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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.
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.
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David Grossman / New York Times:
Fight Fire With a Cease-Fire
Fight Fire With a Cease-Fire
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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 …
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Chicago Sun Times:
Another bad choice by ethically bankrupt gov — The people of Illinois didn't need another reason to throw Gov. Blagojevich out of office. — They had plenty already. — But on Tuesday, the governor gave the state one more excellent reason, this time by going back on his word and appointing …
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns and Money:
The Powell Precedent — My vacation has limited my blog reading …
The Powell Precedent — My vacation has limited my blog reading …
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Defiant Governor Picks Obama Successor
Defiant Governor Picks Obama Successor
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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.
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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 …
Peter Baker / The Caucus:
Moving Day for the Obamas — Even in a town where the hotels are swamped for the inauguration, it turns out to be easy to get a room if you're the one being inaugurated. — President-elect Barack Obama and his family will move to Washington this weekend in time for his daughters to start school, aides said Tuesday.
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Obama's Â'One President' Philosophy Is Not One-Fit-All
Obama's Â'One President' Philosophy Is Not One-Fit-All
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Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
Arab youths open fire on Israelis working at mall in Denmark — A group of Arab youths opened fire Wednesday evening on a number of Israelis working at a mall in the Danish city of Odenza, some 200 kilometers north of Copenhagen. — The Israelis, who were operating a stall in the shopping center, were lightly wounded in their legs.
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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.
Joe / Power Line:
HAMAS H.Q. BOMBED; POWER LINE, TOO — Talk about disproportionate response. Just an hour or so after Power Line posted a series of videos from the Israeli Defense Forces—videos that, as Scott discovered, YouTube had pulled—we experienced a Denial-of-Service attack from a cabal …
Wall Street Journal:
Let Detroit Build Profitable Cars — UAW chief Ron Gettelfinger doesn't seem to get the picture. Let's help him. — In the continuing battle over Detroit, UAW chief Ron Gettelfinger doesn't seem to get the picture. Let's help him. — With shareholders virtually wiped …
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Nobody Goes There Anymore, It's Too Crowded — I think trying to build housing in shopping malls is a potentially promising idea. It's a reminder that I've been meaning for a while to write a post about separating the idea of “walkable urbanism” from the idea of “living in a city.”
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.
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.