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Washington Post:
Spying on Americans  —  IN THE WAKE of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the New York Times reported last week, President Bush authorized the National Security Agency to conduct electronic surveillance of hundreds of U.S. citizens and residents suspected of contact with al Qaeda figures …
Discussion: Carol Platt Liebau and AMERICAblog
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
TOM MAGUIRE has questions for the New York Times.  —  UPDATE: Lots more here.  And there's this: "I cannot remember the last time, or first time, this newspaper reported a leak that was helpful to our war effort."  —  ANOTHER UPDATE: Much more here.  Plus, "Frog-marched to the hoosegow?"
John Cole / Balloon Juice:
FISA, the NY Times, and Domestic Spying
Discussion: Needlenose and Big Brass Blog
Michelle Malkin:
TIME'S LAME CHOICES  —  Okay.  I don't question that the rock star and the world's biggest philanthropists are doing good for the world.  (Interesting, isn't it, that Bill Gates didn't deserve the honor when he was actually creating something, but only earns Time magazine's highest praise when he's giving his money away.
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CNN:
Time names Bono, Bill and Melinda Gates Persons of Year  —  (CNN) — The good deeds of an activist rock legend and one of the world's richest men and his wife carried the day in 2005, as Time magazine on Sunday named U2 frontman Bono and philanthropic couple Bill and Melinda Gates as its "Persons of the Year."
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:   Time Jumps The Shark  —  We had a great post up here at CQ …
Jerusalem Post:
PM Sharon suffers light stroke, rushed to hospital  —  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to the Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem at 7:50 p.m. Sunday evening.  —  The prime minister, who will be 78 in February, suffered a light stroke and was taken directly to the VIP section of the hospital's trauma room.
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Kesher Talk
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Haaretz:
Sharon rushed to Jerusalem hospital after minor stroke  —  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to hospital in Jerusalem on Sunday evening after suffering a minor stroke, the Israeli media reported.  —  According to Channel 2 television, 77-year-old Sharon was taken to Hadassah University Hospital …
Discussion: Barcepundit
BBC:
Powell raps Europe on CIA flights  —  Ex-US Secretary of State Colin Powell has indicated that Europeans are being disingenuous when they deny knowledge of the rendition of terror suspects.  —  Mr Powell said the recently highlighted practice of moving people to places where they are not covered …
Discussion: PoliBlog, Dean's World and Prometheus 6
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Herald Sun:
White House 'never told' of WMD doubts
Discussion: In the Bullpen
MSNBC:
Transcript for December 18  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this is Sunday: the Iraqi people vote in large numbers.  What now for their country and for our men and women in Iraq?  With us, the secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice.  And for the Democrats, the ranking member …
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Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Bush Defends Secret Spying in the U.S.
Discussion: the talking dog
Reuters:
Iran tells West to be tolerant of Holocaust views  —  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's denial of the Holocaust is a matter for academic discussion and the West should be more tolerant of his views, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday.
Discussion: Jay Currie and In the Bullpen
Washington Post:
Pushing the Limits Of Wartime Powers  —  In his four-year campaign against al Qaeda, President Bush has turned the U.S. national security apparatus inward to secretly collect information on American citizens on a scale unmatched since the intelligence reforms of the 1970s.
Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
Iraq vote leaves Dems looking like the losers  —  Well, that old Iraqi quagmire just keeps getting worse and worse, if only for the Democratic Party.  What was the straw they were clutching at back in January?  Oh, yeah, sure, gazillions of Kurds and Shiites might have gone to the polls, but where were the Sunni?
Discussion: Carol Platt Liebau
Nick Beaudrot / Ezra Klein:
Censure and Move On?  —  Posted by Nicholas Beaudrot of Electoral Math  —  Like Hilzoy, I think that the Clinton impeachment has raised the bar for what ought to be an impeachable offense.  Politically, if the opposition party calls for every President's head, we will have turned what ought …
CNN:
Bush says he signed NSA wiretap order  —  Adds he OK'd program more than 30 times, will continue to do so  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — In acknowledging the message was true, President Bush took aim at the messenger Saturday, saying that a newspaper jeopardized national security by revealing …
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Kelli Arena / CNN:
Bush won't confirm report NSA spied on Americans
Discussion: The Poor Man and NewDonkey.com
Matt Bai / New York Times:
New World Economy  —  In recent weeks, looking toward next year's midterm elections, leaders of both parties have engaged in highly charged arguments about withdrawal from Iraq, Medicaid shortfalls and allegations of Republican corruption.  Anyone bothering to peruse the rest of the front page …

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