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10:55 PM ET, November 12, 2006

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John Bresnahan / Roll Call:
Pelosi Puts Weight Behind Murtha in Leader Bid  —  Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), in line to become Speaker in January, is throwing her support to Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) in the race for Majority Leader, a move that will be an early test of her influence and will weigh heavily on Murtha's contest …
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Tabassum Zakaria / Reuters:
Democrats say will push for Iraq withdrawal  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats, who won control of the U.S. Congress, said on Sunday they will push for a phased withdrawal of American troops from Iraq to begin in four to six months, but the White House cautioned against fixing timetables.
Washington Post:
Panel May Have Few Good Options to Offer  —  Bipartisan Group's Plan Expected in Dec.  —  After meeting with President Bush tomorrow, a panel of prestigious Americans will begin deliberations to chart a new course on Iraq, with the goal of stabilizing the country with a different U.S. strategy and possibly the withdrawal of troops.
Josephine Hearn / The Hill:
Pelosi backs Murtha for majority leader  —  Speaker-in-waiting Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) threw her support behind Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) for majority leader Sunday, giving a significant boost to Murtha in his race against Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.).  —  "Your strong voice for national security …
Discussion: Redstate
Reuters:
Start U.S. Iraq withdrawal in 4-6 months: Democrats  —Text+WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats, who won majorities in the U.S. Congress in last week's elections, said on Sunday they will push for a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq to begin in four to six months.
Discussion: MyDD
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Pelosi endorses Murtha for majority leader  —  What better way to assuage fears about Democrats being too dovish and anti-military than to back America's foremost spokesman for cut and run — who once famously pronounced Haditha a case of murder "in cold blood" while the investigation was still ongoing?
Atrios / Eschaton:
Good  —  Dems to push for redeployment:
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Kansas City Star:
Shift on Syria, Iran discussed  —  Ascension of Gates highlights potential impact of Baker commission ideas.  —  WASHINGTON |  A top U.S. intelligence official has been meeting with Middle East counterparts to discuss proposals expected from the Baker commission on Iraq, Middle East sources have told Newsday.
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
SAY IT AIN'T SO, W!  —  Tomorrow President Bush will meet with Jim Baker and Lee Hamilton to discuss the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group.  The group's report will be issued next month, but presumably its conclusions have more or less taken shape.  Based on the leaking that is currently going on, the news could hardly be worse:
Jules Crittenden / Boston Herald:
Faint-hearted Dems have plan for (terrorist) victory
Discussion: Argghhh!
Confederate Yankee:   Gates Nomination a Recipe for Disaster
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
An Uneasy Alliance  —  AMID all the post-election bliss evident within the constellation of bloggers and online Democratic activists known as the "netroots" last week, there was a note of anger and disappointment.  Ned Lamont, the antiwar Connecticut businessman who defeated Senator Joseph …
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Atrios / Eschaton:
Teh Stupids  —  Confessore: … For the millionth time betting …
Discussion: Firedoglake and The Sideshow
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Why the Beltway class can't comprehend the Russ Feingolds of the world  —  (updated below)  —  When Russ Feingold announced in March that he would introduce a resolution to censure President Bush for breaking the law by eavesdropping on Americans without warrants, a clear …
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Richard Wolffe / Newsweek:
The Architect's Faulty Specs  —  Rove believed in his metrics.  He miscalculated.  How did Bush's guru get the numbers so wrong?  —  President Bush knew he was in for a rough night.  As he settled down in front of the TV in the White House residence to watch the election results, the numbers were already grim.
Agence France Presse:
Iran TV broadcasts 'US ship spy plane footage'  —  Iran's Arabic language television station broadcast footage it claimed showed a US aircraft carrier cruising in Gulf waters it said was taken by an unmanned Iranian drone.  —  The brief minute-long film, which was shown …
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Michael Tomasky / Los Angeles Times:
Dems put the 'big tent' back together  —  Democrats rebuild their historically popular left-center coalition.  —  THE OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED VERSION of the Democrats' victory last week, touted on television Tuesday night and repeated here and there in the following days, was that the party won by deftly running moderates in red states.
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Kevin Drum / Political Animal:   THE NEW CONGRESS....Did Democrats win last week by running a bunch …
Douglas J. Feith / Washington Post:
The Donald Rumsfeld I Know  —  Much of what you know about Donald Rumsfeld is wrong.  —  I worked intimately with Rumsfeld for four years, from the summer of 2001 until I left the Pentagon in August 2005.  Through countless meetings and private conversations, I came to learn his traits …
Associated Press:
Lieberman refuses to close door on switching parties  —  HARTFORD, Conn. —Sen. Joe Lieberman on Sunday repeated his pledge to caucus with Senate Democrats when the 110th Congress convenes in January, but refused to slam the door on possibly moving to the Republican side of the aisle.
Las Vegas Sun:
Police call for phone records of those in Gibbons case  —  By Jeff German <jeff.german@lasvegassun.com> and Sam Skolnik <sam.skolnik@lasvegassun.com>&nbs p; —  Metro Police have subpoenaed telephone records of Republican Gov.-elect Jim Gibbons, political strategist Sig Rogich and other witnesses …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 
 
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Gateway Pundit:
Is America Becoming a Nation of Surrender Monkeys?
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Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
IMMIGRATION....Michael Tomasky asks (in the same piece I highlighted …
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Warner Todd Huston / NewsBusters.org:
UPI: Leahy 'restoring' habeas corpus
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Chicks flick craters at the box office — or does it?
John F. Burns / New York Times:
Could a New Strongman Help?  —  THE sight of Saddam Hussein haranguing …
Discussion: IraqPundit
Richard Creasy / Daily Mail:
Outrage in Iran as actress does a "Paris" and her sex video ends up on the net
Nico / Think Progress:
McCain Claims Iraq Will Be Won Or Lost In 'Next Several Months …
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Tom Elia / The New Editor:
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Democrats Find Lessons In GOP Reign
Discussion: DonkeyRising and The Caucus
Rick Klein / Boston Globe:
Social Security at roots of shift
Discussion: Firedoglake
Judd / Think Progress:
McCain and Lieberman Express Support For Sending More Troops to Iraq
Discussion: Preemptive Karma
Michael Dirda / Washington Post:
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Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Sectarian Rifts Foretell Pitfalls of Iraqi Troops' Taking Control
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