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Noor Khan / Associated Press:
Top Taliban commander killed in fighting — KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The Taliban's most prominent military commander, a one-legged fighter who orchestrated an ethnic massacre and a rash of beheadings, was killed in a U.S.-led military operation in southern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.
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Jason Straziuso / Associated Press:
Taliban chief's death a big U.S. victory — KABUL, Afghanistan — The killing of the top Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah, a one-legged fighter who orchestrated suicide attacks, beheadings and an ethnic massacre, marks a major victory for the U.S. campaign at a time of flagging Afghan support over civilian killings.
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Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Mullah Dadullah, Taliban top commander, killed in Helmand — The corpse of Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah. Click to view. — Afghan officials, ISAF confirm the Taliban's most senior military leader was killed during fighting in the south — NATO and Afghan forces struck a major blow to the Taliban's military leadership.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Top Level Taliban Commander Reaches Room Temperature
Top Level Taliban Commander Reaches Room Temperature
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Ismail Sameen / Reuters:
Taliban commander Dadullah killed in Afghan clash
Taliban commander Dadullah killed in Afghan clash
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The New / New York Times:
Top Taliban Commander Is Killed in Clash
Top Taliban Commander Is Killed in Clash
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Klaus Marre / The Hill:
Hagel hints at independent White House bid — Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel on Sunday hinted at the possibility of running for the White House as an independent, saying a credible third party ticket would be beneficial to the country. — "I am not happy with the Republican Party today …
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Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
Bush's Relations With Capitol Hill Chilly — Despite President's Efforts to Reach Out, Democrats and Republicans Are Wary — Every few weeks, President Bush invites House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) and their GOP counterparts to the White House …
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Satyam / Think Progress:
Hagel: Republican Meeting With Bush Is 'Just The Tip Of The Iceberg' Of Conservative Dissent — Last week, a group of 11 congressional Republicans met with President Bush to express their frustration with the state of the Iraq war, pleading with Bush to change his unpopular Iraq policy.
Vanessa Blum / Sun-Sentinel:
Judge in Padilla case comes under pressure — When Jose Padilla first entered her courtroom in 2006, Miami federal judge Marcia Cooke ordered security guards to uncuff the al-Qaida suspect. — "No handcuffs in court, please," she said. — It was a small gesture, but one that signaled …
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Carol J. Williams / Los Angeles Times:
Padilla case has changed a lot in 5 years — The trial of the onetime 'dirty bomb' suspect is opening. An alleged jihad application may be key. — MIAMI — When federal prosecutors begin to present evidence Monday against terrorism suspect Jose Padilla, their case is expected to rest heavily …
Matt Stoller / Firedoglake:
FDL Book Salon: The Thumpin' — (Ordinarily we have book authors on Book Salon to discuss their works. We were approached by the publisher to review the book and we invited author Naftali Bendavid to join us but did not hear back. We decided to review the book anyway — JH) — Hi FDL!
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Jana Winter / New York Post:
CLERK RINGS UP N.J. JIHAD JERKS — HOW HERO HELPED TO STOP PLOT — It all began on a frigid January day with 10 bearded Muslim men huddled in the parking lot of a Circuit City debating who would go inside to have a copy made of a tape showing them firing guns and praising jihad.
Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
Fortress America's gate is open — Most terrorists seem like bumbling losers if they're caught before the act: That's certainly true of the Fort Dix jihadists who took their terrorist training DVD to the local audio store to be copied. It was also true of the Islamists arrested in Toronto …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Troy Scheffler And Hamline University — Mitch Berg and I had the opportunity to invite Troy Scheffler to our studio yesterday to talk about his suspension from Hamline University for his protest against the gun-free zone policy of the school. After the Virginia Tech massacre …
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Ezra Klein / Los Angeles Times:
Give bigger government a chance — For too long, we've bought the idea that government has failed us. — ON APRIL 2, this newspaper reported that the Los Angeles Police Department had asked Philip Morris USA for a $50,000 donation to help fund its investigation into counterfeit cigarettes.
Bruce Kesler / Democracy Project:
Batiste Lays With Dogs, Gets Fleas — Sunday's New York Times features former Army Major General John Batiste's reasoning for appearing in a TV ad the NYT's describes as "openly challenging President Bush on his management of the war." The ad says: