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USA Today:
USA more pessimistic on Iraq war — WASHINGTON — As President Bush weighs changing course in Iraq, Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the war and want most U.S. troops withdrawn within a year, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday says.
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CNN:
Suicide truck bomb kills at least 60 in Baghdad … BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Many of the 60 killed and 220 wounded by a suicide truck bomb blast in central Baghdad Tuesday morning were unemployed Iraqis lured toward the explosion by an offer of work, according to an official with the Iraqi Interior Ministry.
Jon Cohen / Washington Post:
Poll: 7 Out of 10 Americans Disapprove of Handling of Iraq War — Negative assessments of the war in Iraq — the central issue in last month's midterm election — continue to hold down President Bush's job approval ratings and could cast a pall on the final two years of his presidency.
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Frank Newport / Gallup Poll:
Public Trusts Iraq Study Group More Than Bush on Iraq — Americans favor group's key recommendations — PRINCETON, NJ — The majority of Americans have not been closely following news of the newly released report from the Iraq Study Group — a group led by James Baker and Lee Hamilton …
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A devil food is turning our kids into homosexuals — There's a slow poison out there that's severely damaging our children and threatening to tear apart our culture. The ironic part is, it's a "health food," one of our most popular. — Now, I'm a health-food guy, a fanatic …
Washington Post:
A Dictator's Double Standard — Augusto Pinochet tortured and murdered. His legacy is Latin America's most successful country. — AUGUSTO PINOCHET, who died Sunday at the age of 91, has been vilified for three decades in and outside of Chile, the South American country he ruled for 17 years.
Jim Abrams / Associated Press:
Dems keep Jefferson off Ways and Means — WASHINGTON - House Democrats, insistent that they will hold lawmakers to higher standards, decided Tuesday that Rep. William Jefferson (news, bio, voting record) will not return to an influential committee until a federal corruption investigation involving him is completed.
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E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
A Battle Hillary Clinton Should Relish — Hillary Rodham Clinton faces a maddening challenge. Many of the people who like and admire her, who believe she has good values and would make an excellent president, are not sure they are for her because they don't think she can win.
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Nazila Fathi / New York Times:
Holocaust Deniers and Skeptics Gather in Iran — Holocaust deniers and skeptics from around the world gathered at a government-sponsored conference here today to discuss their theories about whether six million Jews were indeed killed by the Nazis during World War II and whether gas chambers existed.
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Tehran's Holocaust Lesson — Yesterday the Iranian Foreign Ministry held an international conference. Nothing unusual in that: Foreign ministries hold conferences, mostly dull ones, all the time. But this one was different. For one, "Review of the Holocaust: Global Vision" dealt with history, not current politics.
Seattle Times:
Christmas trees are going back up at Sea-Tac airport — The holiday trees that went away in the middle of the night are back. — Tonight, Port of Seattle staff began putting up the trees they had taken down Friday night after a local rabbi requested that a Hanukkah menorah also be displayed.
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
An Exclusive Mini-Interview With Tom DeLay — Yesterday, I got together with former Majority Leader Tom DeLay for a short interview. What follows, is an edited transcript of our discussion. — To begin with, let me ask you a question that just about everyone in politics has been asked …
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Sara Bonisteel / Fox News:
STUDENTS 'LOVE' COP KILLER HONORED AT NEW YORK COLLEGE — NEW YORK — New York City college students who share a community room named for an escaped cop killer called the fugitive their hero Tuesday as the school's officials demanded the removal of the honor.
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Robin Wright / Washington Post:
Saudi Ambassador Abruptly Resigns, Leaves Washington — Prince Turki al-Faisal, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, flew out of Washington yesterday after informing Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and his staff that he would be leaving the post after only 15 months on the job …
CNN:
THE SITUATION ROOM — President Bush Stops At State Department To Show He's Listening To New Ideas About Iraq; Rumors Say There May Be Some Effort To Get Rid Of Nouri Al-Maliki; Space Shuttle Discovery Docking With International Space Station In Series Of Dangerous Maneuvers …
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Elana Schor / The Hill:
Intelligence panel's 'Phase Two' to be completed next year: Rockefeller — The three unreleased sections of the Senate Intelligence Committee's controversial "Phase Two" report on the Bush administration's use of prewar intelligence are headed for circulation next year, incoming Chairman Jay Rockefeller …
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Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
Gore chases Oscar nod, possible 2008 bid — NEW YORK - Al Gore is waging a fierce campaign for recognition and an Oscar statuette for his global warming documentary, while reviving talk that he's pursuing a bigger prize: the presidency. — His recent itinerary has been the ultimate in high profile.
Matti Friedman / Associated Press:
Israel Nuke Comment Sparks Controversy — JERUSALEM (AP) - A slip of the tongue by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert about Israel's nuclear policy ballooned into a domestic crisis Tuesday for the Israeli leader, who came under criticism from across the political spectrum.
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
Dems to Wipe Out Pet Projects in Bills — Democrats tidying up a cluster of unfinished spending bills dumped on them by departing Republican leaders in Congress will start by removing billions of dollars in lawmakers' pet projects next month. — The move, orchestrated by the incoming chairmen …
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