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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 …
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Suicide Bombing in Iraq Kills 30 and Wounds Dozens — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov. 24 - A suicide car bomb exploded Thursday near an American convoy at the entrance to the main hospital in the volatile town of Mahmudiya, killing at least 30 Iraqis and wounding dozens of others in a burst of fire and shrapnel.
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.
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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Yahoo! News:
Former Canadian Minister Of Defence Asks Canadian Parliament Asked To Hold Hearings On Relations With Alien "Et" Civilizations — (PRWEB) - OTTAWA, CANADA (PRWEB) November 24, 2005 — A former Canadian Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister under Pierre Trudeau has joined forces …
Tim Molloy / Associated Press:
Actor Pat Morita Dies at 73 — LOS ANGELES - Actor Pat Morita, whose portrayal of the wise and dry-witted Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid" earned him an Oscar nomination, has died. He was 73. — Morita died Thursday at his home in Las Vegas of natural causes, said his wife of 12 years, Evelyn.
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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 …
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!
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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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.
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.
Michiko Kakutani / New York Times:
The Course of Social Change Through College Admissions — Nick Carraway and Sherman McCoy went to Yale. Amory Blaine and Doogie Howser went to Princeton. Oliver Barrett IV and Thurston Howell III went to Harvard. Charles Foster Kane was thrown out of all three.
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Unfamiliar questions in the Arab air — As al-Qaeda scores own-goals in its backyard, many Arabs, including some Iraqis, are beginning to rethink their position on violence in the name of resistance — OF ALL the films to extol the fight for freedom from imperialism …
Darleen / Darleen's Place:
US Post Office goes Politically Correct — About four hours ago - after the turkey carcass was put away and we sat around the dining table sipping hot coffee and finishing the pie crumbs off our plates - my mother riveted all attention on her as she related her experience with US Post Office.
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.
Echidne / ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES:
New York Times Lessons For Uppity Women — It is funny. The New York Times seems to have a new series, perhaps secretly entitled "Lessons For Uppity Women", and slated to run an article once a month. The September one was "Many Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood," …
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