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9:25 AM ET, March 5, 2007

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Kirk Semple / New York Times:
Basra Raid Finds Dozens Detained by Iraq Spy Unit  —  Iraqi special forces and British troops stormed the offices of an Iraqi government intelligence agency in the southern city of Basra on Sunday, and British officials said they discovered about 30 prisoners, some showing signs of torture.
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New York Times:
Clinton and Obama Unite in Pleas to Blacks  —  Evoking the passions and rivalries of the civil rights era, Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton made deeply personal appeals to voters in the sanctuaries of black churches here on Sunday, and then joined former President Bill Clinton …
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Chicago Tribune:
Obama, Clinton seek votes at civil rights landmark  —  SELMA, Ala. — Two of the Democratic Party's leading presidential candidates came to an emotionally evocative touchstone of the civil rights movement Sunday seeking to strengthen their bonds with African American voters and tie their campaigns to the cause's unfinished work.
Discussion: CNN Political Ticker
NY Daily News:
March marks battle of bridge
Discussion: On Deadline
Washington Post:
Backup Strategy Missing For Iraq  —  Outside Experts, Not White House, Discuss Options  —  During a White House meeting last week, a group of governors asked President Bush and Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about their backup plan for Iraq.
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Washington Post:
'It Is Just Not Walter Reed'  —  Ray Oliva went into the spare bedroom in his home in Kelseyville, Calif., to wrestle with his feelings.  He didn't know a single soldier at Walter Reed, but he felt he knew them all.  He worried about the wounded who were entering the world of military health care, which he knew all too well.
Sean Hackbarth / The American Mind:
An Open Letter to CPAC Sponsors and Organizers Regarding Ann Coulter  —  Conservatism treats humans as they are, as moral creatures possessing rational minds and capable of discerning right from wrong.  There comes a time when we must speak out in the defense of the conservative movement, and make a stand for political civility.
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Times of London:
Could 650,000 Iraqis really have died because of the invasion?  —  The statistics made headlines all over the world when they were published in The Lancet in October last year.  More than 650,000 Iraqis - one in 40 of the population - had died as a result of the American-led invasion in 2003.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:   Doubts raised about Lancet study on Iraqi death toll
CBS News:
Terrorists Take Recruitment Efforts Online  —  Scott Pelley On The Use Of The Internet To Recruit Jihadists  —  (CBS) Recently the Bush administration acknowledged that al Qaeda is reorganized and gaining strength.  As correspondent Scott Pelley reports, that's been possible …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Edwards Sends Video to 70,000 Iowans  —  John Edwards is mailing DVDs to more than 70,000 Iowa households this week, an aide said, introducing the audience of likely caucus-goers to his plan for universal health care with a combination of passion, wonkiness, and implicit comparison with his rivals.
Discussion: Iowa Progress
Michael Luo / New York Times:
Antiwar Caucus Wants to Be Heard Now  —  About a dozen members of the Out of Iraq Congressional Caucus gathered on a sunny day last summer on the terrace outside the Capitol for a news conference.  The only problem: no reporters showed up.  —  The members of the group …
David Johnston / New York Times:
Senator Sought Dismissal of New Mexico Prosecutor  —  Senator Pete V. Domenici, Republican of New Mexico, said Sunday that he had urged the Justice Department to dismiss the state's top federal prosecutor, who in December was one of eight United States attorneys ousted from their jobs.
Electronic Intifada:
How Barack Obama learned to love Israel  —  I first met Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama almost ten years ago when, as my representative in the Illinois state senate, he came to speak at the University of Chicago.  He impressed me as progressive, intelligent and charismatic.
Discussion: American Thinker
New York Times:
Beijing Accelerates Its Military Spending  —  China announced its biggest increase in defense spending in five years on Sunday, a development that quickly prompted the United States to renew its calls for more transparency from the Chinese military about the scope and intent of its continuing, rapid arms buildup.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Digby / Hullabaloo:
"Those Days Are Gone"  —  I am getting so tired of Republicans screwing things up so that the Democrats have to come in and clean up their messes.  Tonight, I watched what could have been a vintage 1992 60 Minutes story about how the deficit is going to bankrupt the country unless somebody does something right now —
Discussion: Angry Bear and Rising Hegemon
Eleanor Clift / Newsweek:
Bloomberg: The Waiting Game  —  His billions allow Mayor Mike to enter the '08 race late.  —  NYC-Style Showdown?  Although he has not announced plans to run for president, New York City Mayor Bloomberg (speaking with a fellow commuter on the subway) has considered running as an independent in 2008
Discussion: PoliBlog (TM) and Donklephant
 
 
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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, March 5
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Kelley Beaucar Vlahos / Fox News:
ANGER ON DISPLAY AMONG CONSERVATIVE PAC AUDIENCE
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Dror Wahrman / History News Network:
Is Israel Falling Apart?
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
CPAC: Pictures Speak A Thousand ...
Discussion: Riehl World View
Nicholas Wood / New York Times:
Rebellious Diplomat Finds Work as Envoy of the Voiceless
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Hicks lawyer faces removal from case
Gavin M. / Sadly, No!:
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Ross Douthat / The American Scene:
Neoconservatism and Its Discontents: Jacob Heilbrunn …
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Jeffrey Rosen / New York Times:
In Wartime, Who Has the Power?  —  THE Constitution seems relatively clear.
Discussion: Balkinization and Ezra Klein
Dan Frosch / New York Times:
Inmates Will Replace Wary Migrants in Colorado Fields
Discussion: Reason Magazine
Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
BRAVE NEW WORLD....Mickey Kaus offers up the following political analysis …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Washington Post:
Extend Legal Rights to Guantanamo
Agence France Presse:
Iran touts nuclear prowess with new banknote
Discussion: Israel Matzav
McQ / QandO:
SWIFT BOATING THE SWIFT BOATERS (UPDATED)
Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
GENERATION TRAP....If you haven't been following the ongoing …
Rick Klein / Boston Globe:
Ex-GOP candidates turn attacks back on national panel