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James Clench / The Sun:
My pal the psychopath  —  Crawling ... George with Saddam Hussein's son, Uday  —  CELEB Big Brother prat George Galloway is today exposed in his revolting true colours — fawning before Saddam Hussein's murderous son Uday.  —  An astonishing video shown in part on the Sun TV Bulletin depicts Galloway …
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Guardian:
Galloway may face serious fraud office investigation  —  George Galloway faces the prospect of a criminal investigation into his activities by the serious fraud office, which has collected evidence relating to the oil-for-food corruption scandal in Iraq.  —  A four-strong SFO team returned …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:   Coleman, The Cat Who Laughed Last
Josh Gerstein / nysun.com:
Democrats Are Worrying Over Clinton in 2008  —  Senator Clinton's emergence as the early and perhaps prohibitive favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 is fueling anxiety among Democratic strategists and operatives who are worried she would lose to a Republican in the general election.
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The New Republic:
WILL ALITO MAKE HILLARY PRESIDENT?:
Discussion: TAPPED
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Parsing the Polls: Can Hillary Win the White House?
Discussion: Decision '08
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Democrats in Md. Try to Limit Fallout Of Gay Union Case  —  Parties Try to Curb Ruling's Effect on Chance in Election  —  Maryland Democrats concerned about the political fallout from last week's court ruling on same-sex marriage are considering a plan to block any final court ruling …
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Jesse J. Holland / Associated Press:
Alito Confirmation Seems All but Assured
Discussion: Dohiyi Mir
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
On Party Lines, Panel Approves Alito for Court
Discussion: LiberalOasis
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Al-Qaida Is Losing  —  There's desperation in Osama's voice.  —  I once hypothesized that Osama Bin Laden might be dead.  The induction went like this: Proof of life is easy to furnish, but some of the tapes allegedly showing him could easily have been cobbled from earlier releases.
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New York Times:
Al Qaeda's Big Boast  —  IF Osama bin Laden's aim in releasing an audiotape was to gauge his enemies' reaction, he must have been gratified to find that America's leaders and opinion-makers understand him little better than they did on 9/11.  The proof is in how his offer of a "long-term truce" was treated.
Discussion: Rantingprofs and QandO
Michelle Malkin:
DOWDIFYING BEN FRANKLIN  —  Take a close look at the protest banner held up by a petulant bunch of Georgetown University kids who disrupted a speech by Attorney General Al Gonzales defending the NSA's terrorist surveillance program yesterday:  —  Notice anything missing?
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B. Preston / JunkYardBlog:
Hijacking Ben Franklin
Discussion: Stop The ACLU
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Arizonan Running for House Majority Leader Wins Backing of 2 Who Helped Ease Out DeLay  —  WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 - Two House Republicans who pushed to keep Representative Tom DeLay from regaining his post as majority leader threw their support for the job behind Representative John Shadegg …
Discussion: Hotline On Call
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Richard Brookhiser / New York Observer:
Status Quo Republicans Gambling With History
Discussion: Betsy's Page and Austin Bay Blog
MSNBC:
Bush to visit spy agency, defend surveillance  —  Sen. McCain, uncertain if president exceeded authority, welcomes hearings … WASHINGTON - President Bush heads to the National Security Agency on Wednesday for another speech defending his controversial spying program …
Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:
Bush the Incompetent  —  Incompetence is not one of the seven deadly sins, and it's hardly the worst attribute that can be ascribed to George W. Bush.  But it is this president's defining attribute.  Historians, looking back at the hash that his administration has made of his war in Iraq …
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Steve H. / Hog On Ice:
Google to Set up Spike Strip on the Information Superhighway
Washington Post:
Mr. Abramoff's Meetings  —  HERE ARE SOME things we know about Jack Abramoff and the White House: The disgraced lobbyist raised at least $100,000 for President Bush's reelection campaign.  He had long-standing ties to Karl Rove, a key presidential adviser.  He had extensive dealings …
Reuters:
Iraqi insurgents unite against al-Qa'ida  —  BAGHDAD: Iraqi insurgents in the Sunni city of Ramadi have turned against their al-Qa'ida allies after a bomb attack killed 80 people, sparking tit-for-tat assassinations.  —  Residents yesterday said at least three prominent figures on both sides …
Discussion: AMERICAN FUTURE and Jihad Watch
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Reuters:   Anti-Qaeda protest in Iraq, local anger mounts
Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
New Tax Breaks for Medical Expenses  —  President Bush will propose that Americans be allowed to take tax deductions on more of their out-of pocket medical expenses, as part of an initiative the White House believes will rein in soaring health costs by shifting responsibility toward individuals …
John In Dc / Open Letter To Chris Matthews:
Frequently Asked Questions  —  1. What is your complaint with Chris Matthews and MSNBC?  —  Chris Matthews is a major opinion leader who has repeatedly compared Democrats to Osama bin Laden, a charge that borders on treason.  Matthews is perceived, wrongly, as a responsible …
Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Combat Chat  —  Well that was an interesting experiment.  I want to thank all the amazing people who were conferenced in and helping me during post.blog chat — Peter Daou, Atrios, John Amato, Digby and jukeboxgrad from DailyKos (who would not let Jim Brady slide on his nebulous explanations …
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
White House Declines to Provide Storm Papers  —  WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 - The Bush administration, citing the confidentiality of executive branch communications, said Tuesday that it did not plan to turn over certain documents about Hurricane Katrina or make senior White House officials available …
Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
FISA UPDATE....I'm still confused about a number of things, but as near as I can tell here's the state of play on the NSA's domestic spying program:  —  The administration has acknowledged that the NSA program violated the FISA act.  However, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales argues …
Kofi A. Annan / Washington Post:
Darfur Descending  —  When I visited Darfur last May, I felt hopeful.  Today I am pessimistic, unless a major new international effort is mustered in the coming weeks.  —  I visited a village whose people had returned after fleeing from violence and were living in relative safety …
Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
WaPo Chattiness  —  They've put the page up at the Washington Post where we'll be chatting tomorrow so you can already stop by and leave any questions you might want to ask the illustrious panel of Jim Brady, Jay Rosen, Glenn Reynolds, Jeff Jarvis and me.  They say the moderator …

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Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Did Al Franken's Outrageous Demands Slow Boys & Girls Club Repayment?
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
Atrios / Eschaton:
Wankers of the Day  —  Ed Rendell and Bob Casey!
Jim Bourg / MSNBC:
Political bias affects brain activity, study finds
Discussion: The Left Coaster
Norm / normblog:
The good, the bad and the combination
Charlie Savage / Boston Globe:
AG's memo raises questions on Patriot Act
Roy / alicublog:
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Palestinians Set for Vote and Big Shift

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Sifu Tweety / The Poor Man Institute:
Tapping? I don't hear any tapping
Brian C. Anderson / Opinion Journal:
Shut Up, They Explained  —  The left's regulatory war against free speech.
Clive Davis:
JOURNOS - 1  —  You could call this a "fair and balanced" moment.
livescience.com:
Democrats and Republicans Both Adept at Ignoring Facts, Study Finds
Seth Hettena / Associated Press:
Earle Probes Possible Cunningham-DeLay Tie
Discussion: PoliBlog and AMERICAblog
 
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