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Ted Bridis / Associated Press:
Bush Shrugs Off Objections to Port Deal — WASHINGTON - Brushing aside objections from Republicans and Democrats alike, President Bush endorsed the takeover of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports by a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates.
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
SO NOW BUSH IS THREATENING TO VETO any legislation that would block the Dubai ports deal? Either this deal is somehow a lot more important than it seems (a quid pro quo for, well, something . . . ) or Bush is an idiot. Your call. — UPDATE: Here's an argument that there's less to the port deal than meets the eye.
Squiggler:
Dubai Port deal - good or bad? Everyone needs to calm down and take a deep breath. — Like so many others, when I first heard about the proposed Dubai port deal, my gut reaction was "no way!" I had many of the same questions and reservations as I've been reading on many, many blogs, including some of the most influential.
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Jon / GOP Bloggers:
Why Is Profiling Only OK for Port Ownership? — It seems pretty clear by now that the Administration is going to have to back down from its approval for Dubai to acquire port operations in the U.S. While actual management of the physical operation of the ports is distinct from the security functions …
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New York Times:
Bush Threatens to Veto Any Bill to Stop Port Takeover — WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 — President Bush said this afternoon that he would veto any legislation seeking to block the administration's decision to allow a state-owned company from Dubai to assume control of port terminals in New York and other cities.
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New York Times:
Bush Would Veto Any Bill Halting Dubai Port Deal — WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 — President Bush, trying to put down a rapidly escalating rebellion among leaders of his own party, said Tuesday that he would veto any legislation blocking a deal for a state-owned company in Dubai to take over the management …
President Lawrence H. Summers / president.harvard.edu:
Letter to the Harvard community — Dear Members of the Harvard Community, — I have notified the Harvard Corporation that I will resign as President of the University as of June 30, 2006. Working closely with all parts of the Harvard community, and especially with our remarkable students …
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Elizabeth White / Associated Press:
Hecklers Disrupt Scalia at D.C. Appearance — WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia grew tired of a persistent heckler Tuesday and asked organizers of a legal seminar to do something about the outbursts - gently. — "Don't use force," Scalia told American Enterprise Institute workers …
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Ted Frank / Information and opinion …:
Media coverage of Scalia speech — Justice Scalia spoke at AEI today. In a speech of about 40 minutes (the web-cast should be available later this week), he laid out when it was and wasn't appropriate to use foreign law in American jurisprudence, and pointed out the contradictions …
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Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
There's No Such Thing As a Pro-Choice Republican (or Lieberman) — We knew it would happen sooner or later, and I guess it's going to be sooner: … Everybody who didn't seen this coming raise their hand. Oh, is that you, Planned Parenthood? … Well, you might have f**king thought …
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New York Times:
Furor Over Cartoons Pits Muslim Against Muslim — AMMAN, Jordan, Feb. 21 — In a direct challenge to the international uproar over cartoons lampooning the Prophet Muhammad, the Jordanian journalist Jihad Momani wrote: "What brings more prejudice against Islam, these caricatures or pictures …
Daniel Finkelsteim / Times of London:
The test that David Irving set me: do I really believe in the power of truth? — THIS IS HOW you play Juden Raus. Just throw the dice and move your smiling Aryan piece round the board. As quickly as you can, start rounding up the Jewish pieces. You can't miss them — they are the nasty …
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Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Stand up for Denmark! — Why are we not defending our ally? — Put the case that we knew of a highly paranoid religious cult organization with a secretive leader. Now put the case that this cult, if criticized in the press, would take immediate revenge by kidnapping a child.
Liza Porteus / Fox News:
Three Charged in Plan to Attack U.S. Military in Iraq — A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted three Ohio men for their role in assisting terrorism on U.S. targets overseas, specifically American military personnel and their allies in Iraq. — The indictment, which was unsealed Monday …
Alex Massie / Scotsman:
Neocon architect says: 'Pull it down' — NEOCONSERVATISM has failed the United States and needs to be replaced by a more realistic foreign policy agenda, according to one of its prime architects. — Francis Fukuyama, who wrote the best-selling book The End of History and was a member …
Will Bunch / American Prospect:
Sour Charity — Exclusive: Inside Rick Santorum's charity, which isn't very charitable and hasn't filed the required papers with the state. The sidebar to Bunch's cover story posted yesterday. — Ever conscious of political fashion, Rick Santorum wanted to demonstrate that he, too …
The Anonymous Liberal:
Kelo Decision Vindicated (Conservatives Still Confused) — The New York Times reported on Tuesday that a number of states are considering laws that would curtail the eminent domain powers of state and local governments. … When the decision in Kelo v. New London was handed down last year …
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Is Sean Hannity Addicted to Coulter Crack? — Venturing into enemy territory, I was on "Hannity and Colmes" last night, along with Ann Coulter. We were ostensibly there to discuss the ongoing Muslim cartoon controversy and the media's reaction to the Cheney shooting story.
Michelle Malkin:
NEW BLACK PANTHER FOLLIES: TAKBIR! — For your viewing entertainment... I mentioned that my friend Bryan Preston of Junkyard Blog and I attended the New Black Panther Party's protest of the Danish embassy in Washington, D.C., over the weekend. Bryan has put together a mini-movie highlighting …
