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4:40 AM ET, February 1, 2007

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Associated Press:
Syndicated columnist Molly Ivins dies at 62  —  Best-selling author, sharp-witted Texas liberal succumbs to breast cancer  —  Syndicated columnist Molly Ivins poses for a portrait at her home Sept. 22 in Austin, Texas.  She died Wednesday at 62 after a long battle with breast cancer.
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Joe Holley / Washington Post:
Columnist Molly Ivins, 62; Poked Fun at the Powerful
New York Times:
Chirac Unfazed by Nuclear Iran, Then Backtracks  —  President Jacques Chirac said this week that if Iran had one or two nuclear weapons, it would not pose a big danger, and that if Iran were to launch a nuclear weapon against a country like Israel, it would lead to the immediate destruction of Tehran.
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CNN:
Al-Maliki: Iraq won't be battleground for U.S., Iran … BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Iraq's prime minister said Wednesday he's sure Iran is behind some attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and he won't allow his country to be a battleground for the two nations.  —  "We have told the Iranians and the Americans …
Associated Press:
U.S.-Iran tensions could trigger war  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Citing Iranian involvement with Iraqi militias and Tehran's nuclear ambitions, the Bush administration has shifted to offense in its confrontation with Iran — building up the U.S. military in the Persian Gulf and promising more aggressive moves …
Reuters:
U.S. Warns Iran to Stop Aiding Iraqi Insurgents
Discussion: The Age and The Huffington Post
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
THE PERIL OF NEWSPAPER BLOGS...  ...is that a reporter might say what he actually thinks before an editor catches up with him and makes him stop.  A case in point: William Arkin writes on "national and homeland security" for the Washington Post.  Yesterday morning, in his blog titled Early Warning …
Michelle Malkin:
WaPo math: Troops=mercenaries  —  Here's Washington Post national security reporter/blogger William Arkin's screed against NBC's report, which quoted troops who want Americans to support their mission.  An excerpt from Arkin's unhinged diatribe: … Is he auditioning for a Daily Kos diarist spot?
Discussion: Flopping Aces
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
A Biden Problem: Foot in Mouth  —  After Announcing Presidential Bid, Biden Slammed for Obama Remarks  —  Senator Joe Biden, D-Del., the loquacious chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who launched his presidential campaign today, may be experiencing an ailment not entirely unknown to him: foot in mouth disease.
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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Senate foes of troop buildup join forces  —  WASHINGTON - Two senators, a Republican and a Democrat, leading separate efforts to put Congress on record against President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq joined forces Wednesday, agreeing on a nonbinding resolution that would oppose the plan and potentially embarrass the White House.
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Washington Post:
Senators Unite On Challenge to Bush's Troop Plan  —  Revised Warner Language That Protects Funds Is Embraced for Bipartisan Appeal  —  Democratic and Republican opponents of President Bush's troop-buildup plan joined forces last night behind the nonbinding resolution with the broadest bipartisan backing …
WCVB-TV:
TV Network Takes Responsibility For 'Hoax Devices'  —  BOSTON — Turner Broadcasting plans to take responsibility for the "hoax devices" that were found at several locations in and around Boston Wednesday that forced police bomb units to scramble throughout the area.
Discussion: On Deadline and Reason Magazine
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CBS4Boston:
Devices Part Of Cartoon Marketing Campaign  —  (WBZ) BOSTON The suspicious devices which forced bomb units to scramble across Boston today were actually magnetic lights that are part of a marketing campaign for a television cartoon.  —  The reports forced the temporary shutdowns of Interstate 93 …
Ken Maguire / Associated Press:
Boston publicity ploy leads to 2 arrests
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Sky News:
Terror Plot: Ninth Arrest  —  A ninth suspect has been arrested by police investigating an alleged Iraq-style kidnapping and beheading plot in the UK.  —  It follows the detention of eight people at addresses in Birmingham earlier.  —  Assistant Chief Constable David Shaw, of West Midlands Police …
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Rob Hotakainen / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Franken tells DFLers he's running for Senate  —  WASHINGTON - Comedian and radio talk show host Al Franken has begun calling Democratic members of Congress and prominent DFLers to tell them he will definitely challenge Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in 2008, the Star Tribune has learned.
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Essay Linking Liberal Jews and Anti-Semitism Sparks a Furor  —  The American Jewish Committee, an ardent defender of Israel, is known for speaking out against anti-Semitism, but this conservative advocacy group has recently stirred up a bitter and emotional debate with a new target: liberal Jews.
Julian E. Barnes / Los Angeles Times:
Air Force's role in Iraq could grow  —  More flights are likely along the Iranian border, sources say.  —  WASHINGTON — The Air Force is preparing for an expanded role in Iraq that could include aggressive new tactics designed to deter Iranian assistance to Iraqi militants, senior Pentagon officials said.
 
 
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USA Today:
General says U.S. has proof Iran arming Iraqi militias
Discussion: ABCNEWS, Hot Air and War and Piece
Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
Libby Live: Matt Cooper Three
New York Post:
By K.C. JOHNSON  —  READERS who followed The New York Times' coverage …
Max Boot / Los Angeles Times:
How Bush can ensure no more Iraqs
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Who's That Senior Administration Official?
Discussion: CBS News and Wonkette
truthout:
Cheney's Handwritten Notes Implicate Bush in Plame Affair
James Pethokoukis / US News:
Is the Unemployment Rate About to Collapse?
Discussion: Angry Bear and Daily Pundit
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:
Democratic Edge in Partisanship in 2006 Evident at National, State Levels
Discussion: MyDD, Pollster and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Reporter Who Was Jailed Testifies in Libby Case
David Lightman / Hartford Courant:
Dodd's Showing In Polls Laughable
Los Angeles Times:
Cult had dug in for massive battle
Associated Press:
Gonzales to Release Spy Program Details
White House:
President Bush Delivers State of the Economy Report