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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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Michelle Malkin:   CRINGING AT GEORGE GALLOWAY
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:   Coleman, The Cat Who Laughed Last
news, politics, jobs …:
Panel: Interactivity Ethics  —  Last Thursday, washingtonpost.com turned off the reader comments feature on post.blog , a blog dedicated to sharing news by and about The Post and washingtonpost.com.  The move came after several comments containing personal attacks, profanity and hate speech …
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Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Combat Chat
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 …
Michael Liedtke / Associated Press:
Google Agrees to Censor Results in China  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Online search engine leader Google Inc. has agreed to censor its results in China, adhering to the country's free-speech restrictions in return for better access in the Internet's fastest growing market.
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Roy / alicublog:
THESE THINGS JUST WRITE THEMSELVES.  Jonah Goldberg: … Jonah Goldberg, who I guess is not religious, forty minutes later: … Hey, that's a funny idea.  Maybe Goldberg should do it.  Oh, wait, his family couldn't afford the lost income etc.  —  Three minutes later, Tim Graham:

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L.A. Times writer defends incendiary Iraq column
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Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Did Al Franken's Outrageous Demands Slow Boys & Girls Club Repayment?
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
Jim Bourg / MSNBC:
Political bias affects brain activity, study finds
Discussion: The Left Coaster
Val Prieto / Babalu Blog:
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Charlie Savage / Boston Globe:
AG's memo raises questions on Patriot Act

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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.
Discussion: chicagoboyz.net
Clive Davis:
JOURNOS - 1  —  You could call this a "fair and balanced" moment.
James Glanz / New York Times:
Audit Describes Misuse of Funds in Iraq Projects
 
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