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7:50 PM ET, January 8, 2007

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Mike Allen / Time:
Exclusive: Bush Picks a Replacement for Harriet Miers  —  In a signal that he could be open to working more closely with congressional Democrats rather than stonewalling, President Bush plans to name the widely respected Republican lawyer Fred F. Fielding as White House counsel this week, party sources tell TIME.
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Scarecrow / Firedoglake:
Surging in Afghanistan  —  While the White House continues …
LindaSoG / Something:
Traces of C4 at Port of Miami  —  Test show traces of C4 at the Port of Miami, yes, this is breaking news on Fox, right now.  Related to the non-event yesterday?  I'm at work dagnabit and can't monitor the news from here.  —  Word is that they have restricted the airspace over the Port, including news helicopters.
Discussion: Riehl World View and Hot Air
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Fox News:
BOMB SQUAD DETONATES SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE AT PORT OF MIAMI  —  MIAMI — A suspicious device was found Monday at the Port of Miami, and later detonated, according to officials.  —  Officials later gave the "all clear" sign for the area.  —  A spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police …
Kelli Kennedy / Associated Press:
Authorities: Miami package was harmless
Discussion: Counterterrorism Blog
Bill Hobbs / ElephantBiz:
Investments in the Red  —  Investors normally don't like to hear that their investments are "in the red," but there's a new exception for Republican investors who want their investing strategy to support their political point of view.  From the New York Times comes this story (also online here) …
Discussion: Media Blog and Redstate
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J. Alex Tarquinio / New York Times:   Mutual funds offer options along political lines
Good Lt / The Jawa Report:   NYT Co., CBS Are Large Shareholders in "Blue" Fund
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
New Saddam Execution Video  —  A video showing Saddam Hussein shortly after he was executed has emerged on the internet.  The video and images from it are shown below.  The first uncut, uncensored, unedited video showing Saddam Hussein executed caused quite a stir.
Discussion: Hot Air
Jurassicpork / Pottersville:
PAUL KRUGMAN: Quagmire of the Vanities  —  The only real question about the planned "surge" in Iraq — which is better described as a Vietnam-style escalation — is whether its proponents are cynical or delusional.  —  Senator Joseph Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, thinks they're cynical.
Discussion: CorrenteWire and The Impolitic
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone National Affairs Daily:
Lieberman on Surge: What's "The Worst that Could Happen"?  —  Over the weekend, I caught a snippet of CSPAN's coverage of the McCain/Lieberman "surge" party at the American Enterprise Institute.  It was after all the speeches, with the Senators kibitzing with reporters as the hour ran down.
Youssef Ibrahim / New York Sun:
New in America: Not Muslim, No Taxi  —  Islamic taxi drivers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are refusing passengers carrying alcohol and blind folks with seeing-eye dogs because the animals' saliva is sacrilege according to Sharia law.  —  The enterprising Muslims during …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and stikNstein
wnbc.com:
Gas Smelled Over Large Area Of Manhattan  —  NEW YORK — People over a large part of New York City are smelling a gas, but no cause has been identified.  —  Numerous people have called 911 concerned about the odor.  Con Edison, the Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard are investigating.
Peter Wehner / Real Clear Politics:
The War Against Global Jihadism  —  President Bush has said that the war against global jihadism is more than a military conflict; it is the decisive ideological struggle of the 21st century.  We are still in the early years of the struggle.  The civilized world will either rise to the challenge …
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
ATTENTION: War supporters - your country needs you  —  (updated below - updated again)  —  One of the two principal architects of the "surge" strategy about to be adopted by the President is Frederick Kagan of the American Enterprise Institute.  He recently appeared at an AEI event …
Discussion: QandO, The Impolitic and Eschaton
Michael Bérubé:
Til we meet again  —  So today's the last day of this humble blog's existence—though I hear there might be some fireworks here tomorrow (and of course I'll keep all the archives available).  Thanks to everyone who's stopped by in the past week to pay respects, offer condolences, ask me to keep at it, or just say hello.
Dymphna / Gates of Vienna:
Rep. Keith Ellison's Excellent Opportunity  —  To: Congressman Keith Ellison, Fifth District, Minnesota  —  You have been elected to serve the Fifth District of Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives.  This is a crucially important opportunity, not only for all of your …
Wesley K. Clark / Washington Post:
The Smart Surge: Diplomacy  —  The odds are that this week President Bush will announce a "surge" of up to 20,000 additional U.S. troops into Iraq.  Will this deliver a "win"?  Probably not.  But it will distract us from facing the deep-seated regional issues that must be resolved.
Opinion Journal:
A Heavier Iraq 'Footprint'  —  The fastest way home is a bolder strategy now.  —  President Bush is set to announce his new strategy for Iraq this week, and the early signs are that it will include both more American and Iraqi troops to improve security, especially in Baghdad.
Glenn Greenwald / Crooks and Liars:
Pajamas Media and "major embarrassment" — connect the dots  —  (1) Michael Ledeen of the American Enterprise Institute (and a Contributing Editor of National Review), on his Pajamas Media blog last Thursday: "BREAKING NEWS -Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, is dead."
 
 
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Faiz / Think Progress:
McCain Refuses To Raise Taxes To Pay For War: 'I'm Not Sure What The Point Would Be'
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NY Daily News:
Chuck's wagon rollin'
Discussion: MyDD and Redstate
Glen Johnson / Associated Press:
Romney kicks off presidential campaign with fundraising blitz
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Peter Brown / Real Clear Politics:
Poll: Critique of Wal-Mart is a Political Loser
Discussion: QandO and Blue Crab Boulevard
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
A Candidate's Not-So-Candid Camera?
Discussion: CBS News and JoeTrippi.com
 Earlier Items: 
Steve Connor / Independent:
The universe gives up its deepest secret
Yitzhak Nakash / Los Angeles Times:
If U.S. drops the ball, Iraq shatters
Discussion: Political Animal
Richard Blair / All Spin Zone:
When the Media Gags Itself
Discussion: Eschaton
The Blotter:
Dead U.S. Soldier in Anti-War Video 'Alive and Well'
Robin Toner / New York Times:
After Many Years, It's Rangel's Turn at the Helm
Discussion: The Huffington Post and TIME
Morris B. Hoffman / New York Times:
Free-Market Justice  —  SIXTEEN years as a state trial judge …
Discussion: TalkLeft and Reason Magazine
Charlotte Allen / Los Angeles Times:
I got an A in Phallus 101  —  The list of the 12 most bizarre …
Judd / Think Progress:
VIDEO FLASHBACK: Bush Says Sending More Troops To Iraq Would …