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Hugh Tomlinson / Times of London:
Assassins had Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in sight as soon as he got to Dubai — Mahmoud al-Mabhouh took no notice of the two men who joined him in the lift of his hotel in Dubai during the short ride to the second floor on the afternoon of January 20. — One was short and portly with a moustache, the other tall.
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UK ‘outrage’ over passports in Dubai hit — Britain is determined to “get to the bottom of” how fake UK passports were used by the alleged killers of a Hamas commander, the foreign secretary says. — David Miliband described the use of six British passports as an “outrage”.
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
At CPAC, a new conservative order — Since Richard Nixon was president, the Conservative Political Action Conference has provided the American Right with an annual occasion for self-evaluation. On Thursday, when some 10,000 activists gather in Washington for this year's conference …
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The Huffington Post:
Tea Party Speaker: Hang Patty Murray — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — A tea party gathering in Asotin County, Washington turned more than a bit ugly on Saturday when a featured speaker actually called for the hanging of Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash), the fourth ranking Democrat in the Senate and a vulnerable re-election candidate.
Say Anything:
Photo Evidence: Michelle Obama Keeps Socialist Books In The White House Library — I arrived in Washington DC today to cover CPAC and since I was in town, and since CPAC doesn't really get rolling until tomorrow, I tagged along with some Scott Hennen Show listeners on an extensive tour …
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:Figures. Michelle Obama Stocked White House Library with Books on Socialism
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The Corner on National Review Online:Obama's Faith-Based Economics — By: NRO Staff
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Walter Alarkon / The Hill:No dip in earmark spending despite White House push for transparency
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
What's holding the Democratic Party down — If you want to be honest, face these facts: At this moment, President Obama is losing, Democrats are losing and liberals are losing. — Who's winning? Republicans, conservatives, the practitioners of obstruction and the Tea Party.
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Duke lacrosse accuser charged with attempted murder, arson — DURHAM, N.C. — Durham police arrested Duke lacrosse accuser Crystal Gale Mangum, 33, late Wednesday after she allegedly assaulted her boyfriend, set his clothes on fire in a bathtub and threatened to stab him.
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Sarah Palin and the mutual loathing society — The Republican presidential nominee, an Arizona senator, was a maverick, which was part of his charm. He spoke and acted impulsively, which was part of his problem. Voters thought his entertaining dimensions might be incompatible with presidential responsibilities.
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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
The straw that broke Evan Bayh's tenure — The last time Sen. Evan Bayh was the subject of this column was in October, when he organized a letter from 10 moderate Democrats informing Majority Leader Harry Reid that they would oppose any increase in the statutory debt ceiling unless …
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Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
In Blow to Taliban, 2 More Senior Leaders Are Arrested — KABUL, Afghanistan — Two senior Taliban leaders have been arrested in recent days inside Pakistan, officials said Thursday, as American and Pakistani intelligence agents continued to press their offensive against the group's leadership …
Ross Ramsey / The Texas Tribune:
Meet the Flintstones — Nearly a third of Texans believe humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth at the same time, and more than half disagree with the theory that humans developed from earlier species of animals, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Obama's federal government can weatherize your home for only $57,362 each — Who could forget the $5 billion in Obama administration stimulus money that was going to rapidly create nearly 90,000 green jobs across the country in these tough economic times and make so many thousands of homes …
Art Beast / The Daily Beast:
The Left's Top 25 Journalists — Home - Cheat sheet - Buzz board - Big Fat Story - Blogs & stories - Videos - Galleries - Crossword — Blogs and Stories — From Jane Hamsher and Ezra Klein to Kos and Krugman, Tunku Varadarajan counts down the most influential left-wing journalists in the country.
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer to quit in July — Yvo de Boer, the United Nation's top climate official, announced Thursday that he would step down from his post in July to work in the private sector on environmental sustainability.
The Onion:
U.S. Economy Grinds To Halt As Nation Realizes Money Just A Symbolic, Mutually Shared Illusion — WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy ceased to function this week after unexpected existential remarks by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke shocked Americans into realizing that money is, in fact …
Steve Doughty / Daily Mail:
Ministers lavished £9m on climate change stunts... but public opinion is left cold by global warming ‘propaganda’ — A disastrous series of failed climate change publicity stunts cost taxpayers £9million, it emerged yesterday. — The projects paid for by the Government's Climate Challenge Fund …
Colin Asher / American Prospect:
Fighting the War — and Irrelevance — With the war in Afghanistan now in its eighth year, the movement for peace looks to revamp itself. — In September 2009, when Barack Obama announced he was debating the merits of increasing the United States' human commitment to an unpopular war, there were no riots.
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Jon Ward / The Daily Caller:
Democrat Caddell rips White House for obeisance to organized labor — Longtime Democratic strategist Pat Caddell on Wednesday blasted the Obama White House for creating “a world in which there is no dissent,” following his banishment from Colorado Democrat Andrew Romanoff's campaign for Senate.
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Lisa Lambert / Reuters:
U.S. state pension funds have $1 trillion shortfall: Pew — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. states face a total shortfall of at least $1 trillion in their funds for employees' pensions and retirement benefits, and their financial problems are quickly mounting, according to a report released by the Pew Center on the States on Thursday.
Dan Amira / New York Magazine:
A History of Obama Feigning Interest in Mundane Things — From time to time, everyone is forced to experience the ritual of the apartment tour. As your friend or relative leads you through their home for the first time, politeness dictates that you pretend to be impressed by the things you're being shown …
Sewell Chan / New York Times:
Agreement Is Near on New Overseer of Banking Risks — WASHINGTON — The Senate and the Obama administration are nearing agreement on forming a council of regulators, led by the Treasury secretary, to identify systemic risk to the nation's financial system, officials said Wednesday.
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Va. Democrat from Appalachia hopes to quell anger among voters — WISE, VA. — The anger at Washington that is seeping across the country registered a while back in the high ridges of Appalachia, a once-indomitable Democratic stronghold where voters turned away from President Obama in 2008 …
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