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6:00 PM ET, January 19, 2007

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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Democrats warn Bush not to attack Iran  —  WASHINGTON - Democratic leaders in Congress lobbed a warning shot Friday at the White House not to launch an attack against Iran without first seeking approval from lawmakers.  —  "The president does not have the authority to launch military action …
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David Stout / New York Times:
Lawmakers Wary of Talks With Iran and Syria  —  The head of the bipartisan advisory group that urged a change in the American approach to Iraq insisted today, in the face of skepticism from Congressional leaders, that the United States should engage Iran and Syria diplomatically as it moves to reduce its role in Iraq.
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
The Glenn and Helen Show: Gordon Crovitz on the WSJ, Old and New Media, and Blogging as an Art Form  —  People in the newspaper business seem awfully gloomy about the future right now, and with reason.  But there's one bright spot: The Wall Street Journal's publisher Gordon Crovitz …
Discussion: Media Blog
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Politics Central:
THE GLENN AND HELEN SHOW: GORDON CROVITZ ON THE WSJ, OLD AND NEW MEDIA …
Discussion: Dr. Helen
Joe Strupp / Editor and Publisher:
WHCA Chief Says He Did Not Tell Comedian to Back Off Bush and Iraq  —  NEW YORK Earlier this week word emerged that impersonator Rich Little would be the star performer at this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington in April.  Organizers admitted they wanted a somewhat more …
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
A Plausible Plan B  —  If we were allied with an Iraqi government that, however weak, was truly national — cross-confessional and dedicated to fighting a two-front war against Baathist insurgents and Shiite militias — a surge of American troops, together with a change of counterinsurgency strategy …
New York Times:
Flexing Muscle, China Destroys Satellite in Test  —  China successfully carried out its first test of an antisatellite weapon last week, signaling its resolve to play a major role in military space activities and bringing expressions of concern from Washington and other capitals, the Bush administration said yesterday.
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US News:
First Twin Jenna Shops a Book  —  You can soon add the title of author to first daughter Jenna Bush's résumé.  —  Whispers learns that the 25-year-old blond twin of Barbara Bush is shopping a book proposal to major publishers in New York City.
Discussion: TBogg and Wonkette
Dean Barnett / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:
The Most Depressing Poll Ever  —  In the latest Fox News poll, just out today, the pollsters asked the following question: … Here are the results: … Friends, I'll allow you a minute to wrap your minds around this, for we are truly through the looking class.
George Russell / Fox News:
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT REVEALS NORTH KOREA'S MISUSE OF U.N. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FUNDS AND OPERATIONS  —  NEW YORK — Has North Korean leader Kim Jong Il subverted the United Nations Development Program, the $4 billion agency that is the U.N.'s main development arm, and possibly stolen tens …
Nico / Think Progress:
Gonzales: 'There Is No Express Grant of Habeas Corpus In The Constitution'  —  Yesterday, during Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales claimed there is no express right to habeas corpus in the U.S. Constitution.  Gonzales was debating Sen. Arlen Specter …
Teri Karush Rogers / New York Times:
Ordeal by Appliance: Weekend Home Tales  —  FOR some people, the most elusive aspect of owning a vacation home that sits beyond big-city borders isn't finding the time to enjoy it.  It's finding someone to service the deluxe appliances inside.  —  "We called Viking over the holidays every year …
Discussion: Crooked Timber and nancynall.com
Michael J. Totten:
The Blitzing of Haret Hreik  —  HARET HREIK, LEBANON - I have been to Haret Hreik, Hezbollah's dahiyeh and de-facto "capital" south of Beirut, many times.  But I didn't expect to see it on my most recent trip.  Every Lebanese person I know warned me to stay out of there.
New York Times:
U.S. May Cut Troops in Iraq by Summer, General Says  —  Gen. George Casey, the top American commander in Iraq, said today that the additional troops being sent to Iraq could begin to be withdrawn by late summer if security conditions improve in Baghdad.  —  "I believe the projections are late summer …
 
 
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Michael Roston / The Raw Story:
House Democrats likely to split over Iraq strategy
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Putting the Brakes on Light Speed
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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
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Rebuke in Iran to Its President on Nuclear Role
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Road Home seldom leading out of state
Associated Press:
Ministers launch petition to stop Bush library
Daryl Lang / pdnonline.com:
Reuters Investigation Leads To Dismissal Of Editor
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
House Repeals Tax Break for Big Oil
Greg Hardesty / Orange County Register:
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Washington Post:
Senate Passes Ethics Package