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Douglas Jehl / New York Times:
Qaeda-Iraq Link U.S. Cited Is Tied to Coercion Claim  —  WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 - The Bush administration based a crucial prewar assertion about ties between Iraq and Al Qaeda on detailed statements made by a prisoner while in Egyptian custody who later said he had fabricated them to escape harsh treatment …
David Johnston / New York Times:
Time Reporter Is Questioned in Leak Case  —  WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 - A Time magazine reporter met on Thursday with the special counsel in the C.I.A. leak case to answer questions about her conversations last year with a lawyer for Karl Rove, the senior White House adviser, a senior editor of the magazine said.
Discussion: firedoglake and Poynter Online
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Kevin Bohn / CNN:
Source: Time reporter deposed in CIA leak case  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald continued his investigation into the leaking of a CIA agent's name by taking sworn testimony from a Time magazine reporter Thursday, said a source close to Time Inc.
Discussion: firedoglake and Wampum
Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
It's a Jungle Out There  —  Can I just say it is absolutely crazy out there?
Discussion: Needlenose
Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
When Christmas Falls on Sunday, Megachurches Take the Day Off  —  Some of the nation's most prominent megachurches have decided not to hold worship services on the Sunday that coincides with Christmas Day, a move that is generating controversy among evangelical Christians …
Washington Post:
Plea Deal Near With 2nd Abramoff Associate  —  Kidan Has Agreed to Cooperate in Probes  —  Federal prosecutors have all but finalized a plea agreement with a second business partner of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff in exchange for cooperation in the ongoing criminal investigations of Abramoff …
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Man for a Glass Booth  —  Of all the mistakes that the Bush administration has committed in Iraq, none is as gratuitous and self-inflicted as the bungling of the trial of Saddam Hussein.  —  Although Hussein deserves to be shot like a dog — or, same thing, like the Ceausescus — we nonetheless decided to give him a trial.
BBC:
Iran's president says move Israel  —  Iran's conservative president has said that Israel should be moved to Europe.  —  "If European countries claim that they have killed Jews in World War II... why don't they provide the Zionist regime with a piece of Europe," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told Iranian television.
Discussion: QandO
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Drudge Report:
EXCLUSIVE: GOP TO LAUNCH 'WHITE FLAG' DEM ATTACK  —  The DRUDGE REPORT has learned from a top GOP operative that the Republican National Committee will provide state parties with a web video prior to release tomorrow afternoon that shows a white flag waving over images of Democrat leaders making anti-war remarks.
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David Corn:   John Lennon, Handguns and Me: A 25th Anniversary
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Europeans Search for Conciliation With U.S.  —  Some States Are Assuaged By Rice on Prison Policy  —  BRUSSELS, Dec. 8 — European foreign ministers attempted to make peace with the United States on Thursday over the controversy concerning treatment of terrorism suspects …
TimChapman / Townhall.com:
Blogger call with Representatives Kingston and Kline  —  Today, at 11:00, Capitol Report will be in on the call below.  Details to follow. … UPDATE: The call has begun...but we are waiting.  —  Congressman Kingston just had a meeting with Rumsfeld and was whisked off to the White House, thus the delay.
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
A RNC Conference Call About Iraq …
Discussion: Blogs for Bush
Mark / Decision '08:   Blogger Conference Call: Congressmen Jack Kingston and John Kline
Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
WHAT HAPPENED ON FLIGHT 924?....There's something screwy about the story of Rigoberto Alpizar, who was shot by air marshals on Wednesday.  Here's one account from CNN: … Here's a second version from AP: … And here's a couple of passenger quotes from the CNN story:
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Will Dunham / Reuters:
CORRECTED - Rumsfeld says 'I have no plans to retire'  —  In WASHINGTON story headlined "Rumsfeld says 'I have no plans to retire'" ... please read in second paragraph ... New York Daily News ... instead of ... New York Post ...  (correcting newspaper throughout)  —  A corrected story follows:
David Stout / New York Times:
House-Senate Panel Reaches Agreement on Patriot Act  —  WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 - House and Senate negotiators reached agreement today on reauthorizing the USA Patriot Act, the sweeping anti-terrorism measure that granted the federal government new powers after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a Republican Senate leader said.
Kash / Angry Bear:
Spending Growth in Context  —  Are the budget deficits due to profligate spending by the Bush administration?  Are Congressional Republicans truly more spendtrift in their ways than French socialists?  —  I find a little historical context helpful in assessing these claims from the right.
The Anchoress:
Katrina and the Racism Rehash  —  Marvin Olasky has a great piece in Townhall.com, Racist News Media, wherein he takes a long look at the things which were being said - and by whom - immediately after the levees broke.  Recall that immediately after Katrina departed, everyone had thought that the city had dodged a bullet.
Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com
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Marvin Olasky / Townhall.com:   Racist liberal media
George Will / Jewish World Review:
The Inalienable Right to a Remote  —  If this filigree on the welfare state becomes law, everyone who owns old analog television sets — everyone from your Aunt Emma in her wee apartment to the millionaire in the neighborhood McMansion who has such sets in the maid's room and the guest house …
David / Israellycool:
JIB Awards 2005  —  For the second year running, I am proud to present to you the JIB Awards.  —  The word JIB, besides being an acronym for Jewish and Israeli blog, also represents the small triangular sail of a sailboat, as compared to the main sails.  The jib's role is to direct the wind …

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qando.net:
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Discussion: TAPPED and Ezra Klein
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Discussion: Betsy's Page
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