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Ephraim Sneh / Washington Post:
Why Israel Is Bombing Gaza — When demands are made of Israel to halt its military activities in Gaza, a brief historical reminder is in order. — In September 2005, Israel vacated Gaza, dismantled all the settlements in the Gaza Strip and did not leave a shred of a presence there.
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Yaakov Katz / Associated Press:
IAF steps up Gaza Strip air strikes — The IAF on Thursday bombed a building in the Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza, reportedly killing seven people, including senior Hamas leader and cleric Sheikh Nizar Rayyan, and injuring thirty others. — Army Radio reported that according to Palestinian sources …
Taghreed El-Khodary / New York Times:
In Dense Gaza, Civilians Suffer — GAZA — A dentist stood at the bed of a doctor, his good friend Ehab Madhoun, 32, who had just died, his shrapnel-pitted body wrapped in a white shroud. — The day before, Dr. Madhoun, a general practitioner, was in an ambulance responding to an Israeli strike …
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Ynetnews:
Hamas leader, 20 Palestinians killed in IAF strikes — Nizar Rayyan, who advocated renewal of suicide bombings against Jewish state, killed with nine other people, including members of his family. Palestinians report 10 people killed in separate strike on Gaza school — Latest Update:
Rasmussen Reports:
Americans Closely Divided Over Israel's Gaza Attacks — Americans, while far more sympathetic to Israel than the Palestinians, are closely divided over whether the Jewish state should be taking military action against militants in the Gaza Strip. — Forty-four percent (44%) …
Ernesto Londoño / Washington Post:
At Midnight, U.S. Leaves Republican Palace, Green Zone to Iraqis — The walls of the majestic Republican Palace in Baghdad's Green Zone have been stripped bare. The vaults that secured American cash and classified documents are gone, and the cement blast walls that protected the front entrance were taken down this week.
New York Post:
SILVER NOW TAKES SHINE TO CAROLINE — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who last week sharply questioned whether Caroline Kennedy should be appointed to the US Senate, said yesterday he's rethinking his views because he believes Gov. Paterson may soon pick her.
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Kyle Hopkins / Anchorage Daily News:
Palin says Johnston is no dropout — HIGH SCHOOL: She says father of her grandson has a job and takes correspondence classes. — khopkins@adn.com — Gov. Sarah Palin spent part of Wednesday countering what she considers inaccurate descriptions of how much education her daughter's fiance has …
Renae Merle / Washington Post:
Wall Street's Final '08 Toll: $6.9 Trillion Wiped Out — Racked by Crisis, Markets End Year on Slight Upswing — After months of tortuous trading, Wall Street rang out its worst year since the Great Depression yesterday, leaving shareholders $6.9 trillion the poorer.
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Vikas Bajaj / New York Times:Markets Limp Into 2009 After a Bruising Year
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Analysis: Must Senate seat Burris? — NOTE TO READERS: This post is another in a series exploring the meaning and scope of prior Supreme Court rulings — here, the June 16, 1969, decision in Powell v. McCormack (395 U.S. 486). — Analysis — Twice in recent days, the Democrats …
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Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
South Carolina Governor Relents on Jobless Funds — COLUMBIA, S.C. — Just hours before the unemployment benefits fund was to run out in South Carolina, the state with the nation's third-highest jobless rate, Gov. Mark Sanford relented Wednesday and agreed to apply for a $146 million federal loan …
Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
‘Humanitarian aid flow in our interest’ — Defense officials said Wednesday that the IDF cannot prevent humanitarian aid transferred into the Gaza Strip from falling into Hamas hands, and Israel will continue to facilitate the transfer of the supplies to the embattled territory.
Front Page Magazine:
Man of the Year: Geert Wilders — It's a safe bet that Geert Wilders won't be Time magazine's Man of the Year any time soon. If anything, the unusually coiffed Dutch MP is a favorite hate figure of the Western media, which has spent years vilifying him as a “reactionary,” a …
Eric Kleefeld / TPM Election Central:
Minnesota Recount Almost Over — But Coleman Could Keep A Franken Win Bottled Up For Weeks — Al Franken could be declared the winner of the Minnesota recount as soon as Monday, but due to the peculiarities of Minnesota election law, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) could keep the seat bottled …
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