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New York Times:
Report on Iraq Exposes Divide Within G.O.P. — The release of the report by the bipartisan Iraq Study Group this week exposed deep fissures among Republicans over how to manage a war that many fear will haunt their party — and the nation — for years to come.
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Real Cities:
Democrats frustrated by Bush's reaction to Iraq report — WASHINGTON - Top Democrats in Congress left a White House meeting with President Bush on Friday frustrated over what they perceived as his reluctance to embrace major recommendations from the bipartisan Iraq Study Group.
BBC:
Bush sees US consensus over Iraq — US President George W Bush has said he is confident Americans can move beyond political differences and agree a new direction for Iraq leading to victory. — In his weekly radio address, he again praised the report by the Iraq Study Group calling for a change of strategy.
Jeff Stein / CQ.com:
Democrats' New Intelligence Chairman Needs a Crash Course on al Qaeda — Forty years ago, Sgt. Silvestre Reyes was a helicopter crew chief flying dangerous combat missions in South Vietnam from the top of a soaring rocky outcrop near the sea called Marble Mountain.
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Philip Johnston / Telegraph:
Adopt our values or stay away, says Blair — Your view: what next for "multicultural" Britain? — Full text of Blair's multiculturalism speech — Audio: Andrew Pierce on why Blair isn't facing questions — Tony Blair formally declared Britain's multicultural experiment over yesterday …
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Don Surber, Atlas Shrugs, The Spirit of Man, Secular Blasphemy, Riehl World View and sisu
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Telegraph:
Full text of Blair's multiculturalism speech — We should begin by celebrating something. When we won the Olympic Bid to host the 2012 Games, we presented a compelling, modern vision of Britain: a country at ease with different races, religions and cultures.
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Professor Bainbridge's Journal
Ali Akbar Dareini / Associated Press:
Iran Expands Uranium Enrichment Program — TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran has begun installing 3,000 centrifuges in an expansion of its uranium enrichment program that brings the Islamic nation significantly closer to large-scale production of nuclear fuel, the president said Saturday.
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Scott Macleod / Time:
Iran Reacts Favorably to the Baker-Hamilton Plan
Iran Reacts Favorably to the Baker-Hamilton Plan
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Captain's Quarters
Telegraph:
Traces of spy poison found in cup at hotel — The Millennium Hotel in London emerged as the most likely site for the poisoning of the Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko last night after it was revealed that a cup had been found containing traces of the radioactive substance which killed him.
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William Saletan / Slate:
Tempting Fat — THE COMING CRACKDOWN ON TRANS FATS. — Put your hands in the air, and step away from the cookie. — That's the message from New York City, where the health department has just ordered the city's 25,000 restaurants to purge nearly all trans fats from their menus.
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C. J. Chivers / New York Times:
Black-Market Weapon Prices Surge in Iraq Chaos — The Kurdish security contractor placed the black plastic box on the table. Inside was a new Glock 19, one of the 9-millimeter pistols that the United States issued by the tens of thousands to the Iraqi Army and police.
Eleanor Clift / Newsweek:
How George W. Bush has ruined the family franchise. — On the eve of a report that repudiates his son's leadership, former president George H.W. Bush broke down crying when he recalled how his other son, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, lost an election a dozen years ago and then came back to serve two successful terms.
Jennifer Kent / KRHD-LP:
4 -year-old Accused of Improperly Touching Teacher — BELLMEAD- A four-year-old hugged his teachers aide and was put into in-school suspension, according to the father. But La Vega school administrators have a different story. — Damarcus Blackwell's four-year-old son was lining …
Solomon Moore / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. targeting Shiite militia strongholds — In areas where troops had been barred by the government, they now have 'carte blanche' to stage raids with Iraqis. — BAGHDAD — In pursuit of a missing soldier, U.S. and Iraqi special forces units have staged dozens of operations …
Alec Baldwin / The Huffington Post:
Defeating Terrorism: An Oddly Simple First Step — Funny how neo-cons want to say that everything about the Sixties was meaningless, insignificant, silly, indulgent and un-American, except the Vietnam war. — The war in Iraq has pushed a lot of buttons with this crowd, but it all seems to be wired, to some degree, to Southeast Asia.
Amir Taheri / Arab News:
Ahmadinejad May Be Heading for His First Major Political Defeat — While trying to project his image as a world leader offering an alternative to "American hegemony", President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of the Islamic Republic of Iran may be heading for his first major political defeat at home.
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Andrew Sullivan
Michelle Malkin:
Remembering Daniel Faulkner — We mark the 25th anniversary of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner's murder over at Hot Air. — Widow Maureen Faulkner keeps the flame alive: … Michael Smerconish's book preview is here. More on the memorials being held this weekend.