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Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
Libby Live: Ari Fleischer One — Hey, look at the exploding pig in the poke cartoon graphic I found! Or perhaps "pig in the poke to stay out of the pokey"? — If you don't know the reference, Patrick Fitzgerald described the process of offering Ari Fleischer immunity "buying a pig in a poke."
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Needlenose
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Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
"PLAME" vs. "WILSON"....I'm not going to blog obsessively …
"PLAME" vs. "WILSON"....I'm not going to blog obsessively …
Discussion:
Eschaton
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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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.
CNN:
Najaf battle foiled attack on Shiite clerics, Iraqis say … NAJAF, Iraq (CNN) — Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and other top Shiite religious figures were the apparent targets of an insurgent plot thwarted in an intense battle near the Shiite Muslim holy city of Najaf, Iraqi officials said.
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Reuters:
U.S., Iraqi forces kill 250 militants in Najaf
U.S., Iraqi forces kill 250 militants in Najaf
Discussion:
Hang Right Politics, Los Angeles Times, iraqupdates.com, Classical Values, Flopping Aces, Macsmind, The Jawa Report and Wizbang
Khaled Farhan / Reuters:
Iraqi cult leader killed in Najaf battle
Iraqi cult leader killed in Najaf battle
Discussion:
The Fourth Rail, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Outside The Beltway, Power Line and In the Bullpen
Sam Coates / Times of London:
Extreme youth: the Muslims who would swap British law for Sharia — A growing number of young Muslims are embracing radical Islam, with more than a third wanting Sharia to replace British law, according to a poll for a Conservative think-tank. — David Cameron will respond today …
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice
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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Clinton's Presidential Posturing — When Lt. Gen. David Petraeus went before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week in open session, its members understandably had many questions for the new commander of American forces in Iraq. — They knew of his reputation as a battlefield leader …
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 …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
What She Meant — Hillary's odd, non-verbal joke that's getting all the attention today was a revealing moment. — But it wasn't revealing because she was suggesting her husband is "evil and bad." — It was revealing because — asked about dealing with evil men like Osama bin Laden …
Discussion:
TAPPED
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 …
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Attack ads go online and underground — 'Viral' Web video spreads fast and far, biting candidates hard — sometimes with their own words. — In a dim Culver City editing room, two video snippets of Republican presidential hopeful John McCain fill the monitors. In the first, he says same-sex marriage should be allowed.
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.
Robin Toner / New York Times:
Women Feeling Freer to Suggest 'Vote for Mom' — Some women were struck by the politics of maternity practiced by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in recent weeks, the imagery and stagecraft that highlighted their roles as mothers and/or grandmothers.
Stephen J. Hadley / Washington Post:
Baghdad Is Key — The Baker-Hamilton report explained that failure in Iraq could have severe consequences for our national interests in a critical region and for our national security here at home. In my many conversations with members of Congress and foreign policy experts, few have disagreed.
New York Magazine:
Bush on the Couch — Analyzing the president. — Photo-illustration by Michael Elins — The Man With No Shadow — By Robert Stone, author of Prime Green: Remembering the Sixties — I — think Bush has come to believe he's on a lonely, noble mission—doing the right thing …
Discussion:
Liberal Values
Huffington Post:
EXCLUSIVE: AIR AMERICA RESCUED — Air America Radio, in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings since October, will be rescued at the 11th hour by Manhattan real estate developer Stephen L. Green. — Al Franken, the best-known host of the liberal network, will announce his expected departure …
James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
Migrants Stream Into South Mexico — TAPACHULA, Mexico — Four Salvadoran men in jeans and T-shirts trudged along the railroad tracks under a hot sun, their steps carrying them steadily toward a fuzzy but seductive dream. — They had been in Mexico for only a few hours and already federal police officers …
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 …
Discussion:
New York Times, Hot Air, Captain's Quarters, Don Surber, TPMmuckraker and Blue Crab Boulevard
Associated Press:
MIAMI PLANS CASTRO DEATH PARTY IN ORANGE BOWL — MIAMI — With Fidel Castro seriously ill, the city of Miami is making plans to throw a party at the Orange Bowl when the Cuban president dies. — The city commission earlier this month appointed a committee — whose official job is to …
Discussion:
Hot Air
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 …