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AlterNet.org:
Majority of Iraqi Lawmakers Now Reject Occupation — By Raed Jarrar and Joshua Holland, AlterNet. — More than half of the members of Iraq's parliament rejected for the first time on Tuesday the continuing occupation of their country. The U.S. media ignored the story.
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Graham Bowley / New York Times:
Cheney Makes Surprise Visit to Baghdad — Vice President Dick Cheney made an unannounced visit to Baghdad today, meeting with Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki and other Iraqi leaders to pressure them to show more progress in quelling violence in Iraq, and to do so quickly.
WSJ.com: Washington Wire:
In Iraq, Cheney Sticks to the Script — Yochi J. Dreazen reports on the vice president's trip to Baghdad. — Vice President Dick Cheney's surprise trip to Baghdad today was meant to deliver a tough message to the Iraqi government - put off your vacation plans and get back to work.
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Crooks and Liars, DownWithTyranny!, Hot Air, Wonkette, The Gun Toting Liberal™ and The Carpetbagger Report
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Giuliani gave to Planned Parenthood — Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani in his campaign appearances this year has stated that he personally abhors abortion, even though he supports keeping a legal right to choose. But records show that in the '90s he contributed money …
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Nico / Think Progress:
NBC: 11 Republicans Berate Bush Over Iraq In Private White House Meeting — In a sign of the growing fissure between the White House and its congressional allies over the war, NBC News reports tonight that 11 Republican members of Congress pleaded yesterday with President Bush and his senior aides to change course in Iraq.
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Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
Bush Would Veto New Iraq Bill — President Bush would veto the new Iraq spending bill being developed by House Democrats because it includes unacceptable language restricting funding, White House press secretary Tony Snow said this morning. — Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One …
Washington Post:
Chance for Reform — CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS have been promising since last November's election to reform President Bush's treatment of foreign prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay prison. There are practical limits to what can be done while this president remains in office …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Democrats bear responsibility for restoring habeas corpus
Democrats bear responsibility for restoring habeas corpus
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Marist Poll:
National Poll: Presidential Campaign 2008 — This WNBC/Marist Poll reports: — · Hillary Clinton is not only the Democratic favorite for her party's nomination but, for the first time, she edges both Rudy Giuliani and John McCain: Senator Hillary Clinton still outpaces her Democratic rivals by a wide margin.
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David Bowermaster / Seattle Times:
Charges may result from firings, say two former U.S. attorneys — Two former U.S. attorneys said today they believe ongoing investigations into the dismissals last year of eight federal prosecutors could result in criminal charges against senior Justice Department officials.
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Jebediah Reed / RADAR:
RUNNING WILD WITH MIKE GRAVEL — A long-shot candidate has his media moment — DEBATE AND SWITCH Presidential aspirant Mike Gravel in South Carolina — hat's him!" says a Today show producer. All eyes focus on an old-fashioned Checker cab coming up Broadway, an odd relic in the teeming New York City traffic.
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Steven Stalinsky / New York Sun:
Islamist-Left Alliance A Growing Force … Over the past year, multiple international conferences have featured leaders of the anti-global left and Islamist groups working together. Go to any anti-war or anti-globalization demonstration in the West and chances are you will see the flags …
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Paul Schmelzer / Minnesota Monitor:
On 'Codpieces' and Community: Strib's Boyd Discusses Editorial Page Shakeup — If you've ever heard the Star Tribune called the Red Star, you can probably blame Jim Boyd, at least in part. As deputy editor of the paper's editorial page, he's one of a handful of editorial writers who plots …
Fox News:
U.S. … FORT DIX, N.J. — The three brothers being charged as part of the alleged Fort Dix terror plot may have been smuggled across the southern border, FOX News has learned. — Dritan "Anthony" or "Tony" Duka, 28; Shain Duka, 26; and Eljvir "Elvis" Duka, 23, were in the United States illegally.
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Hot Air, PoliPundit.com, A Blog For All, Debbie Schlussel, Michelle Malkin and NewsBusters.org
Politico.com:
Obey to Kucinich: #$%@!!! — Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wis.) is at it again. He's already been captured on "YouTube" denouncing "idiot liberals" over the war. — Tuesday he went a step further. He offended some fellow Democrats with delicate ears when he used extremely strong language …
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The Hill, Hot Air, OPENERS, The Strata-Sphere, Sister Toldjah, The American Mind and Wonkette
Opinion Journal:
Axis of Soros — The men and motives behind the World Bank coup attempt. — Mark Malloch Brown spoke Monday to a crowded auditorium at the World Bank's headquarters, warning that the bank's mission was "hugely at risk" as long as Paul Wolfowitz remained its president.
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BusinessWeek Online, The Newshoggers, The Sundries Shack, New York Times and JammieWearingFool
Mark Schmitt / The Coffee House:
The Real Case Against Mark Penn — I predicted a few weeks ago that we would start to see more stories about the bizarrely conflicting roles of one Mark Penn, who holds down the job of "Worldwide President and CEO" of the fifth-largest public relations firm in the universe (Burson-Marsteller) …