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Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
Police Seize Forged Ballots Headed to Iraq From Iran  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 13 - Less than two days before nationwide elections, the Iraqi border police seized a tanker on Tuesday that had just crossed from Iran filled with thousands of forged ballots, an official at the Interior Ministry said.
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Reuters:
Iraq border chief denies forged ballots seized  —  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The head of Iraq's border guards denied police reports on Wednesday that a tanker truck stuffed with thousands of forged ballot papers had been seized crossing into Iraq from Iran before Thursday's elections.
Discussion: Confederate Yankee and QandO
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Sunni Bastion Now Turning to Ballot Box
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Craig S. Smith / New York Times:   As a Face Transplant Heals, Flurries of Questions Arise
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Has The War Turned The Corner ... At Home?
Opinion Journal:
Tortuous Progress  —  A little honesty in the interrogation debate.  —  It's coming late in the game, but a little honesty has finally crept into the debate over interrogation in the war on terror.  To wit, the critics are at last having to explain what they really object to …
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
New Army Rules May Snarl Talks With McCain on Detainee Issue  —  WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 - The Army has approved a new, classified set of interrogation methods that may complicate negotiations over legislation proposed by Senator John McCain to bar cruel and inhumane treatment of detainees in American custody …
Nico / Think Progress:   BREAKING: As Torture Amendment Nears Passage …
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
washingtonpost.com > Live Discussions  —  washingtonpost.com's Daily Politics Discussion  —  Don't want to miss out on the latest buzz in politics?  Start each day at wonk central: The Post Politics Hour.  Join in each weekday morning at 11 a.m. as a member of The Washington Post's team …
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Jay Rosen / PressThink:
John Harris and Jim Brady Get Into It About "White House Briefing."  Dan Froomkin Replies.  —  PressThink interviews two key players in a dispute at the Washington Post over Dan Froomkin's Web column, White House Briefing.  National politics editor John Harris, and washingtonpost.com's …
Raleigh News & Observer:
Bush can settle CIA leak riddle, Novak says  —  Newspaper columnist Robert Novak is still not naming his source in the Valerie Plame affair, but he says he is pretty sure the name is no mystery to President Bush.  —  "I'm confident the president knows who the source is," …
Discussion: JustOneMinute and mediabistro
ThreatsWatch.Org:
Jihadis, Elections and Ramadi  —  More splits in the insurgency as Election Day nears; and more of the Ramadi Problem  —  RAMADI, IRAQ: As Election Day quickly approaches in Iraq, the various jihadi factions and the non-jihadist insurgents are taking their varied positions on how to deal with the voting process.
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Associated Press:
Iran President: Holocaust Is a 'Myth'  —  TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday the Holocaust is a "myth" that Europeans have used to create a Jewish state in the heart of the Islamic world.  —  "Today, they have created a myth in the name of Holocaust and consider …
Seth Rosenthal / The Nation:
Pro-Alito Buzz Cloaks a Draconian Agenda  —  How often, in the past month alone, have you heard President Bush and his supporters claim they want judges who "won't legislate from the bench," believe in "judicial restraint" and "understand the limited role of the courts"?
Discussion: ACSBlog
Washington Post:
A Religious Protest Largely From the Left  —  Conservative Christians Say Fighting Cuts in Poverty Programs Is Not a Priority  —  When hundreds of religious activists try to get arrested today to protest cutting programs for the poor, prominent conservatives such as James Dobson, Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell will not be among them.
Eric / Viking Pundit:
Amazing Race update - Who Dey?  - The Linz family wins the Race  —  Here's how tonight's two-hour finale went down, after the requisite review of the season:  —  Teams left from Montana in the middle of the night, heading for the next stop in Montreal, Canada.
Discussion: Brainster's Blog
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Kris / Dummocrats:
Amazing Race: The Family Edition Finale
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USA Today:
Some may face choice: Whether to heat or eat  —  WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has denied requests from five states to increase food stamps for low-income families facing higher heating bills this winter.  —  Maine, New York, Kansas, Virginia and South Carolina sought …
New York Sun:
Jihad on Campus  —  At Columbia, the course catalog indicates that this spring the anthropology professor, Nicholas DeGenova, who called for "a million Mogadishus" and said "the only true heroes are those who find ways that help defeat the U.S. military," will be teaching a graduate class on "The Metaphisics of Antiterrorism."
Discussion: Betsy's Page

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