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Los Angeles Times:
Holocaust denial can be dangerous — Iran's two-day conference for revisionists can't be shrugged off given its quest for nuclear weapons. — WHAT'S THE perfect way to top off a Holocaust denial conference featuring input from the likes of such scholars as former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke?
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KKK'S DAVID DUKE TELLS IRAN HOLOCAUST CONFERENCE THAT GAS CHAMBERS NOT USED TO KILL JEWS — Dec. 12: David Duke, former leader of the Ku Klux Klan, and former state representative in Louisiana, attends a conference on the Holocaust in Tehran. — TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud …
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Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Holocaust Conference in Iran Provokes Outrage — A gathering in Iran billed as a conference to "debate" the Nazi annihilation of six million Jews continued on its second day to spark outrage in the West, drawing fierce criticism today from European leaders, the Vatican and the White House.
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Haaretz:
Iran grows strong, the world yawns — It is possible to make fun of the conference of Holocaust deniers in Tehran, as the historian Prof. Moshe Zimmerman proposes. It is also possible to view this reaction as yet another symptom of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome that has afflicted the West in the face of rising Islamic extremism.
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Saudis Give a Grim What If Should U.S. Opt to Leave Iraq — Saudi Arabia has told the Bush administration that it might provide financial backing to Iraqi Sunnis in any war against Iraq's Shiites if the United States pulls its troops out of Iraq, according to American and Arab diplomats.
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Associated Press:
White House: Bush's new Iraq policy largely decided … WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush on Tuesday put off until early next month announcing a new approach to the Iraq war, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Bush should take whatever time necessary to decide his next steps.
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Bush Delays Speech on Iraq Until January — President Bush will wait until after the holidays to speak to the nation about a new strategy in Iraq, a strategy he said today will be designed to establish a free and self-sufficient country that will be an ally in the battle against extremists.
Greg Jefferson / MySanAntonio.com:
Rodriguez defeats Bonilla — U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla conceded defeat to former congressman Ciro Rodriguez in a stunning upset that completed the Democratic takeover of Congress. — The Republican incumbent lost Bexar County for the first time in his political career Tuesday night …
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Ilene Lelchuk / San Francisco Chronicle:
'Convert or die' game divides Christians — Some ask Wal-Mart to drop Left Behind — Liberal and progressive Christian groups say a new computer game in which players must either convert or kill non-Christians is the wrong gift to give this holiday season and that Wal-Mart …
Washington Post:
Illegal Workers Arrested In Identity Theft Sweep — Federal agents targeting illegal immigrants raided meatpacking plants in six states yesterday, arresting hundreds of workers on the uncommon charge of identity theft and shutting down the world's second-largest meat processing company for much of the day.
Tom Baldwin / Times of London:
Dumb answers of intelligence chief — He is expected to have an acute understanding of terrorist groups and their threats to American interests. But the incoming chairman of a congressional intelligence committee was yesterday struggling to explain his ignorance of al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.
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Val Prieto / Babalu Blog:
fidel castro Is Dead? (Updated) — Been getting quite a bit of traffic via searches with "castro death" and "is castro dead" and "castro death rumors" the past couple of days so I thought I'd go ahead and clear that whole mess up right now. — Barring any unforeseen actions such as …
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Katharine Houreld / Associated Press:
Nigeria considers same-sex marriage ban — LAGOS, Nigeria — Lawmakers in Nigeria are debating a bill that would ban same-sex marriage and any form of association among gays, even sharing a meal at a restaurant. — Few in Nigeria's deeply closeted gay community have publicly opposed the legislation …
Robert B. Bluey / Human Events:
DeLay: 'Hillary Will Be the Next President' — Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said today that Sen. Hillary Clinton (D.-N.Y.) would be elected president in 2008 and would probably tap Senate colleague Barack Obama (D.-Ill.) as her running mate. — DeLay met with conservative bloggers …
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Pajamas Media:
Rockin' Woolsey - the stylings of the former head of the Central Intelligence Agency — James Woolsey is a brainy fellow known for his strong stands in favor of energy independence and (lately) against the Iraq Study Group report. But who knew the former DCI could get down and rock?
Thomas Wagner / Associated Press:
Insurgents kill AP cameraman in Mosul — BAGHDAD, Iraq — A cameraman working for The Associated Press was shot to death by insurgents while covering clashes Tuesday in Mosul, police said. He was the second employee of the news cooperative killed in the northern city in less than two years.
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