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12:00 PM ET, February 1, 2007

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New York Times:
Bullying Iran  —  Given America's bitter experience in Iraq, one would think that President Bush could finally figure out that threats and brute force aren't a substitute for a reasoned strategy.  But Mr. Bush is at it again, this time trying to bully Iran into stopping its meddling inside Iraq.
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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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Paul Richter / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. delays report on Iranian role in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has postponed plans to offer public details of its charges of Iranian meddling inside Iraq amid internal divisions over the strength of the evidence, U.S. officials said.  —  U.S. officials promised last week …
Discussion: Booman Tribune
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Biden Unwraps His Bid for '08 With an Oops!  —  In an era of meticulous political choreography, the staging of the kickoff for this presidential candidacy could hardly have gone worse.  —  Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, who announced his candidacy on Wednesday with the hope …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Audio: William Arkin supports the troops in his own funny little way  —  Here's the man of the hour, playing softball last night with Alan Colmes about the WaPo column heard 'round the blogospheric world.  Well, the right side of the blogospheric world, anyway.  —  N.B.: The clip has been heavily edited.
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
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William M. Arkin / Early Warning:
The Arrogant and Intolerant Speak Out  —  Well, one thing's abundantly clear about who will actually defend our rights to say what we believe: It isn't the hundreds who have written me saying they are soldiers or veterans or war supporters or real Americans and who also advise me to move to another country …
Discussion: QandO and Stop The ACLU
Ken Maguire / Associated Press:
Boston publicity ploy leads to 2 arrests  —  BOSTON - Several illuminated electronic devices planted at bridges and other spots in Boston threw a scare into the city Wednesday in what turned out to be a publicity campaign for a late-night cable cartoon.  Most of the devices depict a character giving the finger.
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August J. Pollak / xoverboard.com:
Thomas Menino is an incompetent coward
Discussion: WCVB-TV and Attytood
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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San Francisco Chronicle:
MATIER AND ROSS  —  AIDE QUITS AS NEWSOM'S AFFAIR WITH HIS WIFE IS REVEALED  —  Campaign manager confronts mayor, who is 'in shock'  —  San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's re-election campaign manager resigned Wednesday after confronting the mayor about an affair Newsom had with his wife …
Discussion: Attytood and Hang Right Politics
Austan Goolsbee / New York Times:
Now That a Penny Isn't Worth Much, It's Time to Make It Worth 5 Cents  —  How dumb do you have to be to mint money at a loss?  In the latest only-in-Washington episode, we find that the government may have lost as much as $40 million coining pennies and nickels last year.
Associated Press:
Sunni Mosques Still Show Damage in Iraq  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq — Four Sunni mosques attacked in late November in the embattled Hurriyah neighborhood of Baghdad still bear scars from the attacks and all are now either under Shiite Muslim control or closed.  —  Immediately after the Nov. 24 incidents …
Josephine Hearn / The Politico:
Sanchez Accuses Democrat of Calling Her a 'Whore,' Resigns from Hispanic Group  —  Rep. Loretta Sanchez has quit the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, accusing the chairman, Rep. Joe Baca, of telling people she's a "whore."  —  Baca denied the charge.  —  In an interview with The Politico Wednesday …
Discussion: TPMmuckraker and Lifelike Pundits
Fox News:
TWO SENIOR IRAQI GENERALS EYED IN BRAZEN ATTACK ON U.S. SOLDIERS  —  Two senior Iraqi generals are being questioned in connection with last week's attack in Karbala that left five U.S. soldiers dead, Pentagon officials told FOX News Thursday.  —  Military officials also said the level …
Associated Press:
New York Times Reports 4Q Loss of $648M  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times Co. posted a $648 million loss for the fourth quarter on Wednesday as it absorbed an $814.4 million charge to write down the value of its struggling New England properties, The Boston Globe and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
Arnold Kling / TCS Daily:
Request for Ideological Comment  —  "As in a church, everyone has an opinion how things ought to run.  Internet users express their opinions through meetings of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).  The IETF is another volunteer organization...  [Requests for Comment] RFCs are the documents that define the Internet.
Frederic J. Frommer / Associated Press:
Comedian Al Franken to Run for Senate  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian Al Franken has decided to run for U.S. Senate in Minnesota in challenging incumbent Republican Norm Coleman, a senior Democratic official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.  —  The official, who requested anonymity …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and All Spin Zone
Washington Post:
Bush Addresses Income Inequality  —  Economic Speech Touches on Executive Pay as Senators Move to Rein It In  —  President Bush acknowledged Wednesday that there is growing income inequality in the United States, addressing for the first time a subject that has long concerned Democrats and liberal economists.
shakespearessister.blogspot.com:
Shakes on a Campaign  —  I've got some news, Shakers.  —  I have been offered and have accepted a position as the Netroots Coordinator for John Edwards' presidential campaign, joining an outstanding internet team that now also includes Pandagon's Amanda Marcotte, with whom I'll be working closely.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Wherever a Senator's Question Leads, Kissinger Gamely Follows  —  So now it can be told: President Bush has a secret plan to end the war in Iraq.  —  Henry Kissinger, who as Richard Nixon's secretary of state learned something about secret plans, went before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday …
 
 
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Bush: Link Exec Salaries to Performance
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
A Tide For School Choice
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Boris Johnson / Telegraph:
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Martin Crutsinger / Associated Press:
2006 personal savings drop to 74-yr. low
Washington Post:
Iraq Restricts Air, Land Passages to Syria, Iran
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Decision to Have Baby Isn't Political, Mary Cheney Says
Discussion: AMERICAblog
USA Today:
Giuliani: Can hero of 9/11 win over his own party?
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Records on Spy Program Turned Over to Lawmakers
Media Matters for America:
O'Reilly wouldn't call Penn "anti-American" …
Max Boot / Los Angeles Times:
How Bush can ensure no more Iraqs
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
From McCain's Deep Pockets, A Bellwether
Jeralyn Merritt / Firedoglake:
Who Will Deliver for Fitz?  —  Wigmore described cross-examination …
Kevin Sullivan / Washington Post:
British Police Arrest 9 on Terror Charges
Ana Marie Cox / Swampland:
Everyone Hates Chris
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

Kent Walker / The Keyword:
Google says the DOJ's “wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision”, would hurt US consumers, and jeopardize the US' global tech leadership

 
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