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Matthew Yglesias:
Assassination Vacation — One thing to consider about the Glenn Reynolds / Hugh Hewitt assassination strategy for coping with the Iranian nuclear program ("we should be responding quietly, killing radical mullahs and Iranian atomic scientists") beyond the obvious is how we once again see conservatives …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Extremist Bush supporter calls for murder of scientists — Whenever you think that Bush followers cannot get any more depraved in what they advocate, they always prove you wrong. This is what University of Tennessee Law Professor and right-wing blogger Glenn Reynolds said today about claims …
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Thomas Harding / Telegraph:
Iraqi insurgents using Austrian rifles from Iran
Iraqi insurgents using Austrian rifles from Iran
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Iranian Smoking Guns Found ... Literally
Iranian Smoking Guns Found ... Literally
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Hugh Hewitt / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:
Instapundit Wonders — In a post on Iran's killing of Americans …
Instapundit Wonders — In a post on Iran's killing of Americans …
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Boehner Weeps For 'Solemn' Debate — Then Says Iraq Critics Are Taking Al Qaeda's 'Bait' — NBC reported, "House Minority Leader John Boehner got emotional this morning as he spoke about the 'solemn' debate that the House is set to begin today over the non-binding resolution opposing Bush's troop increase."
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Mark Murray / First Read:
BOEHNER GETS EMOTIONAL — From NBC's Mike Viqueira — House Minority Leader John Boehner got emotional this morning as he spoke about the "solemn" debate that the House is set to begin today over the non-binding resolution opposing Bush's troop increase.
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Edward Cody / Washington Post:
N. Korea Agrees to Nuclear Disarmament — In a landmark international accord, North Korea promised Tuesday to close down and seal its lone nuclear reactor within 60 days in return for 50,000 tons of fuel oil as a first step in abandoning all nuclear weapons and research programs.
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Jim Yardley / New York Times:
North Korea to Close Reactor in Exchange for Raft of Aid — North Korea agreed today to close its main nuclear reactor in exchange for a package of food, fuel and other aid from the United States, China, South Korea and Russia. The breakthrough, announced by the Chinese government …
Alexa Olesen / Associated Press:
Korean nuclear deal delays disarmament — BEIJING - A hard-won disarmament pact that the U.S. and four other nations struck with North Korea on Tuesday requires the communist nation to halt its nuclear programs in exchange for oil while leaving the ultimate abandonment of those weapons projects to a potentially trouble-filled future.
Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
Libby Live: Tedious Legal Arguments — graphic courtesy Monk at Inflatable Dartboard — NOTES: (1) This is not a transcript — It's the blogger's approximation, and no one really knows what that is yet! But I do know you shouldn't quote anything not in quotation marks.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Star Character Witnesses at Libby Trial — A familiar-looking man in his early 60s took the stand at the Scooter Libby trial yesterday morning. "I need to ask you to spell your last name," said defense attorney Bill Jeffress. — "W-O-O-D-W-A-R-D," the man replied. — This was not sufficient for Judge Reggie Walton.
Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Obama regrets saying soldiers' lives 'wasted' — Apologizes for remark in Iowa campaign stop — DURHAM, N.H. — In his first stumble, White House hopeful Barack Obama on Monday took back words from the day before, when he said the lives of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq were "wasted."
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Shakespeare's Sister:
Announcement — I regret to say that I have also resigned from the Edwards campaign. In spite of what was widely reported, I was not hired as a blogger, but a part-time technical advisor, which is the role I am vacating. — I would like to make very clear that the campaign did not push me out …
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CNN:
Romney kicks off White House bid … DEARBORN, Michigan (CNN) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney returned to his native state of Michigan on Tuesday to kick off his bid officially for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. — Romney evoked memories of his father …
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Associated Press:
U.S. general: No evidence Iran is arming Iraqis — Pace contradicts claims by other U.S. military, administration officials — JAKARTA, Indonesia - A top U.S. general said Tuesday there was no evidence the Iranian government was supplying Iraqi insurgents with highly lethal roadside bombs …
ABCNEWS:
Al Sadr Fled Iraq, Fearing U.S. Bombs — Insurgent Leader Reportedly Moved to Iran With Members of Mahdi Army — The story tonight in Iraq is not the arrival of more U.S. troops, but the departure of one of the country's most powerful men, Moqtada al Sadr and members of his army.
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Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Can this be real? Check out Newsweek's most recent Conventional Wisdom watch: — Yes, you read it right: The mag did indeed give Nancy Pelosi a thumbs-down for the following: … Memo to Newsweek's editors: You've given the leading Democrat in the House of Representatives a thumbs down for something that she didn't do.
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Clinton Reminds New Hampshire, I'm With Bill — As she made her first outing to New Hampshire as a presidential candidate last weekend, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton left her husband at home, yet she tried to tap his old political magic at nearly every turn.
Stephen Labaton / New York Times:
S.E.C. Seeks to Curtail Investor Suits — The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun to take steps on two fronts to protect corporations, executives and accounting firms from investor lawsuits that accuse them of fraud. — Last Friday, the commission filed a little-noticed brief …
Martin Miller / Los Angeles Times:
'24' gets a lesson in torture from the experts — Their advice: Make the scenes more realistic, not bloodier. And don't rely on tidy conclusions. — Hollywood is notorious for its meetings, but even by L.A. standards this one was unusual. — A few steps away from the CTU set of Fox's …
Michael Crichton / New York Times:
Patenting Life — YOU, or someone you love, may die because of a gene patent that should never have been granted in the first place. Sound far-fetched? Unfortunately, it's only too real. — Gene patents are now used to halt research, prevent medical testing and keep vital information from you and your doctor.