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Bruce Landis / Providence Journal:
Chafee quietly quits the GOP … PROVIDENCE — Lincoln D. Chafee, who lost his Senate seat in the wave of anti-Republican sentiment in last November's election, said yesterday that he has left the party. — Chafee said he disaffiliated with the party he had helped lead …
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Moderate Lincoln Chafee Has Left The GOP Building — There's good news today for Republican conservatives who felt former Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee was nothing but a RINO (Republican In Name Only). And bad news for those who believe the Republican Party could use more consensus-oriented moderates.
wftv.com:
Albright Says U.S. Must Use Diplomacy Surge — Former Secretary Of State Says Iraq Worse Than Vietnam — DES MOINES, Iowa — Once the highest-ranking woman in the history of the United States government, Madeleine Albright, spent Friday in central Iowa. — The former Secretary of State …
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TigerHawk:
Osirak redux, and the idiom of military action — The Times of London reported this morning that the Israeli "incursion" into Syrian airspace a few days back destroyed, or was intended to destroy, nuclear material probably supplied by the North Koreans. Iran is probably involved as well …
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Allison Kaplan Sommer / Pajamas Media:
WHAT DID ISRAEL REALLY ATTACK IN SYRIA?
WHAT DID ISRAEL REALLY ATTACK IN SYRIA?
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David Johnston / New York Times:
Bush May Name Ex-Judge to Succeed Gonzales — A former federal judge from New York has emerged as a contender to succeed Alberto R. Gonzales as attorney general, as the White House moved closer to announcing President Bush's choice to lead the Justice Department, according to associates of several prospective candidates.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
The Economics Of Bling — It's a real phenomenon: … Sorry but can't resist:
Damien Cave / New York Times:
U.S. Seizes Suspect in Killing of Sunni Sheik — American military officials said Sunday that they captured a suspected militant linked to last week's assassination of a Sunni Arab tribal leader in Anbar Province, in western Iraq, who had collaborated with the American military to fight insurgents.
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Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Gates Sees a 'Protracted' Stay for Troops — Two days after saying he hoped American forces in Iraq might be reduced to 100,000 by the end of next year, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today that American troops were likely to remain in that country for a "protracted period."
CNN:
O.J. Simpson faces robbery, assault charges — LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) — O.J. Simpson will be charged with a total of six counts of robbery, assault, burglary and conspiracy, Las Vegas police announced Sunday. — Simpson was arrested at his hotel room at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas …
Matthew Barakat / Associated Press:
Thousands march in D.C. war protest — WASHINGTON - Several thousand anti-war demonstrators marched through downtown Washington on Saturday, clashing with police at the foot of the Capitol steps where more than 190 protesters were arrested. — The group marched from the White House to the Capitol to demand an end to the Iraq war.
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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham's Realism — Now that the president has endorsed the Petraeus-Crocker plan for Iraq, it is worth noting one exchange from their Senate hearings. — Some senators, such as Barbara Boxer of California, were so self-absorbed they could not manage to ask a single question …
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
US Gets Sattar Assassin — The US has captured the al-Qaeda terrorist who masterminded the assassination of the leader of Anbar Awakening. Intelligence following the murder pinned it on Fallah Khalifa Hiyas Fayyas al-Jumayli, who got captured outide of a town north of Baghdad:
N. Gregory Mankiw / New York Times:
One Answer to Global Warming: A New Tax — IN the debate over global climate change, there is a yawning gap that needs to be bridged. The gap is not between environmentalists and industrialists, or between Democrats and Republicans. It is between policy wonks and political consultants.
Bruce Smith / Associated Press:
McCain: I'm a Baptist — HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has long identified himself as an Episcopalian, said this weekend that he is a Baptist and has been for years. — Campaigning in this conservative, predominantly Baptist state …
Times of London:
Bankers fear £12bn run on Rock — NORTHERN ROCK, the mortgage bank rescued by the Bank of England last week, could see as much as £12 billion - nearly half of its deposits - withdrawn by worried savers, experts say. — The run on the bank continued yesterday as police were called …
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Ian Welsh / Firedoglake:
No, Greenspan Doesn't Get To Rehabilitate His Reputation — So Alan Greenspan has a new book coming out on Monday. And it says nasty things about the Bush administration. Welcome to the club Alan - the club of Bush enablers who write books once they aren't in power …
Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Sparse Schedule for Thompson on Trail — At his second campaign stop of the day on Friday, just after 2 p.m., Fred D. Thompson was deep into a riff on the benefits of high-quality American health care. — "It's allowing us to live healthier lives and to live longer," Mr. Thompson …