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10:15 AM ET, February 11, 2007

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Telegraph:
Cosmic rays blamed for global warming  —  Man-made climate change may be happening at a far slower rate than has been claimed, according to controversial new research.  —  Scientists say that cosmic rays from outer space play a far greater role in changing the Earth's climate than global warming experts previously thought.
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Nico / Think Progress:
Rep. Rohrabacher: Global Warming May Have Been Caused By 'Dinosaur Flatulence'  —  This week, Congress held its first hearing on the landmark IPCC report on climate change.  That report concluded that global warming is "unequivocal" and human activity is the main driver, "very likely" …
Discussion: Firedoglake
Weekly Standard:   Scenes from the Climate Inquisition
Washington Post:
Putin Hits U.S. Over Unilateral Practices  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin, in some of his harshest criticism of the United States since he took office seven years ago, said Saturday that Washington's unilateral, militaristic approach had made the world a more dangerous place than at any time during the Cold War.
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Associated Press:
Australian leader: Al-Qaida wants Obama  —  SYDNEY, Australia - Australia's conservative prime minister slammed Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) on Sunday over his opposition to the Iraq war, a day after the first-term U.S. senator announced his intention to run for the White House in 2008.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Cheney's To-Do Lists, Then and Now  —  RETURNING to the White House after the Memorial Day weekend in 1975, the young aide Dick Cheney found himself handling a First Amendment showdown.  The New York Times had published an article by Seymour M. Hersh about an espionage program …
Discussion: War and Piece
John Solomon / Washington Post:
McCain Taps Cash He Sought To Limit  —  Just about a year and a half ago, Sen. John McCain went to court to try to curtail the influence of a group to which A. Jerrold Perenchio gave $9 million, saying it was trying to "evade and violate" new campaign laws with voter ads ahead of the midterm elections.
New York Times:
The Build-a-War Workshop  —  It took far too long, but a report by the Pentagon inspector general has finally confirmed that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's do-it-yourself intelligence office cooked up a link between Iraq and Al Qaeda to help justify an unjustifiable war.
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Matthias Küntzel / Weekly Standard:
Iran's Obsession with the Jews  —  Denying the Holocaust, desiring another one.  —  On December 12, 2006, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad personally brought to a close the infamous Holocaust deniers' conference in Tehran.  A strange parade of speakers had passed across the podium …
Discussion: Daimnation! and Power Line
Washington Post:
Woman Chosen to Lead Harvard  —  Collegial Historian to Follow Summers's Stormy Tenure  —  Harvard University is about to name its first woman president since its founding in 1636, tapping a Civil War historian to succeed Lawrence Summers, whose tumultuous tenure was marked by controversial remarks …
Discussion: Vox Baby
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Thers / Whiskey Fire:
World of Fun for You!  —  Ah, Ann Althouse.  Always a delight.  —  She writes a bit of nonsense about the Pelosi/plane nonsense, gets called on it by Scott at LGM, and then gets herself into a snit because Scott was mean to her by making a perfectly legitimate criticism.
Washington Post:
Obama Joins Race With Goals Set High  —  Now-Official Presidential Candidate Talks of Universal Health Care, Leaving Iraq  —  Illinois Sen. Barack Obama formally opened his campaign for president here Saturday, evoking memories of Abraham Lincoln and challenging a new generation to help him transform the nation.
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
A DOUBLE STANDARD AT GOOGLE-OWNED YOUTUBE: … Christians who want similar consideration from Google will presumably have to start blowing things up and beheading people.  As I've noted before, it's quite unwise to create this kind of incentive structure.  I thought the Google people were supposed to be smart.
Associated Press:
Sunday's TV News Shows  —  Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:  —  ABC's "This Week" (7 a.m., Channel 9, VCRplus 30817) — Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.; former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee; actor Sean Penn.  —  CBS' "Face the Nation" (9:30 a.m., Channel 13, 7 on Comcast, 73324) …
Kevin / Pundit Review:
Michael Yon Live from Baghdad  —  Dean Barnett and I had the honor speaking with Michael Yon live from Baghdad this morning.  —  Our discussion began with today's transition ceremony that Michael attended where Gen. Petraeus officially took command of our great forces in Iraq.
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Michael Yon:
Roughnecks  —  Mosul, Iraq  —  There is a hidden passion …
Discussion: Power Line
New York Times:
Senator Obama's Announcement  —  Following is the prepared text of Senator Barack Obama's announcement for president on Saturday in Springfield, Ill., as provided by his campaign:  —  Let me begin by saying thanks to all you who've traveled, from far and wide, to brave the cold today.
Los Angeles Times:
Bush's uncle linked to options lawsuit  —  Defendants' backdating benefited a board he was on, the SEC alleges.  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush's uncle William H.T. "Bucky" Bush was among directors of a defense contractor who together reaped $6 million from what federal regulators …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
 
 
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