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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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Riaz Khan / Associated Press:
al-Qaida Leader Not at Site of Airstrike  —  DAMADOLA, Pakistan - Al-Qaida's second-in-command was the target of a U.S. airstrike near the Afghan border but he was not at the site of the attack, two senior Pakistani officials said Saturday.  At least 17 people were killed.
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.
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
Andrew Cochran / The Counterterrorism Blog:
CIA Targets Ayman al-Zawahiri in Pakistan (updated)  —  LAST UPDATE AT 11:38 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 …
Washington Post:
U.S. Airstrike Targets Al Qaeda's Zawahiri  —  Ayman Zawahiri, the second-ranking al Qaeda leader and chief deputy to Osama bin Laden, was targeted by a deadly U.S. missile strike on a compound in Pakistan yesterday, but U.S. intelligence could not confirm whether he was killed …
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report v3.0 Beta:   Zawahiri Dead!?!?!!!!!!!!  —  Various news sources report …
Juan / Informed Comment:   US Strike on al-Qaeda Safe House on Afghanistan Border
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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Lawrence O'Donnell Jr / Los Angeles Times:   Good lobbyists, good government  —  LAWRENCE O'DONNELL JR …
Brad / THE BRAD BLOG:
BREAKING: HOUSE LEADERSHIP FORCING BOB NEY OUT OF CHAIRMANSHIP!
Discussion: Pam's House Blend
Hotline On Call:
Breaking: Hastert Asks Ney To Resign As Admin. Cmte. Chair
Discussion: Think Progress
Paul Kiel / tpmcafe.com:
Auction House
Discussion: The Stakeholder and Think Progress
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Ryan Myers / mywesttexas.com:
ABC nightly news mentions Midland in terrorism story | … In a story Thursday about a potential link between terrorism and purchases of disposable cell phones, ABC Nightly News mentioned the purchase of a large quantity of cell phones in December from a Midland Wall-Mart.
John Lombard / Trust me, you have no idea …:
Michelle Malkin, plagiarist
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Wider Fight Is Seen as Alito Victory Appears Secured  —  WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 - Democrats and Republicans say Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s confirmation to the Supreme Court is all but certain, yet the fight over his nomination heated up on Friday as both sides seized on it as a flashpoint …
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Jay Weaver / Miami Herald:
We found Padilla's al Qaeda application, U.S. says  —  Prosecutors said the U.S. government discovered alleged terrorist José Padilla's written application to join al Qaeda.  —  jweaver@MiamiHerald.com  —  After the U.S. military invaded Afghanistan to oust its Taliban rulers …
The Nation:
Gore to Address "Constitutional Crisis"  —  It sounds as if Al Gore is about to deliver what could be not just one of the more significant speeches of his political career but an essential challenge to the embattled presidency of George W. Bush.  —  In a major address slated for delivery Monday …
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Karl Vick / Washington Post:
Reunified Islam: Unlikely but Not Entirely Radical  —  Restoration of Caliphate, Attacked by Bush, Resonates With Mainstream Muslims  —  ISTANBUL — The plan was to fly a hijacked plane into a national landmark on live television.  The year was 1998, the country was Turkey, and the rented plane ended up grounded by weather.
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: Sadly, No!
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Business Week:
A Columnist Backed by Monsanto
Howard W. French / New York Times:
Wealth Grows, but Health Care Withers in China  —  FUYANG, China - When Jin Guilian's family took him to a county hospital in this gritty industrial city after a jarring two-day bus ride during which he drifted in and out of consciousness, the doctors took one look at him and said: "How dare you do this to him?
Washington Post:
Who Was That Striking Lady in Red?  —  Ladies and gentleman, we present the breakout star of the Alito hearings — Rachel Brand !  —  Who? you ask.  Exactly: She was the woman sitting right behind the nominee's left shoulder in the "who's that?" seat that turns unwitting staffers into accidental celebs during big-deal hearings.
Libby Copeland / Washington Post:
Debating The Tissues: What Makes A Good Cry  —  It was the context of the tears that surprised people — in the midst of Wednesday's confirmation hearings for a Supreme Court nominee, a setting that could not be more rehearsed.  We're not used to spontaneous expressions of emotion on C-SPAN.
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New York Times:
U.S. and Germany Promise to Press Iran on Uranium  —  WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 - President Bush and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, meeting for the first time since Mrs. Merkel took office last month, promised Friday to step up pressure on Iran at the Security Council to abandon nuclear activities …
Rep. John Murtha / The Huffington Post:
Questions About My Record  —  This afternoon, CNSNEWS.com published an article entitled "Murtha's War Hero Status Called Into Question" on its website.  The article questions the validity of my purple hearts.  This is my response:  —  "Questions about my record are clearly an attempt …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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