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New York Times:
U.S. Finds Iraq Insurgency Has Funds to Sustain Itself — The insurgency in Iraq is now self-sustaining financially, raising tens of millions of dollars a year from oil smuggling, kidnapping, counterfeiting, corrupt charities and other crimes that the Iraqi government and its American patrons …
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One Mosque Burned in Hurriya — Multi-National Corps - Iraq — Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory — APO AE 09342 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — RELEASE No. 20061125-09 — One Mosque Burned in Hurriya — Multi-National Corps - Iraq PAO — BAGHDAD — Contrary to recent media reporting …
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Getting The News From The Enemy
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Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
Despite Election Results, Edsall Still Sees 'Red' — Thomas B. Edsall, replacing John Tierney this month on The New York Times' op-ed page, follows up his ill-timed book, which had predicted hard times for Democrats on the campaign trial, by forecasting more trouble ahead for the party.
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Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Democrats Won. We Won. Get It? — I know some friends of mine really respect Tom Edsall's work, and maybe he was good once. I don't see it. I read some of his book 'Building Red America', and it was an analytically useless description of why the Republicans will always maintain a narrow majority.
David Leppard / Times of London:
Dying spy accused Kremlin agent — THE former Russian spy who died last week from radiation poisoning named a senior Kremlin agent as the man he believed responsible for targeting him. — Alexander Litvinenko, who died after mysteriously absorbing polonium210, a rare and highly toxic radioactive material …
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WorldNetDaily:
Court shocker: 10 months for kiddie porn producer — Democrat activist faced 81 years in jail on charges involving kids as young as 6 — A Democrat community leader who would "offer a homily during worship services" and facilitated his congregation's "opening our doors to all people regardless …
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Jay / Stop The ACLU:
Outrage: Only 10 Months For Kiddie Porn Producer
Outrage: Only 10 Months For Kiddie Porn Producer
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Mercury News:
Al-Sadr loyalists take over Iraqi television station — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Followers of the militant Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took over state-run television Saturday to denounce the Iraqi government, label Sunnis "terrorists" and issue what appeared to many viewers as a call to arms.
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Thomas Wagner / Associated Press:
Iraq P.M. struggling ahead of Bush visit — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's Shiite prime minister, struggling to prevent sectarian violence from sending Iraq into full-fledged civil war, is facing strong criticism from top Shiite and Sunni-Arab leaders alike as he prepares for a summit with President Bush next week.
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
Spelling Optional — "Anti-war" activist Cindy Sheehan has been in South Korea, campaigning against a relocation of American bases there which, if I'm not mistaken, was requested by the South Korean government. So, help me with this one, Maureen: does Ms. Sheehan have "absolute moral authority" …
Chuck Hagel / Washington Post:
Leaving Iraq, Honorably — There will be no victory or defeat for the United States in Iraq. These terms do not reflect the reality of what is going to happen there. The future of Iraq was always going to be determined by the Iraqis — not the Americans. — Iraq is not a prize to be won or lost.
Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
Israel accepts Palestinian groups' offer of ceasefire — Israel accepted a Palestinian cease-fire to go in effect Sunday morning, and will stop military operations in Gaza in return for an end to all Palestinian violence, including rocket fire, tunneling, and suicide bombers, the Prime Minister's Office announced Saturday night.
New York Times:
Experts Concerned as Ballot Problems Persist — After six years of technological research, more than $4 billion spent by Washington on new machinery and a widespread overhaul of the nation's voting system, this month's midterm election revealed that the country is still far from able to ensure that every vote counts.
Reuters:
Rumsfeld okayed abuses says former U.S. general —Text+MADRID (Reuters) - Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld authorized the mistreatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, the prison's former U.S. commander said in an interview on Saturday.
Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Waxman has Bush administration in sights — LOS ANGELES - The lawmaker poised to cause the Bush administration's biggest headaches when Democrats take control of Congress may just be a grocer's son from Watts who's hardly a household name off Capitol Hill. — Rep. Henry Waxman (news …
Peter J. Smith / lifesite.net:
Abortion Fanatics Employ Death Threats to Silence British MP — MP is proposed bill to reduce the legal age for abortion from 24 to 21 weeks — LifeSiteNews.com) - A British Member of Parliament needed to call upon security after abortion activists sent her death threats for proposing …