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Frank James / The Swamp:
Petraeus 'Betray Us' ad is group's 'shock and awe' — MoveOn.org was looking to get attention and so they have with their full-page New York Times ad in which they slam Gen. David Petraeus, rhyming his name with "betray us." It's the liberal group's version of shock and awe.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Col. Joe Repya: The Assault on General David Petraeus — I'm fortunate to count Colonel Joe Repya among my friends in Minnesota. The retired soldier, a veteran of Vietnam, Desert Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom joined me as a co-host two weeks ago for my radio show at the State Fair …
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
'Testing... testing...,' the surge's 15-minute delay — Gen. David Petraeus waited to testify on Capitol Hill, where the microphones weren't working at the start. AP Photo by Susan Walsh — After months of anticipation for the testimony of Army Gen. David Petraeus on Capitol Hill …
Pete Hegseth / The Tank:
Will Democrats Denounce MoveOn?
Will Democrats Denounce MoveOn?
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Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
On Petraeus: The Manufacturing Of A Storyline
On Petraeus: The Manufacturing Of A Storyline
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Delay Decision on Cuts, General Says
Delay Decision on Cuts, General Says
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Bob Owens / Pajamas Media:
ARMY CHECKMATES THE NEW REPUBLIC — Last month Pajamas Media published an in-depth report on the scandal surrounding the "Baghdad Diarist" articles by Scott Thomas Beauchamp in The New Republic. — Now PJM's Bob Owens interviews Major John Cross, who led the U.S. Army's investigation into Private Beauchamp's shocking claims.
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Bryan / Hot Air:
New Vent: Checking up on The New Republic; Update: Foer ducks; Update An interview with the Beauchamp investigator — Michelle interviews The Weekly Standard's Michael Goldfarb about the Scott Thomas Beauchamp scandal. We also stop by The New Republic's office in Washington to see if editor Franklin Foer will talk with us.
Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:
Second Bin Laden Tape Expected — Brian Ross Reports: — A second tape from Osama bin Laden was recorded in the same location as the video released last week. — People in the intelligence community who have seen the tape feel it is directly related to the 9/11 anniversary since …
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Associated Press:
Al-Qaida promises 9/11 hijacker video — CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida said Monday that it will release a new video of Osama bin Laden presenting the last testament of one of the Sept. 11 suicide hijackers, marking the sixth anniversary of the attacks. — The announcement from the terror group's media arm came …
George Maschke / Booman Tribune:
Latest Bin Laden Video Is a Forgery: All References to Current Events …
Latest Bin Laden Video Is a Forgery: All References to Current Events …
Horses Mouth:
Silly Iraqis. Why don't they understand just how great "scholar-warrior" Petraeus has been for them? … Okay, so let's do an unofficial tally. — In the "surge is working" corner:
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Los Angeles Times:
Study finds left-wing brain, right-wing brain — Even in humdrum nonpolitical decisions, liberals and conservatives literally think differently, researchers show. — Exploring the neurobiology of politics, scientists have found that liberals tolerate ambiguity and conflict better than conservatives because of how their brains work.
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USA Today:
Thompson climbs in GOP poll — WASHINGTON — Former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson has gotten a modest bump in support after finally announcing he's running for the Republican presidential nomination, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds. And Arizona Sen. John McCain may have started to turn around his beleaguered campaign.
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Philip Sherwell / Telegraph:
Activists take Al Gore to task on his diet — He may be the hero of the environmental movement for his crusade against global warming but Al Gore is about to be targeted by animal rights activists over his carnivorous contribution to greenhouse gases. — Citing United Nations research …
Michael J. Totten:
Anbar Awakens Part I: The Battle of Ramadi — RAMADI, IRAQ - After spending some time in and around Baghdad with the United States military I visited the city of Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's notoriously convulsive and violent Anbar Province, and breathed an unlikely sigh of relief.
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
COOKING THE BOOKS....Is it just me, or does anyone else think that Republicans are making a big mistake by spending all their TV time this morning complaining about accusations that Gen. Petraeus is cooking the books in his assessment of progress in Iraq? Repeating the accusation …
Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
Prisons Purging Books on Faith From Libraries — Behind the walls of federal prisons nationwide, chaplains have been quietly carrying out a systematic purge of religious books and materials that were once available to prisoners in chapel libraries. — The chaplains were directed by the Bureau …