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Brian Ross / ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Pakistani Military Sources Say Zawahiri May Be Dead  —  Forensic Tests to Reveal Fate of al Qaeda Number Two  —  Jan. 13, 2006 — Today, according to Pakistani military sources, U.S. aircraft attacked a compound known to be frequented by high level al Qaeda operatives.
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David Ensor / CNN:
Sources: Airstrike may have killed bin Laden's No. 2  —  (CNN) — A CIA airstrike on a building in Pakistan may have killed Osama bin Laden's most-trusted aide, sources said.  —  The building where Ayman al-Zawahiri was thought to be is in Damadola, a small village near the Afghan border.
Discussion: The Reaction and Power Line
MSNBC:
Major U.S. attack may have killed Zawahri  —  Al-Qaida's top operating officer believed to be at target site in Pakistan  —  Ayman al-Zawahri, speaking at an undisclosed location, in an image taken from Qatar-based al-Jazeera television on Jan. 6.  —  NBC VIDEO … Jim Miklaszewski
Discussion: The Heretik
Andrew Cochran / The Counterterrorism Blog:
CIA Targets Ayman al-Zawahiri in Pakistan (updated)  —  LAST UPDATE AT 10:32 pm ET.  CNN reporting a CIA airstrike against Al Qaeda's #2, Ayman al-Zawahiri in Pakistan - CIA got "good reporting" on al-Zawahiri's presence in a building and it ordered the Predator airstrike …
The Truth Laid Bear:
An Appeal from Center-Right Bloggers  —  I'm pleased to present the following statement on behalf of the undersigned bloggers.  —N.Z.  —  An Appeal from Center-Right Bloggers  —  We are bloggers with boatloads of opinions, and none of us come close to agreeing with any other one of us all of the time.
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
PORKBUSTERS UPDATE: Here's a joint statement by a number of bloggers on the House leadership election:  —  We are bloggers with boatloads of opinions, and none of us come close to agreeing with any other one of us all of the time.  But we do agree on this: The new leadership in the House …
John Dickerson / Slate:
Bush in the Briar Patch  —  Why the president wants hearings on spying.  —  George Bush wants congressional hearings to look into his administration's domestic eavesdropping.  At first he wasn't so keen on the idea, but yesterday he said they'd be "good for democracy."
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Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
NATIONAL SECURITY....John Dickerson says in Slate that the president's sudden enthusiasm for a congressional investigation into the NSA's surveillance program is probably bad for the country: … That's exactly right.  Marshall Wittman, who I think is dangerously complacent …
Robert B. Bluey / Human Events:
Al Gore, Republican to Attack Bush 'Police State'  —  Former Vice President Al Gore will attack President Bush's domestic eavesdropping program at a Washington, D.C., speech on Martin Luther King Day—with a Republican by his side.  —  Gore is teaming up with former Rep. Bob Barr, a Republican …
Discussion: Brendan Nyhan
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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
Ney Under Pressure to Resign Chairmanship  —  WASHINGTON - House Speaker Dennis Hastert is trying to force out Ohio Rep. Bob Ney (news, bio, voting record) as chairman of the House Administration Committee, a week after Justice Department documents linked Ney to a bribery scheme involving convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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Hotline On Call:
Breaking: Hastert Asks Ney To Resign As Admin. Cmte.  Chair  —  House Speaker Dennis Hastert has asked Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) to step down from his post as chairman of the House Administration Committee, three sources with knowledge of the request said today.  —  A source close to Hastert …
Discussion: Think Progress
Business Week:
A Columnist Backed by Monsanto  —  Michael Fumento's failure to disclose payments to him in 1999 from the agribusiness giant have now caused Scripps Howard to sever its ties to him  —  Scripps Howard News Service announced Jan. 13 that it's severing its business relationship with columnist Michael Fumento …
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Editor and Publisher:
SHNS Drops Fumento in Latest Payola Pundit Scandal  —  NEW YORK Another columnist accused of accepting payola has been dropped.  —  Scripps Howard News Service (SHNS) announced Friday that it severed its relationship with Michael Fumento — a senior fellow at the conservative Hudson Institute …
Discussion: True Blue Liberal and Sadly, No!
Jaketapper / DownAndDirty:
CAP smear?  —  WASHINGTON DC — For Alito, it's all over but the votin'....It does not appear that the Democrats inflicted any real damage on the Supreme Court nominee, excepting of course his wife's mascara.  —  AP photo  —  Probing the debate over Alito's having said he was a member …
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AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:
NY Times Leak Is Damaging Our Defenses  —  UPDATE:  —  Don't miss Michelle Malkin's extraordinary round up on this story, and rightfully points out that even sales clerks can play a key role in our defense by being vigilant.  Excellent point  —  UPDATE II:  —  Mac Ranger has more on these 'slugs' trying to kill us.
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Jason Leopold / truthout.org:
Bush Authorized Domestic Spying Before 9/11  —  The National Security Agency advised President Bush in early 2001 that it had been eavesdropping on Americans during the course of its work monitoring suspected terrorists and foreigners believed to have ties to terrorist groups, according to a declassified document.
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Please Don't Feed the Federalists  —  A Democrat's field guide to the conservative jurist.  —  Ladies and gentlemen, Democrats of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, welcome to this introductory tour of the North American federalist in his natural habitat.
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Robin Givhan / Washington Post:
The Alitos: Well Suited, And Dressed For Duress  —  Martha-Ann Alito sat in the row of supporters directly behind her husband, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.  One tried not to stare at her clothes.  But while Alito was attired in Washington's equivalent of battlefield camouflage, his wife was in exuberant parade dress.
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Libby Copeland / Washington Post:
Debating The Tissues: What Makes A Good Cry
CNSNews:
Murtha's War Hero Status Called Into Question  —  Read Article About Murtha's Links to Abscam  —  (CNSNews.com) - Having ascended to the national stage as one of the most vocal critics of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq, Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman John Murtha …
Sen. Harry Reid / Houston Chronicle:
If we can beat mob, we can fight DeLay-style politics  —  Experience in Las Vegas similar to D.C. corruption  —  In 1977, I was appointed chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission.  It was a difficult time for the gaming industry and Las Vegas, which were being overrun by organized crime.

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