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Telegraph:
Day of anger threatened over cartoons of Prophet  —  A leading Islamic cleric called for an "international day of anger" today over publication of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, and a Danish activist predicted that deadly violence could break out in Europe "at any minute".
Washington Post:
Tension Rises Over Cartoons of Muhammad  —  Publication Widens In Europe as Protests Grow in Islamic World  —  PARIS, Feb. 2 — Protests against European newspapers' publication of cartoons lampooning the prophet Muhammad gained momentum across the Islamic world Thursday …
Qassim Abdel-Zahra / Associated Press:
Muslims Again Protest Muhammad Caricatures
Discussion: PoliBlog
Michelle Malkin:   BIN LADEN AS CHRIST
Chris Tryhorn / Guardian:
BBC joins cartoon controversy
CNN:
Gunmen shut EU Gaza office over cartoons
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and TigerHawk
Cori Dauber / Rantingprofs:   And Then There Are Those Choosing to Fold
Patrick O'Connor / The Hill:
Boehner pulls off victory on second ballot  —  Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) pulled off a second-ballot victory this afternoon to become the next House majority leader.  —  Boehner bested Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), who was serving as the acting majority leader, 122 to 109, with one member absent.
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
A Cry of Concern by Republicans at Voter Unease  —  WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 — The surprise election of Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio as House majority leader was a cry of concern by an entrenched Republican majority, acutely worried that voter unease about corruption and partisan excesses …
Discussion: PoliBlog and Balloon Juice
Jim Dwyer / New York Times:
Surveillance Prompts a Suit: Police v. Police  —  The demonstrators arrived angry, departed furious.  The police had herded them into pens.  Stopped them from handing out fliers.  Threatened them with arrest for standing on public sidewalks.  Made notes on which politicians they cheered and which ones they razzed.
Discussion: TalkLeft and SpeakSpeak News
Salah Nasrawi / Associated Press:
Dozens of Bodies From Egyptian Ship Found  —  An Egyptian passenger ship carrying about 1,300 people sank in the Red Sea overnight during bad weather, and rescue ships arriving at the scene Friday pulled dozens of bodies from the water, an official said.  About 30 survivors were rescued, some in lifeboats.
Discussion: Air America Radio
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Jerusalem Post:
Egyptian cruise ship sinks in Red Sea  —  CAIRO, Egypt  —  Some hundred survivors have been rescued from the wreck of the Egyptian cruise ship Salaam 98, and at least 100 more passengers' bodies have been retrieved, CNN reported reported Friday evening.  —  Egypt has thus far declined …
Discussion: A Blog For All and TigerHawk
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Senate Session on Security Erupts in Spying Debate  —  WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 — Senate Democrats on Thursday angrily accused the Bush administration of mounting a public relations campaign to defend the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program while withholding details …
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Katherine Shrader / Associated Press:
CIA Says Disclosures Damage Work
Discussion: AMERICAblog and Balloon Juice
Betsy / Betsy's Page:
One of the joys of teaching is seeing things through young eyes.  Most of my students are just starting to interest themselves in current events and politics so I get to see how someone without preconceived notions reacts to events.  So, it is with particular joy each year that I discuss …
Washington Post:
Rumsfeld Offers Strategies for Current War  —  The United States is engaged in what could be a generational conflict akin to the Cold War, the kind of struggle that might last decades as allies work to root out terrorists across the globe and battle extremists who want to rule the world …
Lisa De Pasquale / Human Events:
BusinessWeek's 'Payola' Reporter Partied With Lobbyists  —  The activity du jour for Business Week's Capitol Hill correspondent Eamon Javers seems to be systematically "outing" conservative columnists as corporate shills.  On January 13, BusinessWeek's web edition ran an article by Javers deceptively titled …
Discussion: Democracy Project and Blogs
Guy Gugliotta / Washington Post:
NASA's Inspector General Probed  —  Failure to Investigate Safety Violations Is Among the Charges  —  An FBI-led watchdog agency has opened an investigation into multiple complaints accusing NASA Inspector General Robert W. Cobb of failing to investigate safety violations and retaliating against whistle-blowers.
Associated Press:
Lesbian accuses doctor's office of passing anti-gay literature  —  ORLANDO — A 36-year-old lesbian has filed a state complaint against a doctor and physician's assistant alleging she was given literature condemning homosexuality as "sinful and sexually impure" after a routine appointment.
David Harris / NJDC's Blog:
New GOP Leader Chosen: What Every American Jew Should Know About John Boehner  —  This afternoon, the House GOP voted to elect Rep. John Boehner (OH) as the new House GOP Leader.  The facts are clear: Rep. Boehner has for years advocated positions that run counter to the issue agenda of the vast majority of American Jews.
Michael Crowley / The New Republic:
Swiss Miss  —  Moments before Monday's vote on whether to filibuster the nomination of Samuel Alito, John Kerry was speaking to a near-empty Senate chamber.  In his typical stentorian fashion, Kerry was arguing for a filibuster of the Supreme Court nominee, an effort the Massachusetts senator …
Ciro Rodriguez / dailykos.com:
Why I'm Fighting to Get Elected  —  People often ask me why I am running for Congress.  It's simple, I wanted to continue to do more to work for the people of this district and for the values that I believe are important to hardworking Americans everywhere.  —  This is a solidly Democratic district.
Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
New Orleans Facing Election and New Order  —  NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2 — In great confusion and peculiar circumstances, this city has suddenly found itself in the midst of an unexpected mayoral election campaign.  The result may once again upend this city's old order: a white man might …
Discussion: PoliBlog

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The President is a dolt - so how can America be such a success story?
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