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Mark Memmott / On Deadline:
USAT Poll: Americans 'more pessimistic' after Bush's Iraq speech — "President Bush's address to the nation last week outlining a 'new way forward' in Iraq failed to move public opinion in support of his plan to increase U.S. troop levels and left Americans more pessimistic about the likely outcome …
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Poll: Bush's new Iraq strategy fails to rally public support — WASHINGTON — President Bush's address to the nation last week failed to move public opinion in support of his plan to increase U.S. troop levels in Iraq and left Americans more pessimistic about the likely outcome of the war.
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Coup — If they aren't talking about it, they should be. — It is increasingly clear that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will continue to obstruct U.S. efforts to take down the greatest threat to stability in Iraq, Moqtada al-Sadr and his Mahdi Army. At present, the U.S. military …
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Kiyori Ueno / Bloomberg:
Al Gore Says U.S. States May Force Change in Climate Policy — Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) — Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said many businesses and state governments ``embrace'' the aims of the Kyoto Protocol, which may force President George W. Bush to alter his opposition to the effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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Brian Dickerson / Detroit Free Press:
Adultery could mean life, court finds — That's what the law says in sex-drug case Cox appealed — In a ruling sure to make philandering spouses squirm, Michigan's second-highest court says that anyone involved in an extramarital fling can be prosecuted for first-degree criminal sexual conduct …
Jim Krane / Associated Press:
UAE beats Americans' environmental harm — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - When it comes to squandering the earth's natural resources, residents of this desert land of chilled swimming pools, monster 4x4s and air-conditioned malls are on a par with even the ravenous consumption of Americans, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
BLAME AMERICA FIRST: Check out this bogus Associated Press story.
BLAME AMERICA FIRST: Check out this bogus Associated Press story.
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Associated Press:
Castro Reportedly in Grave Condition — MADRID, Spain (AP) — Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro is in "very grave" condition after three failed operations and complications from an intestinal infection, a Spanish newspaper said Tuesday. — The newspaper El Pais cited two unnamed sources …
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Akiva Eldar / Haaretz:
Secret understandings reached between representatives of Israel, Syria — In a series of secret meetings in Europe between September 2004 and July 2006, Syrians and Israelis formulated understandings for a peace agreement between Israel and Syria. — The main points of the understandings are as follows:
fmqb.com:
Kucinich: Congress To Take On FCC — Over the weekend, the National Conference for Media Reform was held in Memphis, TN, with a number of notable speakers on hand for the event. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) made an surprise appearance at the convention to announce that he would be heading …
Valerie Strauss / Washington Post:
Despite Lessons on King, Some Unaware of His Dream — In a recent survey of college students on U.S. civic literacy, more than 81 percent knew that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was expressing hope for "racial justice and brotherhood" in his historic "I Have a Dream" speech. — That's the good news.
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Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Why the right doesn't get Martin Luther King
Why the right doesn't get Martin Luther King
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Sam Roberts / New York Times:
51% of Women Are Now Living Without Spouse — For what experts say is probably the first time, more American women are living without a husband than with one, according to a New York Times analysis of census results. — In 2005, 51 percent of women said they were living without a spouse …
Glenn Reynolds / New York Times:
A Rifle in Every Pot — IT'S a phenomenon that gives the term "gun control" a whole new meaning: community ordinances that encourage citizens to own guns. — Last month, Greenleaf, Idaho, adopted Ordinance 208, calling for its citizens to own guns and keep them ready in their homes in case of emergency.
Hotline On Call:
For Democrats, This May Be THE Week.... "They're in lock-down." — That's what a Clinton outsider tells us about the small circle of insiders who're preparing a presidential bid for Sen. Hillary Clinton. — Excitement among Clinton supporters is building in anticipation of an expected announcement …
Cathy Young / Boston Globe:
Common sense in the warming debate — GLOBAL WARMING is the subject of intense debate. But if ideology is getting in the way of science, maybe both sides of the debate are letting that happen. — While the evidence of global climate change is overwhelming, there are skeptics who challenge …
Taylor Marsh:
Debbie Schlussel Threatens Me with a Lawsuit — updates below— Good morning to you too, Ms. Schlussel. … First, the point I made that Schlussel "was critical of Barack Obama's last name" charge. Early this morning I posted on last night's "24," citing Ms. Schlussel's "PC 24."
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