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Maccabee / Daily Kos:
"We Are Going To Hit Iran. Bigtime" — I have a friend who is an LSO on a carrier attack group that is planning and staging a strike group deployment into the Gulf of Hormuz. (LSO: Landing Signal Officer- she directs carrier aircraft while landing) She told me we are going to attack Iran.
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Confederate Yankee:
I Love the Smell of Daily Kos in the Morning — It smells like... well, you know what it smells like if you've ever been on a cattle ranch: … By all means, please go over and read Maccabee's post. When you do, see if you can spot what appears to be wrong with the story …
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Dale Carpenter / The Volokh Conspiracy:
"THE GUY THAT WE GET OUT OF THE HOOD": We've just been through the most analyzed five minutes anybody ever spent in a bathroom. But there's still one little-noticed part of it that caught my attention. At one point during the taped exchange between Sen. Larry Craig and Sgt. Dave Karsnia …
Susan Hogan / Chicago Sun Times:
Dean tells Muslims: Run for political office — Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean told American Muslims gathered in Rosemont to think beyond voter registration drives. — "You need to run for political office," Dean said Saturday. "The only way you can achieve your goals …
Jamiecnn / CNN Political Ticker:
GOP Senator: Craig should withdraw resignation — (CNN)-The ranking Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee says Idaho Senator Larry Craig should seek to withdraw his guilty plea, and possibly his resignation from the Senate. — "I'd like to see Larry Craig go back to court …
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Chris Good / The Hill:
Schumer: Dems can win Craig's seat
Schumer: Dems can win Craig's seat
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Couric Admits Her Rosy Report From Iraq Is Based On 'What The U.S. Military Wants Me To See' — CBS News anchor Katie Couric is currently reporting from Iraq. Today she spoke to Bob Schieffer on CBS's Face the Nation and largely reiterated Gen. Petraeus's talking points on Iraq.
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Blitzer Dismantles Rep. Boustany's Assertions Of Progress In Iraq — Appearing on CNN's Late Edition this morning, Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA), who recently returned from Iraq, asserted "some major improvements" are being witnessed in Iraq. Echoing claims made by Gen. David Petraeus, Boustany said "sectarian deaths are down."
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Meet The Press: A Pissy Mary Matalin Throws Her Pen When Punked By Shrum — (thanks to Scarce for pictures) On this morning's Meet The Press, Senior Cheney apologist and right wing sniper, Mary Matalin, threw a little hissy fit at Bob Shrum on the issue of Iraq and the upcoming presidential election.
Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
Roberts Suggested Miers, Book Says — Author Delves Inside Bush Controversies — John G. Roberts Jr., now the chief justice of the United States, suggested Harriet Miers to President Bush as a possible Supreme Court justice, according to a new book on the Bush presidency.
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Associated Press:
Colo Springs couple says got threatening call from congressman — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A local couple is complaining that U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn left them two threatening voice mails after they wrote a letter criticizing his fundraising. — Jonathan Bartha and Anna Bartha told …
Newsweek:
Baghdad's New Owners — Shiites now dominate the once mixed capital, and there is little chance of reversing the process. — It was their last stand. Kamal and a handful of his neighbors were hunkered down on the roof of a dun-colored house in southwest Baghdad two weeks ago as bullets zinged overhead.
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The Huffington Post:
Hale "Bonddad" Stewart: U.S. Economy "Heading For the Rocks" — "Heading for the Rocks" is the title of a new report from The Economist on the U.S. economy. The title is a somewhat sensationalist. However, it is important that people understand there is tremendous risk in the markets right now.
Pat Dollard / Young Americans:
The Man Behind The De Palma Smear: Mark Cuban Declares War On The Troops — Billionaire Mark Cuban has decided to put all of his weight behind a campaign to smear US troops in Iraq as "monsters'. Cuban has decided that De Palma's film "Redacted" must be seen as the cornerstone …
Laura MacInnis / Reuters:
N.Korea agrees to disable nuclear program in 2007 — GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korea agreed in weekend talks with the United States to fully account for and disable its nuclear programs by the end of this year, negotiators said on Sunday. — "We had very good, very substantive talks," …
The Atlantic Online:
More Libertarians Needed — Nick Confessore and Sarah Kershaw report on fraud in New York State's largely unregulated home health care industry. I don't know anything about that subject except what I read in their article, so you might as well read it rather than pay attention to me.
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Clinton, Obama and Edwards Join Pledge to Avoid Defiant States — Three of the major Democratic presidential candidates on Saturday pledged not to campaign in Florida, Michigan and other states trying to leapfrog the 2008 primary calendar, a move that solidified the importance of the opening contests of Iowa and New Hampshire.
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