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Salah Nasrawi / Associated Press:
Iraqi Leaders Call for Pullout Timetable  —  AP Photo XAN107  —  CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Leaders of Iraq's sharply divided Shiites, Kurds and Sunnis called Monday for a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces in the country and said Iraq's opposition had a ``legitimate right'' of resistance.
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John / AMERICAblog:
Iraqi leaders adopt Murtha proposal for withdrawal  —  This is an extremely bizarre and rather earth-shattering story.  Basically, Iraq's leaders want us out, and they seem to have just endorsed Congressman Murtha's proposal for a timed withdrawal, a real beefing up of the Iraqi armed forces, and stronger protection at the borders.
Discussion: Nitpicker, Pandagon and Think Progress
Hassan M. Fattah / New York Times:
Iraqi Factions Seek Timetable for U.S. Pullout  —  CAIRO, Nov. 21 - For the first time, Iraq's political factions on Monday collectively called for a timetable for withdrawal of foreign forces, in a moment of consensus that comes as the Bush administration battles pressure at home to commit itself to a pullout schedule.
Gateway Pundit:
Hoping to Appease Dems & Terrorists, Iraq Announces Troop Withdrawal
Drudge Report:
CNN SENIOR MANAGEMENT LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION OF CHENEY 'X'; CONTROL ROOM STAFFER 'LAUGHED' WHEN X FLASHED  —  CNN management has launched an internal investigation into how a giant black 'X' mark appeared over Vice President Dick Cheney's face — as he delivered a speech from Washington on Monday!
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robot guy:
in defense of the Political Teen
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Drudge Report:
CNN MARKS CHENEY: NETWORK FLASHES 'X' OVER VP'S FACE DURING LIVE SPEECH
Evan Coyne Maloney / >bt: Brain Terminal:   Overreacting to the X-ing of Cheney
Brian / mediabistro.com:
Drudge Delighted By CNN Glitch
Discussion: News Blog
OSM:
Excuse us while we change back into our pajamas  —  Once upon a time, some friends who met in the casual atmosphere of the blogosphere (us) got together and decided it would be groovy to start a blog company.  "We could call it Pajamas Media," we said, referring to the now-famous quote by whatshisface …
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Cheney Sees 'Shameless' Revisionism on War  —  WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 - Vice President Dick Cheney stepped up the White House attacks on critics of the Iraq war on Monday, declaring that politicians who say Americans were sent into battle based on a lie are engaging in "revisionism of the most corrupt and shameless variety."
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
No Way Out for Bush and Co.
Discussion: Daily Pundit and blogs4God
Washington Post:
Cheney too divisive to right Bush's ship?
Financial Times:
Threat of federal charges against DeLay grows  —  The likelihood of federal charges against members of Congress intensified on Monday when a key player in a broad corruption probe pleaded guilty to conspiracy and agreed to co-operate with investigators.  —  Under a plea agreement …
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Agence France Presse:
Blair talked Bush out of bombing al-Jazeera: report  —  LONDON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush planned to bomb pan-Arab television broadcaster al-Jazeera, British newspaper the Daily Mirror said, citing a Downing Street memo marked "Top Secret".  —  The five-page transcript …
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mirror.co.uk:
EXCLUSIVE: BUSH PLOT TO BOMB HIS ARAB ALLY
Discussion: Wonkette
mediabistro.com:
Woodward & King: Transcript  —  The full, unedited transcript of Bob Woodward's appearance on Larry King Live is after the jump...  CNN's Larry King Live  —  Guest: Bob Woodward  —  LARRY KING, CNN HOST: Tonight, an exclusive, Pulitzer Prize-winning  —  journalist Bob Woodward, caught up in the CIA leak controversy.
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Malia Rulon / Cincinnati Enquirer:
Schmidt in war of words  —  Rookie lawmaker's 'coward' remarks ricochet  —  WASHINGTON - Three days after Rep. Jean Schmidt was booed off the House floor for saying that "cowards cut and run, Marines never do," the Ohioan she quoted disputed the comments.  —  Danny Bubp, a freshman state …
Daily Kos:
Pentagon has called WP a "chemical weapon"  —  About the most frustrating thing about the White Phosphorus "debate" has been the endless discussion whether it's a chemical weapon or not.  There are legitimate uses for WP — battlefield illumination and target spotting …
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City Journal:
Baghdad's Real Torturers  —  A harsh discovery puts U.S. pundits' distorted reports in perspective.  The U.S. military recently uncovered alleged evidence of torture in Iraqi-run Baghdad prisons, including what appeared to be a torture chamber in an Iraqi Ministry of Interior detention facility.
Brendan Miniter / Opinion Journal:
Friendly Fire  —  John Murtha unites the Republicans.  —  Shortly after stepping off a plane at Dulles Airport last week, Rep. Duncan Hunter was on a cell phone delivering a surprisingly stern message to a few reporters.  Coverage of the debate in the Senate to "ban" the use of torture …
Discussion: GOP Bloggers and Hugh Hewitt
Mark Steyn / Telegraph:
Listen to the word on the 'Arab street'  —  Rumours of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death may be exaggerated.  He was reported by several Arab TV networks to have been among eight terrorists who self-detonated in Mosul on Sunday.  Still, whether or not he's sleeping with the fishes or the 72 virgins …

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