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The New Republic:
A Statement on Scott Thomas Beauchamp — Scott Thomas Beauchamp is a U.S. Army private serving in Iraq. He came to THE NEW REPUBLIC's attention through Elspeth Reeve, a TNR reporter-researcher, whom he later married. Over the course of the war, we have tried to provide our readers with a sense of Iraq as it is seen by the troops.
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Dean Barnett / Townhall.com:
Franklin Foer and Co. Keep Digging — At long last, The New Republic's editors have released a statement regarding the Beauchamp affair. It is a maddening piece of work - evasive, misleading, self-pitying and deliberately distortive. By all means, read the whole thing. But do so critically and carefully.
Jose Antonio Vargas / Washington Post:
'Net Roots' Event Becomes Democrats' Other National Convention — Last month, in a straw poll on the popular liberal blog Daily Kos, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), the front-runner for her party's presidential nomination, won only 9 percent of the vote, lagging far behind former senator John Edwards …
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Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
House erupts in chaos — In a massive flare-up of partisan tensions, Republicans walked out on a House vote late Thursday night to protest what they believed to be Democratic maneuvers to reverse an unfavorable outcome for them. — The flap represents a complete breakdown in parliamentary procedure …
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Eric Cantor:
An Outrage on the House Floor — High drama on the house floor tonight. Dems brought an Agriculture appropriations bill to the floor greatly expanding government programs, yet again. Republicans moved to recommit the bill to committee, in order to add language prohibiting any taxpayer funds under …
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Chris Dodd Smacks Down O'Reilly about Daily Kos: The VIDEO — Continuing on Nicole's post, I've got the video of Dodd doing a great job of sticking up for Daily Kos in an excellent way. He told the truth. And when propagandists like BillO are confronted with the truth—heads explode.
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Yahoo! News:
Hillary And YearlyKos [Updated] — The Nation — In an announcement Thursday night, organizers of the YearlyKos netroots convention said Hillary Clinton would appear with other presidential candidates at the convention's leadership forum, but would be the only candidate to skip meetings …
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Agence France Presse:
Pakistan slams 'ignorant' Obama attack warning — ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan accused Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama of "sheer ignorance" for threatening to launch US military strikes against Al-Qaeda on Pakistani soil. — Obama warned Wednesday that if he is elected president …
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Obama, Clinton in new flap, over nuclear weapons
Obama, Clinton in new flap, over nuclear weapons
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Counterterrorism Blog:
CAIR Executive Director Placed at HAMAS Meeting — The executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Nihad Awad, participated in a three-day summit of U.S.-based HAMAS members and supporters in 1993. — Until now, he had been identified only as Nihad LNU (last name unknown) in FBI reports and analyses.
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The Raw Story:
Citing Iran, US covertly arms Gulf states — A recently disclosed US agreement with Saudi Arabia for a 10-year, $20 billion dollar arms sale is a "done deal," according to intelligence officials and experts familiar with the negotiations. — Yesterday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice …
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Tariq Panja / Associated Press:
Glasgow terror suspect dies from burns — LONDON - A man critically burned after allegedly crashing an explosive-laden Jeep into Glasgow Airport died of his injuries Thursday, Strathclyde Police said. — Kafeel Ahmed, 27, had been in the hospital for a month with burns from the alleged attack on June 30 …
Nick Coleman / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Public anger will follow our sorrow — The cloud of dust above the Mississippi that rose after the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed Wednesday evening has dissipated. But there are other dark clouds still hanging over Minneapolis and Minnesota. — The cloud of dust above the Mississippi …
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Senate Passes Children's Health Bill, 68-31 — The Senate defied President Bush on Thursday and passed a bipartisan bill that would provide health insurance for millions of children in low-income families. — The vote was 68 to 31. The majority was more than enough to overcome the veto repeatedly threatened by Mr. Bush.
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Jerusalem Post:
'Egyptians killed 4 Sudanese on border' — Egyptian soldiers killed four Sudanese refugees near the Egypt-Israel border overnight Wednesday in full view of IDF troops, a shaken-sounding IDF soldier said in an interview with Channel 10, Thursday evening. — According to the soldier …
Arizona Republic:
Migrant law blocks benefits — Prop. 300 denying college aid, child care — Nearly 5,000 people in Arizona have been denied in-state college tuition, financial aid and adult education classes this year under a new state law banning undocumented immigrants from receiving those state-funded services.
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
For Young Earners in Big City, a Gap in Women's Favor — Young women in New York and several of the nation's other largest cities who work full time have forged ahead of men in wages, according to an analysis of recent census data. — The shift has occurred in New York since 2000 …
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