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Governor Mitt Romney's "Faith In America" Address — "Faith In America" — Remarks As Prepared For Delivery — The George Bush Presidential Library — College Station, Texas — "Thank you, Mr. President, for your kind introduction. — "It is an honor to be here today.
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Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
"A Common Creed Of Moral Convictions" — Mitt Romney's "Faith in America" speech was simply magnificent, and anyone who denies it is not to be trusted as an analyst. On every level it was a masterpiece. The staging and Romney's delivery, the eclipse of all other candidates it caused …
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John Podhoretz / Commentary:
Mitt Romney's Boilerplate Mistake — So Mitt Romney, facing the rise of Mike Huckabee's Christian-centric campaign in Iowa and judging that the Huckabee surge is related to discomfort with Romney's Mormonism, gave his much-anticipated speech on faith this morning.
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
C.I.A. Destroyed Tapes of Interrogations — The Central Intelligence Agency in 2005 destroyed at least two videotapes documenting the interrogation of two Al Qaeda operatives in the agency's custody, a step it took in the midst of Congressional and legal scrutiny about the C.I.A's secret detention program …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
This Is A Banana Republic — What defines such a republic? How about an executive that ignores the rule of law, commits war-crimes and then destroys the actual evidence? Today's bombshell is that the CIA has done just that with respect to tapes made recording the torture of enemy combatants.
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Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Two GOP congresswomen quit Page Board — Two Republicans on the House Page Board resigned Thursday because the House clerk failed to notify them of two incidents involving high school-age students, including shoplifting charges and improper sexual conduct. — Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite …
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Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:
Another Sexually Charged House Page Scandal — So much for reform of the House page program in the wake of the Mark Foley scandal. House teenage pages are so wild and unsupervised that two GOP members of Congress have resigned from the House Page Board, protesting that they were not informed …
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
God Wants Me As President — His surge in the polls is caused by the same forces that allowed Jesus to feed the five thousand. Well: what else is he going to believe?
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National Review:
Huckabee: Force Behind My Rise in Polls Is 'Not Human' — First Mrs. Huckabee: … Comparing effective use of campaign funds to a miracle? Cringe. Well, it's just the candidate's wife, it's not like Huckabee would say something like... Wow. Huckabee's been endorsed by both Chuck Norris AND Jesus Christ.
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MSNBC:
Did Morgan Spurlock find Osama bin Laden? — 15 minutes of footage shown at film fest sparks bidding war, speculation — Rumors are flying that filmmaker Morgan Spurlock of "Super Size Me" fame may have done what the United States government has failed to do for the last six years — find Osama bin Laden.
Matt / Think Progress:
Bush gives out wrong mortgage hotline phone number. — During his speech today announcing his plan "to ease the mortgage crisis for consumers, President Bush accidentally gave out the wrong number for his new "Hope Now Hotline" that worried homeowners are encouraged to call for assistance.
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San Francisco Chronicle:
SF radio personality Bernie Ward indicted on child porn charges — (12-06) 15:29 PST San Francisco - — Bernie Ward, a popular liberal San Francisco radio talk show host and former Catholic priest, has been indicted on federal child pornography charges, authorities said today.
Little Green Footballs:
Video: Max Boot on Saudi Arabia, NIE — Here's an interview with Max Boot, on his recent trip to Saudi Arabia and the National Intelligence Estimate. (Hat tip: Contentions.)
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CNN Political Ticker:
Senate's presidential contenders may face a tough choice — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may put some of the Democratic presidential candidates in awkward spot this weekend. — The Nevada Democrat told reporters Thursday he will schedule a Senate vote on the Energy Bill this Saturday.
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Ron Paul blimp charts unprecedented course — Look! — Up in the sky: It's a bird. It's a plane. It's ... Ron Paul? — If a whimsical publicity stunt goes as planned, a blimp hyping the long-shot Republican presidential campaign of the Texas congressman will launch next week.
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Sara A. Carter / Washington Times:
Iraqi officers go missing in U.S. — Numerous Iraqi military and law-enforcement officials brought to the U.S. as part of special intelligence and training programs have run away and are seeking asylum in this country or disappeared altogether, The Washington Times has learned.
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