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1:15 AM ET, January 31, 2007

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Fox News:
OFFICIALS: WHITE HOUSE HOLDING BACK REPORT DETAILING IRAN'S MEDDLING IN IRAQ  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — A plan by the Bush administration to release detailed and possibly damning specific evidence linking the Iranian government to efforts to destabilize Iraq have been put on hold, U.S. officials told FOX News.
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Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Pentagon investingating Iran's Qods Force role in Karbala attack  —  The US will withhold evidence that indicates Iran is providing weapons, bomb materials, agents and other support to the Sunni insurgency, al-Qaeda, and Shia militias.  Dozens of suicide bombers per month are entering Iraq from Syria.
CNN:
Iran involvement suspected in Karbala compound attack … BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — The Pentagon is investigating whether a recent attack on a military compound in Karbala was carried out by Iranians or Iranian-trained operatives, two officials from separate U.S. government agencies said.
Robert Baer / Time:   Are the Iranians Out for Revenge?
Anne Gearan / Associated Press:
Senators warn against war with Iran
Discussion: TigerHawk
John O'Neil / New York Times:
Senators Assert Right to Block Bush on Iraq  —  Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee began laying the constitutional groundwork today for an effort to block President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq and place new limits on the conduct of the war there, perhaps forcing a withdrawal of American forces from Iraq.
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Republicans and Congress' war powers — then and now  —  Russ Feingold today is chairing a Committee hearing in order to demonstrate that Congress has the Constitutional authority to compel the President to withdraw troops from Iraq, a power that is not merely confined to cutting off appropriations.
Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
Libby Live: Judy Three  —  Go buy Anatomy of Deceit.  Don't update crazily.  And don't expect a transcript.  —  We're in sidebar.  She's back to breathing.  Looks down.  She's wiping the sweat from under her eyes.  Sees someone is laughing.  Leans back.  Someone made her relax.
Discussion: TalkLeft and JustOneMinute
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The Sun:
10 years to save the planet  —  Global Cool ... Pearl Harbor star Josh Hartnett  —  A NEW worldwide movement backed by celebrities, musicians, politicians and business leaders is aiming to reverse the effects of global warming over the next decade.  —  Global Cool launched in London …
Discussion: protein wisdom
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Agence France Presse:
Global warming: rise of 4.5 C if pollution doubles, says draft report
Discussion: Roger L. Simon and Macsmind
Timothy Noah / Slate:
The Obama Messiah Watch  —  INTRODUCING A PERIODIC FEATURE CONSIDERING EVIDENCE THAT OBAMA IS THE SON OF GOD.  —  Is Barak Obama—junior U.S. senator from Illinois, best-selling author, Harvard Law Review editor, Men's Vogue cover model, and "exploratory" presidential candidate …
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Michelle Malkin:
Lara Logan & al Qaeda: What's the 411, CBS?  —  First, read this heart-rending appeal from Lara Logan complaining about CBS News refusing to air one of her Haifa Street reports, which highlighted a masked "Haifa Street resident" who "blamed the fighting on the U.S. Here's a screen shot of her source:
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
Democrats unveil massive spending bill  —  WASHINGTON - Democrats have unveiled a massive spending bill combining the budgets of 13 Cabinet agencies with increases in aid for lower-income college students, while cutting President Bush's funding requests for foreign aid and closing military bases.
Discussion: AMERICAblog and Riehl World View
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John Byrne / The Raw Story:
Exclusive: GOP talking points encourage using Lieberman to attack Democrats on war
Amanda / Think Progress:
Rep. Cooper: White House Barred Negroponte From Saying 'Global' And 'Warming' In Same Sentence  —  During today's House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the political manipulation of climate change science, Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) revealed the Bush administration …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Fleischer Handles Questioning in the Usual Fashion  —  It's been almost four years since Ari Fleischer stepped down from the podium, but he has lost nothing off the old curveball.  —  Questioning the former White House press secretary in the Scooter Libby trial yesterday …
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Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
How This White House Operates
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Wonkette
Confederate Yankee:
The Case for Outing Jamil?  —  I'm presenting working on what will likely be my last post on the Jamil Hussein/Hurriyah mosque attacks debacle.  I've got some emails out to several sources and the AP itself attempting to tie up loose ends, and I won't write a final draft until those addressed …
Discussion: Jesus' General
Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
FBI turns to broad new wiretap method  —  The FBI appears to have adopted an invasive Internet surveillance technique that collects far more data on innocent Americans than previously has been disclosed.  —  Instead of recording only what a particular suspect is doing …
Discussion: Donklephant
Lee Harris / TCS Daily:
Hillary Clinton and the Politics of Resenting History  —  When Abraham Lincoln decided to run for a second term in the midst of the Civil War, he used a homespun analogy that nearly everybody could relate to: "You don't swap horses in the middle of a stream."  In 1864, after all, people still rode horses to go places.
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Webb to Secretary Rice: Ahem  —  A couple weeks ago, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) asked Secretary Condoleeza Rice if the administration thought President Bush had the power to take military action against Iran without permission from Congress.  —  She deferred an answer, saying …
Julie Farby / All Headline News:
Landmark Court Ruling Orders Apple To Pay $700,000 For Blogger's Legal Fees  —  Santa Clara, CA (AHN)-In a landmark ruling in favor of bloggers and cyber journalists, a Santa Clara County Court defended the First Amendment rights of online journalists to protect their confidential sources …
Discussion: Donklephant
 
 
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Obama Bill Sets Date For Troop Withdrawal
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Bloomberg:
Paulson May Find Bush Is Biggest Hurdle to Social Security Deal
Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
The press manufactures John Kerry's tears
Discussion: Hullabaloo
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Olbermann Special Comment Fact Checking the President
Discussion: The Mahablog and Democrats.com
Mike Gallagher / Townhall.com:
Hanoi Jane makes me sick..literally
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Robert H. Reid / Associated Press:
Analysis: Najaf battle raises questions
Nico / Think Progress:
Senate Multimillionares Vote To Block Minimum Wage Hike
Discussion: BobGeiger.com and Daily Kos
Washington Wire:
How Mitt Romney Avoided Campaign-Finance Rules
Discussion: Daily Kos and Macsmind
Niles Lathem / New York Post:
GAZE IN THE MILITARY  —  MCCAIN-CLINTON LOVE-IN AT BASE
Discussion: It Shines For All
Dean Barnett / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:
FAQ - John Edwards' New House!
 

 
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Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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