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Zelaya's jet blocked in Honduras — Distraught Zelaya supporters could be seen carrying away the body of one man — Honduras's ousted President, Manuel Zelaya, has been forced to divert his homecoming jet to Nicaragua after it was barred from landing in Tegucigalpa.
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Honduras: will Zelaya show up? UPDATE Zelaya lands in El Salvador; 2 dead — UPDATE — Honduras' Micheletti states that Nicaraguan troops are heading to the border with Honduras. — Zelaya's plane landed in El Salvador - See 4:15PM update below. — 2 dead in Honduras — See further updates.
Bill Quick / New York Post:
RUN, SARAH, RUN — PALIN SAYS SHE HAS A ‘HIGHER CALLING’ — HERE'S HOW SHE SHOULD GO AFTER IT — Opponents — and even some former allies — were quick to criticize Sarah Palin's announcement Friday that she will step down as governor of Alaska. The suddenness of the decision …
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Harry Siegel / Politico Live's Blog:
Rove ‘perplexed’ by Palin, Huckabee calls move ‘risky’ — Former Bush adviser Karl Rove and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee both seemed to be scratching their heads over Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's decision to resign her office in an appearance along with Alaska Lt. Gov Sean Parnell on “Fox News Sunday.”
Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Biden Suggests U.S. Not Standing in Israel's Way on Iran — WASHINGTON — Plunging squarely into one of the most sensitive issues in the Middle East, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. suggested on Sunday that the United States would not stand in the way of Israeli military action aimed at the Iranian nuclear program.
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Rod Liddle / Times of London:
Saudis give nod to Israeli raid on Iran — Uzi Mahnaimi in Tel Aviv and Sarah Baxter — The head of Mossad, Israel's overseas intelligence service, has assured Benjamin Netanyahu, its prime minister, that Saudi Arabia would turn a blind eye to Israeli jets flying over the kingdom during any future raid on Iran's nuclear sites.
Nadia Gilani / Times of London:
Wife blows MI6 chief's cover on Facebook — The wife of the new head of MI6 has caused a major security breach and left his family exposed after publishing photographs and personal details on Facebook. — Sir John Sawers is due to take over as chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in November …
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Washington Post:
D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry Arrested for Stalking — D.C. Council member Marion Barry was arrested last night and charged with stalking a woman after the woman reported that Barry was “bothering her” as the two traveled in separate vehicles in Anacostia Park, police said this morning.
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Jennifer Parker / George's Bottom Line:
Biden: We ‘Misread the Economy’ — Big admission from Vice President Joe Biden today. — “The truth is, we and everyone else misread the economy,” Biden told me during our exclusive “This Week” interview in Iraq. — Biden acknowledged administration officials were too optimistic earlier …
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Kristina Wong / Political Punch:
US-Russian Arms Negotiators “Under the Gun,” Might Temporarily Bypass Senate Ratification for Treaty — MOSCOW — With the clock running out on a new US-Russian arms treaty before the previous Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or START, expires on December 5, a senior White House official …
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Palin attorney warns press on ‘defamatory material’ — Ratcheting up her offensive against the news media, Gov. Sarah Palin's attorney threatened Saturday to sue mainstream news organizations if they publish “defamatory” stories relating to whether Palin is under federal investigation.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Concerns About Spotlight's Glare, Effect on Family, Prompted Palin's Decision
Concerns About Spotlight's Glare, Effect on Family, Prompted Palin's Decision
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Josh Meyer / Los Angeles Times:
Sarah Palin not under FBI investigation, agency spokesman says
Sarah Palin not under FBI investigation, agency spokesman says
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Jeffrey Young / The Hill:
Schumer promises public option in healthcare bill — The healthcare reform bill that emerges from Congress this year will include a government-run public health insurance option, regardless of the bipartisan negotiations seeking a compromise in the Senate, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday.
Trina Hoaks / Examiner:
Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe is an atheist and respects Richard Dawkins — It is no secret that people have long protested not only the Harry Potter books but the movies as well. Many of those people who protest do so with their religious conviction in mind.
Paul Krugman:
Al Franken's secret — David Broder has a column this morning calling for bipartisanship. I know, you're shocked. But what struck me was this bit about Al Franken: … Two points. — First, implicit in this characterization of Franken is the notion of the Senate as a decorous gentlemen's club.
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