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9:30 AM ET, January 8, 2007

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New York Times:
Plan Sets Series of Goals for Iraq Leaders  —  President Bush's new Iraq policy will establish a series of goals that the Iraqi government will be expected to meet to try to ease sectarian tensions and stabilize the country politically and economically, senior administration officials said Sunday.
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John F. Burns / New York Times:
War Could Last Years, Commander Says  —  The new American operational commander in Iraq said Sunday that even with the additional American troops likely to be deployed in Baghdad under President Bush's new war strategy it might take another "two or three years" for American and Iraqi forces to gain the upper hand in the war.
Discussion: MyDD
MSNBC:
Sen. Biden announces intent to seek presidency  —  Democrat from Delaware tells 'Meet the Press' he'll file paperwork in Jan.  —  Sen. Joe Biden on Sunday told NBC's "Meet the Press" that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.  —  "I am running for president," he told "Meet the Press" anchor Tim Russert.
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MSNBC:
MTP Transcript for Jan. 7, 2007  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: Is the president on the verge of sending tens of thousands of more American troops to Iraq?  How would this so-called surge change the situation on the ground?  With us, for the Democrats, Senator Joe Biden of Delaware …
Rick Weiss / Washington Post:
Scientists See Potential In Amniotic Stem Cells  —  They Are Highly Versatile And Readily Available  —  A type of cell that floats freely in the amniotic fluid of pregnant women has been found to have many of the same traits as embryonic stem cells, including an ability to grow into brain …
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Mary Carmichael / Newsweek:
A New Era Begins  —  Stem cells derived from amniotic fluid …
Discussion: Iowa Voice
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
A New Source For Stem Cells?
Discussion: BBC and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
War's Toll on Iraqis Put at 22,950 in '06  —  Statistics From Health Ministry Official Show Tripling of Civilian, Police Deaths  —  More than 17,000 Iraqi civilians and police officers died violently in the latter half of 2006, according to Iraqi Health Ministry statistics …
Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Democrats Step Up Criticism of Iraq Plan  —  As the contours emerge of President Bush's expected plan to increase troop levels in Iraq, Congressional Democrats, who now hold the power to restrain military spending for the war, sharpened their opposition today — and revealed their internal divisions.
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Howard Fineman / Newsweek:   Sidestepping the 'Surge'  —  They've got the power of the purse …
Karen Robinson-Jacobs / Dallas Morning News:
Dallas-based food chain to accept Mexican pesos  —  Starting Monday, patrons of the Dallas-based Pizza Patrón chain, which caters heavily to Latinos, will be able to purchase American pizzas with Mexican pesos.  —  Restaurant experts and economists said they knew of no other food chain …
Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:
Intel: A Writer's Blocked  —  A CIA panel has told former officer Valerie Plame she can't write about her undercover work for the agency, a position that may threaten a lucrative book project with her publisher.  Plame's outing as a CIA officer in July 2003 triggered a criminal probe …
Roger Highfield / Telegraph:
Stephen Hawking plans to see space  —  Prof Stephen Hawking is planning a space flight.  The world's best-known scientist, who is 65 today, told The Daily Telegraph: "This year I'm planning a zero-gravity flight and to go into space in 2009."  —  A zero gravity flight is what astronauts call the …
Teresa Watanabe / Los Angeles Times:
Case tests officers' right to dissent  —  1st Lt. Ehren Watada's lawyer likens his client's comments against the war and the administration to those of retired military officials.  —  Do military officers have the right to publicly voice dissent about their commander in chief and U.S. war policy?
Discussion: Outside The Beltway and TalkLeft
Terry Jones / Guardian:
They have made a killing  —  The US has spent a million dollars for every dead Iraqi - is that what they mean by value for money?  —  Early this year the Bush administration is to ask Congress to approve an additional $100bn for the onerous task of making life intolerable for the Iraqis.
Times of London:
'We are on a knife edge - we have to engage Bush'  —  Bronwen Maddox, David Charter in Brussels and Tom Baldwin in Washington  —  Peter Mandelson says that a global trade deal is doomed unless the American President backs it today  —  Global trade talks that are intended to improve the lives …
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
As Obesity Fight Hits Cafeteria, Many Fear a Note From School  —  Cassie Allen, 15, left, says other children have called her "anorexic."  Holly Berguson, 17, center, says "who you are" counts more than how you look.  Karlind Dunbar, 6, has been anxious about eating, her mother says.
 
 
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Daily Mail:
Angelina Jolie attacks Madonna for 'illegal adoption' of baby David
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Darryl Fears / Washington Post:
Conservatives Decry Terror Laws' Impact on Refugees
Sinan Salaheddin / Associated Press:
Court drops Kurd charges against Saddam
Curt / Flopping Aces:
Democrats Plan To Dig Deep Into Your Wallet
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Iowa Voice
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A new crackdown is about to begin...
Deacon / Power Line:
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The Australian:
Death ends migrant's three-day journey into jihad
Joseph Rago / Opinion Journal:
Jokers to the Right  —  P.J. O'Rourke takes liberties with Adam Smith.
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Telegraph:
If the eco-snobs had their way, none of us would go anywhere
Discussion: bRight & Early and Don Surber
Fox News:
ISRAEL DENIES CLAIMS IT'S PREPARING NUKE ATTACK ON IRAN
Matt Schudel / Washington Post:
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Discussion: Majikthise
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John Crewdson / Chicago Tribune:
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

 
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