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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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Reuters:
U.S., Iraqi forces kill 250 militants in Najaf — NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi forces killed 250 gunmen in a fierce battle involving U.S. tanks and helicopters on the outskirts of the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf on Sunday, a senior Iraqi police officer said.
Associated Press:
Lieberman Might Back Republican in 2008 — WASHINGTON (AP) — Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 2000 who won re-election as an independent last year, says he is open to supporting any party's White House nominee in 2008.
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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Attack ads go online and underground
Attack ads go online and underground
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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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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 …
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 …
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Feeding Frenzy for a Big Story, Even if It's False — Jeffrey T. Kuhner, whose Web site published the first anonymous smear of the 2008 presidential race, is hardly the only editor who will not reveal his reporters' sources. What sets him apart is that he will not even disclose the names of his reporters.
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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.
Brody Mullins / Wall Street Journal:
No Free Lunch: New Ethics Rules Vex Capitol Hill — Ban on Lobbyists' Gifts — Alters Wining, Dining; — Eating With a Toothpick — WASHINGTON — Every year, lobbyists for the seafood industry serve up choice Gulf of Mexico seafood at a reception for members of Congress.
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Houston Chronicle:
Contractor deaths in Iraq nearing 800 — Toll has surged in past months, but civilians still line up for the jobs — Laboring in a war with no discernible front line, more than 770 civilian contractors have died in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion began in March 2003.
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