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8:55 AM ET, December 7, 2007

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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:
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.
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
C.I.A. Destroyed 2 Tapes Showing Interrogations  —  The Central Intelligence Agency in 2005 destroyed at least two videotapes documenting the interrogation of two Qaeda operatives in the agency's custody, a step it took in the midst of Congressional and legal scrutiny about its secret detention program …
Washington Post:
CIA Destroyed Videos Showing Interrogations  —  The CIA made videotapes in 2002 of its officers administering harsh interrogation techniques to two al-Qaeda suspects but destroyed the tapes three years later, CIA Director Michael V. Hayden said yesterday.  —  Captured on tape were interrogations …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Pamela Hess / wtopnews.com:
Hayden Says CIA Videotapes Destroyed
Discussion: Emptywheel
Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
Where's Rose Mary Woods When You Need Her?
Cernig / The Newshoggers:
CIA Destroys Torture Evidence
Discussion: The Blotter
David Lightman / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Candidate Ron Paul's devotees a mixed bag  —  WASHINGTON — If Ron Paul's supporters got together for a family portrait, it would be one of those pictures in which no one seems to resemble anyone else.  —  "You have old-school Republicans, the conservatives who backed Barry Goldwater (in 1964).
Discussion: The Swamp and Prairie Weather
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White House:
Fact Sheet: Helping American Families Keep Their Homes  —  President Bush Announces Private-Sector Plan To Help Struggling Homeowners, Calls On Congress To Join Administration In Acting  —  Today, President Bush outlined steps the Administration is taking to help American homeowners and called …
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Chris Isidore / CNNMoney.com:
Foreclosures reach record high
Discussion: Corrente and The Big Picture
Washington Post:
Review of Iran Intelligence to Be Sought  —  As Conservatives Reject New NIE, Republican Senators to Urge Congressional Panel  —  Senate Republicans are planning to call for a congressional commission to investigate the conclusions of the new National Intelligence Estimate on Iran …
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Little Green Footballs:
Video: Max Boot on Saudi Arabia, NIE
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Richard Simon / Los Angeles Times:
House passes a sweeping energy bill  —  Fuel efficiency would increase and alternative sources would expand.  The measure faces a tough road in the Senate.  —  WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday approved the biggest increase in vehicle fuel-economy standards since gasoline cost less …
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CNN Political Ticker:
Senate's presidential contenders may face a tough choice
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.
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 …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Faith vs. the Faithless  —  Jon Meacham is the editor of Newsweek and the author of "American Gospel," which describes the history of religious liberty in the United States.  Richard John Neuhaus is the editor in chief of First Things and the author of "The Naked Public Square," …
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NY Daily News:
Judith Nathan got security earlier  —  Judith Nathan got taxpayer-funded chauffeur services from the NYPD earlier than previously disclosed - even before her affair with then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani was revealed, witnesses and sources tell the Daily News.  —  "It went on for months before the affair …
Discussion: Betsy's Page
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.
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
I HEARD NEAL BOORTZ holding forth on the Omaha mall shooting this morning on the way to work, and I realized I haven't posted on it.  I don't really have anything to say that I haven't said before.  But it's worth noting — since apparently most of the media reports haven't — that this was another mass shooting in a "gun-free" zone.
Alec Klein / Washington Post:
The Army's $200 Billion Makeover  —  March to Modernize Proves Ambitious and Controversial  —  EL PASO — A $200 billion plan to remake the largest war machine in history unfolds in one small way on a quiet country road in the Chihuahuan Desert.  —  Jack Hensley, one of a legion of contractors …
Bloomberg:
Hot Air Emitted by Climate Summit Equals 20,000 Cars  —  Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) — Government officials and activists flying to Bali, Indonesia, for the United Nations meeting on climate change will cause as much pollution as 20,000 cars in a year.  —  The delegates each will produce …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Sister Toldjah
 
 
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Arnold Kling / TCS Daily:
Economics Books and Podcasts: The Class of 2007
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Warren P. Strobel / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
State Dept. retains manager of troubled embassy project
Discussion: Paul Krugman
Washington Post:
Senate Waives Pledge, Approves Tax Bill
CNN:
Computers may yield clues about mall shooter
J. Michael Kennedy / New York Times:
Seasonal Debate Rages Over Loveliest Branches
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Sarah Ellison / Wall Street Journal:
News Corp. Duo Set To Lead Dow Jones As Zannino Resigns
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Huckabee Tries to Shoot the Messenger, But Wounds His Campaign Instead
Jonathan Adler / The Volokh Conspiracy:
MUST OUR NEXT PRESIDENT BE SCIENTIFICALLY LITERATE?
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Fred compares Huck to Clinton, hits him on taxes
Discussion: Stop The ACLU
Scott MacKay / Providence Journal:
Plame takes on Bush policies in speech
Discussion: Firedoglake
 

 
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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