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8:55 AM ET, August 22, 2007

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CNN:
Bush to invoke Vietnam in arguing against Iraq pullout  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — As he awaits a crucial progress report on Iraq, President Bush will try to put a twist on comparisons of the war to Vietnam by invoking the historical lessons of that conflict to argue against pulling out.
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New York Times:
Bush Takes a Step Away From Maliki  —  When President Bush and Nuri Kamal al-Maliki stood side by side in Jordan last November, the president proclaimed the prime minister "the right guy for Iraq."  —  By Tuesday, that phrase had all but evaporated from Mr. Bush's lexicon.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   OSAMA IS MY SHEPHERD I SHALL NOT WANT
Katrin Bennhold / International Herald Tribune:
France shifts its stance on the conflict in Iraq  —  PARIS: After years of shunning involvement in a war it said was wrong, France now believes it may hold the key to peace in Iraq, proposing itself as an "honest broker" between the Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish factions.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
French Plan Engagement In Iraq  —  The visit from the French Foreign Minister to Baghdad signaled a new policy of engagement in Iraq and not just a one-off, the Times of London reports today.  Nicolas Sarkozy has decided that a failing Iraq serves no one's interests, especially France …
Alan Fram / Associated Press:
One in four read no books last year  —  WASHINGTON - There it sits on your night stand, that book you've meant to read for who knows how long but haven't yet cracked open.  Tonight, as you feel its stare from beneath that teetering pile of magazines, know one thing — you are not alone.
Discussion: TigerHawk and normblog
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Washington Post:
Democrats Refocus Message on Iraq After Military Gains  —  Democratic leaders in Congress had planned to use August recess to raise the heat on Republicans to break with President Bush on the Iraq war.  Instead, Democrats have been forced to recalibrate their own message in the face …
Telegraph:
David Cameron: Scrap the Human Rights Act  —  David Cameron last night called for the Human Rights Act to be scrapped outright for the first time amid mounting anger that the controversial law had allowed the killer of the head teacher Philip Lawrence to escape deportation.
Turkishdailynews:
Gül wasn't elected but won anyway  —  The first election round in the Parliament was more impressive than expected.  The sight of 448 Representatives taking their seats put out a significant message that was received by certain sectors.  Today, it is certain that Gül …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Now Magazine:
TERRORIST VIDEO THREATENS DAVID BECKHAM AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE  —  Becks and JT are targets of fanatics  —  David Beckham and Justin Timberlake are the targets of an alleged Al-Qaeda murder plot.  —  A chilling internet video, which has been posted on YouTube, brands Becks, 32, and JT, 26, as criminal influences on young Muslims.
Robert O'Harrow Jr / Washington Post:
Federal No-Bid Contracts On Rise  —  Under pressure from the White House and Congress to deliver a long-delayed plan last year, officials at the Department of Homeland Security's counter-narcotics office took a shortcut that has become common at federal agencies: They hired help through a no-bid contract.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Reuters:
Now dirty chopsticks picked up in China scare  —  BEIJING (Reuters) - A Beijing factory recycled used chopsticks and sold up to 100,000 pairs a day without any form of disinfection, a newspaper said on Wednesday, the latest is a string of food and product safety scares.
Matthew Yi / San Francisco Chronicle:
Field Poll shows Californians lean toward dividing electoral votes  —  (08-21) 04:00 PDT Sacramento —  California voters are inclined to support a proposed ballot initiative that would change how the Golden State allocates its electoral votes in presidential campaigns …
Discussion: Right Wing News
Daniel Finkelstein / Times of London:
Our inheritance taxes must go - pass it on  —  Our correspondence believes that it's right to keep it in the family  —  I've been wondering when I should start worrying about inheritance tax.  I could wait until after I am dead, I suppose, when the bill arrives.  Or I could start now.
Discussion: Samizdata.net
 
 
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Lisa Wangsness / Boston Globe:
Romney's rhetoric glosses Mass. years
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The Atlantic Online:
The morality of health care finance
Chris Ingalls / NWCN.com:
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Joan Walsh / Salon:
Are Democrats really so lame?
Laura Clout / Telegraph:
BBC children's TV hosts 'either gay or childless'
Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:
CIA Report Blames Tenet for 9/ll Failure
Sophie Morris / The Independent:
Amazon forest sold off in housing scam, claims Greenpeace
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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
White House Manual Details How to Deal With Protesters
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Brian Rokus / CNN:
Muslim women: My headscarf is not a threat
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So Sue Me  —  Some of you may have heard about the latest …
Victor Davis Hanson / The Corner:
Monitoring the Monitor  —  After reviewing the latest critique …
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Spiegel Online:
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Wrongly Arrested Bush Protesters Talk About Their $80K Government …
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