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Alisa Tang / Associated Press:
Cheney OK After Afghan Blast; 19 Killed — BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber killed 19 people and wounded 11 outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday during a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility and said Cheney was the target.
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Cheney unhurt in blast outside Afghan base … KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber attacked the entrance to the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan Tuesday during a visit by U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, killing up to 23 people and wounding 20 more.
Holly Bailey / Newsweek:
A Rough Ride on Air Force Two — Electrial problems. Unexpected stops. And a suicide bomber's strike. Inside Cheney's troubled Asia trip. — It was supposed to be a surprise trip. And it was, in more ways than Vice President Dick Cheney could have imagined. — Story continues below ↓ advertisement
Alisa Tang / Associated Press:
Cheney OK After Afghan Blast; 14 Killed — BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber attacked the entrance to the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan Tuesday during a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, killing at least 14 people and wounding a dozen more. The Taliban claimed responsibility and said Cheney was the target.
Nicole Williams / tennesseepolicy.org:
Al Gore's Personal Energy Use Is His Own "Inconvenient Truth" — Al Gore's Personal Energy Use Is His Own "Inconvenient Truth" — Gore's home uses more than 20 times the national average — Last night, Al Gore's global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, collected an Oscar …
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Think Progress:
Gore Responds To Drudge's Latest Hysterics — The right-wing is angry that Al Gore has won so much public attention and goodwill for his work on global warming. Determined to smear his efforts, Drudge writes in a screaming headline: — Responding to Drudge's attack, Vice President Gore's office told ThinkProgress:
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
An Oscar For His Second Act — Now, somebody ought to make a movie about Al Gore. I would call it "An Uncomplaining Life." — The movie would be about a man who did not quit, who came off the canvas after a painfully close election — he won the popular vote, after all …
Joe Sudbay / AMERICAblog:
Laura Bush: Iraq is mostly stable, it's just that "one bombing a day that discourages everyone" — Laura Bush, Iraq expert, just now on Larry King Live: … Yeah, it's such a great place that Iraq. So stable, well, except for that pesky "one bombing a day."
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / Associated Press:
Democrats back away from Iraq plan — WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders backed away from aggressive plans to limit President Bush's war authority, the latest sign of divisions within their ranks over how to proceed. — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Monday he wanted …
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Natalie Obiko Pearson / Associated Press:
Venezuela to seize foreign oil projects — CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez ordered by decree on Monday the takeover of oil projects run by foreign oil companies in Venezuela's Orinoco River region. — Chavez had previously announced the government's intention to take a majority stake …
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Washington Post:
Clintons' Charity Not Listed On Senate Disclosure Forms — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former president Bill Clinton have operated a family charity since 2001, but she failed to list it on annual Senate financial disclosure reports on five occasions. — The Ethics in Government Act …
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Iraqi Cabinet Approves Draft of Oil Law — The Iraqi cabinet approved a draft of a law today that would set guidelines for countrywide distribution of oil revenues and foreign investment in the immense oil industry. — The endorsement marked a major agreement among the country's ethnic …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Giuliani's Mouth Is Running, but His Meter Isn't — Looking for a bargain outing for the family? Consider a Rudy Giuliani speech. — The Republican presidential candidate and former New York mayor was charging $100,000 per speech before he announced two weeks ago that he was quitting the motivational lecture circuit.
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Jonathan E. Kaplan / The Hill:
Congress's spring forward presents a Y2K problem — Congress is confronting a Y2K-like mess of its own making, two years after voting to start daylight-saving time (DST) three weeks early — the change goes into effect March 11 and Hill staffers are scrambling.
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Need to Know Need to Know — Editor's Inbox — U.S. Agrees to Meeting with Iran and Syria — The Bush administration has agreed to sit around a negotiating table with official representatives of Iran and Syria next month — as part of a planned regional conference in Baghdad to discuss ways to stabilize Iraq.
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Scott Helman / Boston Globe:
Document shows Romney's strategies — Plan addresses faith, rivals, shift on issues — Here are some views of Mitt Romney causing concern inside his campaign: His hair looks too perfect, he's not a tough war time leader, and he has earned a reputation as "Slick Dancing Mitt" or "Flip-Flop Mitt."
Sarah Grant / NEWS.com.au:
Uggly truth for Pamela Anderson — FORMERBaywatch babe Pamela Anderson has taken the shears to her ugg boots. — The Hollywood pin-up credited with turning the Australian boots into a global fashion phenomenon denounced the footwear on her website. — In a truly blonde moment …
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