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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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Michael Luo / New York Times:
Romney Seeks to Defuse Concerns Over Mormon Faith
Romney Seeks to Defuse Concerns Over Mormon Faith
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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:
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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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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CNN Political Ticker:
Bush gives out wrong hotline number — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Harried homeowners seeking mortgage relief from a new Bush administration hotline Thursday had to contend with a bit of temporary misdirection from the president himself. — As he announced his plan to ease the mortgage crisis for consumers …
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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.
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.
Matthew Felling / CBS News:
Battling Bloggers — Hell hath no fury like a blogger scorned. — Former White House aide Dan Bartlett has drawn a MediaLand of attention for an interview he did with Texas Monthly, disputing the notion that the media wasn't aggressive enough with pre-war reporting.
Matt Lewis / TownHall Blog:
Huckabee's Plan for Immigration Enforcement and Border Security — Today Governor Mike Huckabee is releasing "The Secure America Plan: A 9-Point Strategy for Immigration Enforcement and Border Security." For your reading pleasure, here it is:
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Carter Dougherty / International Herald Tribune:
High income taxes in Denmark worsen a labor shortage — COPENHAGEN: As a self-employed software engineer, Thomas Sorensen broadcasts his qualifications to potential employers across Europe and the Middle East. But to the ones in his native Denmark, he is simply unavailable.
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Scott MacKay / Providence Journal:
Plame takes on Bush policies in speech — PROVIDENCE — Valerie Plame Wilson, whose cover as a covert CIA agent was famously blown by top Bush administration officials, told a Brown University audience last night she is pleased that the U.S. intelligence community has released an assessment concluding …
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CBS News:
$1B In Military Equipment Missing In Iraq — Exclusive: Report Shows Vehicles, Machine Guns And More Meant For Iraqi Forces Unaccounted For — (CBS) This story was written and reported by Laura Strickler of the CBS News Investigative Unit. — Tractor trailers, tank recovery vehicles …
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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Brian Lowry / Variety:
Intel report sinks CNN Iran special — Two-hour 'Nuclear' was slated for Dec. 12 — HOLLYWOOD — The latest National Intelligence Estimate concluding that Iran discontinued its nuclear weapons program four years ago has claimed one casualty: CNN has postponed speculative documentary "We Were Warned — Iran Goes Nuclear."
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.
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