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Blasts Destroy Remnants of Samarra Shiite Shrine — Early morning blasts Wednesday destroyed two minarets at the same Shiite shrine in Samarra where an attack last year demolished the mosque's gilded dome and plunged the country into a wave of deadly sectarian violence.
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New York Times:
Minarets on Shiite Shrine in Iraq Destroyed in Attack — Left, a file photo from Dec. 2003 shows intact the two minarets and the Golden Dome of the al-Askari mosque in Samarra. At right, the mosque today after the attack on the minarets. The dome was destroyed in the 2006 attack. More Photos >
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CNN:
Two subpoenaed in attorneys firings probe … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Subpoenas are being issued to two former White House officials, the first to be subpoenaed in the fired U.S. attorneys investigation. — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday issued a subpoena to Sara Taylor, former White House political director.
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Nouri Al-Maliki / Opinion Journal:
Our Common Struggle — America had its civil war. Why expect freedom to come easy to Iraq? — BAGHDAD, Iraq—Americans keen to understand the ongoing struggle for a new Iraq can be guided by the example of their own history. In the 1860s, your country fought a great struggle of its own …
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Damien Cave / New York Times:Iraqis Are Failing to Meet U.S. Benchmarks
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Avi Issacharoff / Reuters:
14 Palestinians killed as Hamas nears complete Gaza conquest — At least 14 Palestinians were killed by Hamas fire Wednesday, including 13 members of Fatah, as Hamas was on the verge of completing its conquest of the Gaza Strip. — Hamas is now in control of southern, central …
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Janet Hook / Los Angeles Times:
Large majority supports path to citizenship — A poll finds 63% of all respondents, and 65% of Republicans, back the controversial measure. — WASHINGTON — A strong majority of Americans — including nearly two-thirds of Republicans — favor allowing illegal immigrants to become citizens …
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Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg:Most Americans Back Stalled Senate Immigration Bill, Poll Shows
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Scott Wyman / Sun-Sentinel:
Broward may cancel deal with radio station because it airs Rush Limbaugh — Rush Limbaugh has long been a thorn in the side of liberals, but now, because of him, some Democratic politicians don't even want to join with a local radio station to broadcast hurricane information.
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Robert F. Bauer / The Huffington Post:
The Progressive Case for a Libby Pardon — All the views expressed in this post are those of the author and not of any client of his firm. — Until a very short while ago, few had heard of Scooter Libby. Today, still not a celebrity with the larger public, he carries on his shoulders …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Rivals try to deflate F. Thompson campaign — Fred Thompson has had a relatively easy ride as he has flirted with a bid for the Republican presidential nomination. His strategists have found traction promoting him as the heir to Ronald Reagan — and a conservative alternative to the top tier of the GOP field.
Adam C. Smith / St. Petersburg Times:
Florida primary will not count, Dean warns — Sure, Florida is America's biggest political swing state. But don't expect the national Democratic Party to back off punishing Sunshine State Democrats for scheduling an early presidential primary. — "Their primary essentially won't count …
Tom Shales / Washington Post:
Dan Rather Takes On Network News With His Tart Remark — "It may not have been the wisest thing I've done this week," Dan Rather joked yesterday by phone from his office in New York. — Wise or not, the former CBS anchor's comments about the network's evening newscast have created a firestorm …
CNN:
Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast … BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — A member of the Lebanese parliament was killed in an explosion Wednesday outside a Beirut military sports club in what hospital sources said was an assassination. — Lawmaker Walid Eido, known as a foe of Syrian involvement in Lebanon …
Elizabeth Williamson / Washington Post:
Earmark Dispute Bogs Down Homeland Security Bill — House Committee Chairman Wants Lawmakers' Pet Projects Excluded Until Later in Appropriations Process — The congressional spending season began with a blowup over earmarks in the House yesterday, as the first bill to reach a vote prompted …
home.ourfuture.org:
The Progressive Majority: Why a Conservative America is a Myth — For anyone interested in where the American public really stands on the big issues that distinguish progressives from conservatives — including the issues at the forefront of today's political debates — "The Progressive Majority …
Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Coleman faces challenge from his former adviser — An Iraq war veteran and former adviser to Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) yesterday said he is considering a primary challenge against the lawmaker in 2008. — Retired Lt. Col. Joe Repya (R) lost a race for the state Republican Party chairmanship last week …
Ernesto Londoño / Washington Post:
Database Is Tool in Deporting Fugitives — Police Officers Find Illegal Immigrants In Warrant Searches — Hugo Vinicio Hernandez knew that immigration agents could detain him at any time for having disregarded a deportation order in 2001. But the Guatemalan man didn't think he would wind …
The Hill:
Clinton can boast wealth of earmarks — Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) has secured more earmarks in the fiscal 2008 defense authorization bill than any other Democrat except for panel Chairman Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.). — The bill contains about $5.4 billion in earmarks …
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