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New York Times:
Iraq to Review Abusive Acts at Hussein's Execution — Iraq's Shiite-led government said Tuesday that it had ordered an investigation into the abusive behavior at the execution of Saddam Hussein, who was subjected to a battery of taunts by official Shiite witnesses and guards as he awaited his hanging.
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The Raw Story, The Huffington Post, Attytood, AMERICAblog, LiberalOasis, Eschaton, Brilliant at Breakfast and Rising Hegemon
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BBC:
Iraq's PM longs to leave office — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has made clear he dislikes being the country's leader and would prefer to leave the job before his term ends. — In an extensive interview with a US newspaper, Mr Maliki said he would certainly not be seeking a second term.
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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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Lois Romano / Washington Post:
Effect of Obama's Candor Remains to Be Seen — Senator Admitted Trying Cocaine in a Memoir Written 11 Years Ago — Long before the national media spotlight began to shine on every twist and turn of his life's journey, Barack Obama had this to say about himself: "Junkie. Pothead.
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Centerfield, The Caucus, CorrenteWire, Althouse, shotinthedark.info, Booker Rising and Oliver Willis
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
The Nature Of Youthful Indiscretions — ... is that they should be handled discreetly. However, the tabloidesque nature of national politics over the last generation has eliminated discretion, and it appears the next example of this will be Barack Obama. The Washington Post manages …
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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The Hill:
Dems finalize new rules — House Democrats hurried yesterday to put the finishing touches on ethics reforms that would ban lawmakers and staffers from accepting trips, gifts and meals from lobbyists and prevent the new majority from holding votes open to change the outcome.
David Saltonstalland Ben Smith / NY Daily News:
'This is clearly a dirty trick' — Giuliani camp says dossier was taken, copied & returned — The fledgling Giuliani presidential campaign charged yesterday that it was the victim of a mysterious "dirty trick" in the theft of the former mayor's political road map for 2008.
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Political Paper Stolen, Giuliani Camp Says — Advisers to former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani said yesterday that someone infiltrated the Giuliani camp last fall and stole a document about his presidential prospects and political liabilities. It was then leaked, they said, as a "dirty trick" …
Maggie Haberman / New York Post:
RUDY'S TRAITORS — 'LEAKER' AIDES TO GOV HE HELPED
RUDY'S TRAITORS — 'LEAKER' AIDES TO GOV HE HELPED
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CNN Political Ticker
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
FBI Reports Duct-Taping, 'Baptizing' at Guantanamo — FBI agents witnessed possible mistreatment of the Koran at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, including at least one instance in which an interrogator squatted over Islam's holy text in an apparent attempt to offend a captive …
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Firedoglake, Michael P.F. van der Galiën, TalkLeft, toohotfortnr, Prairie Weather, The Moderate Voice and the talking dog
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Olbermann: Special Comment on "Sacrifice" — Keith Olbermann stepped up and slapped Bush's plan to use the word "sacrifice" as an excuse to send more troops to Iraq. Bush needs a new catch phrase to try and deceive the nation with, but Republican talking points won't work on the people anymore.
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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.
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Hot Air, Redstate, A Blog For All, Michelle Malkin, Blue Crab Boulevard, The Corner and Brendan Nyhan
Kate Holt / Telegraph:
UN staff accused of raping children in Sudan — The UN said today that it would launch an investigation after the Daily Telegraph reported allegations that UN personnel have abused children in southern Sudan. — Members of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in southern Sudan …
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Fairness for Lewinsky — In the various books I've read about the Bill Clinton impeachment scandal — a scandal because of what was done and a scandal because the president was impeached for it — the same story is told over and over again. When the prosecutors or lawyers or whoever finally got …
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?
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Saul Hansell / New York Times:
Google Answer to Filling Jobs Is an Algorithm — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Have you ever made a profit from a catering business or dog walking? Do you prefer to work alone or in groups? Have you ever set a world record in anything? — The right answers could help get you a job at Google.
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Let The Healing Begin Part VII — Watching tonight's Newshour I was struck by how important both Shields and Brooks believe it is that Nancy Pelosi puts a stop to all the insane partisanship. The rancor in Washington really has gotten out of hand and people are sick of it —
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