memeorandum: Gerald Ford: Should He Have Pardoned Nixon? (Charmaine Yoest/Reasoned Audacity)

Former President Ford dies at 93 — LOS ANGELES - Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House as the 38th president and the only one never elected to nationwide office, has died. He was 93. — "My family joins me in sharing the difficult news …

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New York Times:

Gerald R. Ford, 38th U.S. President, Dies — Former President Gerald R. Ford, who was thrust into the presidency in 1974 in the wake of the Watergate scandal but who lost his own bid for election after pardoning President Richard M. Nixon, has died, according to a statement issued late last night by his wife, Betty Ford.

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Washington Post:

Former President Ford Dies at 93 — Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr., who became the 38th president of the United States as a result of some of the most extraordinary events in American history and sought to restore the nation's confidence in the basic institutions of government, died Tuesday.

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Robert L. Jackson / Los Angeles Times:

Former President Ford dies — Gerald R. Ford, who as the 38th president of the United States helped restore the nation's political stability after the trauma of the Watergate scandal, has died, his wife, Betty, announced Tuesday night. He was 93. "My family joins me in sharing …

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CNN:

Former President Ford dies at 93 … RANCHO MIRAGE, California (CNN) — Former President Gerald Ford, who became president in 1974 after the resignation of Richard Nixon, died Tuesday at age 93. — Ford, the oldest surviving former U.S. president, died peacefully at 6:45 p.m. PT (9:45 p.m. ET) …

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cbs4.com:

Former President Gerald Ford Dies — CBS News Interactive: About Gerald Ford — (CBS News) LOS ANGELES Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States, has died. He was 93. — "My family joins me in sharing the difficult news that Gerald Ford, our beloved husband, father …

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Michelle Malkin:

Gerald Ford, RIP — Fox News reporting... Statement from Betty Ford: "My family joins me in sharing the difficult news that Gerald Ford, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, has passed away..." — President Ford was 93. Here's his official White House bio.

Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:

Former President Gerald Ford Dies At 93 — Former President Gerald Ford, an appointed Vice President and non-elected President who became President after Richard Nixon resigned due to the Watergate scandal — and who sacrificed his own political career by pardoning Nixon …

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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Gerald Ford Passes

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Charmaine Yoest / Reasoned Audacity: Gerald Ford: Should He Have Pardoned Nixon?

Steve Geimann / Bloomberg:
Gerald R. Ford, 38th U.S. President, Dies at Age 93 (Update2)

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The Big Trunk / Power Line:

TROOPS HALP JON CARRY IN IRAK — On his visit to Iraq, Senator Kerry apparently got something like the silent treatment from the troops who are "stuck" there. WDAY's Scott Hennen quotes a message from a friend serving in Iraq: … Scott comments:

James Taranto / Opinion Journal:

Best of the Web — Today's Video on WSJ.com: James Taranto talks to Ed Crane about the outpouring of reader responses to Charles Rangel's disparaging comments about the military. — Responding to Rangel—IX — We were left with so many unpublished letters about the U.S. military …

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Scott Hennen / areavoices.com:
A picture tells a 1000 words.....

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CNN:

Biden wants Rice to testify on Iraq policy … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Joseph Biden, the incoming chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said he has invited Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to testify during three weeks of hearings in January about the Iraq war.

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Joel Seidman / MSNBC:
Biden urges Bush to 'level' with public on Iraq

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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Biden vows to fight any Iraq troop boost

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JEB / Foreign Policy Watch:

Details of the escalating conflict in Somalia have been in the news lately and the country's instability has caught the attention of the Bush administration. Concerned that it could turn into a haven for terrorists, there is much talk in Washington that Somalia is becoming another important battleground in the global war on terrorism.

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Edmund Sanders / Los Angeles Times:
Somalia could be Ethiopia's quagmire

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MSNBC:
U.N. envoy calls for cease-fire in Somalia

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John Reinan / Minneapolis Star Tribune:

Star Tribune being sold to private equity firm — A private equity firm has reached an agreement to buy the Star Tribune from the McClatchy Co., publisher Keith Moyer announced today. — Avista Capital Partners, an investment group focused on media, health care and energy companies …

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Joshua Freed / Associated Press:
Star Tribune to Be Sold to Private Group

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David Ignatius / Washington Post:

Bush's New Look on Iraq: Weary — Watching President Bush in recent weeks has become a grim kind of reality TV show. In almost every news conference, speech and photo opportunity, the topic is the same: what to do about the grinding war in Iraq. Bush has let the facade crack open …

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Kristin Roberts / Reuters:

U.S. ready to send 3,500 troops: sources — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is expected to send 3,500 troops into Kuwait to stand ready for use in Iraq, senior defense officials said on Tuesday as the Bush administration weighs adjusting force levels in the war.

Bryan Bender / Boston Globe:

Military considers recruiting foreigners — Expedited citizenship would be an incentive — An Armed Forces center in Plymouth. US officials are trying tactics to find recruits; one involves attracting noncitizens. (JULIA CUMES/ASSOCIATED PRESS) — WASHINGTON — The armed forces …

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