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11:15 AM ET, January 29, 2007

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Ian Bishop / New York Post:
HILL'S 'EVIL' JOKE ON HUBBY BUBBA  —  DAVENPORT, Iowa - Hillary Rodham Clinton left caucus-goers here yesterday believing that Bubba had given her a baptism by fire in how to deal with "evil and bad men."  —  Clinton's quip, made during a morning rally with about 500 Iowans …
Discussion: Washington Post, Hot Air and QandO
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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Attack ads go online and underground
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Linda Hirshman / Washington Post:
You've Come a Long Way, Maybe
Discussion: TAPPED, Althouse and Unfogged
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
'Why the onslaught?'  —  Conservative activist/writer Dinesh D'Souza has, for some reason, apparently been criticized for blaming the left for the terrorists' hatred of the United States in general, and 9/11 in specific.  Apparently, it's all about the culture.
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Los Angeles Times:
Was 9/11 really that bad?  —  The attacks were a horrible act of mass murder, but history says we're overreacting.  —  IMAGINE THAT on 9/11, six hours after the assault on the twin towers and the Pentagon, terrorists had carried out a second wave of attacks on the United States, taking an additional 3,000 lives.
rampurple.com:
Hezbollah reveals picture of the Sadam member  —  Manar TV will be showing tomorrow another picture they 'took' revealing a Sadam member @ Nahr el Kalb.  Apparently they waited for things to calm down to reveal this important picture P  —  Check out how Manar Caught us in the act !
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Jeha / Jeha's Nail:   Gimme a Freakin' Break
Michael J. Totten:
Busted  —  Lebanese bloggers Rampurple and Jeha, who both show …
Discussion: Hot Air
Damien Cave / New York Times:
250 Are Killed in Major Iraq Battle  —  At least 250 militants were killed and an American helicopter was shot down in violent clashes near the southern city of Najaf on Sunday, Iraqi officials said.  —  For 15 hours, Iraqi forces backed by American helicopters and tanks battled hundreds …
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John Fund / Opinion Journal:
Paper Chase  —  Did investigators turn a blind eye to the seriousness of the Sandy Berger scandal?  —  Washington scandals are curious things.  Sometimes special prosecutors are appointed and the media provide saturation coverage of their doings.  An example would be the Valerie Plame episode …
Avi Issacharoff / Haaretz:
Three people killed in suicide bombing at Eilat bakery  —  An Islamic Jihad suicide bomber killed at least three people Monday morning, when he blew himself up in a bakery in the southern resort city of Eilat.  —  Authorities said that another person was wounded, but not seriously …
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Revital Levy-Stein / Associated Press:
Suicide Bomber Kills 3 at Israeli Bakery
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Graeme Wilson / Telegraph:
Young, British Muslims 'getting more radical'  —  A bleak picture of a generation of young British Muslims radicalised by anti-Western views and misplaced multicultural policies is shown in a survey published today.  —  The study found disturbing evidence of young Muslims adopting …
Cynthia R. Fagen / New York Post:
POST D.C. BUREAU CHIEF DEBORAH ORIN-EILBECK DIES  —  Deborah Orin-Eilbeck, The Post's longtime D.C. bureau chief whose passion for politics and unrivaled integrity kept Washington on its toes, died yesterday after a battle with cancer.  —  "Laura and I were saddened to learn of the death of Deborah Orin-Eilbeck," President Bush said.
James Glanz / New York Times:
Iranian Reveals Plan to Expand Role in Iraq  —  Iran's ambassador to Baghdad outlined an ambitious plan on Sunday to greatly expand its economic and military ties with Iraq — including an Iranian national bank branch in the heart of the capital — just as the Bush administration has been warning …
Eli Lake / New York Sun:
Iran's Role in Iraq Will Be Exposed  —  WASHINGTON — New evidence of Iran's role in Iraq will be made in Baghdad by the chief spokesman for the multinational forces in Iraq, Major General William Caldwell.  The Directorate of National Intelligence worked over the weekend to clear new intelligence …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Don Surber
Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
Old U.S.S.R. made Old Europe look new  —  John O'Sullivan's new book The President, The Pope And The Prime Minister has a marvelous account of the funeral of Yuri Andropov.  In case you've forgotten, he was one of those late-period Soviet leaders who looked like he'd been plucked in haste …
Discussion: Argghhh! and Ed Driscoll.com
Daniel Freedman / It Shines For All:
Professor: Carter said 'Too Many Jews' on Holocaust Council, Saw as 'Political Gimmick'  —  We spoke to the former Executive Director of the Holocaust Memorial Council, Monroe Freedman, who confirmed a WorldNetDaily report that he had received a note from Jimmy Carter complaining that there were …
Discussion: Kesher Talk
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Politico: Niche Web Site Isn't Yet A Notch Above  —  For all the pregame hype about voice and attitude and peeling back the curtain of traditional journalism, the Politico debuted last week by relying on an old-fashioned concept: reporting.  —  The political-junkie Web site …
Marc Sandalow / San Francisco Chronicle:
CONFLICT IN IRAQ  —  Pelosi's trip: She believes more strongly that withdrawal will help region, says troops deserve better policies than president's  —  (01-29) 04:00 PST Washington — Three days in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan have made House Speaker Nancy Pelosi even more certain …
Discussion: Think Progress and TIME
Real Clear Politics:
Sam Brownback, Joe Lieberman, Roundtable  —  CHRIS WALLACE, HOST: I'm Chris Wallace.  Clinton and Giuliani on the campaign trail, next on "Fox News Sunday".  —  The way forward in Iraq, as viewed by two of the most intriguing figures in American politics, Republican senator …
Associated Press:
Rev. Robert Drinan, Ex-Congressman, Dies at 86  —  The Rev. Robert F. Drinan, a Jesuit who served in Congress for 10 years until stepping down in response to a papal order, died Sunday.  He was 86 and lived here in housing for the Georgetown University Jesuit community.
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Giuliani plays it close to the vest  —  In New Hampshire, he lists reasons to vote for him for president — if he runs.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Will he or won't he?  —  The Rudy Giuliani Mystery Theater played the Palace on Saturday, a brief engagement at the city's landmark performing arts center …
Discussion: The Politico
 
 
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Brody Mullins / Wall Street Journal:
No Free Lunch: New Ethics Rules Vex Capitol Hill
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
Houston Chronicle:
Contractor deaths in Iraq nearing 800
Discussion: TAPPED
D. Aristophanes / Sadly, No!:
I Went to the Nidaa Alah Mosque and All I Got Was This Lousy Hair-Shirt
Fareed Zakaria / Newsweek:
Preview of a Post-U.S. World
USA Today:
Pelosi, two other Democrats failed to disclose roles in family charities
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Lyndsey Layton / Washington Post:
As Spending Deadline Looms, Congress Debates Earmarks
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
A Delay To Consider A Delay  —  Earlier this weekend …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
The Wisdom Of Keeping The Powder Dry
Discussion: Redstate
Dorothy Samuels / New York Times:
The George W. Bush Library: Scholarly Mecca or $500 Million Oxymoron?
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Molly Ivins' cancer 'back with a vengeance'
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Anti-war protesters spray paint Capitol building
 

 
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