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Sen. Johnson in Critical Condition After Surgery — Control of Chamber Could Be in Question if He Cannot Serve — Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) underwent emergency brain surgery overnight after falling ill at the Capitol and was in critical condition early this morning, introducing a note …
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CBS News:
Should Johnson be unable to continue to serve, it could halt the scheduled Democratic takeover of the Senate. Democrats won a 51-49 majority in the November election. — (CBS/AP) Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota was hospitalized and underwent surgery late Wednesday …
Judd / Think Progress:
Fox News Speculates How Officials Could 'Declare' Sen. Johnson 'Incapacitated' — Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) is at George Washington University hospital, recovering from brain surgery. — Meanwhile, Fox News is speculating how the balance of power could shift in the Senate, even if Sen. Johnson survived.
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Iraq needs a Pinochet — The general was no saint, but he's a better model to follow than Castro. — I THINK ALL intelligent, patriotic and informed people can agree: It would be great if the U.S. could find an Iraqi Augusto Pinochet. In fact, an Iraqi Pinochet would be even better than an Iraqi Castro.
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Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
The idea that evil is permissible as long as it is used to advance the greater good will always be with us. Without it, war, religion, and the nation-state would cease to exist. Most of the philosophy underpinning human civilization would likely cease to exist as well.
Richard Esposito Reports / The Blotter:
Terror Fears as Blind Sheikh Faces 'Medical Emergency' — Richard Esposito Reports: — The imprisoned al Qaeda spiritual leader known as the "Blind Sheikh" suffered a "medical emergency" at the Springfield federal prison last week, and the FBI is warning his death could lead al Qaeda …
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Kelli Arena / CNN:
FBI: Jailed cleric's illness triggers al Qaeda attack fears … WASHINGTON (CNN) — The imprisoned blind cleric who inspired the 1993 World Trade Center bombing has been hospitalized, raising fears of new attacks if he dies in U.S. custody, the FBI said in a bulletin.
Michelle Malkin:
Looking for Jamil Hussein: Accepting Eason Jordan's invitation — My new travel partner? — Eason Jordan reports on his new website, Iraqslogger, that his team is in Baghdad looking for Jamil Hussein. They have not found him yet—which is newsworthy in itself—and get this …
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John Distaso / New Hampshire Union Leader:
Granite Status: More than one Dem eyeing 2008 Senate primary — MOVE OVER, JEANNE. Sure, she'd be the 800-pound gorilla, but former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen isn't the only Democrat strongly considering running for the U.S. Senate against John E. Sununu in 2008. — State Sen. David Gottesman of Nashua is strongly weighing a run.
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John Harwood / Wall Street Journal:
War-Weary Public Wants Congress to Lead — Poll Shows Desire for Lawmakers to Set Policy — Amid Growing Dismay Over Iraq, President Bush — WASHINGTON — Falling public support for the war in Iraq has weakened President Bush's political hand across the board, bolstering the clout …
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White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow — White House Conference Center Briefing Room — MR. SNOW: All right, welcome. Let me run through the President's schedule for today. Normal briefings. He had a meeting with the President of Benin a while ago; also remarks at the White House Summit on Malaria.
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Examiner:
Jeralyn Merrit: Homeland Security's immigration raids ran amok — WASHINGTON - Tuesday's immmigration raids made me recoil in horror. — A thousand federal agents swooped down on six meat-packing plants across the country and detained more than 1,200 people.
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CNN:
Bakker, Brown: What the hell happened to Christianity? — Editor's note: Jay Bakker, son of former Praise The Lord leaders Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Messner, is minister of Revolution Church and subject of a new documentary series, "One Punk Under God," on Sundance Channel. Marc Brown is a Revolution staff member.
BBC:
Blogging 'set to peak next year' — The blogging phenomenon is set to peak in 2007, according to technology predictions by analysts Gartner. — The analysts said that during the middle of next year the number of blogs will level out at about 100 million.
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FP Passport
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Romney Recants — Everything he said in the 1990s is now to be dismissed. He was once for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act; now he's against it. He was once for domestic partnerships for gays; now he's against them. He was once for ending the ban on gays in the military; now he's for keeping it.
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
John McCain's War On Blogs? — Amanda Terkel has a scary post detailing what she terms "John McCain's War On Blogs." … That certainly sounds intrusive and unnecessary. — Looking into the matter-using links Amanda provided-I'm a bit puzzled. The legislation is entitled …
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Redstate, CANNONFIRE, The Carpetbagger Report, Think Progress, Hullabaloo and Personal Democracy Forum blogs
democraticunderground.com:
A message from the DU admins: Please stop posting baseless conspiracy stuff about Senator Johnson. — Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) — A message from the DU admins: Please stop posting baseless conspiracy stuff about Senator Johnson. — I have instructed the mods to lock or delete …
Salah Nasrawi / Associated Press:
Saudi Royal Family, Gov't Split on Iraq — AP Photo NY118 — CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Saudi Arabia's royal family and government leaders are deeply divided over how to handle the growing crisis in Iraq and other looming Mideast problems like Iran, with some favoring strong aid to fellow Sunnis and others more cautious.
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The Washington Note
Geoff Mulvihill / Associated Press:
N.J. legislature approves civil unions — TRENTON, N.J. - Under pressure from New Jersey's highest court to offer marriage or its equivalent to gay couples, the Legislature voted Thursday to make New Jersey the third state to allow civil unions. — Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine said he would sign …
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The Huffington Post
New York Times:
Congress and the Benefits of Sunshine — At first, the innovation sounds simple enough: Representative-elect Kirsten Gillibrand has decided to post details of her work calendar on the Internet at the end of each day so constituents can tell what she is actually doing for their money.