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5:40 PM ET, January 9, 2007

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Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Mission Impossible  —  BUSH'S SMART NEW GENERAL CAN'T SAVE IRAQ.  —  George W. Bush has named a new man to take charge in Iraq as a prelude to his announcement of (allegedly) a new strategy.  Will either make any difference?  —  The new commander, Lt. Gen. (soon to be promoted to simply Gen.) …
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Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
Bush Works To Rally Support for Iraq 'Surge'  —  President Bush yesterday began promoting his plan to send more troops to Iraq, bringing more than 30 Republican senators to the White House as part of a major campaign to rally the American people behind another effort to stabilize the country.
CNN:
Kennedy fights 'immense new mistake' of troop surge … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Edward Kennedy launched a pre-emptive strike Tuesday against President Bush's anticipated plans to send more troops to Iraq.  —  The Massachusetts Democrat introduced legislation to require congressional approval before force levels can be increased.
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MSNBC:
Official: First wave of troops to Iraq by Jan. 31  —  Kennedy says Hill must act on surge; move may spark constitutional debate  —  WASHINGTON - A first wave of additional U.S. troops will go into Iraq before the end of the month under President Bush's new plan, a senior defense official said Tuesday.
Discussion: The Caucus
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy / The Huffington Post:   Escalation? It's Not His Decision to Make
Center for American Progress:
Congressional Limitations and Requirements for Military Deployments and Funding  —  The 110th Congress has an important responsibility to shape the country's national security policy in order to make Americans safer and advance U.S. national security interests more effectively.
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The Raw Story:
FLASH: FULL TEXT: KENNEDY INTRODUCES BILL TO BLOCK ESCALATION IN IRAQ  —  Print page sponsored by Velvet Revolution.  —  WASHINGTON — In a surprise speech to the National Press Club this afternoon, Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) announced he is introducing today legislation that would require Congress …
Discussion: The Mahablog
David S. Cloud / New York Times:
U.S. Airstrike Aims at Qaeda Cell in Somalia  —  A United States Air Force gunship carried out a strike Sunday night against suspected operatives of Al Qaeda in southern Somalia, a senior Pentagon official said Monday night.  —  The attack by an AC-13 gunship, which is operated …
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Ryan Block / Engadget:
Live from Macworld 2007: Steve Jobs keynote  —  The game is on!  Keep refreshing this page for a steady stream of updates.  The keynote should get rolling sometime after 9am PST.  —  7:54am - We're here, standing in line waiting to get in.  People have been camped out since 9pm last night …
Jim Davenport / Associated Press:
DeMint endorses Romney for president  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Jim DeMint has endorsed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in the 2008 presidential race, according to a letter the South Carolina senator is sending to state Republicans.  —  The endorsement letter …
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Scott Helman / Boston Globe:
Romney event nets more than $6.5m
Discussion: eyeon08.com
David Espo / Associated Press:
Bush Judicial Nominees Ask to Withdraw … WASHINGTON (AP) — In a concession to the Senate's new Democratic majority, four of President Bush's appeals court appointees have asked to have their nominations withdrawn, Republican officials said Tuesday.  —  These officials said that William Haynes …
New York Post:
ROSIE BLOWS UP AT 'LIAR' BABS  —  THE tension between "The View" creator Barbara Walters and co-host Rosie O'Donnell, sparked by O'Donnell's feud with Donald Trump, boiled over yesterday morning when the portly comic called Walters "a [bleeping] liar."  —  The fight started around 8:30 a.m …
New York Post:
RIPENS APPLE  —  BELCHING BOG BLAMED FOR CITYWIDE GAS STINK  —  Who cut the cheese?  —  New Jersey, apparently.  —  Across the length and breadth of Manhattan, people were asking, "What's that smell?" after a pungent odor like natural gas or rotten eggs blanketed the borough and northern …
Orlando Sentinel:
Geraldo wants to whoop up on Olbermann  —  So here's one I missed over the holidays — Geraldo Rivera coming to town and threatening to beat up on Keith Olbermann.  —  Apparently Geraldo was visiting with 104.1 FM's Monsters just before Christmas, when they asked him about the time he made …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Cecil Angel / Detroit Free Press:
Damage to businesses and mosques in Detroit raises wider fears  —  Was it Hussein-connected retaliation, local Shi'ites ask  —  As they repaired the broken windows of at least a dozen businesses and mosques along Warren Avenue in Detroit, many Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims wondered Monday …
Tom Curry / MSNBC:
Does a McCain-Lieberman ticket make sense?  —  Democratic vice presidential candidate in 2000 praises Arizona Republican  —  Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets Sen. Joseph Lieberman, the independent Democrat from Connecticut, as they prepare to discuss a troop surge in Iraq last Friday.
 
 
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