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Obama'08:
Remarks of Senator Obama: The War We Need to Win — Thank you Lee, for hosting me here at the Wilson Center, and for your leadership of both the 9/11 Commission and the Iraq Study Group. You have been a steady voice of reason in an unsteady time. — Let me also say that my thoughts …
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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama might send troops into Pakistan — WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday that he would possibly send troops into Pakistan to hunt down terrorists, an attempt to show strength when his chief rival has described his foreign policy skills as naive.
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ABCNEWS:
Obama to Deliver Bold Speech About War on Terror — Presidential Candidate to Push Aggressive Stance Toward Pakistan — In a strikingly bold speech about terrorism scheduled for this morning, Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Sen. Barack Obama will call not only for a withdrawal …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama's speech: No mention of "war on terror" — Barack Obama was among those raising his hands in a recent debate to indicate that he believes there is a "war on terror," but his speech today — and read the whole thing — marks a really sharp departure from policies past …
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Michelle Malkin:
Barack Obama: Macho man — Scroll down for updates...Via Obama's website, here are the full prepared remarks of his Macho Speech...you'll be able to watch the speech at the Woodrow Wilson Center here. — Looks like the laughingstock Democrat presidential candidates have been eating their Wheaties.
Oliver Willis / The Huffington Post:
Barack Obama Vows To Kill Bin Laden, Conservatives (and Some Liberals) Cry Foul
Barack Obama Vows To Kill Bin Laden, Conservatives (and Some Liberals) Cry Foul
Bryan / Hot Air:
Breaking: CAIR threatens Young America's Foundation, seeks to stifle Robert Spencer Updates — Noted author, Hot Air contributor/host and jihad watcher Robert Spencer is scheduled to speak before a gathering of the Young America's Foundation in Washington on Thursday.
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Robert / Jihad Watch:
CAIR threatens Young America's Foundation over my talk tomorrow — Note the personal smears, the attempt to bully and intimidate, and the non-specificity of the charges against me (they can't be specific, because I don't say anything inaccurate about them — or about Islam or jihad).
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Little Green Footballs
Wall Street Journal:
Murdoch Wins His Bid for Dow Jones — Bancroft Family Agrees — To $5 Billion Offer — After Deal on Fees — A New Owner for Journal — A century of Bancroft-family ownership at Dow Jones & Co. is over. — Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. sealed a $5 billion agreement to purchase …
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Wall Street Journal:
A New Owner — Rupert Murdoch's courtship of the Bancroft …
A New Owner — Rupert Murdoch's courtship of the Bancroft …
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Doree / Gawker:
Memos: 'WSJ' Managing Editor Marcus Brauchli Tells His Staff Not To Panic
Memos: 'WSJ' Managing Editor Marcus Brauchli Tells His Staff Not To Panic
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Suburban Guerrilla
L. Gordon Crovitz / Opinion Journal:
A Report to Our Readers — The same standards of accuracy …
A Report to Our Readers — The same standards of accuracy …
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Blue Crab Boulevard
New York Times:
Violence Rages in Iraq as Sunni Bloc Leaves Cabinet — Three bomb attacks in Baghdad today killed more than 65 people, as sectarian and militant violence continued to rage in Iraq. — The Shiite-led government that is trying to cope with the violence, meanwhile, suffered a political setback today …
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The Raw Story:
Kucinich rips Rumsfeld: Cover-ups worked for you — In a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the friendly fire death of Army Specialist Pat Tillman, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) grilled former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on whether or not the White House …
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Marc Santora / New York Times:
Giuliani Seeks to Transform U.S. Health Care Coverage — Rudolph W. Giuliani on Tuesday called for transforming the way health care coverage is provided in the United States, advocating a voluntary move from the current employer-based system to one that would grant substantial tax benefits to people who buy their own insurance.
Zogby:
UPI/Zogby Poll: 54% Lack Confidence in Bush's Ability As Commander in Chief — Survey shows just 3% of Americans approve of how Congress is handling the war in Iraq; 24% say the same for the President — A majority of American adults (54%) lack confidence in President Bush's ability …
The Corner:
Pulp Non-Fiction — Here's a story with huge implications for freedom of speech (all negative), and it's apparently gone almost entirely unreported in the mainstream press. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription required), under threat of a law suit …
Bill Walsh / Breaking News Updates New Orleans:
White House threatens to veto water bill — WASHINGTON - In a major blow to Louisiana, President Bush threatened Wednesday to veto long-awaited legislation with billions of dollars to shore up hurricane protection along the Gulf Coast. — House and Senate negotiators struck a bargain late …