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Iraqi official: Al-Qaida in Iraq leader wounded — Al-Masri reportedly hurt, in custody; aide slain in skirmish north of Baghdad — BAGHDAD, Iraq - The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was wounded and an aide was killed in a clash Thursday with Iraqi forces north of Baghdad, the Interior Ministry spokesman said.
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Counterterrorism Blog, Ace of Spades HQ, Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, digg, Blue Crab Boulevard, Macsmind and In the Bullpen
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Richard Mauer / Kansas City Star:
U.S. and Iraqi forces raid leading Shiite mosque in Baghdad — BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. military spokesman on Thursday hailed a joint American-Iraqi raid on Baghdad's leading Shiite Muslim mosque as proof of that the Baghdad security plan is being applied evenly against all sides of the country's sectarian divide.
CNN:
Iraqi terror leader reported wounded
Iraqi terror leader reported wounded
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PrairiePundit, Andrew Olmsted, Outside The Beltway, On Deadline, Decision '08 and PoliBlog (TM)
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Al Qaeda in Iraq leader wounded in firefight? …
Breaking: Al Qaeda in Iraq leader wounded in firefight? …
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The Belmont Club, The Heretik, The Jawa Report, Captain's Quarters, The Political Pit Bull, alphabet city and Pajamas Media
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Bush Regains His Footing — It may seem perverse to suggest that, at the very moment the House of Representatives is repudiating his policy in Iraq, President Bush is poised for a political comeback. But don't be astonished if that is the case. — Like President Bill Clinton …
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Ken Allard / MySanAntonio.com:
NBC sinks too low for this talking head — Like some second marriages and most Hollywood sequels, it's usually a bad idea for a columnist to revisit the same topic. But last week's discussion of renegade blogger and NBC military analyst Bill Arkin proved some larger points.
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
A Hard Right Punch — Michelle Malkin's Conservative Fight Has Others Coming Out Swinging — Michelle Malkin has seen her head electronically grafted onto a photo of a bikini-clad body. — She had to cancel a Berkeley book signing in the face of 200 shouting protesters. — YouTube banned one of her videos.
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Democrats in State Capitols Push Antiwar Resolutions — Frustrated by the inability of Democrats in Congress to pass a resolution opposing President Bush's policies in Iraq, state legislators across the country, led by Democrats and under pressure from liberal advocacy groups, are pushing forward with their own resolutions.
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Jules Crittenden:
Good News Bad News — Lots of news from and about Iraq, Iran, Waziristan, all these places. Good, bad, ugly and irrelevant. How's it stack up? Let's have a look: — Good news from Iraq: al-Zarqawi's replacement wounded and a top aide killed, Iraqi officials say.
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Paul Kane / Capitol Briefing:
Rep. Jefferson Gets Seat on Homeland Security — Rep. William Jefferson, the Louisiana Democrat who's facing an ongoing federal corruption probe, is being granted a spot on the Homeland Security Committee, according to Democratic aides. — The appointment will be announced Friday …
TRex / Firedoglake:
Late Nite FDL: Death Threats from Malkin Readers (And Other Occupational Hazards of the Liberal Blogger) — I think the wider world has learned a lot about the world of blogging over the last few weeks, not just with FDL being front-and-center-and-above-the- fold in today's New York Times …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Why I had to quit the John Edwards campaign — During my brief tenure as blogmaster for a Democratic presidential contender, I experienced the right-wing smear machine firsthand — As one of the thousands, possibly millions, of bloggers out there holding forth on everything from cooking to politics …
David Bromwich / eurekalert.org:
Antarctic temperatures disagree with climate model predictions — COLUMBUS , Ohio - A new report on climate over the world's southernmost continent shows that temperatures during the late 20th century did not climb as had been predicted by many global climate models.
Greg Simmons / Fox News:
CONGRESSMAN MURTHA CRAFTS BILL TO PREVENT IRAQ TROOP DEPLOYMENTS — WASHINGTON — A powerful Democrat and Iraq war foe said he intends to introduce legislation in the coming weeks that would effectively end President Bush's plans to send 21,500 more troops into Iraq by setting limits on which troops can be sent.
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Taylor Marsh, Democrats.com, First Read, Gateway Pundit, Daily Pundit and Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler
Dick Polman / Dick Polman's American Debate:
The "honorary soul brother" calls in his markers — This little item ran on the wires the other night: "Two key black political leaders in South Carolina who backed John Edwards in 2004 said Tuesday they were supporting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination."
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Broad Swath of GOP Defecting on Iraq Vote — Some Backing Resolution Are in Safe Seats — From the moderate suburbs of Delaware to the rural, conservative valleys of eastern Tennessee, House Republican opponents of President Bush's latest Iraq war plan cut across the GOP's ideological and regional spectrum.
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Captain's Quarters
David Brown / Washington Post:
One Hot Archaeological Find — Chili Peppers Spiced Up Life 6,100 Years Ago — Inhabitants of the New World had chili peppers and the makings of taco chips 6,100 years ago, according to new research that examined the bowl-scrapings of people sprinkled throughout Central America and the Amazon basin.
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