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Post / Washington Post:
Among Top Officials, 'Surge' Has Sparked Dissent, Infighting — For two hours, President Bush listened to contrasting visions of the U.S. future in Iraq. Gen. David H. Petraeus dominated the conversation by video link from Baghdad, making the case to keep as many troops as long as possible to cement any security progress.
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Matthew Jaffe / ABCNEWS:
Democrats Already Discrediting Upcoming Petraeus Report — Senators Suggest They Don't Expect Any New Information, Just White House Spin — When Gen. David Petraeus comes to Capitol Hill early this week to testify before Congress on the progress of President Bush's troop surge in Iraq …
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Think Progress:
Petraeus Gives Exclusive One Hour Interview To Fox — Tomorrow night, after spending the day telling Congress that President Bush's Iraq escalation should continue, Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker will take their PR campaign to a more comfortable setting: Fox News.
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Kristol: 'Sober, Serious' People Want Over 100,000 Troops In Iraq When Bush Leaves Office — Tomorrow, Gen. David Petraeus will testify to Congress to provide his perspective on the escalation in Iraq. The Washington Post reports this morning that the White House political office …
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Washington Post:
12/13 NET — Increased NET Right away End of year Middle next year Later DK the same op. 9/7/07 12 58 36 16 4 2 1 27 3 — 14. Do you support or oppose legislation that would set a deadline for withdrawing U.S. combat forces from Iraq by next spring? — Support Oppose No opinion
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Jamiecnn / CNN Political Ticker:
Questions on Petraeus credibility before report — (CNN)-With the long awaited Iraq progress report set to be delivered this week to Congress by General David Petraeus, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, the Sunday morning political talk shows were full of debate about what the report may ultimately say.
Team Huckabee / Mike Huckabee for President:
CO-SIGN THE LETTER TO FRED THOMPSON — Below is the text of the actual letter to Fred Thompson. We encourage you to co-sign the letter with Governor Huckabee by leaving a comment. … Permalink: http://www.mikehuckabee.com/ index.cfm? FuseAction=Blogs.View&Blog_id= 344
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Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
No terrorism, just war? — Oh, it's a long, long while from September to September. This year, the anniversary falls, for the first time, on a Tuesday morning, and perhaps some or other cable network will re-present the events in real time - the first vague breaking news …
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Blue Crab Boulevard
New York Times:
Fugitive Scandal May Pose a Hurdle for the New School — It is the kind of embarrassment that any school would want to avoid: an esteemed board member who has given generously of his time and money gets caught in a headline-grabbing scandal. — And in the case of the New School in Greenwich Village …
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Chicago Tribune:
Winfrey draws rich, famous to Obama bash — MONTECITO, Calif. - Helicopters carrying camera crews buzzed overhead, and tinted glass covered the windows of almost every vehicle entering as Oprah Winfrey welcomed 1,500 guests Saturday evening to her sprawling estate in what was the biggest fundraiser …
Richard Munday / Times of London:
Wouldn't you feel safer with a gun? — British attitudes are supercilious and misguided — Despite the recent spate of shootings on our streets, we pride ourselves on our strict gun laws. Every time an American gunman goes on a killing spree, we shake our heads in righteous disbelief at our poor benighted colonial cousins.
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David Lightman / Hartford Courant:
A Big Night For Latinos — WASHINGTON - As a teenager in Santiago, Chile, Werner Oyanadel loved watching "The A-Team," the 1980s television show best known for Mr. T and what seemed like nonstop violence. — But outside his comfortable, middle-class house, the violence was real.
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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Meet The Press: Senator Joe Biden Will Not Vote To Cut Funding For Iraq Occupation — This morning on Meet The Press, Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden walks in lockstep with right-wing talking points on Iraq funding. When asked by host Tim Russert if he would vote to cut off funding …
Amanda / Think Progress:
'Strolling' around Baghdad as a Westerner is 'suicidal.' — In an interview with Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks, Newsweek correspondent Babak Dehghanpisheh — who works in Baghdad — dismissed the rosy reports of congressional delegations that visit Iraq for brief periods of time. From the interview:
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The Huffington Post
Joe Malchow / Joe's Dartblog:
IN WAKE OF LOST ELECTIONS, DARTMOUTH'S BOARD, PRESIDENT, FORCE OVERHAUL OF GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE; DEBAUCH DEMOCRATIC ELEMENT — After four victories for pro-oversight candidates and a rejected constitutional proposal to change the election process, elected Trusteeships capped and unelected Trusteeships expanded by eight seats;
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