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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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Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
CAN SOCOM PULL THE TRIGGER, EVEN ON BIN LADEN? — The incident involving MSG Troy Anderson and CPT Dave Staffel facing murder charges for killing a known terrorist worried me greatly. Noone in the field considering pulling the trigger and ventilating a terrorist in what they understand …
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Did The White House Miss A Chance To Catch OBL Again? — Boy, even FOX News analysts are calling the Bush Administration (and the military generals-Watch out!) incompetent. — I have to admit that this story seemed completely buried until I heard it this morning on the Stephanie Miller Show.
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The American Street
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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Michael Cooper / The Caucus:
In His Words: Giuliani on Torture — DAVENPORT, Iowa — At a town hall meeting here last night, Rudolph W. Giuliani expanded upon his views of torture. Here is a transcript of the exchange. — Linda Gustitus, who is the president of a group called the National Religious Campaign Against Torture …
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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 — RedState defends its decision to bar future posters from supporting Ron Paul: … I don't think I qualify as a Neo-Nazi or a Code Pink activist. Full Wired story here. But here's a simple message to Ron Paul supporters. You're welcome here.
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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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 …
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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."
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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."
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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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 …
Matt / Think Progress:
Perino: 'There Are Public Health Benefits To Climate Change' For People Who Die From 'Cold' … " "There are public health benefits to climate change," asserted Perino. … On the whole, the negative "health impacts of climate change are potentially huge":
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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.