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CNN:
Palestinian PM says government will quit after Hamas win  —  Israeli PM: 'Will not negotiate' with those who won't fight terrorism  —  RAMALLAH, West Bank (CNN) — In a stunning development ahead of official election results, Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei said Thursday he and others …
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BBC:
Hamas sweeps to election victory  —  Islamic militant group Hamas has won a stunning victory in Wednesday's Palestinian parliamentary elections.  —  According to preliminary results, Hamas won 76 seats to 43 for the ruling Fatah party, giving them a majority in the 132-seat chamber.  The turnout was 77%.
New York Times:
Anticipating Hamas Victory, Palestinian Cabinet Resigns  —  RAMALLAH, West Bank - The Palestinian prime minister, Ahmed Qurei, and his government submitted their resignations Thursday as the radical Islamic faction Hamas appeared to have scored a major upset and defeated the ruling Fatah party in parliamentary elections.
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Hamas Claims Victory in Palestinian Elections
Emanuele Ottolenghi / National Review:
Hamas Without Veils
Pajamas Media:   Hamas captures majority of parliament seats: Hamas and Fatah officials
Etgar Lefkovits / Jerusalem Post:
Carter calls for funding Palestinians
Discussion: The Right Coast
CNN:
Sen. Kerry calls for filibuster of Alito  —  Unclear if Massachusetts Democrat has votes needed to block nominee  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. John Kerry has decided to support a filibuster to block the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, CNN's Congressional Correspondent Ed Henry reported Thursday.
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Bob Fertik / Democrats.com:
BREAKING: KERRY WILL LEAD FILIBUSTER!!!!!
Ann Imse / Rocky Mountain News:   Salazar: Thomas an 'abomination'
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Right Wing Nut House:
OH THOSE PESKY IRAQI WMD'S!  —  For almost three years, the conventional wisdom regarding Iraq WMD's prior to our invasion was that Saddam never had them, we knew it, Bush lied, and we invaded anyway because we wanted their oil, or to establish military bases, or because George Bush is a meany …
Mark / Mark in Mexico:   Who is Georges Sada and why should we care?
Michelle Malkin:
THE CHINA-GOOGLE PROTEST LOGO ALBUM  —  I'm collecting photoshopped/altered Google logos by bloggers and others in response to the search engine company's decision to kowtow to China.  Let a thousand protest icons bloom!  —  Here was mine:  —  Murdoc:  —  Pam at Atlas Shrugs, who's calling on you to divest from Google:
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Thomas Lipscomb / Editor and Publisher:
The Real Cost of Google's Sellout to China
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / Financial Times:
US congressman takes Google to task on China
Discussion: Slate and Kudlow's Money Politic$
Jacob Weisberg / Slate:
The Power-Madness of King George  —  Is Bush turning America into an elective dictatorship?  —  It's tempting to dismiss the debate about the National Security Agency spying on Americans as a technical conflict about procedural rights.  President Bush believes he has the legal authority …
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Media Blog on National Review Online:
The Left's Revolution Against the Media  —  I think this post, written by Salon's Peter Daou, captures the essence of a movement that is sweeping the liberal side of the blogosphere.  In the past few weeks, liberal blogs have organized campaigns against Chris Matthews, Tim Russert and the the Washington Post …
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Michelle Malkin:
"RIGHT-WING" KATIE COURIC
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Washington Post:
President Bush Holds a White House Press Conference  —  SPEAKER: GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES  —  BUSH: I thank you all very much.  Look forward to answering some of your questions here in a minute.  —  I'm also looking forward to going up to Capitol Hill next Tuesday to give my State of the Union address.
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White House:
Press Conference of the President
Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
Bush Confident Warrantless Wiretaps Legal  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush again defended his program of warrantless surveillance Thursday, saying "there's no doubt in my mind it is legal."  He suggested that he might resist congressional efforts to change or expressly endorse it.
Discussion: TAPPED
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Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
The Fix-It Myth  —  Almost everyone agrees that we ought to "fix the health care system" — a completely meaningless phrase despite its popularity with politicians, pundits and "experts."  Indeed, it is popular precisely because it is meaningless.  The people who proclaim it rarely tell you the discomforting choices it might involve.
Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
Oprah Calls Defense of Author 'a Mistake'  —  In an extraordinary reversal of her strident defense of the author whose book she catapulted to the top of the best-seller list, Oprah Winfrey said today she believed that the author James Frey "betrayed millions of readers" by making up elements …
neo-neocon:
A mind is a difficult thing to change—Part 6 B (After 9/11: war is interested in you)  —  You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.  —  Leon Trotsky  —  INTRODUCTION  —  This segment of the story begins with a shock to the system: 9/11.
Discussion: AMERICAN DIGEST
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Gentleman's Agreement  —  Maureen Dowd is the Queen Bee of the Kewl Kidz.  And she is one of those most responsible for the media's current narrative of American Politics: Republicans are jocks, Democrats are nerds.  —  Here's Dowd's nasty and dangerous little sideswipe today:

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