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Unparalleled Perfidy — War On Terror: The party of John Murtha shamelessly seeks to defund and defeat U.S. troops on the battlefield and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The Congress the terrorists wanted is doing their bidding. — There's a reason the founders of this country designated …
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Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
Why the Iraq war is turning into America's defeat — The week's news from Iraq: According to the state television network, the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was wounded in a clash with security forces just north of Baghdad. A senior deputy was killed.
Think Progress:
Hume: Murtha Is Senile, Doesn't Have 'The Foggiest Awareness' Of What's Going On In The World — This morning on Fox News, Brit Hume launched a scathing diatribe against Rep. John Murtha's (D-PA) character. "It's time a few things be said about him," Hume said.
IAN / Hot Air:
Video: Hume smacks down Murtha; doesn't know "what the heck is going on in the world" — Brit Hume smacked down John Murtha on this morning's edition of Fox News Sunday. The Fox News host started his sizzling with "it's time a few things be said about him." Indeed.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
THE DEMOCRATS' DILEMMA — Investors Business Daily …
THE DEMOCRATS' DILEMMA — Investors Business Daily …
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Little Green Footballs:
Iranian Fauxtography Bust — At Iran's Fars News Agency, LGF readers tipped me off to a blatant Photoshop fraud in an article claiming to have discovered US weapons in Iran: Terrorists Use US-Gifted Arsenals. (Beware. The Fars News site resizes your browser window without asking, and may attempt other more sneaky things.)
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Terrorists Use US-Gifted Arsenals — TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Following a Saturday report about the use of US manufactured weapons in the recent terrorist operations in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan, a security official provided FNA with a photograph of the said weaponry.
Pachacutec / Firedoglake:
Barbara Comstock Named Washington Post Editor? — How else are we to explain the editorial decisions to propel Byron York's inept and hapless crayon scribblings yesterday, followed by the propagandistic, defamatory rantings of longtime Barbara Comstock sister in crime Victoria Toensing today?
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Margaret Talev / Kansas City Star:
Senate Democrats promise `relentless' flood of anti-war legislation — WASHINGTON - After Republicans blocked a Senate debate for a second time, Democrats said Saturday they'll drop efforts to pass a non-binding resolution opposing President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq and instead will offer …
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Faiz / Think Progress:
True 'Fair And Balanced' Coverage: Wallace Calls Out Feith For Lying On Fox News — Last week on Fox News Sunday, former Rumsfeld aide Douglas Feith told Chris Wallace, "Nobody in my office ever said there was an operational relationship between Iraq and Al Qaeda. It's just not correct.
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Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:
A Man of Mystery — Richard Hohlt is the heavy hitter you've never heard of. — Robert Novak, as usual, had a scoop to unload—only this time, it was from the witness stand. Testifying last week in the trial of Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis (Scooter) …
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
What Did Rove Know And When Did He Know It?
What Did Rove Know And When Did He Know It?
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Mahmoud Habboush / NY Daily News:
Killer's daughter admits it was political — GAZA CITY - Ali Abu Kamal's relatives say they are tired of lying about why the Palestinian opened fire on the observation deck of Empire State Building, killing a tourist and injuring six other people before committing suicide.
Jim Wolf / Reuters:
Clinton urges start of Iraq pullout in 90 days — U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the early front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, has called for a 90-day deadline to start pulling American troops from Iraq. — Clinton, the wife of former President Bill Clinton …
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Paul Kennedy / Los Angeles Times:
The good old days of the Cold War — Don't wax too nostalgic — the world was once a much more dangerous place. — IT WAS FUNNY, in a grim sort of way. Last week, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates responded to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin's polemical attack on the United States …
Matthew Yglesias:
You Do What You Can — It seems to me that as of one day before Election Day 2006, progressives had a solid grasp of what good things would flow from winning congressional majorities. In brief: — No more domestic agenda for George W. Bush. — Oversight hearings.
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Martin Peretz / Opinion Journal:
House Call — Political expediency and the nonbinding resolution. — Our political imagination of evil is impoverished, and nowhere is it more impoverished than in Iraq. Even today, when the blood of innocents flows so richly and regularly, we do not seem to grasp its origins, or its power.
CBS News:
Poll: Giuliani Leads McCain For GOP Nod — CBS News Poll Finds Favorable Ratings For Both, But Rudy Leads — (CBS) Senator John McCain of Arizona and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani - two of the front-runners for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2008 …