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11:25 AM ET, January 8, 2007

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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.
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WCBS-TV:
Bloomberg: No Danger From Natural Gas Odor  —  Homeland Security: No Indication Of Terrorism  —  E-Mail Us Where You Smell The Odor  —  (CBS) NEW YORK Mayor Michael Bloomberg says that city agencies are all working together to pinpoint the nature of a gas leak that has been wafting across Manhattan since 9 a.m. Monday.
Discussion: The Lede
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.
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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 …
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.
US News:
White House Week  —  New Faces, a New Plan, as Bush Nears His Endgame  —  President Bush shook up his administration last week, putting in place the lead elements of a new team to deal with military and diplomatic policy in Iraq-and even with Congress.  The changes carried the feel …
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Democrats Revise Agenda To Deal With War in Iraq  —  With Bush to Announce New Plan, Domestic Policy No Longer Primary Focus  —  Democratic leaders who had hoped to emphasize their domestic agenda in the opening weeks of Congress have concluded that Iraq will share top billing …
Discussion: Think Progress
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.
Edmund L. Andrews / New York Times:
Tax Cuts Offer Most for Very Rich, Study Says  —  Families earning more than $1 million a year saw their federal tax rates drop more sharply than any group in the country as a result of President Bush's tax cuts, according to a new Congressional study.  —  The study, by the nonpartisan …
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Sebastian Mallaby / Washington Post:
A Bad, Bipartisan Tax Plan
Discussion: TAPPED
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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Curt / Flopping Aces:
Democrats Plan To Dig Deep Into Your Wallet
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Iowa Voice
John Heilprin / Associated Press:
Dems look at tax cuts for middle class
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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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 …
David Carr / New York Times:
Slimmer Time in the Age of the Internet  —  Richard Stengel, the managing editor of Time, took his wife and kids out to dinner Friday night.  —  As historic moments go, not a big deal, but it does reflect a seismic change.  Time magazine, which has been coming out every Monday for over 36 years, hit the streets on Friday instead.
Discussion: FishBowlDC and NewsBusters.org
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
Rightwing Guy:
Iranian Air Strike?  —  I have been paying attention to the growing tensions between Iran and Israel and after a flurry of reports coming out that Israel is preparing to attack Israel with the help of the United States and Saudi Arabia, something I would fully support.
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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 …
telegraphindia.com:
Now, a jumbo dilemma  —  Jan 7: It is an odd dilemma for forest officials of the district — torn as they are between the need to save human life and crops from marauding elephants and risking a decline in pachyderm population, as herds of them flee into neighbouring Bangladesh when chased away from the border district.
Discussion: Reason Magazine
Katherine Kersten / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Limp language leaves kids with an awesome paucity of speech  —  Eavesdrop on any group of teens hanging around outside your local high school.  Their emotions may run the gamut, but their ability to express themselves generally does not.  They've got one all-purpose word — "awesome" …
Discussion: Power Line and Joe's Dartblog
 
 
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Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
Bush $1bn jobs plan to draw Iraqis into fold
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Genocide case against Saddam dismissed; Update: Burial video added
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and digg
Carl Hulse / The Caucus:
And They're Off ...  If it were a race, Speaker Nancy Pelosi might say …
Alan Reynolds / Washington Times:
A 15-year debate on wealth
Daily Mail:
Angelina Jolie attacks Madonna for 'illegal adoption' of baby David
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
As Obesity Fight Hits Cafeteria, Many Fear a Note From School
Darryl Fears / Washington Post:
Conservatives Decry Terror Laws' Impact on Refugees
Sinan Salaheddin / Associated Press:
Court drops Kurd charges against Saddam
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Stephen Hawking plans to see space
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The Australian:
Death ends migrant's three-day journey into jihad
Nina Bernstein / New York Times:
First-Baby Sweepstakes Fuels Immigration Debate
Times of London:
'We are on a knife edge - we have to engage Bush'
Teresa Watanabe / Los Angeles Times:
Case tests officers' right to dissent
Telegraph:
If the eco-snobs had their way, none of us would go anywhere
Discussion: bRight & Early and Don Surber
Matt Schudel / Washington Post:
Maria Leavey, 52; Political Consultant
Discussion: Majikthise
 

 
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Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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