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Holcomb B. Noble / New York Times:
Milton Friedman, a Leading Economist, Dies at 94 — Milton Friedman, the grandmaster of conservative economic theory in the postwar era and a prime force in the movement of nations toward lesser government and greater reliance on free markets and individual responsibility, died today at He was 94 years old.
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CNNMoney.com:Nobel economist Milton Friedman dead at 94
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Ari Berman / The Nation:
Why Murtha Lost — "Talk is cheap," Jack Murtha wrote in a letter declaring his candidacy for House Majority Leader, "which is why, up until Iraq forced me to, I didn't do a lot of it." The sixteen-term Congressman and former Marine from rural, blue-collar Western Pennsylvania preferred …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Hoyer Beats Pelosi's Pick in Race for No. 2 House Post — House Democrats chose Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland as their majority leader today after a bruising fight that cast a cloud over the party's post-election celebration. — The election of Mr. Hoyer over Representative John P. Murtha …
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:Pelosi Stumbles Out of the Blocks
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Associated Press:Hoyer tapped for party's No. 2 House spot
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Daily Bruin News Headlines:
[BREAKING NEWS]: Student shot with Taser by UCPD officers — Incident occured around 11:30 p.m. in the Powell Library CLICC computer lab — UCPD officers shot a student several times with a Taser inside the Powell Library CLICC computer lab late Tuesday night before taking him into custody.
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Sara Taylor / Daily Bruin News Headlines:
Community responds to Taser use in Powell — RAW FOOTAGE — of the taser incident. — An incident late Tuesday night in which a UCLA student was stunned at least four times with a Taser has left the UCLA community questioning whether the university police officers' use of force was an appropriate response to the situation.
Los Angeles Times:
A third incident, a new video — A cellphone camera captures UCLA police using a Taser on a student who allegedly refused to leave the library Tuesday night. — The latest in a recent spate of cellphone videos documenting questionable arrest tactics surfaced Wednesday …
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Putnam Wants To Know: Where Were The Rednecks? — "White rednecks" who "didn't show up to vote for us" partly cost GOPers their cong. majorities, Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL) told fellow Republicans today. And Putnam, seeking the post of GOP conference chair, chided ex-Chair J.C. Watts (R-OK) …
Washington Post:
Taliban, Al-Qaeda Resurge In Afghanistan, CIA Says — Al-Qaeda's influence and numbers are rapidly growing in Afghanistan, with fighters operating from new havens and mimicking techniques learned on the Iraqi battlefield for use against U.S. and allied troops, the directors of the CIA and defense intelligence told Congress yesterday.
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Marcus Kabel / timesdaily.com:
APF — Edwards acknowledges staff asked Wal-Mart for Playstation 3 — Last Updated:November 16. — Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards acknowledged Thursday that amid his criticism of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., a volunteer member of his staff asked the world's largest retailer …
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USA Today:
Military may ask $127B for wars — WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is preparing its largest spending request yet for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a proposal that could make the conflict the most expensive since World War II. — The Pentagon is considering $127 billion to $160 billion …
Mary Katharine Ham / Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog:
HamNation: The Dysfunctional Exes of American Politics — In light of the ridiculousness from both sides of the aisle during leadership elections this week, I thought I'd analyze the motivations of a "dumped" political party, and how they respond to rejection. I'm no Dr. Phil, but I do what I can.
Newt Gingrich / Opinion Journal:
The Right Coalition — Which bipartisanship will Bush choose? — The election results pose two enormous strategic choices for America. First, the obvious outcome of a Democratic-controlled Congress and a Republican White House is the need for bipartisan cooperation in order to get anything done.
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Man Stopped at Port of Entry With Large Cash Sums and Laptop With Nuclear Information — Pierre Thomas and Jason Ryan Report: — A U.S. citizen of Ethiopian descent was arrested as he came into the U.S. on a flight from Amsterdam on Tuesday. — Sisayehiticha Dinssa was arrested …
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Drudge Report:
REGAN: 'I DID NOT PAY OJ' — Full Statement From Publisher Judith Regan: — Why I Did It — I was sitting with Howard Stern, of all people, when the verdict came down. Many of you probably remember where you were at that moment. It was a moment I, like so many others, was dreading.
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
Senate Dems plan overhaul of military tribunals bill — Gearing up for a major clash with the Bush administration and Republicans in Congress, several key Senate Democrats are planning to overhaul the newly minted legislation governing military tribunals of detainees.
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