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Inshallashshaheed Outted: North Carolina Jihadi in the News (UPDATED) — Michael Moss of the New York Times has outted Inshallashaheed, the al Qaeda supporting blogger who we've been investigating for over a year. I've been sitting on his true identity for months, but in one fell swoop Samir ibn Zafar Khan …
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Al-Qaeda In Iraq Reported Crippled — Many Officials, However, Warn Of Its Resilience — The U.S. military believes it has dealt devastating and perhaps irreversible blows to al-Qaeda in Iraq in recent months, leading some generals to advocate a declaration of victory over the group …
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An Internet Jihad Aims at U.S. Viewers — When Osama bin Laden issued his videotaped message to the American people last month, a young jihad enthusiast went online to help spread the word. — "America needs to listen to Shaykh Usaamah very carefully and take his message with great seriousness," he wrote on his blog.
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The Corner, Flopping Aces, CBS News, The Van Der Galiën Gazette, Jihad Watch and The Volokh Conspiracy


Al-Qaida associates in N.J. — Osama bin Laden may be hiding in the impenetrable mountains near the Afghanistan border, but FBI counterterror officials say they have identified several of his associates in a far more accessible spot — northern New Jersey. — The FBI's elite Joint Terrorism …


McCain is bouncing back — Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is back, two months after he was given up for dead. — For most of 2007, McCain was the prohibitive favorite among GOP voters. No one else came close. — Then, suddenly, his campaign — swollen with overhead and consultants …
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Captain's Quarters, Heading Right, Outside The Beltway, The Van Der Galiën Gazette and Power Line
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Gore Derangement Syndrome — On the day after Al Gore shared the Nobel Peace Prize, The Wall Street Journal's editors couldn't even bring themselves to mention Mr. Gore's name. Instead, they devoted their editorial to a long list of people they thought deserved the prize more.
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3 Americans to Share Nobel Prize in Economics
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Malkin quits The O'Reilly Factor. — Inside Cable News has obtained an e-mail written by Michelle Malkin stating that she has decided to quit appearing on Fox News's The O'Reilly Factor: … Some highlights of her time on the show HERE, HERE, and HERE.
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'WIRE' LAW FAILED LOST GI — 10-HOUR DELAY AS FEDS SOUGHT TAP — U.S. intelligence officials got mired for nearly 10 hours seeking approval to use wiretaps against al Qaeda terrorists suspected of kidnapping Queens soldier Alex Jimenez in Iraq earlier this year, The Post has learned.
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Pelosi's Most Dangerous Ploy — Congressional Democrats anxious to force a withdrawal of American forces from Iraq are frustrated by their inability to muster a veto-proof majority for legislation that would establish a firm date for retreat. But what they cannot do directly they are now working hard to do indirectly.
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Vote on Armenian Genocide Suggests Intent to Undercut Iraq Mission
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Group Plans to Provide Investigative Journalism — As struggling newspapers across the country cut back on investigative reporting, a new kind of journalism venture is hoping to fill the gap. — Paul E. Steiger, who was the top editor of The Wall Street Journal for 16 years …

Sen. Reid's Favorable Ratings Tank — Molly Ball of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Senator Harry Reid's favorable rating in Nevada has "plunged dramatically," according to a new poll. Currently, Reid's favorable rating is at 32%, while his unfavorable rating is at 51% …
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Security and Opportunity for the Twenty-first Century — Summary: The next U.S. president will have a moment of opportunity to reintroduce America to the world and restore our leadership. To build a world that is safe, prosperous, and just, we must get out of Iraq, rediscover the value of statesmanship …
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The Atlantic Online, MSNBC, The Newshoggers, Ezra Klein, The Swamp, The Van Der Galiën Gazette, HillaryClinton.com and Brian Beutler


THE RESURRECTION OF IMUS: RETURNS ON NATION'S TOP TALK STATION — In a dramatic and dazzling career rebound, controversial radio host Don Imus has secured a deal returning him to the airwaves on December 3 — this time on the nation's most listened to talk station, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned!
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Hot Air, The Radio Equalizer, New York Magazine, NewsBusters.org, Gawker, Outside The Beltway and The Daily Gut


COURT SUPREMELY OBJECTS TO MEMOIR — SUPREME Court Justice Clarence Thomas' memoir "My Grandfather's Son" is doing well everyplace but in the Supreme Court. With the utmost respect, the Supremes are supreme. Yes, the president of the United States of America is commander in chief of the Army …
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Universal healthcare: it's not just for Dems anymore — With the party taking a bit of a beating over its resistance to expanding access to healthcare for low-income children, Republicans on Capitol Hill apparently have a new idea: they'll introduce a universal healthcare plan of their own.