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Anne Penketh / Independent:
Iran: The nuclear nightmare  —  Tehran's defiance sparks fears of a regional showdown  —  The confrontation between Iran and the West deepened yesterday as both sides hardened their positions over the Islamic republic's nuclear programme.  —  The foreign ministers of Britain …
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Niall Ferguson / Telegraph:
The origins of the Great War of 2007 - and how it could have been prevented  —  Are we living through the origins of the next world war?  Certainly, it is easy to imagine how a future historian might deal with the next phase of events in the Middle East:  —  With every passing year …
White House:   President Welcomes German Chancellor Merkel to the White House
Kristen Mack / Houston Chronicle:
Only half those who voted for him in '04 would do so again, poll finds  —  A criminal indictment and continuing investigations have severely eroded support for U.S. Rep Tom DeLay in his district, most notably among Republicans who have voted for him before, according to a Houston Chronicle poll.
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Associated Press:
Poll: DeLay Losing Support in Own District  —  HOUSTON - Barely one of every five of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's constituents would vote for him if the election were held now, according to a newspaper poll released Saturday.  —  The Republican congressman …
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Reuters:
Poll shows embattled DeLay trailing in Texas race  —  HOUSTON (Reuters) - Embattled Republican Tom DeLay trails a Democratic challenger for his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and is viewed favorably by only 28 percent of people questioned in a poll of his Houston area district …
Observer:
The drone, the CIA and a botched attempt to kill bin Laden's deputy  —  In the hunt for al-Qaeda, a missile attack on a mountain village killed women and children.  The attack was precise, the intelligence was flawed, and the strained relation between Pakistan and the US has been pushed to breaking point
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New York Times:
The Imperial Presidency at Work  —  You would think that Senators Carl Levin and John McCain would have learned by now that you cannot deal in good faith with a White House that does not act in good faith.  Yet both men struck bargains intended to restore the rule of law to American prison camps.
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 …
Francis Elliott / Independent:
MI5 will get new powers to bug MPs  —  Furious cabinet revolt as Blair gives green light for security services to spy on elected representatives  —  Tony Blair is preparing to scrap a 40-year ban on tapping MPs' telephones, despite fierce Cabinet opposition, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.
Renwick McLean / New York Times:
U.S. Bars Spain's Sale of Planes to 'Antidemocratic' Venezuela  —  MADRID, Jan. 13 -The United States will not allow Spain to sell military aircraft with American technology to Venezuela, saying the sale would aid the increasingly "antidemocratic" government of President Hugo Chávez …
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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Bob Fertik / Democrats.com:
Zogby Poll: Americans Support Impeaching Bush for Wiretapping  —  For Immediate Release: January 16, 2006  —  New Zogby Poll Shows Majority of Americans Support Impeaching Bush for Wiretapping  —  By a margin of 52% to 43%, Americans want Congress to consider impeaching President Bush …
Nick Cohen / Observer:
'Galloway can no longer count on the indulgence of polite society'  —  The first series of Big Brother in 2000 drew a long howl of disgust from the British intelligentsia.  Martin Amis said it proved that meritocracy was dead - because 'now you can become famous without having any talent by abasing yourself on a TV nerdothon'.
BBC:
Saddam judge 'resigns from trial'  —  Iraqi government officials are considering the resignation submitted by the chief judge at the trial of the former Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein.  —  Before the judge, Rizgar Amin, can step down, his departure has to be approved by the offices of both the president and the prime minister.
Discussion: Flopping Aces
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Twana Osman / Reuters:   Saddam trial judge plans to quit
Los Angeles Times:
'Marshall Plan' for Iraq Fades  —  Once the $18.6 billion for reconstruction is spent, the nation might have to rely on private investment.  'No pain, no gain,' a U.S. official says.  —  BAGHDAD — After more than 2 1/2 years of sputtering reconstruction work, the United States' "Marshall Plan" …
Robert H. Bork / Opinion Journal:
We the People  —  Top books on the Constitution.  —  1. "The Federalist" by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay.  —  Written to promote the ratification of the proposed Constitution, this series of New York newspaper essays in fact had little effect on the outcome.

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