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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
In Preview of G.O.P. Campaign, Rove Tears Into Democrats  —  WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 - Karl Rove, the president's chief political adviser, gave nervous Republicans here a preview of the party's strategy to maintain its dominance in the fall elections today, assailing Democrats for their positions on terrorism …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Rove Offers Republicans A Battle Plan For Elections  —  White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove offered a biting preview of the 2006 midterm elections yesterday, drawing sharp distinctions with the Democrats over the campaign against terrorism, tax cuts and judicial philosophy …
CNN:
Rove: Security will be focus of 2006 campaigns  —  GOP strategist say Democrats have a 'pre-9/11' worldview  —  Embattled White House adviser Karl Rove vowed Friday to make the war on terrorism a central campaign issue in November and said Democratic senators looked "mean-spirited and small-minded" …
Ron Fournier / Associated Press:
Rove: GOP to Use Terror As Campaign Issue  —  WASHINGTON - Embattled White House adviser Karl Rove vowed Friday to make the war on terrorism a central campaign issue in November.  —  He also said Democratic senators looked "mean-spirited and small-minded" in questioning Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.
radioblogger.com:
Washington Post Blog's Jim Brady on the profane meltdown of the left this week.  —  HH: Moving from an interview with the Vice President to an interview with Jim Brady, executive editor of Washingtonpost.com, the phenomenally successful online edition of the Washington Post.  Mr. Brady, welcome.
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Jim Romenesko / poynter.org:
Brady, Kinsley and comments
Discussion: firedoglake
Atrios / Eschaton:
Wanker of the Day  —  WashingtonPost.Com's Jim Brady.
Discussion: firedoglake and Daily Kos
John Kerry / dailykos.com:
Real Hardball  —  There's something that doesn't sit right with me when, on the day Osama Bin Laden resurfaced in a disturbing audio tape, cable television ends up in a game of name calling as a war protester is compared to Osama Bin Laden.  —  That's reason to be outraged …
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Derrick Nunnally / JSOnline:
Sudden plea deals in tire-slashing case  —  In an unexpected twist in the Election Day tire-slashing trial, four former Kerry-Edwards campaign staffers, including the sons of U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) and former Acting Mayor Marvin Pratt, have agreed to plead no contest to misdemeanors.
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Sean Hackbarth / The American Mind:
Plea Agreement in Tire Slashing Case
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Jacques Steinberg / New York Times:
Television Cul-de-Sac Mystery: Why Was Reality Show Killed?  —  AUSTIN, Tex. - A year ago, Stephen Wright and his partner, John Wright, embarked on a sociology experiment that only a reality show producer could concoct: theirs was one of seven families competing to persuade the residents …
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
A Web Witness to Iranian Brutality  —  Atefeh Rajabi , a 16-year-old schoolgirl: Executed by hanging in Neka, Aug. 15, 2004, for "acts incompatible with chastity."  —  Azizullah Gulshani : Executed by the state in Mashad , April 29, 1982, for "promoting the dirty, non-Islamic sect of Bahaism."
Discussion: AtlanticBlog and Gina Cobb
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Spencer / joinspencer.com:
Senator Clinton accepts money from supporters of Iranian Mullahs
David Rennie / Telegraph:
Red tape 'turning best firms away from Europe'  —  Europe's most successful companies are turning their backs on EU markets because of red tape, a high-level report said yesterday.  —  The companies that Europe needed to survive were instead investing more money than ever in the United States and Asia …
Associated Press:
Iran's leader challenges Europe to take back Jews in Israel  —  DAMASCUS - In a new attack on the existence of Israel, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has challenged Europe to take back the Jews who emigrated to Israel, adding that no Jews would remain in Israel if Europe were to open its doors.
CNN:
Bin Laden's No. 2 releases poetry tape  —  Al-Zawahiri recording doesn't mention CIA attempt to kill him  —  (CNN) — With no mention of last week's attempt on his life, Ayman al-Zawahiri recited poetry to jihadists on a 17-minute audiotape that appeared on the Internet on Friday.
San Francisco Chronicle:
CNN is still sick with Fox envy — and it's only getting worse  —  These must be great days to work at Fox News.  Not only does the 24-hour cable channel beat rival CNN like a sick, sad mule, but Roger Ailes is so deep in the heads of CNN's managers that every time they stumble over themselves in chaos …
David Johnston / New York Times:
Pentagon Analyst Gets 12 Years for Disclosing Data  —  WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 - A federal judge sentenced a former Defense Department analyst, Lawrence A. Franklin, to more than 12 years in prison today after Mr. Franklin admitted passing classified military information to two pro-Israel lobbyists and an Israeli diplomat.
Discussion: Roger Ailes

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Sean O'Neill / Times of London:
'Offensive' remarks taken straight from Koran, defence says
Discussion: Jihad Watch
David Johnston / New York Times:
Lawyers in C.I.A. Leak Case Seek to Subpoena Journalists
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Lauren / Feministe:
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Discussion: Pandagon
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Bad Law, Good Ruling
Erica Solvig / USA Today:
Abramoff's dad bashes Clooney's 'ridiculous attack'
Discussion: Left in the West
Glen Johnson / Associated Press:
Romney ends formal relationship with consultant Mike Murphy
Malia Rulon / news.cincinnati.com:
GOP boss urges Ney to resign if indicted

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Associated Press:
Gay families plan to attend White House egg roll
David Stout / New York Times:
U.S. Indicts 11 for Acts of Domestic Terrorism
 
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