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Stuart Elliott / New York Times:
Super Bowl Ads of Cartoonish Violence, Perhaps Reflecting Toll of War — No commercial that appeared last night during Super Bowl XLI directly addressed Iraq, unlike a patriotic spot for Budweiser beer that ran during the game two years ago. But the ongoing war seemed to linger just below …
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Blue Crab Boulevard, Michelle Malkin, The Moderate Voice, Brainster's Blog, NewsBusters.org and Done With Mirrors
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New York Times:
Iraqis Fault Delayed U.S. Plan in Attack — A growing number of Iraqis blamed the United States on Sunday for creating conditions that led to the worst single suicide bombing in the war, which devastated a Shiite market in Baghdad the day before. They argued that slowness in completing …
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Associated Press:
U.S. general: Insurgent gunners shot down helicopters — BAGHDAD, Iraq - The four U.S. helicopters that have crashed in Iraq since Jan. 20 were apparently shot down, the chief American military spokesman said Sunday — the first time the U.S. command has publicly acknowledged that the aircraft were lost to enemy fire.
Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
SURGING ON — Omar, writing from Baghdad, January 28th: … Accurate or not, that may explain a certain sense of urgency among factions in Baghdad this weekend: … Omar's brother Mohammed today: … As for U.S. forces, one Brigade Combat Team (BCT) involved in "the surge" has been in place since late January:
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Mohammed / IRAQ THE MODEL:
More violence in Baghdad as the city braces for the security plan. — I was with a friend on our way home yesterday when we were shocked by the sound of a powerful explosion. We looked in all directions trying to figure out where it was but there was nothing to indicate where the bomb, or whatever it was, went off.
Julia Preston / New York Times:
U.S. Set to Begin a Vast Expansion of DNA Sampling — The Justice Department is completing rules to allow the collection of DNA from most people arrested or detained by federal authorities, a vast expansion of DNA gathering that will include hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, by far the largest group affected.
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Thers / Whiskey Fire:
Bitter Fish in Crude Oil Sea — Heh. Michelle Malkin is fixin' to destroy Amanda Marcotte, 'cause Amanda uses naughty words. — Michelle Malkin wrote this book: — So Amanda wins. — And it ain't even close. — UPDATE: Auguste takes care of the other nonsense.
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Bnneditor / Blogger News Network:
The Interesting Opinions of Amanda Marcotte — Or at least a few of them. Since Ms. Marcotte's accession to the position of chief blogger for the John Edwards presidential campaign, speculation has been rife about the often caustic opinions she has expressed, and whether or not Senator Edwards …
Reuters:
Nader leaves '08 door open, slams Hillary — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader on Sunday left the door open for another possible White House bid in 2008 and criticized Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton as "a panderer and a flatterer."
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Mia Culpa
Little Green Footballs:
UC Irvine: MSU Calls for Israel to Be Wiped Out — On Thursday we featured a video recording from Daniel Pipes' talk at the University of California Irvine, showing the Muslim Students Union staging a coordinated disruption, walking out and loudly chanting "Anti-Israel!":
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Riehl World View
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Sarah Baxter / Times of London:
Iranian nuclear scientist 'assassinated by Mossad' — A PRIZE-WINNING Iranian nuclear scientist has died in mysterious circumstances, according to Radio Farda, which is funded by the US State Department and broadcasts to Iran. — An intelligence source suggested that Ardeshire Hassanpour …
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Dave Montgomery / Real Cities:
Dick Armey takes aim at GOP, war in Iraq — WASHINGTON - When he was the GOP leader in a Republican-controlled House of Representatives, Dick Armey was never known to be a shrinking violet. But now that he's out of politics, Armey is indisputably even more plainspoken as the leader …
Reuters:
Edwards: raise taxes for healthcare — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday said that he would raise taxes, chiefly on the wealthy, to pay for expanded healthcare coverage under a plan costing $90 billion to $120 billion a year to be unveiled on Monday.
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Mavericks Both, but Different Iraq Paths — WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 — The first time Senator John McCain ran for president, few allies were more loyal than Senator Chuck Hagel, a fellow Vietnam veteran and co-chairman of his campaign, whose independent streak ran nearly as thick as Mr. McCain's.
Robert Schwaneberg / New Jersey Online:
When life without parole is worse than death — Analysis finds more than 100 murderers who might one day go free would face certainty of dying in prison — When a state commission recommended last month that New Jersey abolish the death penalty in favor of life imprisonment without parole …
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Faiz / Think Progress:
McCain Flip-Flops In 47 Seconds: Claims Success Is Not Realistic In 'A Few Months,' Then Says It Is — On ABC's This Week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said it is unrealistic to expect the escalation strategy to change the situation in Iraq in "a few months":