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Maura Reynolds / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. can't prove Iran link to Iraq strife — Despite pledges to show evidence, officials have repeatedly put off presenting their case. — WASHINGTON — Bush administration officials acknowledged Friday that they had yet to compile evidence strong enough to back up publicly their claims …
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William Branigin / Washington Post:
U.S. Not Planning for War With Iran, Gates Says — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates denied today that the United States is planning for war with Iran, saying that U.S. military efforts are focused on countering alleged Iranian activities against American troops in Iraq.
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Justifications for attacking Iran on shaky ground — WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is escalating its confrontation with Iran, sending an additional aircraft carrier and minesweepers into the Persian Gulf as it accuses the Islamic regime in Tehran of arming Shiite Muslim militias in Iraq for attacks on American troops.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Republicans Plan to Block Iraq Debate — Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, said Friday that his party would unite to block Senate debate next week on a bipartisan resolution opposing President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq unless the Democrats allowed votes on at least two Republican alternatives.
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Warner Opposing His Own Resolution? — John Warner has declared that he will filibuster his own non-binding resolution on the surge to protest the conduct of Harry Reid in limiting votes on alternatives, such as John McCain's proposed language that supports the President's new stratey for Baghdad and Anbar.
Kate Phillips / The Caucus:
Republicans Rebuff Reid on Iraq Resolution — Senate Republican leaders today vowed to block consideration of Senator John Warner's compromise resolution against a troop increase in Iraq unless their alternatives are offered up as well. — At a press conference this afternoon …
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Rudy and the Republican Nomination — To: — Team Rudy — Brent Seaborn, Strategy Director — Re: — Rudy and the Republican Nomination — Over the last month or two there has been a good deal of public opinion polling on the 2008 Republican primary race.
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John Distaso / New Hampshire Union Leader:
Hillary widens lead; McCain holds an edge — MANCHESTER - Democrat Hillary Clinton begins her presidential campaign with a large lead in the first-in-the-nation primary state, while Republican John McCain holds a smaller lead over his two top rivals, according to a new poll.
Joseph Kahn / New York Times:
Chinese Official Publishes Rebuke of Bush — A senior Chinese government official issued a rare public rebuke of President Bush on Thursday, accusing him of waging a "unilateral" battle against terrorists that had worsened global tensions. — The official, Ye Xiaowen …
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
House Democrats to hear from Bush today — WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Talk about a tough crowd. President Bush accepted an invitation to speak Saturday to about 200 House Democrats — the same bunch that in November wrestled control of the chamber away from Republicans for the first time in a dozen years.
Jason / COUNTERCOLUMN:
Spitting on Veterans — Slate's Jack Schaefer is joining Media Matters in desperately trying to establish the meme that spitting incidents involving war veterans is myth, an urban legend. After all, that reprehensible behavior on the part of VietNam era leftists has hung like an albatross around liberals' necks for years, now.
James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
Best of the Web — Best of the Tube This Weekend: A twofer! James Taranto joins the panel on "The Journal Editorial Report," discussing the Scooter Libby trial and the economy with Paul Gigot, Dorothy Rabinowitz and Brian Carney. Fox News Channel, Saturday 11 p.m. EST and Sunday 6 a.m. EST.
New York Times:
Slower Job Growth, at Least for Now — Job growth slowed in January, the government reported yesterday, offering a tentative sign that the economy may be shifting down a notch from its unexpectedly robust pace of growth at the end of last year. — According to the Department of Labor's report …
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
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IAN / Hot Air:
Video: Imam prays to stop 'oppression and occupation' at DNC meeting Update: Imam ID'd Update: More info on Imam — The Democratic National Committee is in the midst of its winter meeting. Here's the convocation for today's festivities, offered by an imam. — Transcript:
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Robert / Jihad Watch:Imam prays to stop 'oppression and occupation' at Democratic …
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