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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
BUSH SLAMS HISTORICAL REVISIONISTS ON THE WAR: About time.  Jeff Goldstein has more.  —  And read earlier posts on this subject here and here.  Also here.  —  The White House needs to go on the offensive here in a big way — and Bush needs to be very plain that this is all about Democratic …
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Maria Newman / New York Times:
Bush Forcefully Attacks Critics of His Strategy in Iraq  —  President Bush lashed out today at critics of his Iraq policy, accusing them of trying to rewrite history about the decision to go to war, and saying their criticism is undercutting American forces in battle.
New York Times:
His Image Tarnished, Bush Seeks to Restore Credibility  —  WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 - Faced with a bleak public mood about Iraq and stung by Democratic accusations that he led the nation into war on false pretenses, President Bush is beginning a new effort to shore up his credibility and cast his critics as hypocrites.
Discussion: TalkLeft, Wonkette and The Talent Show
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Bush Aide Fires Back at Critics On Justification for War in Iraq  —  The White House went on the offensive in the debate over the Iraq war yesterday, insisting that U.S. intelligence had compiled a "very strong case" that Saddam Hussein harbored banned weapons and accusing congressional critics …
John / Argghhh!:
VETERAN'S DAY 2005.  —  You *really* want to honor a Vet?  Then do this.  Donate.  Again, if you have already.  So more scenes like this can happen.  —  It's a tax-deductible donation and eligible for matching funds from companies who do that sort of thing (see:http …
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La Shawn / La Shawn Barber's Corner:
".. to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic..."  —  Four years ago, foreign enemies, allowed into the United States through lax immigration policies, declared war on the United States.  In that single event, 3,000 people were murdered.
Amy Proctor / California Conservative:   Happy Veterans Day (Historical Quotes)
WunderKraut / WunderKraut.com:
Veterans Day
Jay / Stop The ACLU:
Veterans Day Open Trackbacks
Hilzoy / Obsidian Wings:
The Evil Amendment: Bad News; Still Hope  —  The Senate passed a modified version of the amendment I wrote about last night.  (Roll call here.)  The modified version (text here (pdf)) still strips detainees of any right to a petition of habeas corpus, but allows the DC Circuit Court of Appeals to hear claims from them.
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Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
Hamdan, Rasul, et al., Imperiled
Murray Waas / nationaljournal.com:
Libby Testimony Is Key To Rove Inquiry  —  Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald delayed a decision on whether to seek criminal charges against Karl Rove in large part because he wants to determine whether Lewis (Scooter) Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Cheney …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Karl Is Back!  (Or, He Is Going To Jail)  —  It's the NY Times …
Discussion: New York Times and Balloon Juice
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
American Media Quit The French Riots Story  —  If an American consumer read today's newspapers, he would assume that the riots in France have ended.  None of the major newspapers that had covered the uprising have any specific updates today on the story, despite the continued overnight violence …
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Craig S. Smith / New York Times:
What Makes Someone French?
Discussion: Big Lizards
R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
DeLay Team Weighed Misdemeanor Plea to Save GOP Post  —  Lawyers for Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) tried unsuccessfully in late September to head off felony criminal indictments against the then-majority leader on charges of violating Texas campaign law by signaling that DeLay might plead guilty to a misdemeanor …
U.S. Newswire:
Remarks by the President on the War on Terror  —  Contact: White House Press Office, 202-456-2580  —  WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ — Following is a transcript of remarks by President Bush on the war on terror:  —  Tobyhanna Army Depot  —  Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania
Discussion: Think Progress
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Washington Post:
President Bush Delivers Remarks on the War on Terrorism
Discussion: Betsy's Page
John / AMERICAblog:
Alito now says he didn't inhale  —  Just in from the Washington Post: … Unduly restrictive?  What the hell does that mean?  It means when he promised not to do something, under oath I believe, he didn't really mean it.  That's what unduly restrictive means.  —  Son, promise you'll never lie to me.
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Naomi Schaefer Riley / Opinion Journal:
Bringing a Law School Down  —  Should Ave Maria be part of a "Catholic Jonestown"?  —  Last Saturday, members of the alumni association of the Ave Maria School of Law met in Ann Arbor, Mich. They had learned, in the weeks before, that one of the school's most beloved professors was being kicked off …
Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Gov.'s New Proposition: Cooperation  —  Accepting blame for this week's defeat, he says more collaboration is needed to reach his goals.  Key Democrats' reaction is mixed.  —  SACRAMENTO — A chastened Arnold Schwarzenegger took complete blame Thursday for the thrashing he endured at the polls …
Los Angeles Times:
Times Plans New Op-Ed Lineup  —  In a major shake-up of its editorial pages, the Los Angeles Times announced Thursday that it was discontinuing one of its most liberal columnists as well as its conservative editorial cartoonist.  —  Editorial Page Editor Andrés Martinez said that Robert Scheer …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
BBC:
Key fugitive Saddam aide 'dead'  —  One of Saddam Hussein's closest aides, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, has died, Iraq's former ruling Baath party says.  —  "The leader of the resistance... died on 11 November, at 0220 [Thursday 2320 GMT]," the statement said.  There is no independent confirmation.
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner on National …:
LOOK WHO'S TALKING  —  BRUCE WILLIS TELLS RITA COSBY HE WILL OFFER $1 MILLION TO ANY CIVILIAN WHO TURNS IN OSAMA BIN LADEN, AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI OR ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI  —  Secaucus, NJ - November 11, 2005 — In an interview that aired last night on MSNBC's "Rita Cosby: Live and Direct" …

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Richmond Times-Dispatch:
A presidential boost for Warner?
John F. Harris / Washington Post:
Legacy of 42nd President Framed With Barbs at 43rd
Knight Ridder:
Operatives say CIA exemption on torture a mistake
Discussion: The Mahablog and Balloon Juice
Gateway Pundit:
Mary Mapes Unleashed on O'Reilly, Thinks Bush is Lying
Bradley Graham / Washington Post:
Calls for Shift in Iraq Strategy Growing
Editor and Publisher:
Miller Hits Dowd, Defends 'Dr. Chalabi,' Vows to Stay in Journalism
 
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