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Associated Press:
Ex-FEMA Head Starts Disaster Planning Firm  —  DENVER - Former FEMA Director Michael Brown, heavily criticized for his agency's slow response to Hurricane Katrina, is starting a disaster preparedness consulting firm to help clients avoid the sort of errors that cost him his job.
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Lance Mannion:   Heckuva job, Brownie!
M.E. Sprengelmeyer / shns.com:
'Brownie' seeks fresh start as consultant in Colorado
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Ezra Klein
Ellen Knickmeyer / Washington Post:
Bomber Bloodies U.S. Toy Giveaway  —  At Least 31 Iraqis Killed; 22 Die in Other Violence  —  BAGHDAD, Nov. 24 — A suicide attacker steered a car packed with explosives toward U.S. soldiers giving away toys to children outside a hospital in central Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 31 people.
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Spc. Phil Van Treuren / Camp Katrina:
An Interesting Omission  —  Dozens of innocent Iraqis were killed and maimed on Thursday in a monstrous terrorist car bomb attack at a hospital, as reported in this clip from a story by the Associated Press:  —  A homicide bomber blew up his car outside a hospital south of Baghdad on Thursday …
Shawn Wasson / Bareknucklepolitics.com:
Muslims Ransack Oakland Stores  —  OAKLAND (FOX) — Abdul Saleh has just one question for the men — suspected by authorities to be Black Muslims — who trashed his corner store late Wednesday, terrorizing his 17-year-old son and another clerk and causing thousands of dollars in damage.  —  Why?
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Glenn Foil / THE STEEL DEAL:
STOP Poisoning the 'Hood
Discussion: Wizbang and Daily Pundit
news24.com:
Iraq seizes booby-trapped toys  —  Baghdad - The Iraqi army said on Thursday it had seized a number of booby-trapped children's dolls, accusing insurgents of using the explosive-filled toys to target children.  —  The dolls were found in a car, each one containing a grenade or other explosive, said an army statement.
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Jack Risko / Dinocrat:   Giving thanks, but not for the MSM or sunshine senators
Hindrocket / Power Line:   PLUMBING THE DEPTHS OF EVIL
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
The rise of the bland old party  —  All the noise out of Washington covers up the fact that the GOP and the Democrats are galloping toward the center.  —  BEHOLD: We have entered the Age When Dinos and Rinos Rule the Earth.  See them battle each other for absolute dominion!
BBC:
French MP blames riots on rappers  —  A French MP has publicly accused rappers of fuelling the country's recent riots with their songs.  —  It comes a day after 200 politicians backed his petition calling for legal action against seven rap musicians and bands it alleges have incited racism.
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Bush Faces Dual Challenges on Iraq  —  As he leads a fierce campaign this month to rebut criticism of the Iraq war, President Bush faces twin challenges — one of them rooted in history, the other in the political realities of the moment.  —  Bush's historical burden is that there is no recent precedent …
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
The About-Face of a Hawkish Democrat  —  Murtha, With Many Military Connections, Moves From Voting for War to Urging Troop Withdrawal  —  Of all the Democrats calling for an end to the Iraq war, Rep. John P. Murtha is an anomaly.  Unlike Sens. John F. Kerry (Mass.) and Russell Feingold (Wis.), he doesn't want to be president.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Laurence Simon / This Blog Is Full Of Crap:
The Media Emperor's New Pajamas  —  The Editorial Advisory Board of Pajamas Media are having what they call a blogjam on the whole launch fiasco.  The first I heard of it was an accidental check of my Backburner blogroll for references to Pajamas Media/OSM.  —  Way to keep us updated, guys.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Questions on the Legality of Campaign Fund-Raising  —  WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 - The American system of underwriting political campaigns is often derided as legalized bribery.  Now the Justice Department is contending that it can amount to illegal bribery as well.
Steve / Modulator:
Friday Ark #62  —  We'll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles).  Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and....?  —  We will add your post to the list if you do one of the following:
Discussion: IMAO and This Blog Is Full Of Crap
Jo Becker / Washington Post:
Alito's Stance on One Man, One Vote Is Debated  —  One of the mysteries still hanging in the confirmation battle over Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. is his view of a landmark case that established the legal principle of one man, one vote.  The answer varies depending on when you ask — not to mention whom you ask.
Discussion: Majikthise and AMERICAblog
Michael Kinsley / Washington Post:
The Phony War Against the Critics  —  "One might also argue," Vice President Cheney said in a speech on Monday, "that untruthful charges against the commander in chief have an insidious effect on the war effort."  That would certainly be an ugly and demagogic argument, were one to make it.

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