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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Violent Cycle of Revenge Stuns Iraqis — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 23 — After a day of violence so raw and so personal, Iraqis woke on Thursday morning to a tense new world in which, it seemed, anything was possible. — The violence on Wednesday was the closest Iraq had come to civil war, and Iraqis were stunned.
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Bradley Graham / Washington Post:
U.S. Looks to Baghdad to Deal With Violence — Faced with a resurgence of sectarian violence in Iraq, the Bush administration took a largely wait-and-see posture in public yesterday while laboring behind the scenes to try to bolster Iraqi military forces and prevent the unraveling of negotiations on forming a new unity government.
24 Steps to Liberty:We Are All Misinformed! — You guys always said you don't get all the news from Iraq.
Cori Dauber / Rantingprofs:Not Good — The situation in Iraq is just flat bad …
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Martini Republic
Robert Mayer / Publius Pundit:THE POLITICS OF IRAQ'S SHRINE ATTACK
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Blogs for Bush, Dean's World, Big Lizards, Daily Pundit, The Reaction and The Volokh Conspiracy
New York Times:
Dubai Company Delays New Role at Six U.S. Ports — WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 — The Dubai company at the center of a political furor over its plans to take over some terminal operations at six American ports said Thursday night that it planned to close the deal next week, but that it would …
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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 …
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Arab Firm Offers to Delay Deal On Seaports — Senators Challenge Legality of Approval — Facing unrelenting political and national security concerns, an Arab maritime company offered late last night to delay part of its $6.8 billion deal to take over significant operations at six U.S. ports …
Washington Post:
How to Lose Friends — AMONG MANY other things, the president's job description requires him to keep abreast of economic and political developments around the world; respond to disasters such as Hurricane Katrina; oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; appoint people to run embassies …
CNN:
Ports company will delay takeover — Firm says it will work with White House, Congress on issues — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Dubai Ports World has agreed to postpone its plans to take over management of six U.S. ports after the proposal ignited harsh bipartisan criticism on Capitol Hill.
CBS News:
S. Dakota Moves Toward Abortion Ban — (CBS/AP) South Dakota moved closer to imposing some of the strictest limits on abortion in the nation, as the state Senate approved legislation that would ban it except when a woman's life is in danger. — The bill, designed to wage a national legal fight …
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Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Anti-gay fury mars funeral of a soldier in Anoka — Protesters from Kansas say God is killing our soldiers because the U.S. tolerates homosexuality. — On her way into the church where the funeral was to be held for her 23-year-old son Thursday morning, Deirdre Ostlund approached six men …
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Captain's Quarters, Norwegianity, Bark Bark Woof Woof, Shot In The Dark and Bring it On!
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.
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.
Shane Harris / nationaljournal.com:
TIA Lives On — A controversial counter-terrorism program, which lawmakers halted more than two years ago amid outcries from privacy advocates, was stopped in name only and has quietly continued within the intelligence agency now fending off charges that it has violated the privacy of U.S. citizens.
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 …
Nancy Benac / ABCNEWS:
Lobbyist Target of Several Investigations — Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Finds Himself Subject of Tangled Criminal, Congressional Investigations — WASHINGTON Apr 23, 2005 (AP)— Jack Abramoff is a man with a million connections and not many friends. The uberlobbyist's dealings are the subject …
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Lori Aratani / Washington Post:
'Gifted' Label Takes a Vacation in Diversity Quest — Middle school magnet programs in Montgomery County have traditionally operated as schools within schools, offering specialized curriculum to a few select students — who have been mostly Asian and white. — But this fall, educators decided to try a different approach.
