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Aljazeera:
Bin Laden offers Americans truce  —  In an audio tape broadcast on Aljazeera, Osama bin Laden has warned that al-Qaida was preparing an attack very soon, but also offered Americans a "long-term truce".  —  "The new operations of al-Qaida has not happened not because we could not penetrate the security measures.
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BBC:
Text: 'Bin-Laden tape'  —  The pan-Arab TV station al-Jazeera has broadcast an audio tape purporting to be by al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, in which the speaker says al-Qaeda is preparing new attacks on the US.  —  Here is the full text of the message as broadcast.
Lee Keath / Associated Press:
Bin Laden Warns of Attacks, Offers Truce  —  CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Jazeera on Thursday broadcast portions of an audiotape purportedly from Osama bin Laden, saying al-Qaida is making preparations for attacks in the United States but offering a possible truce to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sebastian Usher / BBC:
Arab media shun al-Qaeda message
Associated Press:
Update 1: Full Text of Bin Laden Tape
Radio Blogger:
Congressman Roy Blunt's conference call with the bloggers today, and taking their questions.  —  Well, a couple of questions anyway...  01-19bluntconferencecall.mp3  —  RB: Thank all of you for calling in.  It's good to have a few minutes to talk to you this afternoon.
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Conference Calls With The Candidates For Majority Leader  —  All 3 Republican Candidates for the Majority Leader spot in the House decided to do teleconferences with bloggers today.  Here's a quick rundown of the calls:  —  10:30 EST: John Shadegg: My questions:
Discussion: RedState and PoliPundit.com
Matt Margolis / GOP Bloggers:
Roy Blunt Engages Blogosphere  —  Just in... Majority Whip Roy Blunt will hold an exclusive conference call with bloggers on Thursday, January 19, at 3 PM Eastern Time to discuss his candidacy to be Majority Leader and detail his vision for the House of Representatives.  He will be available to answer a few questions.
Discussion: QandO
Flip / Suitably Flip:
Rep. Roy Blunt Conference Call
Discussion: The Political Teen
Dale Franks / qando.net:   MY UNENDORSEMENT  —  Jon and I took part in the conference calls today …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:   The Three Calls  —  The blogosphere made a bit of history today …
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Administration Lays Out Legal Case for Wiretapping Program  —  WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 - The Bush administration today offered its fullest defense of the National Security Agency's domestic eavesdropping program, saying that congressional authorization to defeat Al Qaeda after the Sept. 11 attacks …
Discussion: TAPPED
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Jim Brady / washingtonpost.blog:
Comments Turned Off  —  As of 4:15 p.m. ET today, we have shut off comments on this blog indefinitely.  —  At its inception, the purpose of this blog was to open a dialogue about this site, the events of the day, the journalism of The Washington Post Company and other related issues.
Discussion: AMERICAblog, Eschaton and THE NEWS BLOG
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Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Lil' Debbie Can't Handle The Truth
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Democratic Leaders Turn to Kaine  —  Va. Governor Tapped to Give State of the Union Response for Party  —  RICHMOND, Jan.19 — Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has been tapped to give the Democratic Party's response to President Bush's State of the Union speech on Jan. 31, according to Capitol Hill sources.
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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Dems Pick Kaine for State of Union Response; What the Hell Are They Thinking?
Discussion: THE BRAD BLOG and Daily Kos
washingtonpost.blog:
Deborah Howell Responds  —  I've heard from lots of angry readers about the remark in my column Sunday that lobbyist Jack Abramoff gave money to both parties.  A better way to have said it would be that Abramoff "directed" contributions to both parties.  —  Lobbyists, seeking influence in Congress …
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Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:   WaPo You've Outdone Yourself
dailyhowler.com:
Special report—How to read literacy!  —  PART 3—THE MORE, THE MURKIER: What's the state of literacy among college grads?  It's timely that you should ask.  As we noted last week, the National Center for Education Statistics recently released a massive survey of adult literacy, the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL).
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Clinton Cover-Up In Barrett Report: Daily News  —  The New York Daily News reports that the long-awaited Barrett report on the investigation into Henry Cisneros will claim that the Clinton administration actively covered up a tax-fraud case against the former HUD Secretary …
Elizabeth Pineau / Reuters:
France defends right to nuclear reply to terrorism  —  BREST, France (Reuters) - France said on Thursday it would be ready to use nuclear weapons against any state that carried out a terrorist attack against it, reaffirming the need for its nuclear deterrent.
Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post:
In Iraqi Oil City, a Formidable Foe  —  Airborne Soldiers Struggle to Break Grip of Insurgents  —  BAIJI, Iraq — Pfc. Robyn Houston fires bursts of bullets into the air as his Humvee swerves around a pothole and lurches over a highway median.  His convoy bears down on oncoming traffic …
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
National Review's new blog — A vile case study in GOP filth-peddling  —  When Sam Alito's wife cried, we were subjected to all sorts of solemn hand-wringing and pious sermons about the need for civility and dignity in our political system.  And we're hearing some of these same lectures …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Sadly, No!

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