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2:40 PM ET, December 7, 2006

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Victor Davis Hanson / Townhall.com:
Our Pearl Harbor  —  On Dec. 7, 1941 — 65 years ago this week — pilots from a Japanese carrier force bombed Pearl Harbor.  They killed 2,403 Americans, most of them service personnel, while destroying much of the American fleet and air forces stationed in Hawaii.
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Jaymes Song / Associated Press:
Pearl Harbor survivors meet for last time  —  PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - With their number quickly dwindling, survivors of Pearl Harbor will gather Thursday one last time to honor those killed by the Japanese 65 years ago, and to mark a day that lives in infamy.
Kirsten Scharnberg / Chicago Tribune:
Pearl Harbor survivors gather for `final reunion'  —  HONOLULU — Donald Robinett came directly to the sign-in area for Pearl Harbor survivors when he arrived here this week.  —  "I am trying to find my shipmates," the 89-year-old veteran announced excitedly.  "I want to see which ones are here."
Michael E. Ruane / Washington Post:
One Last Mission for Ship Sunk in Pearl Harbor Attack
Discussion: Hot Air, TIME and Blue Crab Boulevard
Niles Lathem / New York Post:
IRAQ 'APPEASE' SQUEEZE ON W.  —  * PANEL KISSES UP TO IRAN & SYRIA  —  * PLAN WOULD PULL TROOPS OUT IN '08  —  What do you think of the report's recommendations?  Click the discussion board link below the photo to post your comments.  —  WASHINGTON - The Iraq Study Group report delivered …
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New York Times:
Welcome Political Cover  —  When President Bush insisted that the Iraq Study Group would not provide cover for the White House to chart a "graceful exit" of American troops, he was missing the whole point.  The much-anticipated report from the bipartisan panel is precisely about political cover.
Maggie Michael / Associated Press:
Arabs Say Report Shows Bush's Failure  —  Many Arabs on Thursday interpreted an American advisory panel's bleak assessment of President Bush's Iraq policies as proof of Washington's failure in the Middle East.  —  But others worried about the consequences if the U.S. follows …
Kenneth R. Bazinet / NY Daily News:
Hawks meet to lick wounds
Discussion: Daily Kos
Ralph Peters / New York Post:
FRANKLY INCENSED: UNWISE MEN BEAR GIFTS FOR BUTCHERS
Discussion: alicublog and PrairiePundit
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
So Much for Plan B  —  THE IRAQ STUDY GROUP CHICKENS OUT.  —  So many careers and reputations have been ravaged by Iraq.  Even James Baker, the canniest of operators, has now met his Waterloo.  —  The report of the Iraq Study Group—which Baker co-chaired with Lee Hamilton …
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Will Iraq Study Group's Plan Work on the Battlefield?
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
PARIS' PEACE PLAN
Johanna Neuman / Los Angeles Times:
A pregnant pause in right wing  —  Social conservatives remain silent or temper their criticism about news that Cheney's gay daughter is expecting.  —  WASHINGTON — No Republican in Washington is more beloved by social conservatives than Vice President Dick Cheney, who with his wife …
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Associated Press:
Mixed reaction to Cheney's daughter's pregnancy … WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative leaders voiced dismay Wednesday at news that Mary Cheney, the lesbian daughter of Dick Cheney, is pregnant, while a gay-rights group said the vice president faces "a lifetime of sleepless nights" …
White House:
President Bush Meets with British Prime Minister Tony Blair  —  Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building  —  PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you all.  Please be seated.  I just had a good visit with Prime Minister Tony Blair.  I appreciate you coming back, Mr. Prime Minister.
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CNN:   Bush tells Iran, Syria how they can join Iraq talks
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Democratic Wave in Congress Further Erodes Moderation in GOP  —  Iowa Rep. Jim Leach (R) seemed a natural to weather voters' antiwar sentiment this fall.  His independent streak and moderate views had engendered the allegiance of his Democratic-leaning district for the past 30 years …
T. F. Boggs / t.f. boggs:
What we should and should not do: An Authoritative Voice...  After watching the Iraq Survey Group press conference today I am a firm believer that all politicians are idiots.  Okay well not all of them but they all have a problem understanding reality.  If any politician is reading …
U.S. Newswire:
Media Shows Irrational Hysteria on Global Warming  —  "The Public Has Been Vastly Misinformed," NCPA's Deming Tells Senate Committee  —  Contact: Sean Tuffnell of the National Center for Policy Analysis, 972-308-6481 or sean.tuffnell@ncpa.org  —  WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /U.S. Newswire …
Jed Babbin / Real Clear Politics:
Exit Rumsfeld, Smiling  —  One day in the next two weeks there will be a departure ceremony at the Pentagon.  Flags will fly, bands will play and the liberal media will calumniate.  Should the president choose to add the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the other honors rendered …
Discussion: Flopping Aces
John Heilprin / Associated Press:
EPA may drop lead air pollution limits  —  WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is considering doing away with health standards that cut lead from gasoline, widely regarded as one of the nation's biggest clean-air accomplishments.  —  Battery makers, lead smelters, refiners all have lobbied …
 
 
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