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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
In India, Bush Urges Americans to Welcome Global Competition — NEW DELHI, March 3 — President Bush met with Indian entrepreneurs and toured an agricultural university during a four-hour trip to the southern city of Hyderabad today, when he said that the United States should welcome rather than fear competition from India.
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Bush and India Reach Pact That Allows Nuclear Sales — NEW DELHI, March 2 — President Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India announced here on Thursday what Mr. Bush called a "historic" nuclear pact that would help India satisfy its enormous civilian energy needs while allowing it to continue to develop nuclear weapons.
Michael J. Totten:
"The Head of the Snake" — SULEIMANIYA, IRAQ - Suleimaniya is the most liberal city in Iraqi Kurdistan, partly because of its long-standing and deep ties to nearby Iran, one of the most culturally liberal countries in the Middle East. The Iraqi Kurds I met who have been to Iran wanted me to know …
Benny Avni / New York Sun:
Carter Seeks Vote in U.N. Against U.S. — President Carter personally called Secretary of State Rice to try to convince her to reverse her U.N. ambassador's position on changes to the U.N. Human Rights Commission, the former president recalled yesterday in a talk in which he also criticized …
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Washington Post:
U.S. Cites Exception in Torture Ban — McCain Law May Not Apply to Cuba Prison — Bush administration lawyers, fighting a claim of torture by a Guantanamo Bay detainee, yesterday argued that the new law that bans cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of detainees in U.S. custody does not apply to people held at the military prison.
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Oscars for Osama — Nothing tells you more about Hollywood than what it chooses to honor. Nominated for best foreign-language film is "Paradise Now," a sympathetic portrayal of two suicide bombers. Nominated for best picture is "Munich," a sympathetic portrayal of yesterday's fashion in barbarism: homicide terrorism.
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Washington Post:
Katrina Video Refuels Debate Over Response — White House Issues Defense Of Bush's Handling of Storm — Three days after Hurricane Katrina wiped out most of New Orleans, President Bush appeared on television and said, "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees."
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Maha / The Mahablog:
Asleep at the Wheel — This is the sort of quote that makes me want to roll about on the floor and howl: … The folks in charge of message strategy? That's the only problem the White House has, substandard bleeping message strategy? — The quote comes from a story by Steven Thomma …
Atlas Shrugs:
FIRST LOOK SUPPORT DENMARK RALLY NYC — Just offf the street, here's a first look at the delicious Rally held in NYC in Support of tDenmark, a lovelier group of freedom lovers you will never meet. Large cross section of people that never protest, were not bussed in, came out on their own volition.
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ABCNEWS:
Top CIA Official Under Investigation — Number Three Official at CIA Is Subject of Investigation Related to Bribery Probe — March 3, 2006 — The stunning investigation of bribery and corruption in Congress has spread to the CIA, ABC News has learned. — The CIA Inspector General …
Michelle Malkin:
HOW TO FIGHT THE BRAINWASHERS — Yesterday's story on Jay Bennish, the unhinged Denver public high school teacher caught on tape by 16-year-old student Sean Allen, continues to resonate. — Expose the Left has video of Sean's appearance last night on Hannity and Colmes:
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Antarctic Ice Sheet Is Melting Rapidly — The Antarctic ice sheet is losing as much as 36 cubic miles of ice a year in a trend that scientists link to global warming, according to a new paper that provides the first evidence that the sheet's total mass is shrinking significantly.
Rob Jennings / dailyrecord.com:
Bush goes on 'trial' in Morris — Parsippany students confront issues of terrorism and war — DAILY RECORD — PARSIPPANY — President Bush is being tried for "crimes against civilian populations" and "inhumane treatment of prisoners" at Parsippany High School, with students arguing …
Mark Blumenthal / Mystery Pollster:
ZOGBY TROOP POLL: THE RANDOM PROBABILITY SAMPLE — On the Zogby poll of U.S. troops in Iraq, I need to make one point that was implicit in my comments on Wednesday a bit more explicit. While much is shrouded in secrecy, one aspect of the methodology is clear from the information that John Zogby …
Howie Klein / The Huffington Post:
No, I Won't Retract My Statements, Senator Lieberman — I've only been blogging for a few months now and, like most small bloggers, I always appreciate an opportunity for a wider audience. So when I wrote a post recently about my experiences with Joe Lieberman in regard to his role …
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Clinton Challenger Pulled From Reagan-Era Hat — It was supposed to be a marquee Republican campaign of the 2006 elections — a fusillade-style effort to defeat Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, which, even if it did not succeed, would excite donors nationally, raise millions for the party …
Editor and Publisher:
Gallup: 2 Out of 3 Americans Want U.S. Pull Out from Iraq — NEW YORK While newspaper editorials remain virtually silent on the subject, the American public seems to have made up its mind. A new Gallup/CNN/USA Today poll out tonight shows that 2 out of 3 adult Americans now want U.S. troops to start to come home from Iraq.
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Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press:
Russia: No Future for Hamas Without Change — MOSCOW - Russia's foreign minister said Friday that Hamas will have no future if the Palestinian militant group fails to transform itself into a political party. — Sergey Lavrov made the statement ahead of his talks with a Hamas delegation …