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James Burkee / Los Angeles Times:
Anyone but a Bush or a Clinton — The U.S. needs a leader in 2008 who doesn't inherit the office because of a last name. — HAVING REFUSED a third term as president, George Washington offered the nation a farewell address in 1796, urging Americans to cherish the Union and to avoid the "baneful effects" of political partisanship.
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Glenn Thrush / Newsday:
Clinton's camp fires first salvo
Clinton's camp fires first salvo
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Campaign Allegation A Source of Vexation
Campaign Allegation A Source of Vexation
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Think Progress:
BREAKING: Sen. John Warner To Introduce Resolution Opposing Iraq Escalation — Sen. John Warner (R-VA) will introduce a resolution today "making clear that he does not support the President on increasing the troop levels in Iraq" and calling escalation "a mistake," CNN's Dana Bash reports.
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Alexander Mooney / CNN Political Ticker:
Warner leads effort on second resolution criticizing Bush's Iraq plan — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. John Warner, the former GOP chairman and influential member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is set to introduce a second resolution Monday that expresses criticism of President Bush's call …
Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
Libby Voir Dire, the Never-Ending Story — Hey guess who I found in the Libby trial media room? Pachacutec and Christy!! — This is Pach: I'm handing the baton, and the press passes, to my illustrious co-bloggers, though I'm hanging around today to complete my notes on voir dire.
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Pierre Thomas / ABCNEWS:
Details Emerge About Possible Terror Threat — Suspects, Reportedly Tied to Al Qaeda in Iraq, Sought Student Visas — Mimicking the hijackers who executed the Sept. 11 attacks, insurgents reportedly tied to al Qaeda in Iraq considered using student visas to slip terrorists into the United States …
Reuters:
Man kicked off flight for Bush-bashing T-shirt — CANBERRA, Jan 22 (Reuters Life!) - An airline passenger barred from a flight for wearing a T-shirt labeling President Bush a terrorist has threatened legal action against Australia's flag carrier Qantas. — Allen Jasson, 55 …
Steve Silberman / Wired News:
The Invisible Enemy in Iraq — A homemade bomb exploded under a Humvee in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 21, 2004. The blast flipped the vehicle into the air, killing two US marines and wounding another - a soft-spoken 20-year-old named Jonathan Gadsden who was near the end of his second tour of duty.
Frank Luntz / The Huffington Post:
Words That Don't Work — I am not in the habit of offering partisan linguistic advice to Democrats. But in the genuine spirit of bipartisanship - seriously - I thought this is the perfect time to convey a simple point to the still-euphoric faces of Democrat activists ... Don't twist the knife.
Matt Richtel / New York Times:
In Raw World of Sex Movies, High Definition Could Be a View Too Real — The XXX industry has gotten too graphic, even for its own tastes. — Pornography has long helped drive the adoption of new technology, from the printing press to the videocassette. Now pornographic movie studios …
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
ANDREW SULLIVAN WONDERS WHAT I THINK ABOUT THE SURGE: I thought I'd been fairly straightforward, but sometimes my thoughts, scattered across a lot of short posts, come across as more cryptic than I realize, so I appreciate being prodded to pull them together in one place.
Eric Berger / Houston Chronicle:
Climate scientists feeling the heat — As public debate deals in absolutes, some experts fear predictions 'have created a monster' — Scientists long have issued the warnings: The modern world's appetite for cars, air conditioning and cheap, fossil-fuel energy spews billions of tons …
USA Today:
Pondering legacy is left to others — WASHINGTON — President Bush talked to USA TODAY's White House reporter David Jackson in advance of Tuesday's State of the Union address. Here are excerpts from the interview. — State of the Union — Bush began the conversation …
Marc Santora / New York Times:
Twin Bombing Kills Scores at Packed Market in Baghdad — In the most deadly bombing in Iraq so far this year, two powerful car bombs ripped through a crowded market in central Baghdad today, killing at least 75 people, wounding another 160 or more and leaving the area littered with pieces …
Lizardbreath / Unfogged:
Blog For Choice Day — Some Politically Counterproductive Personal History — Given that it's Blog for Choice Day, I figure it's a good reason to explain why I'm glad that the current legal regime protects abortion rights with very few restrictions. — I've mentioned here before that I've …
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
State of the Union: Unhappy With Bush — Bush's 33 Percent Approval Rating Lowest Since Nixon for President Entering State of the Union Speech — President Bush faces the nation this week more unpopular than any president on the eve of a State of the Union address since Richard Nixon in 1974.
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Bill / INDCJournal:
(UPDATE: Khalid "Relieved") — Posted by Bill — Members of General Khalid Juad Khadim's staff light a pyre in the late evening hours. — Something quite strange even for Fallujah happened here Saturday when the occupants of three civilian vehicles stopped at the home …
Nasser Karimi / Associated Press:
Iran bars 38 U.N. IAEA inspectors — TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Monday it has barred 38 members of a U.N. nuclear inspection team from entering the country, in what appeared to be retaliation for sanctions imposed last month over its contentious atomic program.
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