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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Learning from Dear Leader — (updated below - updated again, several times — (updated one last time to reflect that Capitol Police admit they made a mistake because Sheehan broke no laws or rules) — I disagree with lots of things which Cindy Sheehan says but if the circumstances …
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Sister Toldjah:
About Cindy's arrest and the law she broke (UPDATE 6) — (scroll down for updates) — The liberal blogs are abuzz this morning, screaming as loud as their keyboards will let them over the fact that - according to them - Cindy Sheehan was arrested last night for merely "dissenting."
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John Nichols / Yahoo! News:
The War on T-Shirts — The Nation — Minutes before the President of the United States would tell the Congress how much he appreciates "responsible criticism and counsel," the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq was dragged from a gallery overlooking the House chamber where Bush would speak …
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Bush's State-Of-The-Union: Marking Time or Noting Realities? — Few pundits are hailing President Bush's State-Of-The-Union speech last night as a major watershed in his Presidency. It's not being called a failure but it's not being called an inspiring home run, either.
BBC:
Muhammad cartoon row intensifies — Newspapers across Europe have reprinted caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad to show support for a Danish paper whose cartoons have sparked Muslim outrage. — France Soir, Germany's Die Welt, La Stampa in Italy and El Periodico in Spain all carried some of the drawings.
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BBC:
France enters Muslim cartoon row — A French newspaper has reproduced a set of Danish caricatures depicting the Prophet Muhammad that have caused outrage in the Muslim world. — France Soir said it had published the cartoons to show that "religious dogma" had no place in a secular society.
Times of London:French newspaper reprints Muhammad cartoons
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The Sandmonkey / Rantings of a Sandmonkey:Let's boycott the boycott — Even though the Danes …
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Michelle Malkin:
THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF SPEAK — In civilized societies, if you are offended by a cartoon, you do not burn flags, take up guns and raid buildings, chant death to your opponents, or threaten suicide bombings. — You write a letter to the editor. — Here's a Tom Toles cartoon that our military leaders did not appreciate:
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Editor and Publisher:
Joint Chiefs Send Rare Protest Letter to 'Wash Post' Over 'Reprehensible' Toles Cartoon — NEW YORK A Tom Toles editorial cartoon published in The Washington Post on Monday and on its Web site has drawn a very rare and very strong protest letter to the editors from all six members of The Joint Chiefs of Staff, E&P has learned.
John / AMERICAblog:
Pentagon trying to censor top US political cartoonist — The Joint Chiefs of Staff just sent a menacing letter to the Washington Post over a cartoon. AMERICAblog received a copy of the letter at 10AM this morning, but as its veracity was not yet confirmed, we waited until E&P was able to confirm that is is for real.
Michelle Malkin:
KERRY'S "53 PERCENT" LIE (VIDEO) — Via Drudge comes word of Sen. John Kerry's false claim on The Today Show that "53 percent of our children don't graduate from high school." Census data show that 84 percent of Americans over the age of 25 are high school grads. — Download the video (.wmv file).
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Drudge Report:
KERRY CLAIMS: 53% OF CHILDREN DO NOT GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL — Sen. John Kerry claimed this morning on NBC TODAY that 53% of America's children do not graduate from high school — a claim that raised eyebrows in the NBC control room, sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
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Newsweek:
The Case for Joe Biden — A long time political consultant argues that the senior senator from Delaware is the Democrat's best shot — Jan. 31, 2006 - There are several ways we choose our presidents. During the primaries, we may vote for the person who looks as if he or she will perform best …
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Bush: US would defend Israel against Iran — NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - President George W. Bush vowed on Wednesday the United States would defend Israel militarily if needed against Iran and denounced Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for "menacing talk" against Israel.
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MSNBC:
Democratic response to State of the Union — Remarks by Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, as delivered … My fellow Americans, good evening: — I'm Tim Kaine, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. And it's an honor tonight to give the Democratic response to President Bush on behalf of my Commonwealth …
PZ Myers / Pharyngula:
President panders to anti-manimal lobby! Dr Moreau flees country in rage! — I didn't listen to the State of the Union Address last night, preferring to maintain my equanimity by attending a talk on quantum physics, but I knew I could trust my readers to email me with choice weird science bits.
Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
NARAL and Coathanger Chafee — I've always been a big NARAL supporter, and I recognize that they do their job under tremendous and constant pressure from the right. Many Democrats are abandoning pro-choice values in order to seem less "liberal" despite the fact that most Americans want abortion …
