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Omar / IRAQ THE MODEL:
Zarqawi probably killed!  —  According to these two sources, Iraqi and US military forces in Mosul think that Zarqawi, al-Qaeda leader in Iraq was possibly killed in a raid on a house where members of al-Qaeda were holding a meeting.  —  Al-Mada paper said that terrorists hiding in a house fired …
Jamal Halaby / Associated Press:
Al-Zarqawi's Jordan Family Renounces Him  —  AMMAN, Jordan - Family members of Jordanian-born Abu Musab al-Zarqawi renounced the terrorist leader Sunday after his al-Qaida in Iraq group claimed responsibility for the Nov. 9 suicide attacks on three Amman hotels that killed 59 people.
Edward Wong / New York Times:   Widespread Violence Kills Dozens Across Iraq
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Isikoff And Thomas Point To Armitage  —  Evan Thomas and Michael Isikoff of Newsweek review the bidding in the Woodward leak mystery, and single out former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage as a likely suspect: … Motive and opportunity.  Let's start with opportunity …
Discussion: Decision '08
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TalkLeft:
Iskikoff: Novak and Woodward's Source May Be the Same
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Deborah Howell / Washington Post:   Tough Week for The Post and a Star
John / AMERICAblog:
Washington Post ombudsman lets Woodward off the hook
Discussion: The Sideshow
Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
Bush Lowers Temperature of Iraq War Debate  —  BEIJING - After fiercely defending his Iraq policy across Asia, President Bush abruptly toned down his attack on war critics Sunday and said there was nothing unpatriotic about opposing his strategy.  —  "People should feel comfortable …
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Jason DeParle / New York Times:
'Mean Jean' Goes to Washington, and Invites a Firestorm  —  WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 - She grew up in the rough-and-tumble of a family auto racing business, went through concealed-weapons training, and bears a local nickname seldom applied to shrinking violets: "Mean Jean."
Reuters:
Locked doors thwart Bush's bid to duck question  —  BEIJING (Reuters) - Irked by a reporter who told him he seemed to be "off his game" at a Beijing public appearance, President George W. Bush sought to make a hasty exit from a news conference but was thwarted by locked doors.
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BBC:
Door thwarts quick exit for Bush  —  President George W Bush tried to make a quick exit from a news conference in Beijing on Sunday - only to find himself thwarted by locked doors.  —  The president strode away from reporters looking annoyed after one said he appeared "off his game".
Discussion: The Poor Man and The Left Coaster
New York Times:
The Perplexing Pandemic Flu Plan  —  The Bush administration deserves credit for issuing a comprehensive plan to combat pandemic influenza and for seeking $7.1 billion to get it started.  But the lengthy document recently issued by the Department of Health and Human Services looks …
Discussion: The American Street
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strategypage.com:
Journalism Versus Reality in Iraq  —  November 20, 2005: American troops are developing a hate-hate relation with journalists.  The basic problem is that soldiers and marines in Iraq have access, usually via the Internet, to what the mass media is saying about what they think is happening in Iraq.
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Associated Press:
Biden: Alito's Views May Bring Filibuster  —  WASHINGTON - The views that Samuel Alito expressed on reapportionment in a 20-year-old document could jeopardize his Supreme Court nomination and provoke a filibuster, a leading Democratic senator said Sunday.  —  "I think he's got a lot …
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Rumsfeld Says Iraq Troop Levels Must Be Maintained  —  Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, addressing the renewed debate over American troops in Iraq, said today that any paring down of the forces there would depend on military and security conditions, and that current troop levels must …
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Ronald Brownstein / Los Angeles Times:
Democrats' War Opposition Not a United Front
Discussion: Seeing the Forest
Patricia Dalton / Washington Post:
What's Wrong With This Outfit, Mom?  —  I heard about it in my kitchen before I read about it in the newspaper: After visiting the expanded Tysons Corner Center this fall, my 23-year-old daughter said, "You won't believe how weird Victoria's Secret's gotten: It's all red and black with a bunch of mannequins that look like porn stars."

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