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Media Matters for America:
"Media Matters"; by Paul Waldman — A declaration of war — This week, the conservatives declared war. — Not on The New York Times. Not even on the media in general. No, this week the entire conservative movement — from the White House to Republicans in Congress to Fox News …
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New York Times:
When Do We Publish a Secret? — SINCE Sept. 11, 2001, newspaper editors have faced excruciating choices in covering the government's efforts to protect the country from terrorist agents. Each of us has, on a number of occasions, withheld information because we were convinced that publishing it could put lives at risk.
Paul Shukovsky / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Gitmo win likely cost Navy lawyer his career — 'Fearless' defense of detainee a stinging loss for Bush — Lt. Cmdr. Charles Swift — the Navy lawyer who beat the president of the United States in a pivotal Supreme Court battle over trying alleged terrorists — figures he'll probably have to find a new job.
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The Democratic Daily, The Heretik, Liberty and Justice, Blue Crab Boulevard, Andrew Olmsted dot com and Amygdala
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CNN:
Gonzales: Gitmo ruling 'hampered' war on terror — CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) — The Supreme Court decision that ruled against the Bush administration's plan to try suspects being held at Guantanamo Bay prison has "hampered our ability" to deal with terrorists, the U.S. attorney general said Saturday.
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Mcjoan / Daily Kos:The GOP 2006 Strategy: Yes to Torture
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Firedoglake, NewDonkey.com, Booman Tribune, Stop The ACLU, Lawyers, Guns and Money, Decision '08, Balkinization and Angry Bear
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Conservative pundits reveal murderous plot by the Travel Section of the NYT! — (updated below) — I learned today from Michelle Malkin, Powerline's John Hinderaker, Red State, and David Horowitz, among others, that The New York Times not only wants to help Al Qaeda launch terrorist attacks …
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Hindrocket / Power Line:A GPS FOR ASSASSINS? — We received many emails from readers …
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Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, THE AUTONOMIST, The Heretik, New York Times, The American Thinker, AGITPROP, protein wisdom and RedState
the NewsMax.com / NewsMax.com:N.Y. Times Retaliates Against Cheney, Rumsfeld
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Lisa Takeuchi Cullen / Time:
Poll: Good News Fails to Boost Bush's Job Approval — In a new TIME survey, Americans say the President is performing poorly and that the country is increasingly on the wrong track — A spate of good news at home and abroad has so far failed to boost how Americans feel about President Bush's job performance.
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Do Political Leaders Make Legitimate Targets Of War? — Israel's threat to assassinate Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh if the terrorist group does not return Gilad Shalit unharmed has created an international uproar. Many pundits and diplomats have scolded Israel for escalating a conflict unnecessarily …
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Haaretz:
Israel: Either free Shalit or we will act to free him — Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said mediation efforts by Egypt and other countries to resolve the crisis over abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit had yet to bear fruit mainly because it was unclear who in Hamas …
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Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
State Tracked Protesters in the Name of Security — Officials say they have stopped monitoring antiwar and political rallies. The practice violates civil rights, Atty. Gen. Lockyer says. — SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office in charge of protecting California against terrorism …
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Michael J. Totten:
Moderate Islamists Found … SULEIMANIYA, IRAQ - When I went to the Middle East for a six-month extended visit I wanted to see if I could find a genuinely moderate Islamist political party, one that not only practices democracy but also believes in it. There was a slight chance Hezbollah might fit that description.
Tom Hester Jr / Associated Press:
Budget impasse shuts down N.J. government — TRENTON, N.J. - Gov. Jon S. Corzine shut down the state government Saturday after a deadline to adopt a new balanced budget expired, bringing road construction projects to a halt and furloughing tens of thousands of state employees indefinitely.
Ana Marie Cox / New York Times:
Woman of The Nation — Strident feminism can seem out of place — even tacky — in a world where women have come so demonstrably far. With Katie Couric at the anchor desk, Condoleezza Rice leading the State Department and Hillary Clinton aiming for the top of the ticket, many of the young …
Hank Stuever / Washington Post:
Clash of the Comics Titans — Battle Lines, if Blurry, Are Still Drawn Between Marvel and DC — Of the great brand-loyalty debates — Ford or Chevy? John or Paul? Road Runner or Coyote? Newport or Marlboro? Orthodox or Reform? — only a very few people still sort themselves along …
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Judge Acquits 2 Ex-Detectives in Mob Killings — A federal judge tossed out the racketeering convictions of two retired New York City detectives yesterday — including eight murders for the mob — because the statute of limitations had run out, despite citing overwhelming evidence that the men had committed …
Adam Zagorin / Time:
At Guantanamo, Dying Is Not Permitted — A TIME Investigation: The Supreme Court handed the prisoners at Gitmo a victory, but authorities there continue to use harsh methods to break one of their most common methods of protest — the hunger strike — The prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba …
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