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9:40 PM ET, November 29, 2006

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Nawaf Obaid / Washington Post:
Stepping Into Iraq  —  Saudi Arabia Will Protect Sunnis if the U.S. Leaves  —  In February 2003, a month before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, warned President Bush that he would be "solving one problem and creating five more" if he removed Saddam Hussein by force.
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Washington Post:
Bloc Led by Shiite Cleric Quits Iraqi Government  —  Lawmakers Loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr Protest Prime Minister's Summit With Bush  —  A bloc of Iraqi lawmakers allied with militia leader Moqtada al-Sadr announced Wednesday that they were suspending their involvement in the government …
Nasser Karimi / Associated Press:
Iraq, Iran reach agreement on security  —  TEHRAN, Iran - Iraq's president said Wednesday he had reached a security agreement with Iran, which the United States accuses of fueling the chaos in the war-torn country.  Iran's president called on countries to stop backing "terrorists" in Iraq and for the Americans to withdraw.
Discussion: NewsHog and Pajamas Media
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
U.S.-Iraq summit put off until Thursday  —  AMMAN, Jordan - President Bush's high-stakes summit with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was put off Wednesday after public disclosure of U.S. doubts about his capacity to control sectarian warfare.  The White House said the two leaders would meet on Thursday.
Noble Americans / CNN:
Ahmadinejad's letter to Americans  —  [Editor's note: This is the full text of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's open letter to "the American People," as supplied to CNN.]  —  (CNN) — In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful  —  O, Almighty God, bestow upon humanity …
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David Espo / Associated Press:
Frist will not seek presidency in 2008  —  WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Wednesday he will not run for president in 2008, a high-profile campaign dropout more than a year before the first convention delegates are chosen.  —  "In the Bible, God tells us for everything there is a season …
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Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Frist Announces He Won't Seek White House in 2008
Discussion: Redstate and TalkLeft
Washington Wire:
Frist Decides Against '08 Presidential Bid
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Kirk Johnson / New York Times:
Pro-Peace Symbol Forces Win Battle in Colorado Town  —  Peace is fighting back in Pagosa Springs.  —  Last week, a couple were threatened with fines of $25 a day by their homeowners' association unless they removed a four-foot wreath shaped like a peace symbol from the front of their house.
Roddy Boyd / New York Post:
HANK'S NEW LADY  —  GREENBERG PUTS SQUEEZE ON PINCH'S PAPER  —  Billionaire insurance titan Maurice "Hank" Greenberg has begun buying huge blocks of New York Times stock to break the Sulzberger family's stranglehold on the media empire, The Post has learned.
Ted Bridis / Associated Press:
U.S. Bans Sale of IPods to North Korea  —  WASHINGTON — The Bush administration wants North Korea's attention, so like a scolding parent it's trying to make it tougher for that country's eccentric leader to buy iPods, plasma televisions and Segway electric scooters.
Discussion: The Reaction
Diane McWhorter / Slate:
The N-Word  —  UNMENTIONABLE LESSONS OF THE MIDTERM AFTERMATH.  —  There's been something weird about the denouement of the midterm elections, starting with the pronounced absence of Democratic triumphalism.  The prevailing mood has been stunned relief rather than glee …
Discussion: TAPPED and The Agonist
BBC:
Radioactive traces on BA planes  —  Traces of a radioactive substance have been found on two British Airways planes at Heathrow Airport, says BA.  —  The planes, plus a third in Moscow, are being tested as part of the probe into the death from radiation poisoning of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko.
Jacqueline L. Sal / Washington Post:
Freshly Baked Handouts Forbidden in Fairfax  —  County Says Health Of Homeless Is at Issue  —  The casserole has been canned.  —  Under a tough new Fairfax County policy, residents can no longer donate food prepared in their homes or a church kitchen — be it a tuna casserole …
Shmuel Rosner / Reuters:
Chirac: France, U.S. agree there is no point talking to Syria  —  France and the United States agree there is no point in talking to Syria because the conditions for an honest dialogue do not exist, French President Jacques Chirac said Wednesday.  —  Chirac's comments come …
Discussion: Hot Air and Blue Crab Boulevard
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
In Following His Own Script, Webb May Test Senate's Limits  —  At a recent White House reception for freshman members of Congress, Virginia's newest senator tried to avoid President Bush.  Democrat James Webb declined to stand in a presidential receiving line or to have his picture taken …
 
 
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CNN:
Lawyer wrongly arrested in bombings: 'We lived in 1984'
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Scott Macleod / Time:
The Five Fatal Mistakes of Bush's Mideast Policy
Nico / Think Progress:
Right-Wing Attack On Pelosi Over 'Union Hypocrisy' Systematically Debunked
Ethan Wallison / Real Clear Politics:
The Nancy I Knew  —  Nancy Pelosi tried to snatch an early victory …
Discussion: Power Line
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Hagel's Moment?  —  A month ago the idea that Sen. Chuck Hagel …
Eli Lake / New York Sun:
Baker Panel Aide Expects Israel Will Be Pressed
Associated Press:
X-Men illustrator dies in Superman pajamas
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
Redstate:
Republicans Divided: "Moderates" or Conservatives To Blame?
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Michael Calderone / New York Observer:
Washington Post Class Gets Graded
Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
Surge in Violence Shocks Even Weary Mexico
Discussion: Blogs for Bush and The Corner
New York Times:
Pope Backs Turkey's Bid to Join European Union
Andrew DeMillo / Associated Press:
Clark wants to avoid late campaign start
Ezra Klein:
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court to Take Up Global Warming
Victor Davis Hanson / Opinion Journal:
Losing the Enlightenment  —  A civilization that has lost confidence …
 

 
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Google says the DOJ's “wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision”, would hurt US consumers, and jeopardize the US' global tech leadership

 
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