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Charles Hurt / New York Post:
TIMES GIVES LEFTIES A HEFTY DISCOUNT FOR 'BETRAY US' AD — The New York Times dramatically slashed its normal rates for a full-page advertisement for MoveOn.org's ad questioning the integrity of Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq. — Headlined "Cooking the Books …
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New York Post:
SEN. CLINTON'S SLUR — Sen. Hillary Clinton yesterday found herself positioned firmly to the left of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi regarding that disgusting New York Times/MoveOn "General Betray Us" attack on Gen. David Petraeus' integrity. — That's not an enviable position for a woman who's trying …
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Patrick Cockburn / The Independent:
President Petraeus? Iraqi official recalls the day US general revealed ambition
President Petraeus? Iraqi official recalls the day US general revealed ambition
National / Homeland Security National Terror Alert:
Camouflaged Man Armed With A Loaded AK-47 Arrested In Dearborn Park — A 26-year-old Dearborn resident, Houssein Zorkot, was arraigned in 19th District Court Tuesday on several felony charges, including carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent. — Zorkot, a third-year medical student …
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Dearborn Press and Guide-Heritage …:
Man with AK-47 assault rifle arrested after leaving Dearborn's Hemlock Park — DEARBORN - Houssein Zorkot, a 26-year-old Dearborn resident, was arraigned Tuesday in 19th District Court on multiple felony charges, including carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent — a five-year felony.
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Robert Vamosi / CNET News.com:
Researcher: Bin Laden's beard is real, video is not — On the Friday before the sixth anniversary of 9/11, Osama bin Laden appeared in a new video, his first since prior to the U.S. presidential elections in 2004. In analyzing the video, Neal Krawetz of Hactor Factor, an expert on digital image forensics …
George Will / Real Clear Politics:
Is a Fred Thompson Campaign Necessary? — Fred Thompson's plunge into the presidential pool — more belly-flop than swan dive — was the strangest product launch since that of New Coke in 1985. Then the question was: Is this product necessary? A similar question stumped Thompson the day he plunged.
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Sameer N. Yacoub / Associated Press:
Police: Bomb kills sheik working with US — BAGHDAD - The most prominent figure in a U.S.-backed revolt of Sunni sheiks against al-Qaida in Iraq was killed Thursday by a bomb planted near his home in Anbar province, 10 days after he met with President Bush, police and tribal leaders said.
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James Glanz / New York Times:
Compromise on Oil Law in Iraq Seems to Be Collapsing — A carefully constructed compromise on a draft law governing Iraq's rich oil fields, agreed to in February after months of arduous talks among Iraqi political groups, appears to have collapsed. The apparent breakdown comes just as Congress …
New York Times:
Limited Pullout Is Middle Way on Iraq, Bush Will Say — When top Democratic leaders visited him at the White House this week, President Bush told them he wanted to "find common ground" on Iraq. But when the president said he planned to "start doing some redeployment," the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, cut him off.
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Newsweek:
Spy Master Admits Error — Intel czar Mike McConnell told Congress a new law helped bring down a terror plot. The facts say otherwise. — In a new embarrassment for the Bush administration top spymaster, Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell is withdrawing an assertion …
Beldar / beldar.blogs.com:
Do you care if national security criminal Sandy Berger is re-embraced by The Triangulatrix? — This is a story about a buffoon who became one of our nation's top national security officials, and then became a confessed national security criminal. His probation ended last week …
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Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Senate Intelligence Panel Seeks CIA Nominee's Withdrawal — Members of the Senate intelligence committee have requested the withdrawal of the Bush administration's choice for CIA general counsel, acknowledging that John Rizzo's nomination has stalled because of concerns about his views on the treatment of terrorism suspects.
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Consultant Probed in Bogus Interview — Former ABC Consultant Says He Was 'Scammed' in Piece on Obama — A former consultant to ABC's investigative unit admitted yesterday that he put his name on a purported interview with Barack Obama that he never conducted.
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Jerusalem Post:
Report: US to attack Iran in 8-10 months — Germany's unwillingness to impose further sanctions on Iran has pushed the United States closer towards a decision on a military strike, FOX News reported on Wednesday. — According to the report, Germany's decision has spurred senior US army officials …
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Camille Paglia / Salon:
How secure are you? — Petraeus' empty words and the real terror threat. Plus: Larry Craig's libidinal misstep is grounded in modern male sexuality. — Six years after the attack on the World Trade Center, what is the state of national security in the U.S.?
Fawaz A. Gerges / Christian Science Monitor:
BIN LADEN'S NEW IMAGE: YOUNGER, MORE MARXIST — The former multimillionaire now blames global capitalism and class for the tragedies in Iraq and Afghanistan. … AFTER A THREE-YEAR absence, Osama bin Laden has resurfaced in another of his rousing videotapes, only this time with a new image and a new message.
The Corner:
The Senator Has a Point — ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain made the following statement today: — Senator Clinton said that believing General Petraeus' testimony requires a 'willing suspension of disbelief.' I think it willingly suspends disbelief to not repudiate an advertisement run …