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9:45 AM ET, January 20, 2007

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BBC:
Rule by decree passed for Chavez  —  Venezuela's National Assembly has given initial approval to a bill granting the president the power to bypass congress and rule by decree for 18 months.  —  President Hugo Chavez says he wants "revolutionary laws" to enact sweeping political, economic and social changes.
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Creature / The Reaction:   The Tyrant of Caracas  —  By Michael J.W. Stickings
TigerHawk:
Memo to ExxonMobil: Blow it up
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Pelosi, White House clash over Iraq  —  WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record) contended Friday that President Bush is rushing new troops to Iraq and betting that Congress won't cut off funds once they're in battle.  The White House called her assertion "poisonous."
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Pelosi says the troops haven't died in vain
Nedra Pickler / ABCNEWS:
Richardson to Launch Presidential Bid  —  New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Plans to Take First Step Toward 2008 White House Run  —  After years of freelancing his diplomatic skills from the unlikely position as governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson is taking the first step toward a bid …
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James Gerstenzang / Los Angeles Times:
McCain's war stance alienates many
Reuters:
U.S. plans envision broad attack on Iran: analyst  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. contingency planning for military action against Iran's nuclear program goes beyond limited strikes and would effectively unleash a war against the country, a former U.S. intelligence analyst said on Friday.
Guardian:
Sadr fears for life in security crackdown  —  Mark Oliver and agencies  —  Moqtada al-Sadr has moved his family to a secure location because of fears he will become the target of a security sweep of Baghdad, it was reported today.  —  News of the radical cleric's decision came as the US military …
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Juan / Informed Comment:
US moves on Sadr Aide  —  Bombings Wrack Baghdad, Mosul
Discussion: Political Animal
TRex / Firedoglake:
Late Nite FDL: We Need Your Picture  —  I just talked to Jane and she sounds fantastic.  Actually, I had snuggled up with Juan Carlos the Wonder Kitty™ about an hour ago and dozed off thinking about what to write about tonight.  The phone rang and I grabbed it before I was all the way awake.
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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:   Report from the ICU: Jane Hamsher Fights the Very Good Fight
SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
Olbermann: Why does O'Reilly still have a job?  —  As John noted on Wednesday, Bill O'Reilly tried to blame Shawn Hornbeck, the 15 year old boy abducted in Missouri four years ago, for not trying to escape from his captor, saying he "didn't buy" Stockholm Syndrome, and later adding …
New York Times:
Tell the Troops  —  It is bad enough for troops in Iraq to learn that their tours of duty have been extended.  It is terrible for them to have to hear about it from loved ones at home rather than from their military commanders.  —  This is what happened to about 150 New Jersey National Guard troops …
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Leading Senator Assails President Over Iran Stance  —  The new chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Friday sharply criticized the Bush administration's increasingly combative stance toward Iran, saying that White House efforts to portray it as a growing threat are uncomfortably reminiscent …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Hardball / Hardblogger:
Memorable moments from this week's Libby jury selection  —  Judge Reggie Walton has "another matter" he is dealing with most of today unrelated to the Scooter Libby case.  So, the pool of potential jurors will not be returning until Monday.  This break in the "voir dire" …
Discussion: Angry Bear
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Cheney's Enigmatic Influence
Times of London:
Cancer study ordered into mobile phones  —  A mass study of the long-term impact of mobile phones is to be undertaken amid fears that people who have used them for more than ten years are at greater risk from brain cancer.  —  More than 200,000 volunteers, including long-term users …
Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
Hezbollah vows 'very big action' ahead  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah promised Friday that his opposition alliance would intensify its campaign to bring down the government, pledging to mount an "effective" action in the coming days.
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court to hear campaign ads cases, six other cases  —  Returning to the much-litigated controversy over political campaign ads broadcast during election season, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to rule on two cases that newly test the constitutionality of congressional curbs on such ads.
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
Reuters:
Daydreaming is brain's default setting, study finds … WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Daydreaming seems to be the default setting of the human mind and certain brain regions are devoted to it, U.S. researchers reported Friday.  —  When people are given a specific task to do …
Joe Stephens / Washington Post:
Senate Tightens Rules on Tariff Breaks  —  The Senate joined the House this week by voting to make it easier for the public to track an obscure form of trade legislation that has delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in tax savings to favored corporations.
Miami Herald:
Critics react to Pentagon tribunals  —  A Miami Herald roundup of verbatim reaction to the Pentagon's new manual for prosecuting suspected terrorists as alleged war criminals at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba:  —  'Hearsay, double hearsay, and coerced confessions are all admissible …
Discussion: Midtopia and New York Times
Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
Libby's Memory Defense Highlights His Failures on National Security  —  You've no doubt heard that Scooter Libby will be arguing he was so busy with very important events during 2003 and 2004 that he just plum forgot that Dick Cheney-and not Tim Russert-told him of Valerie Plame's identity.
 
 
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Walking the Line 2007 Part 3 of 3
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'100-Hour' Agenda Is Completed
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Key Hill Corruption Figure Still Dishing Dirt
Opinion Journal:
U.N. Cash for Kim
Discussion: EU Referendum and GOP Bloggers
Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
About Time  —  Of course, we feel bad for the 289 people …
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Lieberman's Iraq Strategy
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Cliff Schecter / Firedoglake:
The Manipulative Mr. McConnell  —  [CHS notes: The fabu Cliff Schecter …
Discussion: CNN
Agence France Presse:
China anti-satellite test sparks space junk outcry
Edmund L. Andrews / New York Times:
House Votes to Rescind Oil Drillers' Tax Breaks
Larry Margasak / Associated Press:
House Overhauls Page Program Board
Felicity Barringer / New York Times:
A Coalition for Firm Limit on Emissions
Michael Roston / The Raw Story:
House Democrats likely to split over Iraq strategy
Discussion: CorrenteWire
Tim B. / Tim Blair:
"PROBLEM OF CHRONOLOGY"  —  Melbourne's Herald Sun reports:
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

Fred Imbert / CNBC:
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