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Col. David Hunt / Fox News:
America Could Have Killed Usama bin Laden — But Didn't — Because there is no shortage of things to yell about regarding the War on Terror, Iraq, Afghanistan, Homeland Security, and so on, deciding what to write about is always fun. — This week, I was going to yell about how the Bush …
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Maggie Michael / Associated Press:
Al-Qaida anger at Jazeera on Laden tape — CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida sympathizers have unleashed a torrent of anger against Al-Jazeera television, accusing it of misrepresenting Osama bin Laden's latest audiotape by airing excerpts in which he criticizes mistakes by insurgents in Iraq.
Jules Crittenden:
Suicide-Bombing the Messenger — Well, not yet, but it's only a matter of time. Al-Jazeera slammed by jihadis: … Not to mentioning getting soft in the cave, and maybe soft in the turban, too. … As a J instructor I had used to say, "When the revolution comes, both sides will shoot us first."
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Did The White House Miss A Chance To Catch OBL Again?
Did The White House Miss A Chance To Catch OBL Again?
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The American Street
Bryan / Hot Air:
Col David Hunt: US balked at killing bin Laden back in August
Col David Hunt: US balked at killing bin Laden back in August
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Riehl World View
Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
CAN SOCOM PULL THE TRIGGER, EVEN ON BIN LADEN?
CAN SOCOM PULL THE TRIGGER, EVEN ON BIN LADEN?
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The Democratic Daily
Lone Star Times:
EXCLUSIVE: SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION BY LEADING NEO-NAZI TO RON PAUL CAMPAIGN IDENTIFIED — LONESTARTIMES.COM EXCLUSIVE!!! — Must credit LoneStarTimes.com!!! — That means YOU, mainstream media producer/reporter/outlet! — A LoneStarTimes.com investigation has conclusively established …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
The Ron Paul Wars
The Ron Paul Wars
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
An Ex-Libertarian — Glenn Reynolds comes out of the closet and says he's no longer a libertarian. After four years of his defending or ignoring every abuse of government power under the Bushies, this is hardly a surprise. But the caricature of many freedom-lovers offered by Stephen Green is silly.
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William J. Broad / New York Times:
Satellite Photos Show Cleansing of Syrian Site — New commercial satellite photos show that a Syrian site believed to have been attacked by Israel last month no longer bears any obvious traces of what some analysts said appeared to have been a partly built nuclear reactor.
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Cheney falls asleep during Cabinet meeting on wildfires. — During a cabinet meeting yesterday, Vice President Cheney fell asleep on camera while President Bush was discussing wildfires in California. A Cheney spokeswoman "laughed it off," telling CNN that the vice president was "practicing meditation."
Salon:
Glenn Greenwald — Anonymous Liberal for Glenn Greenwald: Giuliani on torture — In his book, former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin described his experience being tortured by sleep deprivation at the hands of the KGB: … Here's U.S. presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, speaking at a town hall event in Iowa yesterday:
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Steve Benen / Crooks and Liars:
Giuliani on waterboarding: 'It depends on who does it'
Giuliani on waterboarding: 'It depends on who does it'
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The Plank, Brilliant at Breakfast, The Carpetbagger Report, The Caucus and The American Street
David Eggert / Associated Press:
Student hounds prof running for Congress — MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - A politically conservative student armed with a video camera and a Web site is trying to force a Democratic congressional candidate out of his teaching job at Central Michigan University. — Dennis Lennox, a 23-year-old junior …
Irenep / Michael Yon:
Beauchamp and the Rule of Second Chances — October 25, 2007 — Beauchamp and the Rule of Second Chances: Pass it Along — I'd known that General Petraeus was once accidentally shot in the chest, but I first heard the full story this summer in Baqubah, from an eyewitness whose account I wrote about in Second Chances.
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Debbie Schlussel:
Mrs. Bush's People Lied: To Readers Who Applauded Mrs. Bush's "Tough Stand" Against Muslim HeadScarves . . . When I first wrote about First Lady Laura Bush's latest Breast Cancer Awareness Tour of the Extremist Islamic World (redundant), I noted that Mrs. Bush's PR team told the press that she would not …
CNN:
Arsonist left clues, fire chief says — ORANGE COUNTY, California (CNN) — One of the larger fires in Southern California was deliberately started by someone with apparent knowledge of arson, a fire official said Thursday. — The Santiago Fire in Orange County was started in two places along …
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
"Effective Liberty" — Two of the most chilling words you'll ever hear. Crooked Timber wants the government policing speech to protect minorities. At last they're honest about the true agenda of the left. Notice this isn't about "hate-crimes". It's about "hate-speech."