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New York Times:
Patterns of War Shift Amid U.S. Force Buildup — Nearly two months into the new security push in Baghdad, there has been some success in reducing the number of death squad victims found crumpled in the streets each day. — And while the overall death rates for all of Iraq have not dropped significantly …
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Chicago Tribune:
Sadr stokes anti-U.S. fervor Thousands head to rally; 10 GIs killed — BAGHDAD — Calling the United States the "great evil," powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr on Sunday ordered his militiamen to redouble their effort to oppose American troops and argued that Iraq's army and police force should join him in defeating "your archenemy."
BBC:
Iraqi Shias protest in holy city — Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Shias have gathered in the holy city of Najaf for a mass demonstration calling for US-led troops to leave Iraq. — Up to one million people were expected in Najaf after an appeal by Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr, who branded US forces "your arch enemy" in a statement.
Brad Stone / New York Times:
A Call for Manners in the World of Nasty Blogs — Is it too late to bring civility to the Web? — The conversational free-for-all on the Internet known as the blogosphere can be a prickly and unpleasant place. Now, a few high-profile figures in high-tech are proposing a blogger code …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The right-wing brain in action — Michael Ledeen, the Corner, today: … Glenn Reynolds, linking to that post, today: … Glenn Reynolds, November 4, 2006 — a mere 5 months ago: … Yes: "untermenschen" — that, as Reynolds and Ledeen so sincerely lament today, is how "they" think …
CNN:
CNN LATE EDITION WITH WOLF BLITZER — Interview With Senators Lieberman, Spector; Interview With Cardinal Theodore McCarrick — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. — WOLF BLITZER, HOST: This is "Late Edition," the last word in Sunday talk.
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Edmund Blair / Reuters:
Iran set to announce nuclear plans on Monday — TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's president has promised to disclose news about Iran's nuclear program when he visits its uranium enrichment facility on Monday where the West says Iran is mastering the skills needed to make atomic bombs.
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Richard S. Lindzen / Newsweek:
Why So Gloomy? — Judging from the media in recent months, the debate over global warming is now over. There has been a net warming of the earth over the last century and a half, and our greenhouse gas emissions are contributing at some level. Both of these statements are almost certainly true.
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Bill Sammon / Examiner:
White House says economic surge robust — WASHINGTON (Map, News) - The White House says the economic surge that began five and a half years ago on President Bush's watch is more robust than the much-touted expansion during the Clinton administration. — "This is a much stronger expansion …
TBlumer / BizzyBlog:
The Tribune Company Sale: An Object Lesson in the Price of Biased Reporting? — OVERVIEW: I believe that the sale of The Tribune Company last week to investor Sam Zell is an unrecognized low-water mark in the newspaper publishing business. In fact, after subtracting the value …
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New York Times:
Army Is Cracking Down on Deserters — Army prosecutions of desertion and other unauthorized absences have risen sharply in the last four years, resulting in thousands more negative discharges and prison time for both junior soldiers and combat-tested veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Army records show.
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Ben Lynfield / Scotsman:
Palestinians want 1,000 freed in return for one Israeli soldier — A LIST of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners wanted in exchange for long-term hostage Corporal Gilad Shalit has been presented to the Israeli government in the biggest sign of progress towards securing his release for nearly a year.
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Christopher Cooper / Wall Street Journal:
For Thompson, Delay Is Costly — Money, Support Head — To Declared Candidates — In Run for White House — WASHINGTON — If Fred Thompson decides to run for president, he will have some powerful supporters: The self-described "Tennessee Mafia," a group of Republican politicians …
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Booman Tribune:
Levin Shows the Dems Cards — Sorry I don't have better news to report on this Easter Sunday night. But Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) has shown ALL THE DEMOCRATS' CARDS to the Bush administration and there will be no passage of the Reid-Feingold amendment, and there will be no timetables for withdrawal …
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USA Today:
Bush's approval rating sits below 40% — WASHINGTON — President Bush is reaching levels of consistency that no White House would want. — Bush's job-approval rating in a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Monday through Thursday is 38%. His standing has stayed below 40% for seven consecutive months.
CBS News:
Huckabee Takes A Shot At Romney's Hunting — Former Arkansas Gov. Says American People Just Want To Hear The Truth — (CBS/AP) GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney was wrong to suggest he was a lifelong hunter even though he never took out a license, campaign rival Mike Huckabee said Sunday on Face The Nation.
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
President Renewing Efforts on Immigration — Plan for Overhaul Faces Battle in Divided Congress — President Bush will relaunch his push for an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws today in Arizona, with a fresh speech on the border and a new congressional leadership that is friendlier to his views …
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JSOnline:
State GOP official pushed vote fraud issue — The mystery is solved. — For weeks, it was unclear who whined to the White House last year that not enough voter fraud cases were being prosecuted in Milwaukee. — Now we know. — The state Republican Party went straight to the top …
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Michelle Malkin:
Johnny Hart, R.I.P. — One of my favorite cartoonists, the brilliant Johnny Hart, died yesterday—Holy Saturday. He was funny, fierce, and faithful: … Flashback, my syndicated column, April 18, 2001: P.C. vs. B.C. … Here is Hart's B.C. page at Creators.com. From his bio:
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