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Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
More Questions Raised About Delay in Reporting Cheney Misfire  —  NEW YORK The more than 18-hour delay in news emerging that the Vice President of the United States had shot a man, sending him to an intensive care unit with his wounds, grew even more curious late Sunday.
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Anne E. Kornblut / New York Times:
Cheney Shoots Fellow Hunter in Mishap on a Texas Ranch  —  WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 — Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a prominent Austin, Tex., lawyer on Saturday while the two men were quail hunting in South Texas, firing a shotgun at the man while trying to aim for a bird, a member of the hunting party said.
Houston Chronicle:
Cheney accidentally shoots fellow hunter in South Texas  —  The 78-year-old Austin attorney is 'doing very well'  —  CORPUS CHRISTI - A prominent Austin lawyer is expected to be released from a hospital here today after being accidentally shot and slightly injured by Vice President Dick Cheney during …
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Wonkette
John Gideon / THE BRAD BLOG:
BREAKING: Cheney Shoots Man While Hunting, News Held for 24 Hours...  UPDATES...Ranch Owner Hired Cheney at Halliburton, on Covert FISA Board Under Reagan, Bush Pioneer...  Incident Occurred Saturday, Not Released Until Moments Ago...HOSPITAL SPOKESMAN ON WHITTINGTON'S CONDITION …
ReddHedd / firedoglake:
Not a Laughing Matter  —  I'm going to out something from my childhood this morning: I grew up in West Virginia, and I used to go hunting with my dad as a kid.  I never actually shot any animals — I was too much of a softie, and spent my time in the woods with my dad feeding peanuts …
Discussion: The Majority Report
TigerHawk:
The Gorebot: attacking America from the fountainhead of jihad  —  Al Gore has travelled to the heart of the Wahabbi Muslim world and attacked the United States.  One is almost forced to wonder whether he has completely lost his mind. … This is asinine both substantively and procedurally.
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Jim Krane / Associated Press:
Gore Laments U.S. 'Abuses' Against Arabs  —  JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Former Vice President Al Gore told a mainly Saudi audience on Sunday that the U.S. government committed "terrible abuses" against Arabs after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and that most Americans did not support such treatment.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Al Gore Sells Out To The Saudis
Discussion: History News Network
Maggie Farley / Los Angeles Times:
Report: U.S. Is Abusing Captives  — A U.N. inquiry says the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay at times amounts to torture and violates international law.  —  NEW YORK — A draft United Nations report on the detainees at Guantanamo Bay concludes that the U.S. treatment of them violates …
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Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
UN inquiry demands immediate closure of Guantanamo  —  A United Nations inquiry has called for the immediate closure of America's Guantanamo Bay detention centre and the prosecution of officers and politicians "up to the highest level" who are accused of torturing detainees.
Michelle Malkin:
VIDEO: STANDING UP IN FRANCE  —  There are a few brave men left in France.  Hooray!  Two of them—dressed in pro-Denmark shirts and gear—went to the Islamists' demonstration over the Mohammed cartoons at the Place de la Nation in Paris, France this weekend.  Take a look at what happened to Arthur Wneir and Erik Svane:
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Republicans' Report on Katrina Assails Response  —  WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 — House Republicans plan to issue a blistering report on Wednesday that says the Bush administration delayed the evacuation of thousands of New Orleans residents by failing to act quickly on early reports that the levees had broken during Hurricane Katrina.
Bryan Bender / Boston Globe:
Iran is prepared to retaliate, experts warn  —  WASHINGTON — Iran is prepared to launch attacks using long-range missiles, secret commando units, and terrorist allies planted around the globe in retaliation for any strike on the country's nuclear facilities, according to new US intelligence assessments and military specialists.
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Gateway Pundit:
The 27 Years of Happy Mullacracy Party Ends Up a Bust  —  Millions of Iranians boycotted the 27th Anniversary gatherings of the murderous and terroristic Islamic revolution.  But, as Stefania says, "Don't expect the media to report it."  —  And, what a party they missed out on!
Discussion: daneshjoo.org and Publius Pundit
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Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
Spying Necessary, Democrats Say  —  But Harman, Daschle Question President's Legal Reach  —  Two key Democrats yesterday called the NSA domestic surveillance program necessary for fighting terrorism but questioned whether President Bush had the legal authority to order it done without getting congressional approval.
Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
U.S. Muslims Try to Ease Europe's Discord  —  As the crisis over the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad flared over the last two weeks, leaders of several American Muslim groups began working quietly to try to mediate between European Muslims and the West.
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Big Snowstorm Sets Record in New York and Disrupts Travel  —  A record amount of snow fell in Central Park in New York today as a major storm inundated the Northeast, closing regional airports, canceling hundreds of flights and for several hours virtually paralyzing normal traffic for city residents …
Discussion: The Mahablog and A Blog For All

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