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3:40 PM ET, January 11, 2009

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‘This Week’ Transcript: Barack Obama  —  George Stephanopoulos' Exlusive Interview with President-Elect Barack Obama  —  GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Hello, again.  In nine days he will be president of the United States.  This morning Barack Obama is our exclusive headliner.Welcome back to THIS WEEK.
Ali Frick / Think Progress:
Bush: I Personally Authorized Torture Of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed  —  In an interview with Brit Hume that aired today on Fox News Sunday, President Bush admitted that he personally authorized the torture of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.  He said he personally asked “what tools” …
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Bill Sammon / Fox News:
Bush Says He Refused to Bail Out Republicans With Iraq Withdrawal  —  President Bush exudes serenity as he prepares to leave office, content that the war in Iraq is nearly won and he had the fortitude to buck his party despite incredible pressure to withdraw.  —  FOXNews.com
english.pravda.ru:
Earth on the Brink of an Ice Age  —  The earth is now on the brink of entering another Ice Age, according to a large and compelling body of evidence from within the field of climate science.  Many sources of data which provide our knowledge base of long-term climate change indicate that the warm …
Tom Segev / Washington Post:
Peace Is No Longer in Sight  —  At the end of the 10th day of Israel's operation in the Gaza Strip, I was zapping between Israeli, Arab and international TV channels.  The pictures grew more gruesome from moment to moment.  Then a friend called to tell me that Mezzo, a French concert channel …
Discussion: War in Context and The E&P Pub
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Anthony H. Cordesman / CSIS:
DATE OF PUBLICATION: … SYNOPSIS:  —  The Israeli-Hamas War, and there is little else that it can be called, has now lasted two weeks.  Israeli jets have flown some 800 strike sorties, and the IDF has pushed deep into Gaza.  Israel also continues to report tactical gains.
Frank Rich / New York Times:
Eight Years of Madoffs  —  THREE days after the world learned that $50 billion may have disappeared in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, The Times led its front page of Dec. 14 with the revelation of another $50 billion rip-off.  This time the vanished loot belonged to American taxpayers.
Discussion: theheretik.us, QandO and The Mahablog
John / Power Line:
Manufacturing Disaster  —  It is commonly said that by storing weapons in mosques and firing rockets and mortars from residential areas and school yards, Hamas is using human shields in Gaza, a war crime.  But the truth is really worse than that.  Hamas doesn't endanger civilians in hopes …
Discussion: The Corner
Andrew Martin / New York Times:
At McDonald's, the Happiest Meal Is Hot Profits  —  Tinton Falls, N.J.  —  CHRIS WARD, 23, didn't go to McDonald's much because it wasn't open late enough for after-hours snacks.  —  Casey Fillian, 32, and her friend Carol Milano, 33, gave up their teenage McDonald's habit when they became more health-conscious adults.
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
IAF targets 20 smuggling tunnels along Philadelphi Corridor  —  IAF planes on Sunday afternoon attacked at least twenty smuggling tunnels along the Philadelphi Corridor, on Gaza's southern border with Egypt.  The tunnels were being used to smuggle weaponry into Gaza, according to the IDF.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Searching for Stimulus Opponents  —  The House GOP's efforts to publicly solicit the names of economists opposed to the idea of an economic stimulus package is an interesting gambit.  On the one hand, it reveals how crass and political John Boehner really is—he picked his policy position first …
Associated Press:
MI Chief: Hamas hurt in Gaza, but it will fight on  —  Two of Israel's top defense officials said Sunday that Hamas' infrastructure and personnel have been badly damaged by Israel's offensive on the Gaza Strip, but felt certain the group would fight on.  —  Military Intelligence chief Major …
Discussion: Jeffrey Goldberg, Haaretz and Reuters
 
 
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Behind the lines with the Taliban
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President Gulliver's Lawyer
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