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Michelle Malkin:
THE "INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ANGER" — Watch out. The London Telegraph reports: … Qaradawi heartily endorses terrorist suicide bombings. Previous coverage of Red Ken Livingston's terrorist sympathies here. — Just as a visual reminder that this Islamist conflagration is a violent global phenomenon, look and learn:
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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 …
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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".
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Michelle Malkin:
BIN LADEN AS CHRIST — Guess what's passing for "art" at the National Black Fine Art Show in New York City? This: — Morry Alter reports for WCBS2 News (Hat tip: In the Bullpen): … The difference between Us and Them: No one's proclaiming an International Day of Anger and issuing fatwahs over this odious piece of "art."
Qassim Abdel-Zahra / Associated Press:
Muslims Again Protest Muhammad Caricatures — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Thousands of Iraqis protested after Friday prayers against caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad reprinted in European papers and the country's top Shiite cleric denounced the drawings. — A roadside bomb killed …
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 …
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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.
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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.
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 …
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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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Bloomberg:
U.S. Envoy Bolton, as Security Council President, Vows Shakeup — Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Ambassador John Bolton began his February presidency of the United Nations Security Council today by telling envoys from the other 14 member governments that he wants to shake up the way they've done business.
WorldNetDaily:
NAACP chairman compares GOP to Nazis — Bond delivers blistering partisan speech in North Carolina — Civil rights activist and NAACP Chairman Julian Bond delivered a blistering partisan speech at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina last night, equating the Republican Party …
Drudge Report:
WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER 'RACIST LANGUAGE' AT TACO BELL — A woman accused of using racial epithets while waiting for food at a Connecticut Taco Bell drive-through window was arrested Wednesday. — Jennifer Farrelly, 19, of East Windsor, has been charged with ridicule on account of race, creed or color and second-degree breach of peace.
Jennifer Siegel / Forward:
PBS Station Nixes Show On Terrorism — Following last-minute cries of protest from Muslim leaders last week, a Public Broadcasting Service affiliate in Dallas canceled the premiere of a documentary on the roots of Islamic terrorism. — "The Roots of War: The Road to Peace" …
BREITBART.COM:
N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting — New Zealand filmmaker Lee Tamahori, who directed the James Bond movie "Die Another Day," has been arrested in a Hollywood prostitution sting while dressed in drag. — Tamahori, 55, was arrested on January 8 when he allegedly sought sex …
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.
Tony Batt / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Tribes gave to Reid after hiring Abramoff — WASHINGTON — Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada began receiving campaign contributions from at least four American Indian tribes only after they hired Jack Abramoff, Republicans charged this week in an effort to tie the Senate Democratic leader to the disgraced lobbyist.
David S. Cloud / New York Times:
$120 Billion More Is Sought For Military in War Zones — WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 — The Bush administration said Thursday that it would seek about $120 billion in additional financing to pay for continuing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan through 2006.
Tony Pugh / Knight Ridder:
Windfall for drug industry raises questions — WASHINGTON - The new Medicare drug benefit will give drug companies up to $2 billion in extra profits this year because they're no longer required to pay rebates on drugs bought by the government for the elderly poor.
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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 …
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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.
