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Charles Babington / Washington Post:
Freshman Republican Weathers Backlash  —  Schmidt Says She Meant No Insult to Murtha  —  Rep. Jean Schmidt flung the word "coward" at a decorated war veteran from Pennsylvania last week, but the Ohio Republican's comments landed with a splat in her own Cincinnati district …
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Jessica Wehrman / Dayton Daily News:
Schmidt blames media for storm
Michael Collins / news.cincypost.com:
Schmidt gaffe fallout lingers
Discussion: Project LOGIC
Independent:
US intelligence classified white phosphorus as 'chemical weapon'  —  The Italian journalist who launched the controversy over the American use of white phosphorus (WP) as a weapon of war in the Fallujah siege has accused the Americans of hypocrisy.  —  Sigfrido Ranucci, who made the documentary …
Discussion: Daily Kos and RedState.org
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Confederate Yankee:
A Challenge to Dave  —  [Far Left political blogger Dave Johnson …
John Cole / Balloon Juice:
Mainstreaming B***S*** and Smearing Their Own Country
Discussion: Armchair Generalist and Argghhh!
Steve Clemons:
Frank Gaffney: Bomb the Bad Media. . .If the Shoe Fits, Bomb Al-Jazeera  —  Just about every government in the Middle East has been ticked off at the reporting by Al-Jazeera.  This fact, more than anything else, indicates that Al-Jazeera is doing a lot right.
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John Plunkett / Guardian:
Bush claim revives al-Jazeera bombing fears
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Daily Kos
Juan / Informed Comment:
Bush as Press Assassin?  —  Baathist in a Mirror
Discussion: azerbic
Max Boot / Los Angeles Times:
Iraq's a lost cause?  Ask the real experts  —  WHEN IT COMES to the future of Iraq, there is a deep disconnect between those who have firsthand knowledge of the situation — Iraqis and U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq — and those whose impressions are shaped by doomsday press coverage and the imperatives of domestic politics.
Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Ruth M. Siems, Inventor of Stuffing, Dies at 74  —  Ruth M. Siems, a retired home economist whose best-known innovation will make its appearance, welcome or otherwise, in millions of homes tomorrow, died on Nov. 13 at her home in Newburgh, Ind. Ms. Siems, an inventor of Stove Top stuffing, was 74.
Wall Street Journal:
Majority Believe White House Misleads Public, Poll Shows  —  A majority of U.S. adults believe the Bush administration generally misleads the public on current issues, while fewer than a third of Americans believe the information provided by the administration is generally accurate, the latest Harris Interactive poll finds.
Alexandra von Maltzan / All Things Beautiful:
The CNN Tape Exclusive on Cheney's X … Bill Quick interviewed Preska Thomas of Team Hollywood, an "international marketing company" after Team Hollywood sent out the following press release:  —  U.S. Newswire : Releases : "CNN Caught Off Guard..."  —  To: National Desk
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U.S. Newswire:
CNN Caught Off-Guard …
Kevin Maguire / mirror.co.uk:
LAW CHIEF GAGS THE MIRROR ON BUSH LEAK  —  THE Daily Mirror was yesterday told not to publish further details from a top secret memo, which revealed that President Bush wanted to bomb an Arab TV station.  —  The gag by the Attorney General Lord Goldsmith came nearly 24 hours …
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The Nation:
Alito CAPs His Bid  —  Campus newspapers aren't generally known for making waves inside the Beltway.  Recently, however, the Daily Princetonian published a story that merits attention from senators gearing up for the confirmation hearings of Samuel Alito, George W. Bush's nominee to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court.
Angela K. Brown / Associated Press:
Protesters Arrested Near Bush's Ranch  —  Protesters Arrested Near President Bush's Texas Ranch  —  CRAWFORD, Texas Nov 23, 2005 — A dozen war protesters were arrested Wednesday for setting up camp near President Bush's ranch in defiance of new local bans on roadside camping and parking.
Discussion: TalkLeft and Think Progress
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Freed by DNA, Now Charged in New Crime  —  MADISON, Wis., Nov. 17 - As three men sat nervously on a stage, preparing to recount their nightmarish journeys through a justice system that had sent them away for crimes they had not committed, the moderator had a plea for the crowd in an auditorium here.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Althouse
Ian Traynor / Guardian:
US pushes Bosnia leaders into deal after 10 years of ethnic divide  —  · Serbs, Muslims and Croats agree to centralise power  —  · Deal could eventually end bitter legacy of war  —  Bosnia's rival leaders agreed yesterday to the biggest shift towards centralising power …
NY Daily News:
What you might hear if Scalia held court  —  Who knew that Antonin Scalia does a hilarious sendup of schoolkids visiting the Supreme Court?  —  Well, if he did, it would be a killer.  —  "The Constitution is a living document, the Constitution is a living document," the very conservative associate justice …
Discussion: Gawker and Wonkette
Nikki Finke / LA Weekly:
Deadline Hollywood  —  Silent Steve: Little Oscar Marketing or Publicity for Spielberg's Munich  —  There will be no press junket, no premiere and, most importantly, no Oscar marketing campaign beyond trailers and posters for Steven Spielberg's movie Munich, I have learned.
Discussion: Kesher Talk
AMERICAN DIGEST:
Midtown Manhattan Madness: Launching the Yahoo of Blogs  —  Roger Simon Launching OSM: "Okay, break's over.  Everybody back in their Pajamas." … — Marty Stuart, Same Old Train  —  ROGER SIMON is looking hatted, happy and haggard as we stand on the edge of a crowd that is, in its variations …

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Los Angeles Times:
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Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:
Exit Strategy in Search of a Party
Insight:
East Asia allies doubt U.S. could win war with China
Rep. John Murtha / The Huffington Post:
Time for a White House Meeting on Iraq
Discussion: firedoglake
Richard A. Serrano / Los Angeles Times:
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Discussion: The Heretik, ACSBlog and TalkLeft

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Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Nowhere To Go  —  Stop the taunting, and let's have a real debate about the Iraq war.
noticias.info:
CONDOLEEZZA RICE: Interview on CNN with John King
Discussion: AMERICAblog and Daily Kos
David Adesnik / OxBlog:
WASHINGTON BUZZ — "WHY IRAQ HAS NO ARMY": The talk of the town …
Discussion: danieldrezner.com
Al Kamen / Washington Post:
Coalition Members Look for an Exit
Discussion: Facing South
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
In Legal Shift, U.S. Charges Detainee in Terrorism Case
Jesselee / The Stakeholder:
OH-18: Poster Boy
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
White House Says Alito Was Assuring on Districting
Paul M. Rodriguez / aim.org:
AIM Report: The Scandal that Could Sink Hillary - November B
Discussion: Wizbang and Random Numbers
 
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