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CNN:
Anti-Alito filibuster soundly defeated  —  Final confirmation of Supreme Court nominee expected Tuesday  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A Democratic filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito — led by Massachusetts Democratic Sens. John Kerry and Edward M. Kennedy — was defeated 72-25 Monday …
Discussion: Reuters and Below The Beltway
Daily Kos:
Lieberman, Chafee To Hand Political Gifts To Their Opponents  —  Senators Joe Lieberman and Lincoln Chafee are poised to hand their political rivals great gifts today.  They will be energizing the opposition to their continued presence in the Senate.  —  CNN's Ed Henry reports …
ReddHedd / firedoglake:
Down to the Wire  —  Armando is reporting at DKos that the Gang of 14 (according to Ed Henry at CNN) will be voting as a block to prevent a filibuster due to their decision that extraordinary circumstances do not exist on this nomination.  More information in Armando's DKos diary here.
Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
NARAL Drops the Ball  —  The announcement this morning that Lincoln Chaffee would vote "no" on Alito but "yes" on cloture was a hollow gesture to NARAL and the pro-choice community he pretends to cultivate.  A vote for cloture is a vote for Alito.  It's that simple.
Associated Press:
Zawahiri, in New Videotape, Says He Survived Airstrike  —  CAIRO, Egypt — Al Qaeda No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri said in a videotape aired Monday that President Bush was a "butcher" and a "failure" because of a deadly U.S. airstrike in Pakistan targeting the bin Laden deputy, and he threatened a new attack on the United States.
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CNN:
Al Qaeda's No. 2 taunts U.S. in new video  —  Tape seems to prove al-Zawahiri survived missile attack  —  (CNN) — Osama bin Laden's right-hand man, Ayman al-Zawahiri, appeared in a new video Monday, saying he is alive and well just weeks after a U.S. missile strike targeted him in Pakistan.
Discussion: The Heretik and PoliticalSports
Walid Phares / The Counterterrorism Blog:   Zawahiri's message: "your -US- assessment is wrong, we're winning"
MSNBC:
Al-Zawahri in first video since failed U.S. strike
Discussion: Conservababes
Debra Burlingame / Opinion Journal:
Our Right to Security  —  Al Qaeda, not the FBI, is the greater threat to America.  —  One of the most excruciating images of the September 11 attacks is the sight of a man who was trapped in one of the World Trade Center towers.  Stripped of his suit jacket and tie and hanging on to what appears …
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Philip Bobbitt / New York Times:
Why We Listen  —  IN the debate over whether the National Security Agency's eavesdropping violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, we must not lose sight of the fact that the world we entered on 9/11 will require rewriting that statute and other laws.
Shankar Vedantam / Washington Post:
Study Ties Political Leanings to Hidden Biases  —  Put a group of people together at a party and observe how they behave.  Differently than when they are alone?  Differently than when they are with family?  What if they're in a stadium instead of at a party?  What if they're all men?
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Corruption Scandals Cast Shadow on GOP Leadership Race  —  In eight concise paragraphs, two moderate and two conservative House Republicans put into writing last week what they say many of their colleagues quietly fear: the GOP's plunging poll numbers, rising public support for a Congress controlled …
Wonkette:
Letter From the Editors: Politics Makes Strange Blogfellows  —  Quick!  Guess which one used to be lawyer!  (Photo © Nikola Tamindzic/AMBREL.net)  —  You know what we're sick of?  Bylines.  That's why as of today there won't be any more little gray words at the ends of posts on Wonkette.
Judd / Think Progress:
Matthews: Bush's Warrantless Domestic Surveillance Is "A Winner Politically"  —  Today on the Chris Matthews show, Matthews asserted that the President warrantless domestic spying program was "a winner politically": … Three of the most recent polls on the issue paint an completely different picture:
Drudge Report:
DEAN UNDER FIRE FROM PARTY DEMS; NEARLY ALL CASH SPENT  —  Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill are privately bristling over Howard Dean's management of the Democratic National Committee and have made those sentiments clear after new fundraising numbers showed he has spent nearly all the committee's cash …
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
In Alito, G.O.P. Reaps Harvest Planted in '82  —  Last February, as rumors swirled about the failing health of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, a team of conservative grass-roots organizers, public relations specialists and legal strategists met to prepare a battle plan to ensure any vacancies were filled by like-minded jurists.
Michael Kinsley / Slate:
Kick Me, I'm a Democrat  —  The game politicians play.  —  It seems to be time once again to play Kick the Democrats.  Everyone can play, including Democrats.  The rules are simple.  When Republicans lose elections, it is because they didn't get enough votes.
Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Transcript: Dem Chairman Howard Dean on 'FNS'  —  The following is a partial transcript of the Jan. 29, 2006 episode of "FOX News Sunday":  —  CHRIS WALLACE, HOST: With President Bush set to give his state of the union speech Tuesday, we begin with the chairman of the Democratic National Committee …
Rob Stein / Washington Post:
Health Workers' Choice Debated  —  More than a dozen states are considering new laws to protect health workers who do not want to provide care that conflicts with their personal beliefs, a surge of legislation that reflects the intensifying tension between asserting individual religious values and defending patients' rights.
BBC:
EU 'to keep funding Palestinians'  —  The European Union says it will continue funding the Palestinian Authority so long as its new government is committed to peace with Israel.  —  EU ministers renewed their call for Hamas to renounce violence and recognise the Jewish state following the militant group's election victory.
Ezra Klein:
Katrina Throws Down  —  Yeah, I guess I deserved that.  You know what?  Never mind.  Katrina Vanden Huevel's slap at me for knocking Tim Kaine's appearance while not looking like Brad Pitt purposefully misses my point.  In politics, looks matter.  That's why the cover of Katrina's new book features her in a leather miniskirt.
Bruce Kesler / Democracy Project:
Potty-Mouth Politics II  —  John Kerry and Ted Kennedy's posts grace DailyKos, leading far-left blog and home to repeated slurs and vulgar language, John Dean fulminates like a drunken Blue redneck, Nancy Pelosi channels Haight-Ashbury, and their Hollywood contributors echo their onscreen filth.
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Sign Here  —  Presidential signing statements are more than just executive branch lunacy.  —  There are two ways President Bush likes to wage war on your civil liberties: He either asks you to surrender your rights directly—as he does when he strengthens and broadens provisions of the Patriot Act.
Steven R. Weisman / New York Times:
Rice Admits U.S. Underestimated Hamas Strength  —  LONDON, Jan. 29 — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Sunday that the United States had failed to understand the depth of hostility among Palestinians toward their longtime leaders.  The hostility led to an election victory …
Cam Edwards / On Tap:
ABC Radio VP Supports Alito Filibuster?  —  Friday afternoon I received one of those forwarded emails from a buddy of mine.  The subject: asking people to sign on to John Kerry's petition to filibuster Sam Alito.  —  The email was started by a KaufNYC@aol.com, with the message "forward away, my liberal friends".
Discussion: Vichy Democrats and Varifrank
New York Times:
An Enron Jury Free of Grudges?  Easy, Judge Says  —  HOUSTON, Jan. 29 — Chances are that in this city's pool of 2.3 million registered voters, there are at least 16 people who are not angry about the implosion of Enron, the largest business collapse in history.  But finding them in a single day could be a challenge.

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