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On the Jewish Question — Herewith some thoughts about tomorrow's Annapolis peace conference, and the larger problem of how to approach the Israel-Palestine conflict. The first question (one might think it is obvious but apparently not) is, "What is the conflict about?"
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Condi's Road to Damascus — The price America will pay for her Syrian photo-op. — Remember Nancy Pelosi's spring break in Damascus? Condoleezza Rice apparently does not. When the House Speaker paid Syrian strongman Bashar Assad a call back in April, President Bush denounced her for sending …

Gang rape in Annapolis — It is fitting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice chose the U.S. Naval Academy for the venue of today's so-called Mideast peace conference. The reputation of that extraordinary institution in Annapolis has been sullied in recent years by a succession of rapes of young women.

Escort Throws Cold Water On Lott Rumor — A San Antonio-based gay male escort categorically denied Monday that outgoing GOP Sen. Trent Lott had ever procured his services, putting to bed one of the more stunning rumors to emerge following Lott's announcement earlier in the day that he was leaving Congress.
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GOP Comeback Climb Is Increasingly Steep — Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott's resignation announcement on Monday was the latest in a wave of retirements to hit congressional Republicans, making an already difficult 2008 electoral landscape even more complicated for the minority party.


Confident Clinton Takes Aim At Attackers — Hillary Clinton Tells Katie Couric Time To "Draw Contrasts" With Her Rivals — (CBS) With the Iowa caucus just over a month away, CBS News anchor Katie Couric sat down for an exclusive interview with Democratic frontrunner Sen. Hillary Clinton.
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Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton Bring Star Power to Iowa — Talk Show Host, Former President Bring Star Power Galore — Both are legendary communicators, perhaps the two greatest in their generation. Both helped build an ethic of empathy, turning the public confession into a rite of passage.
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Democratic Candidates Look Good in Latest 2008 Trial Heats
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Novak on Clinton-Obama, 'Prince of Darkness' — The transcript follows. — Robert D. Novak: Robert Novak standing by... Floris, Va.: Here's what I've never understood about the Valerie Plame Wilson issue. Most reporters don't print information without having at least two sources.


77 Police Officers Injured in Paris- Rioters Using Shotguns! — The rampaging youth are shooting at police with shotguns. — BBC has video of the street warfare HERE. — Young residents of Villiers-le-Bel, a northern Paris suburb, vandalize an abandoned police car during clashes late Monday, Nov. 26, 2007.


An Edgy Calm in Fallujah — FALLUJAH, IRAQ - "You're probably safer here than you are in New York City," said Marine First Lieutenant Barry Edwards when I arrived in Fallujah. I raised my eyebrows at him skeptically. "How many people got shot at last night in New York City?" he said.
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That 'Top One Percent' — People who are in the top one percent in income receive far more than one percent of the attention in the media. Even aside from miscellaneous celebrity bimbos, the top one percent attract all sorts of hand-wringing and finger-pointing.


In Hospice Care, Longer Lives Mean Money Lost — CAMDEN, Ala. — Hundreds of hospice providers across the country are facing the catastrophic financial consequence of what would otherwise seem a positive development: their patients are living longer than expected.

Gintis pummels Krugman — HERBERT GINTIS is one of the most consistently interesting economists working today, in large part due to his creatively synthetic yet unfailingly rigorous sensibility. Which is not to say I agree with him about everything. Mr Gintis has unimpeachable left-wing credentials …
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The Rightosphere Temperature Check For November: Special GOP Primary Edition — Right Wing News emailed more than 240 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to answer 8 questions about the 2008 candidates. The following 61 blogs responded: — The Absurd Report, David All Group …