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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 …
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 …
Discussion: the talking dog and Truthdig
David Espo / ABCNEWS:
Senate Dems Move to Limit Iraq Mission  —  Senate Democrats Are Drafting a Bill to Limit the U.S. Military Mission in Iraq  —  Determined to challenge President Bush, Senate Democrats are drafting legislation to limit the mission of U.S. troops in Iraq, effectively revoking …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate Democrats in Bid to Limit U.S. Role in Iraq
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Democrats Try Binding Resolutions
Massimo Calabresi / Time:
What Joe Lieberman Wants...
Hilzoy / Obsidian Wings:
Civics Lesson  —  One of the things I love about blogging …
Discussion: Lean Left
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.
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 …
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Karen Breslau / Newsweek:
Arnold Rising  —  Forget the spat over David Geffen's affections.  The political story that matters was John McCain's visit with the mean green machine, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.  How the low-carbon Californian may help shape the '08 presidential race.  —  McCain, with Schwarzenegger looking on …
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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.
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.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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.
Discussion: Liberal Values
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.
Discussion: TAPPED
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 …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
WaPo editor: If we're so liberal, how come the nutroots sends us hate mail?  —  The last time I heard this chestnut was during the White House correspondents dinner, shortly before Colbert took the stage.  The president of the correspondents association tossed it out there in introducing Bush …
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Is the 'Washington Post' a 'Liberal Newspaper'?
 
 
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In For the Long Haul  —  The Petraeus plan will have U.S. forces …
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US Iran intelligence 'is incorrect'
 

 
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