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William J. Broad / New York Times:
U.S. Web Archive Is Said to Reveal a Nuclear Guide — Last March, the federal government set up a Web site to make public a vast archive of Iraqi documents captured during the war. The Bush administration did so under pressure from Congressional Republicans who said they hoped to …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
So I Guess The FMSO Documents Are Legit — Over the past year or so, I have provided CQ readers with a number of translations from key Iraqi Intelligence Service documents that have been translated by either the FMSO or by Joseph Shahda of the Free Republic website.
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
JIM GERAGHTY writes: "I'm sorry, did the New York Times just put on the front page that IRAQ HAD A NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM AND WAS PLOTTING TO BUILD AN ATOMIC BOMB?" — UPDATE: Ed Morrissey has more: … Kind of undercuts that whole "Bush lied about WMD" thing.
Will / Attytood:
How the 101st Fighting Keyboarders (and Rick Santorum and George W. Bush) are helping Iran get the nuclear bomb — We have one question this morning for Sen. Rick Santorum, Michelle Malkin, Glenn Reynolds, Rep. Peter Hoekstra, John Hinderaker, Roger Simon, Stephen Hayes, and a self-proclaimed "army" of right-wing bloggers.
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Church Leader Says Haggard Admits To Some Indiscretions — Interim Senior Pastor Says Haggard Admits Indiscretions — Raw Interview — Colorado Springs — A sudden about-face in the scandal facing New Life Church's pastor. — After Pastor Ted Haggard went public Wednesday night denying allegations …
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Jeffrey Wolf / KUSA-TV:
Voice expert believes Haggard contacted male escort — and Nicole Vap Executive Producer Investigative — DENVER - A nationally known voice recognition expert says he believes voice mails left for a male escort are from a pastor in Colorado Springs. — Mike Jones, a gay man …
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Opinion Journal:
The Acorn Indictments — A union-backed outfit faces charges of election fraud. — So, less than a week before the midterm elections, four workers from Acorn, the liberal activist group that has registered millions of voters, have been indicted by a federal grand jury …
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Democrats Predict Voter ID Problems — On Indiana's primary day, Rep. Julia Carson shoved her congressional identification card in a pocket, ran out of her house and raced down the street to be at her polling site when it opened at 6 a.m. The Democrat, seeking to represent Indianapolis for a sixth term …
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James Glanz / New York Times:
Congress Tells Auditor in Iraq to Close Office — Investigations led by a Republican lawyer named Stuart W. Bowen Jr. in Iraq have sent American occupation officials to jail on bribery and conspiracy charges, exposed disastrously poor construction work by well-connected companies like Halliburton …
Adam Zagorin / Time:
An Abu Ghraib Offender Heads Back to Iraq — Exclusive: A military dog handler convicted for his role in the prisoner abuse scandal has been ordered back to help train the country's police — As if the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal weren't bad enough for America's image in the Middle East …
Associated Press:
Voters Won't See Report on Foley Scandal — The House ethics committee has been working hard to determine whether Republicans covered up Mark Foley's electronic messages to male former pages, but even 12-hour workdays will not bring conclusions by Election Day.
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Julian Glover / Guardian:
British believe Bush is more dangerous than Kim Jong-il — America is now seen as a threat to world peace by its closest neighbours and allies, according to an international survey of public opinion published today that reveals just how far the country's reputation has fallen among former supporters since the invasion of Iraq.
Andrew Duffy / National Post:
Steyn's book can't be found in Canada — Author says bookstore chain 'boycotting' best-seller — A Canadian author's book about the need to defend Western civilization against Islam's demographic juggernaut — and the United States' vital role in that effort — has become a best-seller …
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Reuters:
Unemployment rate lowest in nearly 5-1/2 years —Text+WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to its lowest in nearly 5-1/2 years during October as 92,000 more jobs were added and hiring in each of the two prior months was revised up, a government report on Friday showed.
DPA / Jerusalem Post:
Saudi court sentences rape victim to 90 lashes — A Saudi court has sentenced a gang rape victim to 90 lashes of the whip because she was alone in a car with a man to whom she was not married. — The sentence was passed at the end of a trial in which the al- Qateef high criminal court …
Reuters:
Judgment day looms for Saddam — BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three years after he gave himself up to American soldiers without firing a shot, Saddam Hussein may be condemned to hang on Sunday if an Iraqi court finds him guilty of crimes against humanity. — The final act of Saddam's year-old first trial …