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8:30 PM ET, January 2, 2007

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Eason Jordan / iraqslogger.com:
The AP's Jamil Hussein Scandal  —  Controversy Will Haunt the AP Until It Does What is Right  —  If an Iraqi police captain by the name of Jamil Hussein exists, there is no convincing evidence of it - and that means the Associated Press has a journalistic scandal on its hands that will fester until the AP deals with it properly.
Confederate Yankee:
Gone in 60 Stories  —  On December 5 of this year, I wrote a blog post entitled 60 Billion Minutes, where I wrote: … In the weeks since that date, the Associated Press has maintained that the stories they originally reported on November 24-25 of burning mosques and burning men is true …
Confederate Yankee:
Gone in 60 Stories: The Grunt Work  —  It has long needed to be done, and I kept hoping someone else would do it: checking out the list of 61 Associated Press stories ferreted out by Curt at Flopping Aces, where the AP used Iraqi Police Captain Jamil Hussein as a source.
Armed Liberal / Winds of Change.NET:
"It's Just A Scratch"  —  In a display of clueless arrogance unmatched since the Black Knight refused to yield to King Arthur, the AP replies to its critics on l'affaire Jamail Hussein: … Here's the problem, Ms. Carroll.  We don't believe he exists.  If he doesn't exist, much of your reporting from Iraq is subject to dispute.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Justin Rood / TPMmuckraker:
House GOP: Don't Hurt Us — Please  —  Republicans aren't yet an official minority in the House, but they're already beginning a campaign to portray themselves as victims of a heartless Democratic majority.  —  In a "Dear Colleague" letter circulated to fellow Republicans …
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NY Daily News:
Revealed: Rudy's '08 battle plans  —  It's clearly laid out in 140 pages of printed text, handwriting and spreadsheets: The top-secret plan for Rudy Giuliani's bid for the White House.  —  The remarkably detailed dossier sets out the budgets, schedules and fund-raising plans that will underpin …
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Ynetnews:
Iran: Hitler was a Jew  —  Advisor to President Ahmadinejad claims Nazi leader was Jew who conspired with USSR and Britain to establish Jewish state  —  Just when you thought the Iranian leadership could stoop no further: A top advisor to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed …
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Associated Press:
Iran vows to 'humiliate' U.S.
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and JOSHUAPUNDIT
Virgil Goode / USA Today:
Save Judeo-Christian values  —  Immigration leaves USA vulnerable to Muslim extremists' infiltration.  —  A letter I sent in early December was written in response to hundreds of e-mails from constituents upset about Rep.-elect Keith Ellison's decision to use the Quran in connection with his congressional swearing-in.
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USA Today:
Ugly voices tarnish debut of Congress' first Muslim
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Michael Roston / The Raw Story:
CNN apologizes for Obama gaffe in Bin Laden graphic  —  Print page sponsored by Velvet Revolution.  —  Update: Senator Obama's office called RAW STORY to comment on the incident and CNN's apology, which can be found at the end of the story.  —  A Monday night broadcast of CNN's Situation Room …
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
CNN apologizes to Barack Obama
Discussion: SOTUblog, Wonkette and HACKED
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Pursuing the Islamic Courts  —  The Somalia Battlefield on 1/2/2007 [No changes].  —  Light blue - Ethiopian & TFG advances.  —  Green - ICU territory.  —  Orange - recent clashes.  —  Click image to view.  —  Islamic Courts leadership unaccounted for; foreign fighters captured fleeing to Kenya
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CBC News:   Kenya arrests as many as 2 men with Canadian passports: reports
Lauren Frayer / Associated Press:
Iraqi Government to Investigate Saddam Hanging, Leak of Video  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — The prime minister on Tuesday ordered an investigation into the conduct of Saddam Hussein's execution in a bid to learn who among the witnesses taunted the former Iraqi leader in the last minutes of his life, then leaked a cell phone video.
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John F. Burns / New York Times:   Iraq Plans Inquiry Into Hussein Execution
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Mark Bowden / Opinion Journal:
So, Saddam Is Dead . . .  But the way of the world remains Saddam's.  —  Now that they have hanged Saddam Hussein, perhaps we can begin to appreciate the irony and the lessons of his demise.  —  Any nation is, at heart, an idea.  Once people started organizing themselves in groups larger …
John M. Shalikashvili / New York Times:
Second Thoughts on Gays in the Military  —  TWO weeks ago, President Bush called for a long-term plan to increase the size of the armed forces.  As our leaders consider various options for carrying out Mr. Bush's vision, one issue likely to generate fierce debate is "don't ask, don't tell …
Scott Burgess / The Daily Ablution:
Happy New Year!  —  It may not be true for most mammals, but the New Year seems a good time for me to emerge from hibernation and revisit regular posting at the Ablution.  —  It will probably take a bit of time to get back up to speed - to be honest, I've been a bit out of touch with stories …
Discussion: The Corner
 
 
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