed five Palestinians, including a top militant who said just a day earlier that he would never be caught, in the largest West Bank military operation since Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip last summer.
Hugh Hewitt:
The Ports — Here's the Steyn review of Robert Ferrigno's Prayers for the Assissin. — Steyn, Ferrigno, Austin Bay and Jack Kelly all support the Port deal with Dubai World Ports. I don't. At least not yet. And until even folks like these that I very much respect or the Adminsitration …
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Ruth R. Wisse / Opinion Journal:
Coup d'Ecole — Harvard professors oust Larry Summers. Now they must face their students. — CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The resignation of Lawrence Summers as president of Harvard turns the spotlight on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), which has consecrated more time and energy to his ouster …
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Tom Heneghan / Reuters:
Vatican to Muslims: practice what you preach — PARIS (Reuters) - After backing calls by Muslims for respect for their religion in the Mohammad cartoons row, the Vatican is now urging Islamic countries to reciprocate by showing more tolerance toward their Christian minorities.
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
Democrat voters low on enthusiasm — Democrats, after 11 years as the minority party in Congress, still can't get it right with their own voters, a poll shows. — By objecting to virtually every initiative and proposal of the Bush administration and congressional Republican majority …
Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
Fifth Calumny? — From "A Failure of the Press," today's WaPo oped from Bill Bennett and Alan Dershowitz: … [my emphases] — Note again the initial bolded passage, which was first brought to my attention by Allah, who sent along the link: … Quips Allah:
New Scientist:
Quantum computer works best switched off — From New Scientist Print Edition — Even for the crazy world of quantum mechanics, this one is twisted. A quantum computer program has produced an answer without actually running. — The idea behind the feat, first proposed in 1998 …
Byron York / The Corner on National Review Online:
PATRICK FITZGERALD, UNCONSTITUTIONAL? — Lawyers for Lewis Libby have just filed a motion to dismiss the perjury, obstruction, and false statement charges against him in the CIA leak case. That is standard procedure, and to be expected, but what is interesting about the motion is that it is based …
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Doug Thompson / Capitol Hill Blue:
Secret Service agents say Cheney was drunk when he shot lawyer — Secret Service agents guarding Vice President Dick Cheney when he shot Texas lawyer Harry Whittington on a hunting outing two weeks ago say Cheney was "clearly inebriated" at the time of the shooting and a written report outlining details …
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