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8:10 PM ET, January 3, 2007

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Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
White House Won't Condemn Saddam Taunts  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration sent conflicting signals Wednesday about the taunting and baiting that accompanied Saddam Hussein's execution, with the White House declining to join criticism of the procedure and the State Department and U.S. military raising questions about it.
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Qassim Abdul-Zahra / Associated Press:
Official Held in Saddam Hanging Video  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — The person believed to have recorded Saddam Hussein's raucous execution on a cell phone camera was arrested Wednesday, an adviser to Iraq's prime minister said.  —  A U.S. military spokesman, meanwhile, said the United States …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and TalkLeft
James Glanz / New York Times:
Hussein Guard Is Arrested, Officials Say
Washington Post:
But It's Thomas Jefferson's Koran!  —  Rep.-elect Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, found himself under attack last month when he announced he'd take his oath of office on the Koran — especially from Virginia Rep. Virgil Goode, who called it a threat to American values.
Michelle Malkin:
Going to Iraq  —  My blogging has been lighter than usual the past few weeks due to family time, Fox News duties, holiday chaos, holiday illness—and, yes, planning for a trip to Iraq.  As you know, ex-CNN newsman Eason Jordan extended an invitation to me three weeks ago to go to Iraq …
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Dan / Riehl World View:   AP's Carroll Has Been Here Before  —  Michelle Malkin …
George W. Bush / Opinion Journal:
What the Congress Can Do for America  —  Let them say of these next two years: We used our time well.  —  Tomorrow, members of the 110th Congress will take their oaths of office here in Washington.  I will have the privilege of working with them for the next two years—one quarter of my presidency …
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Rose Garden / White House:
President Bush Meets with Cabinet  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all.  We just finished our first Cabinet meeting of 2007.  I want to thank my Cabinet officers for joining me here.  We discussed our priorities for the next two years, and how we plan to achieve them.
Discussion: BobGeiger.com and Cato-at-liberty
Fox News:
SHEEHAN, IRAQ WAR PROTESTERS BREAK UP HOUSE DEMOCRATS' PRESS CONFERENCE  —  Jan. 3: Peace activist Cindy Sheehan speaks on Capitol Hill.  —  WASHINGTON — Iraq war protesters broke up a press conference by House Democrats on Wednesday with chants to bring American troops home from Iraq.
New York Times:
In Meetings With Allies, Clinton Hones '08 Strategy  —  The topic was the Democratic sweep in New Hampshire in November, and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton couldn't get enough of it.  —  Dining in Washington recently with three allies from New Hampshire, which has the first-in-the-nation primary …
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Lois Romano / Washington Post:
Effect of Obama's Candor Remains to Be Seen
Associated Press:
Pat Robertson: God told me of 'mass killing' in 2007 … VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (AP) — Evangelical broadcaster Pat Robertson said Tuesday that God has told him that a terrorist attack on the United States would cause a "mass killing" late in 2007.  —  "I'm not necessarily saying it's …
Judd / Think Progress:
Administration Official: Troop Escalation 'More Of A Political Decision Than A Military One'  —  CNN reports "President Bush is expected to announce his new Iraq strategy in an address to the nation early next week."  According to the BBC, "The speech will reveal a plan to send more US troops to Iraq."
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Suzanne Malveaux / CNN:
Officials: Bush mulls Iraq surge, address likely next week
Discussion: BobGeiger.com
Washington Post:
A Fairer House  —  THE NEW Democratic House majority has an ambitious plan for its first 100 hours in power, from increasing the minimum wage to strengthening ethics rules to having the federal government negotiate prescription drug prices.  Unfortunately, its plans don't include getting …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
The Healing Process  —  Following up on my post below …
Discussion: Sirotablog
Eli Lake / New York Sun:
Iran's Secret Plan For Mayhem  —  WASHINGTON — Iran is supporting both Sunni and Shiite terrorists in the Iraqi civil war, according to secret Iranian documents captured by Americans in Iraq.  —  The news that American forces had captured Iranians in Iraq was widely reported last month …
Foreign Policy:
Why Hawks Win  —  Why are hawks so influential?  The answer may lie deep in the human mind.  People have dozens of decision-making biases, and almost all favor conflict rather than concession.  A look at why the tough guys win more than they should.  —  National leaders get all sorts of advice in times of tension and conflict.
Al Kamen / Washington Post:
An 'Honest,' 'Open' House, Where Cameras Can't Zoom Out  —  The House of Representatives is often called "the People's House."  So wouldn't it be nifty if the "people" could see what was going on in their own house?  —  But those watching on TV really can't.
Michael Calderone / New York Observer:
Will Bill Keller End 'Public Editor' Slot at The Times?  —  Dan Okrent Protests; Faithful Barney Calame Sputters Weary Defense  —  The New York Times will soon decide whether it will do away with its public editor.  —  The two-year term of the current public editor, Byron (Barney) Calame, will conclude in May.
Weekly Standard:
Al Qaeda TV  —  A new 24-hour insurgent station reveals al Qaeda's increasing sophistication, and our continuing confusion.  —  AL QAEDA AND its allies now have their own 24-hour television station.  Based at a secret studio in Syria, its signal is broadcast to the entire Arab world from a satellite owned by the Egyptian government.
Cara Buckley / New York Times:
A Man Down, a Train Arriving, and a Stranger Makes a Choice  —  It was every subway rider's nightmare, times two.  —  Who has ridden along New York's 656 miles of subway lines and not wondered: "What if I fell to the tracks as a train came in?  What would I do?"  —  And who has not thought: "What if someone else fell?
Christopher Torchia / Associated Press:
New video shows 5 kidnapped in Iraq  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Four Americans and an Austrian abducted in November in southern Iraq spoke briefly and appeared uninjured in a video believed to have been recorded nearly two weeks ago and delivered Wednesday to The Associated Press.
 
 
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Times of London:
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Glen Johnson / Associated Press:
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Washington Post:
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Guess Who Is Going To DC?  —  Well, aside from Patrick Fitzgerald …
Elissa Gootman / New York Times:
Trying to Find Solutions in Chaotic Middle Schools
Michael J. Totten:
Hanging With Hezbollah  —  "If they (Jews) all gather in Israel …
Pam Belluck / New York Times:
Same-Sex Marriage Setback in Massachusetts
Amos Harel / Associated Press:
Think tank: Israel could attack Iran's nuclear program alone
Discussion: Power Line and The Corner
Examiner:
Yeas and Nays: Wednesday, Jan. 3
Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Wage bill will iron out an Abramoff wrinkle
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
FBI Reports Duct-Taping, 'Baptizing' at Guantanamo
 

 
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