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Times of London:
Part of me died when I saw this cruel killing — EVEN by the stupefying standards of Iraq's unspeakable violence, the murder of Atwar Bahjat, one of the country's top television journalists, was an act of exceptional cruelty. — Nobody but her killers knew just how much she had suffered until …
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Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
THE KILLING OF ATWAR BAHJAT — Warning: The following contains a graphic description of a brutal murder - probably exceeding what you imagine one human being could do to another. However, it is typical of the work of Islamic terrorists. Read on only if you want a bit of insight into the nature of the enemy in this global war.
Bloomberg:
House Intelligence Chairman Opposes Hayden as Next CIA Chief — May 7 (Bloomberg) — The chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee urged the White House not to nominate Air Force Lieutenant General Michael Hayden to head the civilian Central Intelligence Agency.
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Washington Post:
Hayden Faces Senate and CIA Hurdles if Named — General Has Streak Of Independence And Nonconformity — When Gen. Michael V. Hayden took over as director of the National Security Agency in 1999, he faced a huge organization that was overwhelmingly staffed by aging white men who had spent …
Washington Post:
White House Set to Fight for Hayden — Nomination for CIA Chief Would Reopen Domestic Eavesdropping Controversy — The nomination of Gen. Michael V. Hayden to take over the CIA would trigger a fresh battle over the secret warrantless surveillance program he oversaw on behalf of President Bush …
David Ignatius:
The CIA at Rock Bottom — CIA employees were sitting at their computers Friday afternoon when they saw a message advising them to toggle to the agency's in-house television channel. On their screens they saw CIA Director Porter Goss abruptly announcing his resignation.
Washington Post:
Pollster Suggests Bush Moves Might Be Too Little, Too Late — The recent White House shake-up was an attempt to jump-start the administration and boost President Bush's rock-bottom approval ratings, but have those efforts come too late to salvage the presidency? A prominent GOP pollster thinks that may be the case.
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Confident Democrats Lay Out Agenda — Party Plans Probes Of Administration If It Wins the House — Democratic leaders, increasingly confident they will seize control of the House in November, are laying plans for a legislative blitz during their first week in power that would raise the minimum wage …
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Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
In a Dentist Shortage, British (Ouch) Do It Themselves — George Glasper, 81, at the Dental Access Center in Rochdale. It gives emergency care but is always swamped. — ROCHDALE, England, May 2 — "I snapped it out myself," said William Kelly, 43, describing his most recent dental procedure …
Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
Hamas armed force readies for action — Hamas's new security force is expected to start operating in the Gaza Strip next week, sources in the Palestinian Authority Interior Ministry said on Saturday. — Meanwhile, Hamas leaders warned over the weekend of a new intifada and said they would …
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Newsweek:
Intelligence: Goss Goes Out-But the CIA's Struggles Go On — May 15, 2006 issue - If there was one government agency that needed to improve after 9/11, it was the CIA. Apparently, however, the spy agency has only weakened. Forced out last week as CIA director, Porter Goss leaves an outfit …
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Louise Roug / Los Angeles Times:
Targeted Killings Surge in Baghdad — Nearly 4,000 civilian deaths, many of them Sunni Arabs slain execution-style, were recorded in the first three months of the year. — BAGHDAD — More Iraqi civilians were killed in Baghdad during the first three months of this year than at any time since …
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W. Zachary Malinowski / projo.com:
Three ACI guards charged with assaulting inmates — ACI Director A.T. Wall says he will move to have the correctional officers fired if they are convicted. — PROVIDENCE — Three state correctional officers, including a captain who allegedly forced an inmate to taste his own feces on Valentine's Day …
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Micah Daigle / DARE Generation Diary:Torture at home — Yet another tragic and infuriating Drug War story …
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Christopher Toothaker / Associated Press:
Chavez Wants Vote on Governing Until '31 — CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that Venezuelan voters should have the chance to decide whether he should govern the country for the next 25 years. — Speaking at a stadium packed with supporters in central Lara state …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Civic Duty: Go See 'United 93' — In most movies made to convey dread, the tension flows from uncertainty about what will happen. In "United 93," terror comes from knowing exactly what will happen. People who associate cinematic menace with maniacs wielding chain saws will find …
Reuters:
Bush's best moment in office? Reeling in big perch —Text+BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush told a German newspaper his best moment in more than five years in office was catching a big perch in his own lake. — "You know, I've experienced many great moments and it's hard …
Ann Bartow / Feminist Law Professors:
Hands Off — There is a strange post by Eugene Volokh about "involuntary sexual arousal and touching" here, at the Volokh Conspiracy. It elicited a very strong negative reaction from Belle Waring, which is posted here, at Crooked Timber. Volokh's theory seems to be that people …
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