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New York Times:
Spy Agency Data After Sept. 11 Led F.B.I. to Dead Ends  —  WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 - In the anxious months after the Sept. 11 attacks, the National Security Agency began sending a steady stream of telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and names to the F.B.I. in search of terrorists.
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Senate Panel's Vote on Alito Delayed Until Next Week  —  The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee reached an agreement yesterday evening to wait until next Tuesday to vote on the nomination of Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the Supreme Court.
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CBS News:
Alito Nomination Vote Put Off A Week
Discussion: firedoglake and GOP Bloggers
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Democrats abort deal on Alito vote
Thomas Ferraro / Reuters:   Democrats force delay on high court nominee vote
Bill Sam / Washington Times:
Laura defends the GOP
David Espo / Associated Press:
Supreme Court Press Releases
CNN:
Nagin calls for rebuilding 'chocolate' New Orleans  —  Black majority city 'the way God wants it to be'  —  NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) — Mayor Ray Nagin on Monday called for the rebuilding of a "chocolate New Orleans" that maintains the city's black majority, saying, "You can't have New Orleans no other way."
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Gina Holland / Associated Press:
Supreme Court Upholds Oregon Suicide Law  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, with Chief Justice John Roberts dissenting, upheld Oregon's one-of-a-kind physician-assisted suicide law Tuesday, rejecting a Bush administration attempt to punish doctors who help terminally ill patients die.
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Chinese Detainees' Lawyers Will Take Case to High Court
Discussion: TalkLeft and Fantasy Life
Jerusalem Post:
Saudi FM opposes Iranian attempts to build nukes  —  LONDON  —  Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said he opposed any attempt by Iran to develop nuclear weapons, but alleged the West was partly to blame for Tehran's nuclear program.  —  In an interview broadcast Monday by the British Broadcasting Corp. …
Discussion: Link Mecca and lgf
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Carol Giacomo / Reuters:
US senators say military strike on Iran must be option
Frank Gardner / BBC:
Iran nuclear bid 'fault of West'
Discussion: AMERICAN FUTURE
CNN:
CNN LARRY KING LIVE  —  Interview With Alberto Gonzales; Interview With James Risen  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight, does the government need permission to spy on Americans it suspects are talking to terrorists?
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Jules Crittenden / Boston Herald:
Ted K. to quit club that bans women  —  U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy — who ripped Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito for ties to a group that discriminates against women — says he's going to quit a club notorious for discriminating against women "as fast as I can."
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
It's Curtains for al-Qaida  —  What happens when Iraqi "insurgents" take on Zarqawi's thugs?  —  The best news from Iraq this year would certainly be the long New York Times report of Jan. 12 on the murderous strife between local "insurgents" and al-Qaida infiltrators.  This was also among the best news from last year.
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Murtha and the Mudslingers  —  I underestimated the viciousness of the right wing.  —  Last November, Rep. John Murtha, a Democrat and a decorated Marine combat veteran, came out for a rapid American withdrawal from Iraq.  At the time, I wrote: "It will be difficult for Bush's acolytes to cast Murtha …
tcsdaily.com:
Liberals Should Know Better  —  This is the first of a series of essays written for liberals by a libertarian/conservative.  That is, I would like liberals to read it, knowing that you will be inclined to disagree.  —  Most of my friends are liberals.  This series is the conversation I wish that I could have with them.
Discussion: Shot In The Dark and Fausta's Blog
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Underneath Their Robes  —  Winnie the Pooh, or so he tells us, is a Bear of Very Little Brain.  As he struggles to think his way out of a predicament, you can see him trying to knock the solution out of his fluff-filled head.  By contrast, Chief Justice John G. Roberts and Justice …
Discussion: Althouse and Daily Kos

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Dave Johnson / Seeing the Forest:
If Iran Really Is A Threat ...  Now Bush is telling us that Iran is a threat.
Discussion: BobGeiger.com
Josh White / Washington Post:
An Army Death, and a Family Left In the Dark
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Mark Steyn / Telegraph:
Let's give Iran some of its own medicine
Discussion: QandO
Caroline E. Mayer / Washington Post:
Bankruptcy Counseling Law Doesn't Deter Filings
Discussion: Angry Bear and Simianbrain
MSNBC:
'Hardball with Chris Matthews' for Jan. 16th
Bill Sjostrom / TRUTH ON THE MARKET:
Hello World!  —  Welcome to Truth on the Market.
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Robert Novak / Chicago Sun Times:
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Anne E. Kornblut / New York Times:
Spotlight on Lobbying Swings to Little-Known Congressman
Lydia Polgreen / New York Times:
Africa's First Elected Female Head of State Takes Office
Discussion: BBC and ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Heather Mac Donald / City Journal:
This Is the Legal Mainstream?  —  Law school clinics are stuck in the sixties.
 
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