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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."
Howard Fineman / Newsweek:
Bush at the Tipping Point — A hawkish Democrat calls for an Iraq withdrawal, setting off a bitter fight in Washington over how, and when, the troops should come home. — Nov. 28, 2005 issue - As friends describe it, Rep. Jack Murtha of Pennsylvania had been searching his soul for months …
Newsweek:
Sources of Confusion — The Plame drama thickens, as Washington once again tries to guess who Bob Woodward's been talking to. — Nov. 28, 2005 issue - Who was Bob Novak's source? It's a parlor game any Washington insider or media junkie can play—and most do.
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Los Angeles Times:
How U.S. Fell Under the Spell of 'Curveball' — The Iraqi informant's German handlers say they had told U.S. officials that his information was 'not proven,' and were shocked when President Bush and Colin L. Powell used it in key prewar speeches. — BERLIN — The German intelligence officials responsible …
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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.
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Omar / IRAQ THE MODEL:Zarqawi probably killed!
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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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Austin Bay Blog:
The E-mail Weapon: Troops Tackle Bad Media — After my return from Iraq I received phone calls and emails from military friends as they either came back to the US on leave or finished their tours and re-deployed "Stateside." The typical phone call went like this: "I'm back. It's great to be home.
Billmon:
The Salvadoran Option II — They really ought to send John Negroponte back to Iraq. It would be just like old home week: … It's apparent — both from this story and from reports by human rights groups (note the date on that one) — that the U.S. and U.K. embassies have been aware …
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David Corn:
Winning the War...over the War/OSM's Less-than-Stellar Launch — My colleagues at the new Open Source Media site, partly at my suggestion, have scheduled a Blog Carnival for Monday on the controversy over the prewar intelligence. In a Blog Carnival, bloggers deluge a "ringmaster" …
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Sectarian Hatred Pulls Apart Iraq's Mixed Towns — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov. 19 - Abu Noor's town had become so hostile to Shiites that his wife had not left the house in a month, his family could no longer go to the medical clinic and mortar shells had been lobbed at the houses of two of his religious leaders.
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Edward Wong / New York Times:Mosque Attacks Kill 70 in Iraq; Hotel Is Hit, Too
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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."
Bob Graham / Washington Post:
What I Knew Before the Invasion — In the past week President Bush has twice attacked Democrats for being hypocrites on the Iraq war. "[M]ore than 100 Democrats in the House and Senate, who had access to the same intelligence, voted to support removing Saddam Hussein from power," he said.
Michelle Malkin:
JUST A YELLOW WOMAN DOING A WHITE MAN'S JOB — And all I get is this lousy t-shirt... During one of countless book-related radio interviews this week, a liberal radio host insultingly asked me whether I write my own column. His question was prompted by vicious anonymous bloggers who portray …
Associated Press:
Iran Votes to Block Nuclear Inspections — TEHRAN, Iran - Parliament approved a bill Sunday requiring the government to block international inspections of its atomic facilities if the U.N. nuclear monitoring agency refers Iran to the Security Council for possible sanctions.
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Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
Senate adopts 'exit strategy' from reality — A busy time in the U.S. Senate, the "world's greatest deliberative body." Judging from the 2006 conference report, the Senate subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education — Chairman Arlen Specter (R), ranking member Tom Harkin …
Jay Tea / Wizbang:
SOME TROOPS IN DIRE NEED OF SUPPORT FROM HOME — Last night, I received an e-mail notifying me of a despicable thing going on. A dedicated milblogger in Iraq, Grey Eagle, has been posting tributes to US soldiers in Iraq. I use "has been" because she has been bombarded by trolls and other vermin …
