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Two Babes and a Brain:
This Will Make You Sick...  During our visit to Walter Reed, we all piled into a room of a young soldier who had just come out of surgery.  His parents were there to take care of him.  His room was decorated with autographed photos...one from Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac who had visited the previous day …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
John Kerry: American Soldiers Are Terrorists  —  John Kerry appeared yesterday on the CBS talking-head show, "Face The Nation", to discuss the war in Iraq with Bob Schieffer.  Just as in his speeches on the Viet Nam War, Kerry has slipped into deep Left-speak in an attempt to gain national traction for his pose as a party leader.
Michelle Malkin:
THANK YOU, JOSHUA SPARLING  —  Lots of readers watched Fox & Friends this morning and e-mailed about the disgusting greeting card a wounded soldier received while hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Hospital.  Thanks to reader Shari for taking these cell phone camera shots of the card displayed by co-host Brian Kilmeade:
Smash / The Indepundit:
A Blue Day for CodePink  —  SUNDAY was another perfect day here in San Diego.  The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and across the street from Balboa Naval Hospital, a handful of anti-war protestors were preparing to rally under the banner of CodePink.
Discussion: Cold Fury
Two Babes and a Brain:
Here It Is....  Here is the "Get Well Card" that one of our bravest received at Walter Reed...  Simply disgusting.  —  Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Here It Is....:  —  » THANK YOU, JOSHUA SPARLING from Michelle Malkin  —  Lots of readers watched Fox & Friends …
Opinion Journal:   Kerry Supports the Troops
MSNBC:
Transcript for December 4  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: the president digs in again on Iraq.  —  (Videotape):  —  PRES.  GEORGE W. BUSH: We will never back down, we will never give in and we will never accept anything less than complete victory.
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Hope Yen / Associated Press:
U.S. Unprepared for Attack, 9/11 Panel Says
Discussion: Jihad Watch and AMERICAblog
John Derbyshire / The Corner on National Review Online:
BOOB BAIT  —  Cliff: No, don't buy that.  —  Look through that Bailey piece again:  —  "A year ago, I asked Kristol after a lecture whether he believed in God or not.  He got a twinkle in his eye and responded, 'I don't believe in God, I have faith in God.' Well, faith, as it says in Hebrews 11:1 …
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Hamza Hendawi / Associated Press:
Saddam Yells at Judge in Unruly Session  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein's defense team walked out of court Monday, the former leader yelled at the judge, and Saddam's half brother shouted "Why don't you just execute us!" in an often unruly court session that also saw former U.S. Attorney …
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Mohammed / IRAQ THE MODEL:   The trial of our time...  This is how some local media chose to describe Saddam's trial.
Sally Buzbee / Associated Press:
AP Shocker: Iraq VP Disputes Bush on Training of Forces  —  DUBAI The training of Iraqi security forces has suffered a big "setback" in the last six months, with the army and other forces being increasingly used to settle scores and make other political gains, Iraqi Vice President Ghazi al-Yawer said Monday.
April Castro / Associated Press:
DeLay's Money Laundering Charges Upheld  —  AUSTIN, Texas - A judge dismissed a conspiracy charge Monday against Rep. Tom DeLay but refused to throw out the far more serious allegations of money-laundering, dashing the congressman's hopes for now of reclaiming his post as House majority leader.
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R.G. Ratcliffe / Houston Chronicle:
DeLay's hopes dashed for quick end to case Judge dismisses one felony indictment but upholds another  —  AUSTIN — A senior district judge today dismissed one felony indictment but upheld another against U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, dashing DeLay's hopes for a speedy resolution to his case.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Wall Street Journal:
Raising the Bar: Even Top Lawyers Fail California Exam  —  Former Stanford Law Dean,  —  Becomes Latest Victim;  —  A Mayor Tries Four Times  —  Kathleen Sullivan is a noted constitutional scholar who has argued cases before the Supreme Court.  Until recently, she was dean of Stanford Law School.
James M. Buchanan / Cato Unbound:
THREE AMENDMENTS: RESPONSIBILITY, GENERALITY, AND NATURAL LIBERTY  —  INTRODUCTION  —  A central message of public choice theory tells us that if politics generates undesirable results, it is better to examine the rules than to argue about different policies or to elect different representatives.
Jerusalem Post:
Suicide bombing outside Netanya mall kills 5  —  Four people were killed and 66 were wounded - three seriously - in an explosion that rocked the entrance to the Hasharon shopping mall on Herzl Street in Netanya at 11:25 a.m. Monday morning.  Another person died on the operating table at Laniado Hospital in Kfar Saba.
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Neil Winston / BBC:
Five die in Israel suicide blast
Discussion: USS Neverdock
Jim Hughes / Denver Post:
Blogger keeps heat on Churchill  —  When reporters call, Ward Churchill says he has a list he can look at to see what they've written about him.  —  But the controversial University of Colorado ethnic studies professor says he doesn't need any reminders for Jim Paine or Paine's blog, PirateBallerina.
New York Times:
Fixing the Game  —  The rules of American democracy say every president may install his own team of like-minded people in the government - even at a place like the Justice Department, which is at its root a law-enforcement agency and not a campaign branch office.
rawstory.com:
Kerry asks Bush to replace Rumsfeld  —  RAW STORY  —  WASHINGTON: Senator John Kerry (D - Mass.) made the following statement, issued to RAW STORY, following Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's speech this morning on Iraq.  Rumors are circulating that Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) could be tapped to replace Rumsfeld.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Joel Brinkley / New York Times:
Rice Chides Europeans on Detention Center Complaints  —  WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice chastised Europe leaders today, saying that before they complain about secret jails for terror suspects in European nations, they should realize that interrogations of these suspects …

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