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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
STEPHEN GREEN HAS POSTED more pictures from the Danish Embassy rally, which has also gotten coverage, and photos, at Wonkette. — And reader Patrick Rockefeller sends the photo at bottom below, which I liked, along with this report: "It was a decent sized crowd full of good people …
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Mark Tapscott / tapscottscopydesk.blogspot.com:
Time to Stand With Denmark For Americans' Freedom of the Press, Speech; Sitzpinklers Stay Away from Danish Embassy Demo — Journalist Christopher Hitchens recently called for a demonstration of support today at the Danish Embassy for Denmark and the principles of freedom of speech and the press.
Corsair the Rational Pirate:
Hey Ho Danish Protest Today... Gotta Go — Today was the big, hastily arranged protest in front of the Danish Embassy in Washington, DC. Here is a photoblog of the event: — Not wanting to drive to DC, I took the Metro from Vienna to Woodley Park/Zoo — This is what the Metro station looks …
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Edelfenbein / Your Guide to Financial Success:
Danish Embassy Rally — A small, but spirited crowd rallied in support of Denmark today outside the Danish Embassy in Washington. — The festive crowd of about 200 broke into chants of "We're All Danes Now!" Lots of flag-waving and Danish-eating. — Here are a few photos:
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Ian / Expose the Left:
Christopher Hitchens' Speech at Danish Embassy (VIDEO) — Thanks so much to Luis at The Age of Hooper who attended the event and sent in video of Christopher Hitchens speaking at the Danish Embassy this afternoon. I wish I could have attended, but wouldn't have been able to make it down in time.
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The Adventures of Chester
National Review:
It Didn't Work — "I can tell you the main reason behind all our woes — it is America." The New York Times reporter is quoting the complaint of a clothing merchant in a Sunni stronghold in Iraq. "Everything that is going on between Sunni and Shiites, the troublemaker in the middle is America."
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Borzou Daragahi / Los Angeles Times:Anger Tinged Calls for Peace in Iraq
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Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:"It Didn't Work" (UPDATED SEVERAL TIMES NOW)
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Jason Leopold / truthout.org:
White House 'Discovers' 250 Emails Related to Plame Leak — The White House turned over last week 250 pages of emails from Vice President Dick Cheney's office. Senior aides had sent the emails in the spring of 2003 related to the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson …
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Libby Loses a Round in Court — Ex-Cheney Aide Is Denied in Bid to Learn Leaker's Identity — Vice President Cheney's former top aide is not entitled to know the identity of an anonymous administration official who revealed information about CIA operative Valerie Plame to two journalists …
Tim Worstall:
Ken Livingstone Suspended — So Ken Livingstone is suspended from office for a month for his (subjectively) racist remarks to a reporter. Harry's, Brighton Regency, A Councillor, The Torygraph, well, use the search engines yourselves to find more views. Myself, if I actually thought …
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MSNBC:
Slacker Friday — Think Again is here. It's called "Second, Third and Fourth Thoughts about the President." — Not a joke: Later today, the Pentagon expects to release its quarterly Iraq Progress Report entitled "Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq."
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news24.com:
Cartoon-newspaper wins prize — Copenhagen - Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, which angered the Muslim world by publishing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad last year, has won a Danish critical journalism award for its initiative, the jury said. — Denmark's largest daily was honoured …
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The Dread Pundit Bluto
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Caroline Glick / Jerusalem Post:
Column One: Ilan Halimi and Israel — Ilan Halimi's barbarous murder in France should awaken all Jews to the most significant truth of our times: Today, every Jew in the world is on the front lines of war. — As was the case 70 years ago, every Jew today is a target for our enemies …
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Goel Pinto / Haaretz:
Chirac, de Villepin attend memorial ceremony for slain Jewish youth — PARIS - Cries of "vive la France" and "la justice" accompanied President Jacques Chirac, his wife Bernadette and Premier Dominique de Villepin last night as they left the memorial evening held here yesterday for Ilan Halimi.
Hasan Jamali / Associated Press:
Al-Qaida Claims Attack on Saudi Refinery — ABQAIQ, Saudi Arabia - Suicide bombers carried out a bold attack on the world's largest oil processing facility Friday but were stopped from breaking in by guards who fired on their cars, exploding both vehicles and killing the attackers.
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Zeyad / Healing Iraq:
Fierce streetfighting at my doorstep for the last 3 hours. Rumor in the neighbourhood is that men in black are trying to enter the area. Some armed kids defending the local mosque three blocks away are splattering bullets at everything that moves, and someone in the street was shouting for people to prepare for defending themselves.
Sara Agnew / showmenews.com:
'48 Hours' apologizes for altered image — The executive producer of CBS' "48 Hours Mystery" has apologized for airing an altered image of the front page of the Tribune in an episode about the murder trial of Ryan Ferguson that aired Saturday night. — The producer, Susan Zirinsky …
Molly / Molly Saves the Day:
For the women of South Dakota: an abortion manual — I understand that you're probably really angry right now. Maybe you're reading a blog expressing that anger — the anger that your state thinks it knows better than you what to do with your body. Maybe you're anxiously wondering …
Lance Mannion:
Life begins at conception...or within six months of it...more or less...maybe... Not that it will do me any good to say it, but... I am pro-choice. — Now... No argument for unrestricted abortion holds water unless it includes the argument that at no point is a fetus anything …
