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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 …
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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 …
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
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 …
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Iran's New Threat, The UN And The U.S
Jason / Generation Why?:
How Can We Trust Democrats on Iran?
Discussion: GOP Bloggers
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Bush Warns Against Nuclear-Armed Iran
Robert Mayer / Publius Pundit:
NEGOTIATIONS OFFICIALLY END WITH IRAN
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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
CBS News:
Murtha Details His Exit Strategy
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and BlondeSense
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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MSNBC:
Slacker Friday  —  I finally got around to dealing with that UCLA Media bias study in my "Think Again" column, here.  —  Slacker Friday:  —  Name: Major Bob Bateman  —  Dateline: Baghdad, Iraq  —  Making War(stories)  —  Because my last post was so damned serious …
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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Hotline On Call:
Blunt Claims Victory
Discussion: MyDD and Taegan Goddard's …
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.
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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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 …
Discussion: Barcepundit and Bad Attitudes
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.
Discussion: MyDD, Swing State Project and TalkLeft
Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:
The Stress of Guarding the Couch  —  The duffel bag landed on the floor with a thud.  —  Greg Papadatos, a 42-year-old, 148-pound Army medic, looked around.  —  The walls of his apartment were full of holes.  The bathroom did not have any toilet paper.  The floors were fuzzy with dust.
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.
Annie Jacobsen / WomensWallStreet:
Not All Shoes Are Created Equal  —  Four years ago, the now notorious Richard Reid unsuccessfully attempted to take down an American Airlines Paris-to-Miami flight with explosives hidden in his shoes.  He was ultimately subdued by fellow passengers and flight crew, but his failure does …

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