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7:05 PM ET, February 19, 2007

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Little Green Footballs:
LA Times Publishes Iran Propaganda Claim, Ignores Fauxtography  —  The Los Angeles Times gives credence to Iran's bogus claim that the US is behind two recent attacks in Iran: Iran alleges U.S. link to militant attack. … They include this picture, a screen capture from Iranian TV:
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Kim Murphy / Los Angeles Times:
Iran alleges U.S. link to militant attack  —  Tehran worries that America is helping Iranian opposition groups foment instability.  —  TEHRAN — Bullet cartridges bearing a U.S. insignia and English lettering were among the weaponry seized last week from Sunni militants suspected …
Gateway Pundit:
Iran Hangs Zahedan Bomber On National Television
Discussion: PrairiePundit
Muneeza Naqvi / Associated Press:
66 die in India-Pakistan train attack  —  DEWANA, India - A pair of explosions on a train headed for Pakistan set off a fire that killed at least 66 people, some of whom became trapped when a train door was fused shut by the heat of the flames.  Officials said the attack was aimed at disrupting improving relations between the rivals.
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Guardian:
Rice puts Musharraf under pressure to rein in Taliban militants
StrategyPage:
Why Al Qaeda Central is Immune from Attack
Discussion: Redstate and New York Times
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross / Counterterrorism Blog:
N.Y. Times: Al-Qaeda Gaining Strength in Pakistan, Waziristan Accord Has Failed
Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Bush compares Revolutionary, terror wars  —  MOUNT VERNON, Va. - President Bush honored the 275th birthday of the nation's first president on Monday, likening George Washington's long struggle that gave birth to a nation to the war on global terrorism.  —  "Today, we're fighting a new war …
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Joe Conason / Salon:
It could happen here  —  Can it happen here?  Is it happening here already?  That depends, as a recent president might have said, on what the meaning of "it" is.  —  To Sinclair Lewis, who sardonically titled his 1935 dystopian novel "It Can't Happen Here," "it" plainly meant an American version …
Peter Lauria / New York Post:
HEAVENLY DEAL  —  SIRIUS, XM SET TO CONFIRM MERGER PLAN TODAY  —  Satellite radio operators Sirius and XM are expected to announce their long-awaited merger today, according to a source familiar with the deal.  —  The two sides were locked in negotiations over the weekend trying to hammer …
Associated Press:
Lawmaker Tries To Ban Naked Lady Mudflaps  —  State House Refuses To Restrict Splash Guard Images  —  PHOENIX — It's still going to be legal in Arizona for trucks to have splash guards with racist terms and silhouettes of naked women.  —  The state House on Thursday rejected …
Discussion: QandO and Don Surber
Washington Post:
Almost Everyone Lies, Often Seeing It as a Kindness  —  The perjury trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby goes to the jury this week.  The case speaks to several issues — how the Bush administration deals with critics of the war in Iraq, and the games that Washington's reporters and politicians play with each other.
Discussion: Unfogged and Decision '08
Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
Russia delays Iran atom plant work as tensions rise  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will delay the building of Iran's first nuclear power plant as Tehran is behind with payments, a Russian atomic industry source said, as pressure grew on Tehran to curb its disputed nuclear activity.
Discussion: The Glittering Eye
Cahal Milmo / Independent:
Organic farming 'no better for the environment'  —  Organic food may be no better for the environment than conventional produce and in some cases is contributing more to global warming than intensive agriculture, according to a government report.  —  The first comprehensive study …
David Abel / Boston Globe:
Romney joined NRA in August  —  Was advocate of gun control  —  Presidential candidate Mitt Romney was a former advocate of gun control.  —  Mitt Romney, who has touted his support of gun owners since launching his presidential campaign, yesterday acknowledged he did not become a member …
Jonathan Schwarz / This Modern World:
George Bush is exactly who you think he is  —  A few months ago a book called Ariel Sharon: An Intimate Portrait came out.  It's by the late Uri Dan, who was Sharon's longtime confidant/bootlicker.  It sounds like it's worth skimming, at least for these two parts:  —  From a new review in Ha'aretz:
New York Times:
Making Martial Law Easier  —  A disturbing recent phenomenon in Washington is that laws that strike to the heart of American democracy have been passed in the dead of night.  So it was with a provision quietly tucked into the enormous defense budget bill at the Bush administration's behest …
Discussion: QandO, NewsHog and TigerHawk
Cliff Schecter:
My Conversation With McCain Recall Organizer Leonard Clark  —  I have spoken twice with anti-Iraq War veteran and in my humble opinion, hero, Leonard Clark.  First we rapped on the phone, and then through email.  I wrote up a piece last night about how we need more Leonard Clarks on our side.
Little Green Footballs:
Video: BBC "Truther" Investigation  —  This one's almost worth a flying pig; the BBC's show on 9/11 "Truthers" was actually a well-done debunking of the charlatans and idiots who make up the so-called "movement."  (The hype leading up to it was another story.)
Discussion: QandO and Ace of Spades HQ
 
 
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Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
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CNN:
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