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9:30 AM ET, January 17, 2007

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Bryan / Hot Air:
Assessing Iraq  —  Michelle and I spent four days patrolling the environs around Forward Operating Base Justice in north and west Baghdad last week.  FOB Justice is near one functional neighborhood, Khadimiyah, one mostly recovered neighborhood, Al Salam, one dysfunctional neighborhood …
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Michelle Malkin:
Back from Baghdad  —  My HotAir.com colleague Bryan Preston and I are back from Iraq.  Thanks to Allah and Ian for holding down the fort at HA and thanks much to guest-bloggers Mary Katharine Ham, See-Dubya, and the Big Lizards for filling in here during my absence.  Be sure to bookmark their blogs.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Hot Air:   Blowback  —  Note from Hot Air management: This section is for comments from our readers.
Washington Post:
An Apology to Detainees' Attorneys  —  During a radio interview last week, I brought up the topic of pro bono work and habeas corpus representation of detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  Regrettably, my comments left the impression that I question the integrity of those engaged in the zealous defense of detainees in Guantanamo.
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Josh White / Washington Post:
U.S. Official Apologizes for Guantanamo Remarks  —  A Pentagon official who criticized large U.S. law firms for representing terrorism suspects at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has apologized for his comments, saying that his discussion on a local radio program does not reflect his "core beliefs."
Discussion: TPMCafe blogs
Sfarber / the talking dog:
TD Blog Interview with H. Candace Gorman
MSNBC:
Saudis consider sending troops to Iraq  —  Government 'deeply skeptical' al-Maliki can make Bush surge plan work  —  Saudi Arabia believes the Iraqi government is not up to the challenge and has told the United States that it is prepared to move its own forces into Iraq should the violence …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Libby Quick Hits  —  Day One of the Libby trial has passed, and the sun did not stop in the sky - whew!  —  Let's go for some quick-ish hits.  The NY Times has a case overview from Monday that is absurdly misinformed.  Obviously, this trial is a bit awkward for them …
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Pachacutec / Firedoglake:
Libby Trial Jury Selection: Day One Recap of Libby's Dilemma
Washington Post:
Jurors Questioned About War, Memory as Libby Trial Opens
Discussion: MSNBC, Firedoglake and TalkLeft
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Iraqi Death Toll Exceeded 34,000 in 2006, U.N. Says  —  The United Nations reported Tuesday that more than 34,000 Iraqis were killed in violence last year, a figure that represents the first comprehensive annual count of civilian deaths and a vivid measure of the failure of the Iraqi government and American military to provide security.
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Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Bombings Kill 60 at University In Baghdad
Discussion: The Reaction
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Three Time [Loser] Winner  —  There just didn't seem to be any other way to explain why I'm not going to be present for the first two weeks of the Libby trial so I decided to resort to the truth.  —  As someone who has devoted years to building this blog around coverage of the CIA leak investigation …
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Obama Starts '08 Bid, Reshaping Democratic Field  —  Two years after arriving in Washington, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois made clear on Tuesday his intention to enter the Democratic presidential race, creating an exploratory committee while preparing to open a full-fledged campaign next month …
Discussion: Washington Post and PoliBlog (TM)
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USA Today:
The big question about Barack Obama
Discussion: The Fix and CNN Political Ticker
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
What $1.2 Trillion Can Buy  —  The human mind isn't very well equipped to make sense of a figure like $1.2 trillion.  We don't deal with a trillion of anything in our daily lives, and so when we come across such a big number, it is hard to distinguish it from any other big number.
Donald Stoker / Foreign Policy:
Insurgencies Rarely Win - And Iraq Won't Be Any Different (Maybe)  —  Vietnam taught many Americans the wrong lesson: that determined guerrilla fighters are invincible.  But history shows that insurgents rarely win, and Iraq should be no different.  Now that it finally has a winning strategy …
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The Prowler / American Spectator:
Tancredo's Dubious Allies  —  Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) is expected to announce the formation of an exploratory committee to seek the candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.  "He's going to paint himself as a mainstream conservative," says the staffer for one of Tancredo's colleagues in the House of Representatives.
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Anne C. Mulkern / Denver Post:
Tancredo officially eyeing bid
Discussion: On Deadline
Online NewsHour:
President Bush Defends Decision to Send Additional Troops to Iraq  —  JIM LEHRER: Mr. President, welcome.  —  PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: Thank you, sir.  —  MR. LEHRER: How do you feel about the way the Iraqi government handled the hangings of Saddam Hussein, and now more recently, two of his top aides?
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Frist looking at governor run in 2010  —  Former Majority Leader Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) is seriously considering a gubernatorial run in Tennessee in 2010, possibly setting up a White House bid further down the road.  —  Sources in Washington and Tennessee say Frist, who will turn 55 next month …
Discussion: The Influence Peddler
Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
THE LEFT AND THE WAR....If anti-war liberals were right about the war from the start, how come they don't get more respect?  Here's the nickel version of the answer from liberal hawks: It's because they don't deserve it.  Sure, the war has gone badly, but not for the reasons the doves warned of.
Scott Shane / New York Times:
As Trial Begins, Cheney's Ex-Aide Is Still a Puzzle  —  Paradox seems to define I. Lewis Libby Jr., who remains a bit mysterious even to close colleagues.  He is the White House policy enforcer who also wrote a literary novel; a buttoned-down Washington lawyer who likes knocking back tequila shots …
Discussion: Is That Legal? and TalkLeft
Liang Youchang / Xinhua News Agency:
Iran shoots down U.S. spy drone amid growing military pressure  —  TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — Iranian troops have shot down a U.S. pilotless spy plane recently, an Iranian lawmaker announced on Tuesday as the Islamic Republic was facing increasing military pressure from its arch rival — the United States.
 
 
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Ian / Hot Air:
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