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New York Times:
Democrats See Wide Bush Stamp on Court System  —  Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. being sworn in on Monday, the first day of his confirmation hearings.  His approval now appears to be almost assured.  —  WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 - Disheartened by the administration's success with the Supreme Court nomination …
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Washington Post:
Confirm Samuel Alito  —  THE SENATE'S decision concerning the confirmation of Samuel A. Alito Jr. is harder than the case last year of now-Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. Judge Alito's record raises concerns across a range of areas.  His replacement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor could alter …
Boston Globe:
Not fit for the court  —  SAMUEL ALITO tells a moving and very American personal story about the path his immigrant father took to raise a son who would one day be poised to sit on the US Supreme Court.  But Judge Alito's judicial philosophy, his written record of court decisions …
Ed Whelan / Bench Memos on National Review Online:   The Boston Globe's Wisdom
Fafnir / Fafblog!:   Fafblog Interviews: JUDGE SAMUEL ALITO
Murray Waas / whatever already!:
The Washington Post this morning gives major play this morning to an attack of Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) on the website of the (until now) obscure Cybercast News Service.  It accuses  —  Murtha— who had won eight military awards, including a Bronze star, and a Distinguished Service Medal …
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CNSNews:
David Thibault — Editor-in-Chief  —  Has been in this position with CNSNews.com since April 2005 after joining the organization in 2000 as managing editor, assigning coverage of stories and developing the site's overall news philosophy.  Before arriving at CNSNews.com …
Discussion: firedoglake and THE NEWS BLOG
Washington Post:
Web Site Attacks Critic of War  —  Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), the former Marine who is an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq, has become the latest Democrat to have his Vietnam War decorations questioned.  —  In a tactic reminiscent of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth assault on Sen. John F. Kerry …
Murray Waas / whatever already!:
The Washington Post gives major play this morning to an attack …
Discussion: firedoglake and TalkLeft
CBS News:
Murtha Details His Exit Strategy
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and BlondeSense
The Huffington Post / The Huffington Post:
Iraq Soldiers Speak Out Supporting Murtha...
Discussion: Liberty Street
Anton La Guardia / Telegraph:
'Divine mission' driving Iran's new leader  —  As Iran rushes towards confrontation with the world over its nuclear programme, the question uppermost in the mind of western leaders is "What is moving its President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to such recklessness?"  —  Political analysts point …
Discussion: Dinocrat and Confederate Yankee
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Iran's New Threat, The UN And The U.S
Discussion: The Duck of Minerva
Robert Mayer / Publius Pundit:
NEGOTIATIONS OFFICIALLY END WITH IRAN
Jason / Generation Why?:
How Can We Trust Democrats on Iran?
Discussion: AMERICAN FUTURE and GOP Bloggers
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Bush Warns Against Nuclear-Armed Iran
Discussion: The Left Coaster and ScrappleFace
Associated Press:
Iranian Leader Defends Nuclear Research
Discussion: ScrappleFace
Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
Airstrike by U.S. Draws Protests From Pakistanis  —  Pakistani tribesmen marched Saturday near Damadola to protest the airstrike.  Local officials in the region, the Bajaur district, said the attack destroyed three houses in the village and killed at least 18 civilians.
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Jonathan E. Kaplan / The Hill:
Blunt claims he has the votes  —  House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) claimed today that he has locked up the commitments of more than 117 Republicans to win the majorityvleader' post.  —  Despite Blunt's confidence, Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), his chief rival, promised a long campaign …
Discussion: firedoglake
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Crooks and Liars:
We're all (Paranoid, Imbalanced) Homeland Security Agents now  —  We're all (Paranoid, Imbalanced) Homeland Security Agents now  —  If you're interested in viewing the results of mixing sickly paranoia with abject stupidity — or if you want to catch a glimpse of what our country will look …
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TBogg:
Cellphones of Mass Destruction
Maha / The Mahablog:
FBI Leak Threatens National Security!
Atrios / Eschaton:
How It Goes  —  Winter/Spring - The clone army of foreign policy "experts" from conservative foreign policy outfits nobody ever heard of before suddenly appear on all the cable news programs all the time, frowning furiously and expressing concerns about the "grave threat" that Iran poses.
Terry Eastland / Weekly Standard:
Inside "Concerned Alumni of Princeton"  —  Samuel Alito had virtually nothing to do with the notorious CAP.  I did.  —  ABOUT THE ALITO HEARINGS, one thing is certain: If it had been the Concerned Alumni of Princeton that was up for confirmation, the nomination wouldn't even make it out of the Judiciary Committee.
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 …
Digby / Hullabaloo:
A Matter Of Trust  —  Kevin Drum, Marshall Wittman and John Dickerson all issue dire warnings to the Democrats not to:  —  a) challenge the Republicans on the illegal NSA wiretapping scandal (and by extension the administration's belief that the president has the power as both a unitary executive …
Discussion: The Heretik
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