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Iran News Now:
Live-blog: Ashura in Iran - December 27, 2009 — This is a live-blog report on clashes occurring in Iran on December 27, during the Shia mourning day of Ashura. As reports come in, they will be placed at the top of this page. To read this in chronological order it must be read from the bottom up.
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Aljazeera:
‘Mousavi nephew’ among Iran dead — The nephew of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi is reportedly among eight people killed in continuing clashes between police and protesters. — An aide to the leader said on Sunday that Seyyed Ali Mousavi died after being shot by the police …
Robert Tait / Guardian:
‘Nine dead’ in fresh Iran protests — Opposition leader Mousavi's nephew ‘among the fatalities’ as Tehran and other cities erupt in protest and violence on holy day — The nephew of Iran's reformist opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi, was reported to be among at least nine people killed …
ABCNEWS:
Officials: Only A Failed Detonator Saved Northwest Flight — Screening Machines May Need to Be Replaced; Al Qaeda Aware of ‘Achilles heel’ — Officials now say tragedy was only averted on Northwest flight 253 because a makeshift detonator failed to work properly.
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Jenni Russell / Times of London:
Airline bomber was barred from Britain — David Leppard, Chris Gourlay and Times Online — The son of a prominent Nigerian banker, who allegedly attempted to blow up a transatlantic flight over America, was barred from returning to Britain earlier this year.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:Investigators: Terrorist wore suicide underwear made by top AQ bombmaker in Yemen
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ABCNEWS:Investigators: Northwest Bomb Plot Planned by al Qaeda in Yemen
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New York Times:Officials Point to Suspect's Claim of Qaeda Ties in Yemen
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Hoekstra doubles down on criticism of Obama on airline attack — Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) said Sunday that it is fair to blame the Obama administration for the attempted bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit on Christmas Day. — Hoekstra, the top Republican …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Lieberman: Yemen is 'tomorrow's war' if pre-emptive action not taken — Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) Sunday said that Yemen could be the ground of America's next overseas war if Washington does not take preemptive action to root out al-Qaeda interests there.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
BUFFOON WATCH.... Some have wondered this year if, in the case of a deadly terrorist attack, whether Republicans could bring themselves to put patriotism over party, and rally behind a president they disagree with. — I think we're getting a sense of the answer.
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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Why The President Went Golfing Today — In his Farenheit 9/11, filmmaker Michael Moore juxtaposes images and words of a terrorist attack in Israel with President Bush's first words about the incident, spoken to a press pool on a golf course, with him leaning casually against a tree.
Steve Marmel / The Huffington Post:
Vacation's Over, Mr. President — UPDATE: — Here is an outstanding piece by a gentleman who was actually on the plane. It's making me think, and re-think. — http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roey- rosenblith/over-detroit-skies_b_ 404255.html — I will say this: Some of my initial statements …
Jonathan Martin / Politico Live's Blog:
Napolitano: “The system worked” — DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said that the thwarting of the attempt to blow up the Amsterdam-Detroit flight this week demonstrated that “the system worked.” — Asked by CNN's Candy Crowley on “State of the Union” how that could be possible …
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Lisa Lerer / The Politico:
Dems to W.H.: Drop cap-and-trade — Bruised by the health care debate and worried about what 2010 will bring, moderate Senate Democrats are urging the White House to give up now on any effort to pass a cap-and-trade bill next year. — “I am communicating that in every way I know how,” …
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Obama scores well for first year on ethics, say watchdog groups — President Barack Obama scores well among ethics watchdog groups in his first year in office, though they'd still like to see more from the president. — Obama has wielded the power of the White House to craft an executive order …
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
TSA Making Flying More Miserable — Not surprisingly, TSA is going to make flying even more aggravating in a stupid overreaction to the Detroit terror plot. … This is mind-numbingly stupid. As Radley Balko notes, these measures “wouldn't even have done anything to prevent the attempt over the weekend.
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Radley Balko / The Agitator:TSA: Dumb as Ever
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Ezra Klein:
End the filibuster! An interview with Sen. Tom Harkin — Sen. Tom Harkin has served in the Senate since 1984, and currently chairs the influential Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Before coming to the Senate, he served in the House of Representatives from 1975 to 1984.
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