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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 …
Pajamas Media:   Hamas captures majority of parliament seats: Hamas and Fatah officials
New York Times:
Bush Wants Abbas to Remain Palestinian Leader
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
Discussion: The Key Monk and irishpennants.com
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 …
Discussion: PBD and BrothersJudd Blog
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Words, Deeds on Spying Differed  — Even as warrantless U.S. eavesdropping was being conducted, the White House opposed easing rules on the issue in 2002 to avoid public debate.  —  WASHINGTON — Four years ago, top Bush administration lawyers told Congress they opposed lowering …
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
White House Dismissed '02 Surveillance Proposal
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Bush Taking Bin Laden Threat Seriously
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'
Discussion: TalkLeft
Jesse J. Holland / Associated Press:
Alito Picks Up Second Democrat Supporter
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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 …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Hammering Away  —  Tom DeLay Is Direct, Uncomplicated — and Unrepentant  —  RICHMOND, Tex. — Out here, where the tendrils of Houston's growing exurbs reach for open ground, sits Rio Bend, a cluster of new houses and other facilities for parents having difficult times with troubled foster children …
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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.
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Milt Freudenheim / New York Times:
Prognosis Is Mixed for Health Savings
Discussion: 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.
Leslie Baldacci / Chicago Sun Times:
Thousands apply for jobs at new Wal-Mart  —  Eighteen months after the Chicago City Council torpedoed a South Side Wal-Mart, 24,500 Chicagoans applied for 325 jobs at a Wal-Mart opening Friday in south suburban Evergreen Park, one block outside the city limits.
Discussion: QandO
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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
Mickey Kaus / Slate:
Worst Beltway Incest Yet?  —  Tim Russert isn't doing his son any favor.  —  Earl Ofari Hutchinson contributes a forceful and admirably BS-free post on a dirty little un-PC secret of the Democratic coalition: Anti-illegal immigrant sentiment among blacks. ...
Discussion: Betsy's Page
The Poor Man Institute:
Let's stage an all-star panel on blogger ethics in my pants  —  Scattered thoughts on the Deborah Howell dust-up:  —  1. Wha' happened?  Finding someone to explain approximately what it was all about has not been easy.  Pointless wankers like Jack Shafer carefully considered that nice …

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