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Associated Press:
Bush vetoes troop withdrawal bill — WASHINGTON - President Bush vetoed legislation to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq Tuesday night in a historic showdown with Congress over whether the unpopular and costly war should end or escalate. — In only the second veto of his presidency …
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Think Progress:
'Mission Accomplished' By The Numbers … U.S. Troops Wounded … U.S. Troops Killed … Contractors Killed … Journalists and Media Assistants Killed … U.S. Forces in Iraq … Size of Iraqi Security Forces … Number of Insurgents … Insurgent Attacks Per Day … Cost to U.S. Taxpayers
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
They Weren't Paying Attention — Today is the fourth anniversary of George Bush's speech on the USS Abraham Lincoln — the one Democrats and anti-war activists call the "Mission Accomplished" speech. The crew of the carrier flew the banner because their mission had indeed been accomplished …
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Jim Rutenberg / The Caucus:
Romney Favors Hubbard Novel — "What's your favorite novel?" is a perennial campaign question, the answer to which presumably gives insight into leadership. — A "Moby-Dick" lover may understand the perils of obsessively chasing of a goal. A fan of "To Kill a Mockingbird" may well focus on racial justice.
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Matthew Yglesias:
The Weird Religions Candidate — Dave Weigel notes that Mitt Romney says his favorite novel is L. Ron Hubbard's Battlefield Earth: … Dave comments: "No, that isn't true. Battlefield Earth is awful. Nobody reads that book except Scientologists and smartasses who want to giggle at Scientologists …
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David Weigel / Reason Magazine: Mitt Romney: As Happy as a Baby Psychlo on a Straight Diet of Kerbango
Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
FAVORITES....Today's mandatory blogging is about Mitt Romney's …
FAVORITES....Today's mandatory blogging is about Mitt Romney's …
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The New Republic:
The Left's New Machine — MOST POLITICAL ACTIVISTS can point to one catalyzing event, an episode in each of their lives (or, more often, in the life of their country) that shook them from their complacency and roused them to change the world. You can find many such stories if you troll through …
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George W. Bush / White House:
Loyalty Day, 2007 — A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America — America was founded by patriots who risked their lives to bring freedom to our Nation. Today, our citizens are grateful for our Founding Fathers and confident in the principles that lead us forward.
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Think Progress:
ABC: Reports Of Masri's Death False, 'Part Of A Misinformation Campaign' — According to ABC News, reports that al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri has been killed are "unconfirmed and part of a misinformation campaign." ABC has not posted its full story yet, and details are unclear …
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Mussab Al-Khairalla / Reuters:
Al Qaeda in Iraq leader killed: Interior Ministry
Al Qaeda in Iraq leader killed: Interior Ministry
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Martin Peers / Wall Street Journal:
News Corp. Offers $60 a Share In Unsolicited Bid for Dow Jones — Dow Jones & Co., parent of The Wall Street Journal, said it received an unsolicited $5 billion offer from News Corp. — The publisher said the board and members and trustees of the controlling Bancroft family are evaluating …
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Arwa Damon / CNN:
Shadowy Iraq office accused of sectarian agenda … BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Iraq's prime minister has created an entity within his government that U.S. and Iraqi military officials say is being used as a smokescreen to hide an extreme Shiite agenda that is worsening the country's sectarian divide.
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Amanda / Think Progress:
State Dept: Iraq Has Been 'Good For The Effort To Reduce Terrorism' — Yesterday, the State Department released its annual terrorism report, showing that the number of terrorist attacks worldwide rose by 20,000 (40 percent) last year. Iraq accounted for nearly two-thirds of last year's terrorism-related deaths.
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Robert B. Bluey / The Hill:
Give bloggers Capitol access — This is the first article in a weekly series, exclusively in The Hill, exploring the recommendations of the Sunlight Foundation's Open House Project, which advocates online transparency in Congress. — Members of Congress are increasingly turning to bloggers …
Paul Kane / Capitol Briefing:
DeLay's PAC closes shop — The political action committee for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) was quietly closed last week after a decade-long run as one of the most influential - and infamous - PACs run by members of Congress. — With a final $1,400 payment …
Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
What haircut stories tell us about the press — Only because it would save time and make them more efficient, I think members of the Beltway press corps should consider starting up a new reporting pool, to duplicate the one currently in place for shadowing the president …
MB Williams / Wampum:
A true US Attorneys/Abramoff link uncovered... And boy, is it a doozy. — The discussion has continued over at Marcy's place, spurred on by this excellent post documenting recent changes in the make-up of the Native American Issues Subcommittee at the DoJ.