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Associated Press:
Official: Obama rejects war options — President seeks clarity on turnover to Afghan government, official says — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify …
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New York Times:
U.S. Afghan Envoy Urges Caution on Troop Increase — WASHINGTON — The United States ambassador to Afghanistan, who once served as the top American military commander there, has expressed in writing his reservations about deploying additional troops to the country, three senior American officials said Wednesday.
The Huffington Post:
Official: Obama Does Not Plan To Accept Afghan War Options, Wants Handover Details — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify …
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
In Leaning on Karzai, U.S. Has Limited Leverage — WASHINGTON — When President Obama delivered a rare and public call last week for President Hamid Karzai to crack down on corruption in Afghanistan, there was one glaring omission from his remarks — an “or else.”
Media Decoder:
Lou Dobbs to Quit CNN — Lou Dobbs, the longtime CNN anchor whose anti-immigration views made him a TV lightning rod, plans to announce Wednesday that he is leaving the network, two network employees said. — A CNN executive confirmed that Mr. Dobbs will announce his resignation plans on his 7 p.m. program.
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CNN:
Lou Dobbs leaving CNN — New York (CNN) — CNN's Lou Dobbs is leaving the network at the end of his show Wednesday night, the controversial anchor and commentator announced on the broadcast. — “Over the past six months, it has become increasingly clear that strong winds of change …
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New York Times:
Lou Dobbs Abruptly Quits CNN — Months ago the president of CNN/U.S., Jonathan Klein, offered a choice to Lou Dobbs, the channel's most outspoken anchor. Mr. Dobbs could vent his opinions on radio and anchor an objective newscast on television, or he could leave CNN.
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Anchor Lou Dobbs resigns from CNN — Lou Dobbs, the most opinionated and divisive anchor at a cable network that bills itself as a straight-news oasis, resigned from CNN on Wednesday night, saying in his final broadcast that he wants “to go beyond the role” of a television journalist in tackling the country's problems.
Washington Post:
Army sought ways to channel Hasan's absorption with Islam — Walter Reed psychiatrists ordered him to attend university lectures on religion — Army psychiatrists at Walter Reed Army Medical Center who supervised Maj. Nidal M. Hasan's work as a psychiatric fellow tried to turn …
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Bill Carter / Media Decoder:
Hannity to Address Protest Video Questions — “The Daily Show,” which has become one of the media's prime monitors when it comes to calling out misuse or manipulation of video, caught the Fox News Channel and one of its hosts, Sean Hannity, Tuesday night, in what appeared to be a blatant example …
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Michael Calderone's Blog, Politics Daily, BuzzFlash.org, Philly.com, Macsmind and Indecision Forever
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D.C.P. / Media Matters for America:Hannity video switch-up is only the tip of Fox News' video-doctoring iceberg
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:Uh-oh: Jon Stewart catches Fox News' creative editing
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The Moderate Voice
Washington Post:
Catholic Church gives D.C. ultimatum — Same-sex marriage bill, as written, called a threat to social service contracts — The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn't change …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Aims to Cut Deficit With TARP — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, under pressure to show it is serious about tackling the budget deficit, is seizing on an unusual target to showcase fiscal responsibility: the $700 billion financial rescue. — The administration wants to keep …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The sleazy advocacy of a leading “liberal hawk” — Peter Galbraith's vast, undisclosed financial interests in the policies he spent years advocating as an “expert.” — The New York Times today details the unbelievably sleazy story of Peter Galbraith, one of the Democratic Party's leading so-called …
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Perry: Obama ‘hell-bent’ on socialism — Texas GOP Gov. Rick Perry accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of “punishing” Texas and being “hell-bent” on turning the United States into a socialist country. — Speaking at a luncheon for a Midland County Republican Women's group …
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
First peek: What's in Sarah Palin's new book — (UPDATE: An updated paragraph has been added below.) — Not that anybody even cares or clicked here on purpose or will gobble up every word because Sarah Palin isn't even Alaska's Republican governor anymore and her GOP presidential ticket lost …
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American Spectator, Texas for Sarah Palin, Time, The Page, The Swamp, The Sundries Shack, JOSHUAPUNDIT, Sister Toldjah, Moe_Lane's blog and Don Surber
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Paul Krugman:
The agony of Fox Business — James Wolcott is made of sterner stuff than I am: he actually has the fortitude to watch Fox Business, where the talking heads manage to find nothing but clouds in the silver lining of a huge stock rally. To make their point they bring on such market experts as ... John Bolton.
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Reliable Source:
When pundits attack: Choice words by Joe Klein, Jamie Kirchick end panel discussion — Jamie Kirchick, left, and Joe Klein. (Courtesy Kirchick; Alex Wong/Getty Images) — Now that's a panel discussion! A debate between Time's Joe Klein and New Republic's Jamie Kirchick spilled off …
Caroline Glick:
Missing George W. Bush — A couple of days ago I heard the news that George and Laura Bush paid a private visit to the wounded soldiers at Fort Hood. They specifically requested that the base commander not inform the media of their visit. They came. They comforted the wounded soldiers …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
An Immoderate Proposal — I have a moral objection to paying for any kind of erectile dysfunction medicine in the new health reform bill and I think men who want to use it should just pay for it out of pocket. After all, I won't ever need such a pill. And anyway, it's no biggie.
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