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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.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Welcome To War  —  Exit polling turned out to be optimistic for the now-defunct Palestinian Authority, dominated by Fatah since its founding by Yasser Arafat.  The supposedly reformed terrorist kept the government as a sinecure for his PLO comrades, and made sure that any elections held …
New York Times:
Bush Wants Abbas to Remain Palestinian Leader
Pajamas Media:   Hamas captures majority of parliament seats: Hamas and Fatah officials
Sarah El Deeb / Associated Press:
Abbas to Ask Hamas to Form Next Government
AMERICAN DIGEST:
Strong Horse Wins Race. World Stunned.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
William Branigin / Washington Post:
Bush: Hamas Must Alter Stance on Israel to Be 'Partner in Peace'
Discussion: In the Bullpen
Sarah El Deeb / Associated Press:   Hamas Victory Stuns Palestinian Pols
Emanuele Ottolenghi / National Review:
Hamas Without Veils
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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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Bush Taking Bin Laden Threat Seriously
Thomas Lipscomb / Editor and Publisher:
The Real Cost of Google's Sellout to China  —  Google is perfectly willing to posture as a brave defender of the privacy of its users in the U.S. marketplace it already dominates while caving to the immense commercial opportunity awaiting it in China.  This is a harsh reminder that the concentration …
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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 …
New York Times:
Senators in Need of a Spine  —  Judge Samuel Alito Jr., whose entire history suggests that he holds extreme views about the expansive powers of the presidency and the limited role of Congress, will almost certainly be a Supreme Court justice soon.  His elevation will come courtesy …
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Ann Imse / Rocky Mountain News:   Salazar: Thomas an 'abomination'
Jesse J. Holland / Associated Press:
Alito Picks Up Second Democrat Supporter
Discussion: Orcinus
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.
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Milt Freudenheim / New York Times:
Prognosis Is Mixed for Health Savings
Discussion: The Left Coaster and TAPPED
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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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.
David W. Moore / Gallup:
Hillary/Condi Polarize Electorate  —  But Clinton more objectionable to Republicans than Rice to Democrats  —  PRINCETON, NJ — A new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll finds the two women who are most frequently mentioned as potential presidential candidates of their respective parties are each opposed by about half the electorate.
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
Jeffrey H. Birnbaum / Washington Post:
GOP Freezes Jobs List, a Vestige of the K Street Project  —  Republican lawmakers yesterday ended their long practice of routinely summoning lobbyists to the Capitol to try to persuade them to hire their aides and colleagues, in the wake of the Jack Abramoff political corruption scandal.

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