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John / AMERICAblog:
New domestic spying poll numbers are very bad for Bush  —  Some right-wingers have been crowing over a new poll that shows: … I've got news for you.  That's an abysmally low number for Bush.  —  Even I would probably approve of the NSA listening in on phone calls between suspected terrorists and …
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Ezra Klein:
Trust, But Verify  —  Man, this is some insanely bad polling: … And I mean bad in both senses of the word.  First, as John notes, these are bad numbers.  I sure as hell think the NSA should listen in on suspected terrorists!  Anyone going to make the contrarian case against it?  —  Good.
Stephen Kaus / The Huffington Post:
Popping the Wrong Question
Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
The Politics of Intel
Lisa Sandberg / mysanantonio.com:
Justices agree to consider hearing DeLay's money laundering case  —  AUSTIN — Media reports that U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay had convinced the state's highest court to hear his appeal were as widely circulated as they were, well, wrong.  —  Justices for the Texas Court Criminal Appeals agreed merely …
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Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
U.S. Defends Conduct in Padilla Case  —  Supreme Court Asked To Overrule 4th Circuit  —  A federal appeals court infringed on President Bush's authority to run the war on terror when it refused to let prosecutors take custody of "enemy combatant" Jose Padilla, the Justice Department said yesterday …
Discussion: the talking dog and No More Apples
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:   U.S. Asks Supreme Court to Transfer Terror Suspect
Reuters:   Supreme Court asked to transfer Padilla
Washington Post:
The Fast Rise and Steep Fall of Jack Abramoff  —  How a Well-Connected Lobbyist Became the Center of a Far-Reaching Congressional Corruption Scandal  —  Jack Abramoff liked to slip into dialogue from "The Godfather" as he led his lobbying colleagues in planning their next conquest on Capitol Hill.
Associated Press:
L.A. Times Prints Quote From Fake Release  —  GREEN RIVER, Wyo. - A quote in a fake news release that was intended as an April Fool's joke ended up in a front-page story in the Los Angeles Times.  The story in Tuesday's editions of the Times noted how successful the reintroduction of wolves …
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Julie Cart / Los Angeles Times:   Wolves Thrive but Animosity Keeps Pace
Michael J. Totten / LA Weekly:
In the Land of the Brother Leader  —  Vacation in Libya?  Totalitarian tourism and the search for truth... and a good meal  —  Young men who like their comforts, and a dainty table, or who wish to pass their time pleasantly in the company of women, must not go to Arabia.
ACLU:
"President Nixon Was Not Above the Law, and Neither is President Bush," ACLU Chief Says  —  NEW YORK - In a full-page advertisement in today's New York Times, the American Civil Liberties Union intensified its call for a special counsel to be appointed to determine whether President George W …
Steven Greenhouse / New York Times:
New York Transit Deal Shows Union's Success on Many Fronts  —  He was excoriated on tabloid front pages and by the mayor and governor.  As thousands streamed across the Brooklyn Bridge on a frigid night during last week's transit strike, someone in a car yelled out his name, prefacing it with a curse.
Discussion: the talking dog
tcsdaily.com:
Grape Expectations  —  As the years ends, top 10 wine lists — and even top 100 lists — abound.  Most focus on current releases, which is what most newspaper and magazine columnists almost exclusively cover.  In contrast, over at my wine blog, I review whatever I happen to be drinking at the time …
New York Times:
Spy Agency Removes Illegal Tracking Files  —  By The Associated Press The National Security Agency's Internet site has been placing files on visitors' computers that can track their Web surfing activity despite strict federal rules banning most files of that type.
Discussion: Pen and Sword and David Corn
Radio Blogger:
Around the globe with Robert D. Kaplan  —  HH: Joining me to begin the conversation about the year around the globe, Robert D. Kaplan.  He is the author of Imperial Grunts: The American military on the ground.  He is also a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly.  He has been a guest on this program before.
Discussion: Instapundit.com and Hugh Hewitt
New York Times:
Twenty Years Later, Buying a House Is Less of a Bite  —  PORTLAND, Me.  - Despite a widespread sense that real estate has never been more expensive, families in the vast majority of the country can still buy a house for a smaller share of their income than they could have a generation ago.
Discussion: Economist's View
Jim Hughes / Denver Post:
Vets get in races to fight GOP  —  War experience touted for Dems.  Veterans for a Secure America fields candidates for Congress nationwide, including two in Colorado.  —  More than 30 Iraq and Persian Gulf War veterans have entered congressional races across the country as Democrats …
Khalid Tanveer / Associated Press:
Pakistani Killed Daughters to Save 'Honor'  —  MULTAN, Pakistan - Nazir Ahmed appears calm and unrepentant as he recounts how he slit the throats of his three young daughters and their 25-year old stepsister to salvage his family's "honor" — a crime that shocked Pakistan.
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
U.N. Observer in Baghdad Calls the Voting Valid  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 28 - The United Nations stepped into the controversy over the Iraqi parliamentary election on Wednesday, declaring publicly that the results of the voting on Dec. 15 appeared valid, even as the vote tally continued here.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Wonkette

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