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Alan M. Dershowitz / Christian Science Monitor:
Israel, Hamas, and moral idiocy — Much of the world's response is a false moral equivalence that simply encourages the terrorists. — Israel's decision to take military action against Hamas rocket attacks targeting its civilian population has been long in coming.
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William Sieghart / Times of London:
We must adjust our distorted image of Hamas — Gaza is a secular society where people listen to pop music, watch TV and many women walk the streets unveiled — Last week I was in Gaza. While I was there I met a group of 20 or so police officers who were undergoing a course in conflict management.
David Grossman / New York Times:
Fight Fire With a Cease-Fire — NOW, after the heavy blow that Israel has dealt to the Gaza Strip, we would do best to halt, turn to the leaders of Hamas and tell them: Until last Saturday, we restrained ourselves in responding to the thousands of Qassam rockets fired at us.
Washington Post:
Israel Rejects Proposed Cease-Fire
Israel Rejects Proposed Cease-Fire
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War in Context, Los Angeles Times, Rootless Cosmopolitan, On Deadline, Gothamist and MSNBC
Associated Press:
PM, Barak appear split on cease-fire
PM, Barak appear split on cease-fire
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Jerusalem Post, Power Line, Hot Air, Mere Rhetoric, Ynetnews, Yourish.com and Israel Matzav
Gateway Pundit:
Blogger Conference Call on Israel-Hamas War: Israel Expects Support …
Blogger Conference Call on Israel-Hamas War: Israel Expects Support …
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Jewish Current Issues, Atlas Shrugs, Daled Amos, Bloomberg, Seraphic Secret, Mere Rhetoric, The Other McCain and Random Thoughts
The Huffington Post:
Roland Burris Almost Certain To Be Seated, Legal Scholars Say — Rod Blagojevich's decision to appoint Roland Burris to Illinois' vacant Senate seat, even as the governor faces intense criminal scrutiny, is being treated as a crazy political power grab. It also seems very likely to be permanent.
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Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Davis said thanks, but no thanks — WASHINGTON — Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.) would like to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate. The appointment was dangled before him last Wednesday. He turned it down. We discussed why when we talked Tuesday night …
Toby Harnden / Toby Harnden's blog listings:
The race card is played: Don't “hang or lynch” …
The race card is played: Don't “hang or lynch” …
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Jezebel, Don Surber, Hotline On Call, Political Machine, Chicago Breaking News, MSNBC, Comedy Central and Sister Toldjah
David Johnston / New York Times:
Lobbyist Sues Times, Citing Report of McCain Ties — WASHINGTON — A Washington lobbyist sued The New York Times and several of its reporters and editors Tuesday, charging that the newspaper had falsely created an impression that she had engaged in an improper romantic relationship with Senator John McCain.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Vicki Iseman files $27 million lawsuit against NYT over McCain hit piece
Vicki Iseman files $27 million lawsuit against NYT over McCain hit piece
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Pajamas Media, Political Machine, Gawker, The Politico, Law Blog, Jules Crittenden and TigerHawk
Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
FLORIDASTAN: ISLAMIC ANTI JEW, PRO-HAMAS RALLY - THE HATRED OF THE GOOD — Federal building Broward Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Muslims rally against the Jewish state. — It was pandemonium. Muslims dress in full jihad garb juiced with .... hate.It looked like Halloween in Gaza.
Stephanie Clifford / New York Times:
Village Voice Lays Off Nat Hentoff and 2 Others — The troubled Village Voice laid off three employees Tuesday, including Nat Hentoff, the prominent columnist who has worked for the paper since 1958, contributing opinionated columns about jazz, civil liberties and politics.
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Evan Perez / Wall Street Journal:
Gonzales Defends Role in Antiterror Policies — WASHINGTON — Alberto Gonzales, who has kept a low profile since resigning as attorney general nearly 16 months ago, said he is writing a book to set the record straight about his controversial tenure as a senior official in the Bush administration.
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Pyrrhic Torture Trials — Should Bush administration officials be put on trial for crimes such as authorizing torture? — Personally, I'm just relieved to have this crowd heading out of office and its policies — on torture, on indefinite detention, on warrantless wiretapping …
Paul Elias / Associated Press:
Influx of black renters raises tension in Bay Area — ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) - As more and more black renters began moving into this mostly white San Francisco Bay Area suburb a few years ago, neighbors started complaining about loud parties, mean pit bulls, blaring car radios, prostitution, drug dealing and muggings of schoolchildren.
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Obama's Â'One President' Philosophy Is Not One-Fit-All — Democrat Defers to Bush on Foreign Policy but Not on Economy — When it comes to repairing the faltering U.S. economy, Barack Obama offers vision, numbers and detail. But as Israeli bombs and Palestinian rockets explode in the Middle East …
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Zachary Roth / TPMMuckraker:
For Some Culprits In Financial Meltdown, Life Is Still Pretty Good — This probably won't come as a surprise. But some of the major culprits in the financial crash — former CEOs or top execs at banks whose billion-dollar losses helped precipitate the turmoil — don't seem to be paying …
Washington Post:
Downgrades And Downfall — How could a single unit of AIG cause the giant company's near-ruin and become a fulcrum of the global financial crisis? By straying from its own rules for managing risk and then failing to anticipate the consequences. — Third of three parts