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6:10 PM ET, January 16, 2007

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Taylor Marsh / Firedoglake:
Obama Ups the '08 Sweepstakes
Discussion: QandO and Hotline On Call
Patrick Healy / The Caucus:
Clinton Campaign: Illness, Not Obama, Delayed News Conference
Discussion: The Fix, Swampland and New York Post
Kim Gamel / Associated Press:
U.N.: 34,000 Iraqis killed last year  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - The United Nations said Tuesday that more than 34,000 Iraqi civilians were killed in sectarian violence last year, nearly three times the number reported dead by the Iraqi government.  —  The Iraqi Health Ministry did not comment on the report …
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CNN:
Bombs kill 65 at Baghdad university
Discussion: Rox Populi
Anne Applebaum / Slate:
Legalize It  —  HOW TO SOLVE AFGHANISTAN'S DRUG PROBLEM.  —  The British Empire once fought a war for the right to sell opium in China.  —  In retrospect, history has judged that war destructive and wasteful, a shameless battle of colonizers against colonized that in the end helped neither side.
Discussion: FP Passport, Jay Reding.com and TAPPED
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 …
Laura Rozen / Washington Monthly:
Rumsfeld is gone, but the veep's other loyalists remain.  —  With the departure of his longtime friend Donald Rumsfeld, John Bolton's resignation as U.N. ambassador, and Democrats taking over Congress, times seem grim for the Dick Cheney wing of the Bush administration.
Discussion: Classical Values
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
Choice of Martinez sparks GOP rebellion  —  Rebellion is brewing among conservatives on the Republican National Committee over President's Bush's attempt to "impose" Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida as "general chairman" of the party, who favors "amnesty" for illegal aliens.
Discussion: CNN Political Ticker and Daily Kos
Faiz / Think Progress:
ABC's The Note: Bush Gave His 'Best TV Performance In Years' On 60 Minutes  —  President Bush appeared on CBS's 60 Minutes on Sunday night.  A host of media and conservative blogs were not terribly impressed with his performance:  —  New York Times blog: … Houston Chronicle blog:
Discussion: Blue Bayou and Yahoo! News
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rushlimbaugh.com:
Why Does the White House Deal with CBS?
Discussion: CBS News and NewsBusters.org
MSNBC:
Jury selection ends for day in Libby perjury trial  —  Potential jurors dismissed after offering opinions of Bush administration  —  Harriet Grant, left foreground, watches as her husband, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, right background, faces the potential jury pool (who are shown only in outline …
Discussion: Firedoglake and TalkLeft
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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 …
Sharon Theimer / Associated Press:
AP: Iran Gets Army Gear in Pentagon Sale  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has sold forbidden equipment at least a half-dozen times to middlemen for countries - including Iran and China - who exploited security flaws in the Defense Department's surplus auctions.
Examiner:
Yeas and Nays: Tuesday, Jan. 16  —  WASHINGTON - Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin cover people, power and politics in the beltway each weekday.  Email them at yan@dcexaminer.com .  —  Little to head WHCA's big night  —  He does a mean Ronald Reagan impersonation and his imitation of Richard Nixon is legendary.
progressivestates.org:
Stop the Escalation in Iraq  —  To: Legislators, Staff, and Interested Parties  —  From: Progressive States Network  —  Re: Preventing Escalation in Iraq  —  This LegAlert discusses the President's proposed escalation in Iraq, its implications for states and the nation …
Natasha Pearlman / Daily Mail:
A crowded womb  —  A twin leans over and kisses the cheek of her sister in a heart-warming picture that would not be out of place in any family home.  —  Yet these siblings are a not even born and the astonishing images have been captured on a new 'four-dimensional' ultrasound scan of the womb.
Cliff Schecter:
McCain Was Against War In Iraq Before He Was For It  —  So I began looking through some old newspaper clippings on the Gulf War for some research I have been doing, and you just wouldn't believe what I happened across.  Featured prominently in one article from August of 1990 …
Paul Crespo / NewsMax.com:
Dinesh D'Souza: 'The Left is Afraid of Bush'  —  A new book by respected conservative pundit and best-selling author Dinesh D'Souza argues that Islamic antipathy toward the U.S. stems from liberal values promulgated by the "cultural left" and promoted abroad.
Washington Post:
Burden Set to Shift On Balanced Budget  —  When he takes the House rostrum next week for the State of the Union address, President Bush will list among his goals a balanced federal budget, a shift for a president who has presided over record deficits while aggressively cutting taxes.
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Feinstein Speaks out on U.S. Atty Firings  —  As Justin mentioned in his previous post, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) hit the administration hard on the floor of the Senate this morning for its unexplained "forced resignations" of federal prosecutors around the country.  —  Here's the video:
 
 
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Alex Koppelman / Salon:
Iranian regime change: "Faster, please!"
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Campos Heap  —  Evidently, "if chutzpah was a crime," …
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Pit bulls vs. stalwarts in House GOP
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Michael Yon, Live from Mosul Iraq, on Pundit Review Radio
Thomas Harding / Telegraph:
Iran 'taking control of Basra by stealth'
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Washington Post:
Some at Guantanamo Mark 5 Years in Limbo
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Our Tunnel Vision  —  Some years ago, I accompanied John McCain to Vietnam.
Los Angeles Times:
Iraq edges closer to Iran, with or without the U.S.
Michael Slackman / New York Times:
Rice Speaks Softly in Egypt, Avoiding Democracy Push
Robin Toner / New York Times:
Democrats Seek the Middle on Social Issues
John F. Burns / New York Times:
Second Iraq Hanging Also Went Awry
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Grumbling in the Ranks  —  Vocal opposition to President's …
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