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National Review:
Will Rove be Indicted?  —  There have been rumors flying around Washington in the last few days that Karl Rove, the president's top political adviser, might soon be indicted in the CIA leak investigation.  At least for now, the rumors appear to be based on someone hearing that someone else …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Novak And Woodward - Same Source?
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Rove To Be Indicted?  —  Is Special Counsel Fitzgerald …
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Max Boot / Los Angeles Times:
Hate torture?  Consider boot camp  —  HOLD THE PRESSES.  I've discovered that the use of torture by the U.S. government is far more pervasive than previously believed.  There are major facilities all over the country where thousands of men and women who have not committed any crime are held …
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CNN:
Truck with allegedly fake ballots detained  —  Four soldiers, Sunni politician killed in separate incidents … BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — With the country's parliamentary elections slated for Thursday and early voting already under way, a truck carrying what are believed to be fake ballots …
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Reuters:
Iraq border chief denies forged ballots seized
John F. Burns / New York Times:   To Halt Abuses, U.S. Will Inspect Jails Run by Iraq
CNN:
Bush takes responsibility for invasion intelligence  —  President says removing Hussein still 'right decision' … WASHINGTON (CNN) — On the eve of Iraq's historic election, President Bush took responsibility Wednesday for "wrong" intelligence that led to the war, but he said removing Saddam Hussein was still necessary.
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MSNBC:
Bush acknowledges faulty Iraq intelligence  —  But he says war was still justified to oust Saddam, create democracy … MSNBC TV  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush accepted responsibility on Wednesday for going to war with faulty intelligence, but firmly defended a decision that has deeply divided the country.
Ben Connable / Washington Post:
The Truth On the Ground  —  When I told people that I was getting ready to head back to Iraq for my third tour, the usual response was a frown, a somber head shake and even the occasional "I'm sorry."  When I told them that I was glad to be going back, the response was awkward disbelief, a fake smile and a change of subject.
Brad DeLong / Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal:
Astroturf vs Grassroots (Why Oh Why Can't We Have a Better Press Corps?)  —  I talked to John Harris, national political editor of the print Washington Post this morning.  It didn't go very well: … My belief—but since he won't answer the questions, I do not know—is that John Harris knew full …
White House:
President Discusses Iraqi Elections, Victory in the War on Terror  —  Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center  —  Washington, D.C.  —  In Focus: National Security  —  In Focus: Renewal in Iraq  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much.  Please be seated.  Thank you for the warm welcome.
John / AMERICAblog:
We Won  —  UPDATE: You can thank Ford via this online form.  —  FURTHER UPDATE: Great AP story on our victory.  —  Regarding that Ford thing?  We just won.  —  The Ford Motor Company today released the following letter (below) clarifying that whatever did or did not happen behind closed doors …
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 …
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Christian Oliver / Reuters:
Iran's Ahmadinejad says Holocaust a myth
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.
William Branigin / Washington Post:
Bush Urges 'Patience' on Iraq  —  President Bush, delivering the last in a series of speeches about Iraq on the eve of that country's elections, said today he was encouraged by the prospect of broader political participation in Iraq, but he warned that successful voting will not make the insurgents …
Mary Clare Jalonick / missoulian.com:
Burns will not return Abramoff donations  —  WASHINGTON - Aides to Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., said Tuesday the senator will not return donations from indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his associates, because the money has been spent.  —  Burns received about $150,000 in donations from Abramoff …
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Philip Shenon / New York Times:
Democrat Returning Donations From Abramoff's Tribal Clients
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Paul Sperry / Front Page Magazine:
The Pentagon Breaks the Islam Taboo  —  Washington's policy-makers have been careful in the war on terror to distinguish between Islam and the terrorists.  The distinction has rankled conservatives who see scarce difference.  —  A little-noticed speech by President Bush in October gave them some hope.

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