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Joe Lieberman / Opinion Journal:
Our Troops Must Stay — America can't abandon 27 million Iraqis to 10,000 terrorists. — I have just returned from my fourth trip to Iraq in the past 17 months and can report real progress there. More work needs to be done, of course, but the Iraqi people are in reach of a watershed transformation …
Los Angeles Times:
U.S. Military Covertly Pays to Run Stories in Iraqi Press — Troops write articles presented as news reports. Some officers object to the practice. — WASHINGTON — As part of an information offensive in Iraq, the U.S. military is secretly paying Iraqi newspapers to publish stories written …
John Fund / gop.com:
In Case You Missed It: Senator Sieve — From Opinion Journal's Political Diary — Is Senator Harry Reid all that swift when it comes to U.S. Intelligence matters? Last Wednesday, the Minority Leader appeared on KRNV-TV's "Nevada Newsmakers" program and dropped a stunning revelation.
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Betsy / Betsy's Page:
John Fund has a blockbuster of a story on several levels. Apparently, Harry Reid has leaked classified information to the press. … This is a scandal! If senators can't be trusted with top secret information, they won't be able to perform their Constitutional obligations to oversight of the Executive branch.
NewsMax.com:
John McCain: Torture Worked on Me — Sen. John McCain is leading the charge against so-called "torture" techniques allegedly used by U.S. interrogators, insisting that practices like sleep deprivation and withholding medical attention are not only brutal - they simply don't work …
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
U.S. Will Address E.U. Questions on CIA Prisons — The Bush administration pledged yesterday to respond to a formal inquiry from the European Union over reports of covert CIA prisons for al Qaeda captives in Eastern Europe, acknowledging for the first time that the controversy over the secret prison system has upset European allies.
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Vikas Bajaj / New York Times:
Sales of New Homes Stay Strong in October, Setting Record — Gasoline is cheaper than it was before Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans. Consumer confidence jumped last month and new home sales hit a record. The stock market has been rising. Even the nation's beleaguered factories appear …
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Gregory M. Lamb / Christian Science Monitor:
A one-stop shop for the 'best' blogs — By gathering an elite group of widely read bloggers, a young media company hopes to make them more attractive to advertisers. — If a single thought-provoking weblog can find a large audience, might 70 or more linked together start a revolution?
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Daniel J. Solove / Concurring Opinions:Pajamas Media — A CSM article discusses the Pajamas Media …
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James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
Best of the Web — Mistaken Identity — Yesterday we got an e-mail from an old friend who is a captain in the U.S. Army. He writes: … Here's the scene to which our friend refers: — "A hundred and fifty thousand American men and women are stuck in Iraq," according to the narration that accompanies this scene.
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Will Dunham / Reuters:
Don't call it an 'insurgency': Rumsfeld — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld argued on Tuesday that the guerrillas fighting U.S.-led foreign forces and the American-backed government in Iraq do not deserve to be called an "insurgency."
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Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:
Hillary Clinton Defends Pro-War Vote — WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday defended her vote to authorize war in Iraq amid growing unease among liberal Democrats who could determine the potential 2008 presidential candidate's future. — "I take responsibility for my vote …
Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Andrea Mitchell Watch Day 3 — Anatomy of a Circle Jerk — Andrea Mitchell on Hardball, following Patrick Fitzgerald's press conference on Oct, 28, 2005 (Crooks & Liars has audio/video of all the following): … Wow, Andrea, that's amazing. You GO GIRL!!! Where exactly did she get this exclusive, insider information?
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New York Times:
Bush to Outline Broad Iraq Plan; Push on Training — WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 - President Bush on Wednesday will put forward for the first time a public version of what the White House calls a comprehensive strategy for victory in Iraq. — In a related effort to begin extricating American forces next year …
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
U.S. Lacks Plan to Curb Terror Funds, Agency Says — WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 - The government's efforts to help foreign nations cut off the supply of money to terrorists, a critical goal for the Bush administration, have been stymied by infighting among American agencies, leadership problems …
Jake Palmateer / thedailystar.com:
SUCO to pay Sheehan $11,000 — Tonight's lecture to be countered by war veteran — ONEONTA — The State University College at Oneonta has booked a Fox News Channel military analyst to counter a lecture tonight by anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan. — Lt. Col. Scott Rutter …
Washington Post:
U.S. Debate on Pullout Resonates As Troops Engage Sunnis in Talks — RAMADI, Iraq, Nov. 29 — Outside Ramadi's city auditorium, the mortar rounds fell, two, then three, each rattling the concrete walls slightly. Inside, locked in an intense debate about what it would take for American troops …
Maxwell Goss / Right Reason:
The Joy of Conservatism: An Interview with Roger Scruton (Part I) — Roger Scruton is a philosopher, essayist, foxhunter, farmer, publisher, composer, and man of letters (not to mention a contributor to Right Reason). He is also Britain's leading conservative intellectual and The Meaning of Conservatism …
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White House:
President's Remarks at Jon Kyl for Senate Dinner — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. (Applause.) Thanks a lot. (Applause.) Thanks for coming. Please be seated. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you all. Thanks for the warm welcome. (Laughter.) It's really good to be here.
