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Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Obama on terror trials: KSM will die — Americans who are troubled by the decision to send alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to New York for trial will feel better about it when he's put to death, President Barack Obama said Tuesday. — During a round of network television …
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CNN:
Obama: 'We've restored America's standing' — Beijing, China (CNN) — A little more than a year after his election, President Obama said his administration has laid the groundwork for success on global and domestic matters. — “I think that we've restored America's standing in the world …
Thomas Joscelyn / Weekly Standard:
Al Qaeda's Civil Liberties Union — A look at the other terrorists embraced by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's ACLU lawyers. — “I'll talk to you guys after I get to New York and see my lawyer.” — That, according to former Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet, is what September 11 …
ABCNEWS:
Palin: Obama Wrong on Israeli, Afghan Policy — Former Alaska Gov. Tells Barbara Walters President Obama ‘Dithering Around’ on U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan, Has It ‘Backassward’ on Economy — In an interview with ABC News' Barbara Walters, Sarah Palin, the former GOP vice presidential candidate …
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CBS News:
Obama: I'd Fire Afghan Decision Leakers — Also Tells Chip Reid Afghan Decision Still Weeks Off; Speaks About Sarah Palin, and Toll Office Taking on Him … Reid reports the president said it's still several weeks before he makes a decision on how many more troops to send to Afghanistan.
Julie Millican / Media Matters for America:
Newsweek should worry more about how to solve its problem with sexism — There are a lot of legitimate reasons to criticize Sarah Palin, her new book, and her policies, but you don't have to stoop to sexism to do it. Newsweek's November 23 issue, however, does just that by publishing …
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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
As Many As 75 Detainees Could Remain In Limbo — The Washington Post appears to have broken a significant news story without really knowing it. Here's Perry Bacon, writing about Congressional efforts to move Guantanamo prisoners: … 75 more... " too dangerous to release but cannot …
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
In Senate vote, signs of shift on Guantanamo Bay detainees
In Senate vote, signs of shift on Guantanamo Bay detainees
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Quinnipiac University:
Obama Approval Dips Below 50% For First Time, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Support For U.S. Troops In Afghanistan Drops Below 50% — President Barack Obama's job approval rating is 48 - 42 percent, the first time he has slipped below the 50 percent threshold nationally …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
3 Democrats Could Block Health Bill in Senate — WASHINGTON — Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat of Nebraska, says he is not sure he is ready to help a Democratic health care proposal clear even the most preliminary hurdle: gaining the 60 votes his party's leaders need to open debate on the measure later this week.
Graham Bowley / New York Times:
$500 Million and Apology From Goldman — How much good will can an apology — and half a billion dollars — buy? A lot, Goldman Sachs is hoping. — After first staunchly defending its outsize profits and pay, and then bristling at calls for restraint in these tough economic times …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
John McCain: The Reason For All Of This — Richard Coen convenes a meeting: … The WSJ and TWS have long ago lost any intellectual credibility. They use sophism to maintain power. Their cynicism and/or denial mechanisms are deeper than most mortals can imagine.
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Markos Moulitsas / The Hill:
Conservative cowards — American liberals are tough on terrorists and secure in their knowledge that the Sept. 11 conspirators are guilty of mass murder. American conservatives are timid cowards who fear that the U.S. government can't actually prove that the Sept. 11 killers committed their heinous crimes.
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Melvin L. Watt / The Huffington Post:
Audit The Fed Effort Under Threat In House — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — A bipartisan effort to force transparency on the Federal Reserve is suddenly in jeopardy after a House Financial Services Committee member introduced an amendment that would let the multi-trillion dollar organization …
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Jeffrey S. Flier / Wall Street Journal:
Health ‘Reform’ Gets a Failing Grade — The changes proposed by Congress will require more draconian measures down the road. Just look at Massachusetts. — Printer — Friendly — As the dean of Harvard Medical School I am frequently asked to comment on the health-reform debate.
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Reid calls Dem caucus meeting — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will present the health care reform bill to Democratic senators at a special caucus meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday, his spokesman said Tuesday night. — Notice of the meeting went out to Democratic Senate …
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
What They Really Believe — If you follow the debate around the energy/climate bills working through Congress you will notice that the drill-baby-drill opponents of this legislation are now making two claims. One is that the globe has been cooling lately, not warming …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Washington Sketch: Republican senators do an about-face on judicial filibusters — In their quest to thwart President Obama, Republicans do not fear the hobgoblin of consistency. — For much of this decade, Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, now the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee …
Leon Neyfakh / New York Observer:
Go Jodi Go! Times' Kantor Scores Seven Figures From Little, Brown For Obama Book — New York Times Washington correspondent Jodi Kantor has secured a stunning seven-figure book deal this week with Little, Brown to write a volume on the Obamas. — The deal was the result of a heated citywide auction …
CBS News:
National Debt Now Tops $12 Trillion — Posted by Mark Knoller It's another record-high for the U.S. National Debt which today topped the $12-trillion mark. Divided evenly among the U.S. population, it amounts to $38,974.34 for every man, woman and child. — Technically, the debt hit …
CNN:
CNN Poll: Does the GOP want ideologically pure candidates? — Washington (CNN) - A new national poll suggests that the Democrats may be the party of pragmatism and Republicans may be the party of ideological purity. — The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey's release on Tuesday comes …
John Noonan / Weekly Standard:
Hasan Recommended His Patients Be Charged with War Crimes — I tweeted this a few days ago, but deliberately kept it vague. Capt. Shannon Meehan, an old college associate and former patient at Fort Hood's medical facility, said that Hasan had a reputation for telling his patients …
John Derbyshire / The Corner on National Review Online:
Innumerate Al — By: John Derbyshire — Al Gore on Conan O'Brien's show the other day: … [Me] The geothermal gradient is usually quoted as 25-50 degrees Celsius per mile of depth in normal terrain (not, e.g., in the crater of Kilauea). Two kilometers down, therefore …
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Spending Trends in Afghanistan — Something that I think gets underplayed in coverage of the Afghanistan debate is the extent to which our commitment to Afghanistan has already escalated substantially in the recent past. In his recent report for the Carnegie Endowment …
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