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Carrie Budoff / The Politico:
BREAKING NEWS: Lieberman Says War Vote Could Prompt Party Switch — Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut told the Politico Thursday that he has no immediate plans to switch parties, but suggested Democratic opposition to funding the war in Iraq might change his mind.
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Massimo Calabresi / Time:
What Joe Lieberman Wants... In his 18 years in the U.S. Senate, Joe Lieberman has cultivated an image of himself as a lonely prude among the morally corrupt, that rare Washington official who places principle above politics. But with the Democrats' hold on power dependent on just one vote …
Editor and Publisher:
Preview of Friday's 'Time' Magazine: Lieberman and Hagel Speak Out — NEW YORK The next issue of Time magazine, due on Friday, features several takes on the Iraq war and domestic politics. — "Independent" Sen. Joe Liebeman receives a mini-profile titled "What Joe Wants," a key question since he is …
Chris Bowers / MyDD:
The Senate's Iraq Problem: Lieberman — Back on Sunday, I noted the discordance among Senate Democratswhen it has come to finding a single plan the caucus can get behind to stop the Iraq war. Listing all of the Senators who has made different proposals to end the war, I complained about the following:
New York Times:
Report Finds Iran in Breach of U.N. Order — In open defiance of the United Nations, Iran is steadily expanding — rather than freezing — its efforts to enrich uranium, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported today. The findings have prompted the Bush Administration to press …
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New York Times:
In Both Parties, 2008 Politeness Falls to Infighting — The sun was not yet up yesterday, and members of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign team were confronted with the kind of attack that most infuriates them: one questioning the character of Mrs. Clinton and her husband.
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Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Senate illegals bill near complete — Senators and lobbyists are putting the final touches on a comprehensive immigration-reform bill that includes an easier citizenship path for illegal aliens and weaker enforcement provisions than were in the highly criticized legislation that the Senate approved last year.
Nadia Abou El-Magd / Associated Press:
Egyptian Blogger Sentenced to Prison — ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — An Egyptian blogger was convicted of insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak and sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday in Egypt's first prosecution of a blogger. — Abdel Kareem Nabil, a 22-year-old former student …
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Mother Jones:
Iraq 101: The Iraq Effect — Research fellows at the Center on Law and Security at the NYU School of Law. Bergen is also a senior fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington, D.C. — "If we were not fighting and destroying this enemy in Iraq, they would not be idle.
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Associated Press:
U.S. troops find chemicals in Iraq raid — BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops raided a car bomb factory west of Baghdad with five buildings full of propane tanks and ordinary chemicals the military believes were to be used in bombs, a spokesman said Thursday, a day after insurgents blew up a truck carrying chlorine gas canisters.
White House:
President Bush Participates in Panel on Cellulosic Ethanol — Fact Sheet: Harnessing the Power of Technology for a Secure Energy Future — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. I like to tell people part of my job is to be the educator-in-chief. And today we're at a really interesting facility …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
A Lack of Courage In Their Convictions — Indiscriminate criticism of President George W. Bush is an infectious disease. Some conservatives seem to have caught it, but congressional Democrats might be crippled by it. — Consider some conservatives' reflexive rejection …
Maggie Fox / Reuters:
Hunting chimps may change view of human evolution — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chimpanzees have been seen using spears to hunt bush babies, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a study that demonstrates a whole new level of tool use and planning by our closest living relatives.
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Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Miller trucks on despite land deal probe — WASHINGTON - Rep. Gary Miller (news, bio, voting record) grew up poor. Even though he's now worth more than $13 million, he says he's still worried about his family's financial security. — So, while federal authorities investigate …
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John Cole / Balloon Juice:
Back To Iraq — Back to Iraq years earlier than previously promised for some Guard/Reserve components: … While the equipment issues are, in and of themselves, troubling, the other issue is that decisions like this could potentially decimate the Guard/Reserve components for years to come.
Carolyn Marshall / New York Times:
U.S. Is Sued Over Position on Marijuana — Frustrated by government policy and inaction, a group of advocates for medical marijuana sued two federal health agencies on Wednesday over the assertion that smoking it has no medical benefit. — The group, Americans for Safe Access …