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Pressure mounts on Iraqi PM to resign — U.S. military denies reports of spring 2007 withdrawal plan — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Pressure mounted Sunday on Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari to give up his bid for a new term amid anger over a recent surge of sectarian killings that has complicated …
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Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
YOU DON'T SAY? — In a recent press briefing General George Casey (the commander of Multinational Forces in Iraq) countered virtually every inflated claim made by the media regarding Iraq's recent "civil war" in the wake of the Shrine bombing in Samarra. But there are significant disconnects between …
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New York Post:
DUDE, WHERE'S MY CIVIL WAR? — I'M trying. I've been trying all week. The other day, I drove another 30 miles or so on the streets and alleys of Baghdad. I'm looking for the civil war that The New York Times declared. And I just can't find it. — Maybe actually being on the ground in Iraq prevents me from seeing it.
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
White House Trains Efforts on Media Leaks — The Bush administration, seeking to limit leaks of classified information, has launched initiatives targeting journalists and their possible government sources. The efforts include several FBI probes, a polygraph investigation inside the CIA …
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Pro-Israel Lobbying Group Roiled by Prosecution of Two Ex-Officials — WASHINGTON, March 4 — The annual gathering of the nation's top pro-Israel lobbying group, which starts here on Sunday, will be addressed by Vice President Dick Cheney and United Nations Ambassador John R. Bolton.
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Bush's attacks on press freedoms escalate — (updated below) — One of the most under-publicized and under-discussed news events is the ongoing criminal prosecution under the Espionage Act of two employees of the American Israeli Political Action Committee ("AIPAC"), and more generally …
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Philip Sherwell / Telegraph:
How we duped the West, by Iran's nuclear negotiator — The man who for two years led Iran's nuclear negotiations has laid out in unprecedented detail how the regime took advantage of talks with Britain, France and Germany to forge ahead with its secret atomic programme.
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Firouz Sedarat / Reuters:
Al Qaeda's Zawahri calls for strikes against West — DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on Muslims to attack the West in an audio tape posted on the Internet on Saturday, urging similar strikes as those against New York, London and Madrid in recent years.
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Somini Sengupta / New York Times:
U.S. Gives India Applause, Pakistan a Pat on the Back — NEW DELHI, March 4 — President Bush leaves this region having declared India and Pakistan strategic partners. But his declarations spoke just as loudly of the shifting balance of power in the region, and the world.
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
We Are (Aren't) Safer With India in the Nuclear Club — HAS President Bush just made the world a safer or a more dangerous place? — That question lingered after he reached a deal with India last week recognizing that India is never giving up its nuclear weapons, and declaring …
Associated Press:
AP: Thousands of Federal Cases Kept Secret — WASHINGTON - Despite the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of public trials, nearly all records are being kept secret for more than 5,000 defendants who completed their journey through the federal courts over the last three years.
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Jason / Generation Why?:AP: Absolutely Pathetic — The AP is breaking another non-story.
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Gateway Pundit:
Massive Muslim Protest in Bahrain Against Terrorism — "As tragic as the recent events in Iraq are, the silver lining is that it has brought to the fore the sectarian tensions in Bahrain and the need to resolve them before the situation gets out of hand. I hope that the civil and political societies …
Arian Campo-Flores / Newsweek:
Katrina's Latest Damage — Crime is up. Schools are overcrowded. Hospitals are jammed. Houston welcomed a flood of hurricane evacuees with open arms. But now the city is suffering from a case of 'compassion fatigue.' — Erin Trieb / WPN for Newsweek
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Washington Post:
Democratic Leaders Question Whether Dean's Right on the Money — Democratic congressional leaders aren't happy with the way Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is spending money. At a private meeting last month, they let him know. — Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid …
Dglover / Beltway Blogroll:
A Fly On The Blog — A few dozen House Republican press secretaries gathered on Capitol Hill on Friday to try to make sense of the power of blogs within Washington and what it means for their bosses. — Republican bloggers, GOP blog experts and two journalists/bloggers from National Journal …
Washington Post:
And This Year's Oscar Goes to Social Issues — LOS ANGELES — The awards season in Hollywood is by its very nature a self-congratulatory affair. But this year, the filmmakers say their serious, somber movies really do matter — not just as entertainment or art, but politically, socially.
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