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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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Booman Tribune, The Moderate Voice, SOTUblog, Think Progress, Shakespeare's Sister, The Mahablog, Cliff Schecter and State of the Day
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Keith Olbermann / MSNBC:
Special comment about 'sacrifice' — BBC reports Bush will reveal troop surge plan in sacrifice-themed speech — SPECIAL COMMENT — If in your presence an individual tried to sacrifice an American serviceman or woman, would you intervene? — Would you at least protest?
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The Next Hurrah, Taylor Marsh, Liberal Values, Daily Kos, The Democratic Daily, Macsmind, Democratic Underground, NO QUARTER, Daily Pundit and Wizbang
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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John F. Burns / New York Times:
Iraq Plans Inquiry Into Hussein Execution — With angry demonstrations spreading across Iraq's Sunni Arab heartland, the country's Shiite-led government said today that it had ordered an investigation into the disorderly scenes at the execution of Saddam Hussein, who was mocked and taunted …
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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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Sydney Morning Herald, Talking Points Memo, The Reaction, The Moderate Voice and Eschaton
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.
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.
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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" …
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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 …
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
CNN apologizes to Barack Obama — Wolf Blitzer apologized to Barack Obama for misspelling Osama's name on a graphic yesterday during a broadcast on The Situation Room. — Video-WMP Video-QT — A contact at CNN told me they were aware of the gaffe yesterday and this morning emailed me this transcript.
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John Brockman / edge.org:
GOT OPTIMISM? — THE WORLD'S LEADING THINKERS SEE GOOD NEWS AHEAD — While conventional wisdom tells us that things are bad and getting worse, scientists and the science-minded among us see good news in the coming years. That's the bottom line of an outburst of high-powered optimism gathered …
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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Oliver Willis
CBC News:
Kenya arrests as many as 2 men with Canadian passports: reports — As many as two Somali Islamic fighters who claim to be Canadian were among 10 fighters arrested by Kenyan police, according to separate reports Tuesday. — The 10 were arrested on Monday at the Liboi border crossing in Kenya …
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Captain's Quarters
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 …
Drudge Report:
HILLARY PREDICTS: OBAMA CANDIDACY WILL DIMINISH — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton views Barack Obama as her biggest obstacle to nomination, the NEW YORK TIMES is planning to report, but she believes the threat of his candidacy will diminish — as voters learn how inexperienced he is in government and foreign affairs!
Reuters:
Shocked Italy seeks execution ban — ROME, Italy (Reuters) — Italy will campaign at the United Nations for a global ban on the death penalty, Prime Minister Romano Prodi said on Tuesday, after graphic images of Saddam Hussein's hanging shocked people around the world.
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Power Line
CNN:
FBI: Workers saw prisoner abuse at Guantanamo … WASHINGTON (CNN) — The FBI on Tuesday released documents showing at least 26 of the agency's employees witnessed aggressive mistreatment and harsh interrogation techniques of prisoners by other government agencies or outside contractors at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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