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Democrats Seek to Repeal 2002 War Authorization — Senate Democratic leaders intend to unveil a plan next week to repeal the 2002 resolution authorizing the war in Iraq in favor of narrower authority that restricts the military's role and begins withdrawals of combat troops.
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David Espo / Associated Press:
Democrats move to limit Bush's authority — WASHINGTON - Four years ago, Congress passed legislation authorizing President Bush to go to war in Iraq. Now Senate Democrats want to take it back. — Key lawmakers, backed by party leaders, are drafting legislation that would effectively revoke …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate Democrats in Bid to Limit U.S. Role in Iraq — Senior Senate Democrats, stepping up their confrontation with President Bush over Iraq policy, are preparing legislation that would limit the role of United States troops there to counterterrorism efforts and prohibit them from interceding in sectarian violence.
Associated Press:
Democrats plan bill to limit U.S. war mission — Senators' move directly challenges authority granted to President Bush — WASHINGTON - Determined to challenge President Bush, Senate Democrats are drafting legislation to limit the mission of U.S. troops in Iraq, effectively revoking …
John Bresnahan / The Politico:New Democratic Strategy Calls For March 2008 Pullout
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Political Insider:Lieberman Switch Wouldn't Flip Senate
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Massimo Calabresi / Time:What Joe Lieberman Wants...
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Toby Harnden / Telegraph:
Rise of the candidate defined by September 11 — Surrounded by firemen, medics and police officers in a small fire station in the Deep South, Rudy Giuliani was introduced by local dignitaries as "the face of the 9/11 response" and the man who "was there when the twin towers were hit".
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Margaret Carlson / Bloomberg:Clinton Picks the Wrong Quarrel With Obama: Margaret Carlson
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Austin Bay / TCS Daily:
The Real News Behind "The Surge" — "More troops" isn't the most significant aspect of the military "surge" in Iraq. — Since at least fall 2003, an increase of 5,000 to 10,000 troops over a three-month window has been an option for coalition forces. For example, deploying a "ready brigade" …
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Michael Gove / Times of London:
Fears grow over Iran — Tony Blair has declared himself at odds with hawks in the US Administration by saying publicly for the first time that it would be wrong to take military action against Iran. The Prime Minister's comments came hours before the UN's nuclear watchdog raised the stakes in the West's showdown with Tehran.
Rick Weiss / Washington Post:
Chimps Observed Making Their Own Weapons — Chimpanzees living in the West African savannah have been observed fashioning deadly spears from sticks and using the hand-crafted tools to hunt small mammals — the first routine production of deadly weapons ever observed in animals other than humans.
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Hassan M. Fattah / New York Times:
Arab States, Wary of Iran, Add to Their Arsenals but Still Lean on the U.S. — As fears grow over the escalating confrontation between Iran and the West, Arab states across the Persian Gulf have begun a rare show of muscle flexing, publicly advertising a shopping spree for new weapons and openly discussing their security concerns.
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Darryl Mason / The Orstrahyun:
Dick Cheney Down Under - Part 3 — On The Inside Of A "Violent" Protest — Breaking Down The Numbers — Story And Photos By Darryl Mason — There was the usual chanting, singing, applauding, angry speech-making through dodgy crackling sound systems.
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Kristin Jensen / Bloomberg:
Obama's `Netroots' Take On Clinton's Big Bundlers in 2008 Race — Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) — About 300 backers of Illinois Senator Barack Obama gathered in Dallas this week to boost his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. The candidate was nowhere in sight. — He didn't need to be.
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Steven Greenhouse / New York Times:
Labor Seeks Boost From Pro-Union Measure — Organized labor is fighting for a pro-union bill as if its life depended on it. — Some labor experts say the union movement's ability to reverse its slide could in fact hinge on its winning passage of the bill, which would make it easier for workers to join unions.
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Washington Post:
For Clinton, New Wealth In Speeches — Fees in 6 Years Total Nearly $40 Million — Former president Bill Clinton, who came to the White House with modest means and left deeply in debt, has collected nearly $40 million in speaking fees over the past six years, according to interviews …
Economist:
Breaking the chains — Britain abolished the slave trade 200 years ago this week. Its landmarks are an abiding legacy of cruelty — THE dungeons can still shock, two centuries after their last inmates were freed. Damp and fetid in the tropical air, immersed in virtual darkness …
Editor and Publisher:
Is the 'Washington Post' a 'Liberal Newspaper'? — NEW YORK The popular PBS program "Frontline" aired part two of its four-part series on the media this week. But beyond the snippets of interviews that reach the air, PBS.org has placed the transcripts of more than 50 interviews for the series on the Web site.
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