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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
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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Graham Bowley / New York Times:
3 Americans to Share Nobel Prize in Economics — The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded today to three Americans for their work in mechanism design theory, a branch of economics that looks at the design of institutions in situations where markets do not work properly.
Washington Post:
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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MSNBC:
Craig says he will fight to clear name — In NBC interview, senator blasts Romney for abandoning him after arrest — BOISE, Idaho - Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, said Sunday that he defied calls for his resignation after he pleaded guilty in an airport restroom sex sting because that would be …
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New York Times:
An Internet Jihad Sells Extremism to Viewers in the U.S. — 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 …
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
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 …
Carl Hulse / The Caucus:
Showdown Over Children's Health Care Looms — Democrats are not predicting victory in the main event in Congress this week - their push to override President Bush's veto of a children's health care bill. But they believe they're winning nonetheless. — Even though Republicans expect …
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
In Maryland, a Microcosm of Debate on Health Bill
In Maryland, a Microcosm of Debate on Health Bill
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Julian E. Barnes / Los Angeles Times:
America's own unlawful combatants? — OVER BAGHDAD: A Blackwater helicopter in Feburary. The amount of force being used by such firms has raised questions. — Using private guards in Iraq could expose the U.S. to accusations of treaty violations, some experts think.
Des Moines Register:
Service union to declare endorsement of Edwards — Service Employees International Union's Iowa division has 2,200 members. Units elsewhere may back others. — Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is expected to receive the endorsement today of Iowa's Service Employees International Union …
Lee Bandy / The Politico:
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 …
Telegraph:
'Come to Zimbabwe for a holiday ... please' — By Byron Dziva In Harare — The shops are empty, petrol is only available on the black market, and the country's once abundant wildlife is under threat from hungry poachers — so come to Zimbabwe for a holiday.
USA Today:
Measure to shield reporters' secret sources likely to pass — WASHINGTON — A House bill that would help reporters protect confidential sources will pass easily this week, supporters say, despite opposition from the Bush administration. — "I believe we'll have a strong bipartisan vote …
Walter Shapiro / Salon:
My letter to the most important man in American politics — In which I implore Bill Gardner to save the New Hampshire primary. — New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner during a news conference in Concord, N.H., Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007. — Bill Gardner, the doggedly nonpartisan …
Andrew C. McCarthy / Human Events:
Medellin (and Bush) v. Texas — So see if you can follow this. — George W. Bush, the imperial president of left-wing lampoon, orders his National Security Agency to intercept enemy communications without judicial warrants — something the courts have repeatedly ruled presidents …
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Irenep / Michael Yon:
Achievements of the Human Heart — When the 1-4 CAV first arrived to set up COP Amanche, the neighorbood looked beyond hope. — On April 30, 2007, I published the conclusion of a two-part dispatch, Desires of the Human Heart, about the efforts of the 1-4 CAV to transform an abandoned seminary …