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New York Times:
Sectarian Fury Turns Violent in Wake of Iraq Shrine Blast  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 23 - At least 95 people, some of them prominent Sunni Arab clerics, were killed in revenge in Baghdad and the surrounding areas in the chaotic 24 hours following the bombing Wednesday morning …
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Mohammed / IRAQ THE MODEL:
In the aftermath of the shrine attack...  Today is a day off in Iraq, emergency situation now officially declared with extended curfews 8pm-6am.  —  Sistani has been calling for restraint and calm but it seems that some Shia factions are not listening to him but instead they are listening …
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Looking for Signs of Civil War in Iraq  —  Reviewing the leading indicators that Iraq is sliding into a full scale civil war.  —  After the destruction of the dome of the Golden Mosque Samarra, the fashionable meme in the media is to declare Iraq is on the verge of a full civil war - if not already in the midst of one.
Washington Post:
Sectarian Violence Surges After Shrine Bombing  —  Curfews Extended; Popular Arab Journalist Kidnapped and Killed  —  BAGHDAD, Feb. 23 — A wave of sectarian strife and recrimination swept Iraq Thursday after Wednesday's bombing of a revered Shiite shrine in the city of Samarra.
Philip Kennicott / Washington Post:
What Was and Never Shall Be  —  In the Destruction of a Golden Dome, the Debris of Certainty  —  Again and again, it's distressing how little we know about how Iraq looked before destruction became an everyday occurrence.  And so the first glimpse, for many, of the Askariya shrine …
Alexandra Zavis / Associated Press:
Dozens Slain in Iraq Sectarian Violence  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen shot dead 47 civilians and left their bodies in a ditch near Baghdad Thursday as militia battles and sectarian reprisals followed the bombing of a sacred Shiite shrine.  Sunni Arabs suspended their participation in talks on a new government.
River / riverbendblog.blogspot.com:
Tensions...  Things are not good in Baghdad.  —  There was an explosion this morning in a mosque in Samarra, a largely Sunni town.  While the mosque is sacred to both Sunnis and Shia, it is considered one of the most important Shia visiting places in Iraq.
Reuters:
Sunnis boycott Iraq talks, slam government
Discussion: Reuters
Reuters:
Iraq forces on alert as killings mount
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Agence France Presse:   US military denies Iraq on brink of civil war
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Big Problem, Dubai Deal or Not  —  WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 — In the political collision between the White House and Congress over the $6.8 billion deal that would give a Dubai company management of six American ports, most experts seem to agree on only one major point: The gaping holes in security …
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New York Times:
Panel Saw No Security Issue in Port Contract, Officials Say  —  WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 — The Bush administration decided last month that a deal to hand over operations at major American ports to a government-owned company in Dubai did not involve national security and so did not require a more lengthy review …
CNN:
Bush: No need to worry about port security  —  President tries to calm uproar over planned UAE takeover  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush on Thursday defended his administration's decision to allow a company from an Arab country to operate six major U.S. ports, saying, "People don't need to worry about security."
Washington Post:
A Failure of the Press  —  There was a time when the press was the strongest guardian of free expression in this democracy.  Stories and celebrations of intrepid and courageous reporters are many within the press corps.  Cases such as New York Times v. Sullivan in the 1960s were litigated …
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Kevin Sites / Reuters:
Malaysia slaps newspaper in twist to cartoon row
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Evelyn Nieves / Washington Post:
S.D. Abortion Bill Takes Aim at 'Roe'  —  Senate Ban Does Not Except Rape, Incest  —  South Dakota lawmakers yesterday approved the nation's most far-reaching ban on abortion, setting the stage for new legal challenges that its supporters say they hope lead to an overturning of Roe v. Wade .
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Kevin Sites / Reuters:
German court convicts man for insulting Islam  —  DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - A German court on Thursday convicted a businessman of insulting Islam by printing the word "Koran" on toilet paper and offering it to mosques.  —  The 61-year-old man, identified only as Manfred van H. …
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Hillary Goes Off The Rails On Vouchers … Schools of Jihad?  Church of the White Supremacist?  "Cain was marked, therefore I believe in white supremacy?"  Did someone slip some bourbon in her coffee before she went on stage or something?  There are already voucher programs in parts of the US.
Randy Dotinga / Yahoo! News:
Moms' Genetics Might Help Produce Gay Sons  —  TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) — New research adds a twist to the debate on the origins of sexual orientation, suggesting that the genetics of mothers of multiple gay sons act differently than those of other women.
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Smile if (and Only if) You're Conservative  —  To bemused conservatives, it looks like yet another example of analytic overkill by the intelligentsia — a jobs program for the (mostly liberal) academic boys (and girls) in the social sciences, whose quantitative tools have been brought to bear to prove the obvious.
Ron Strom / WorldNetDaily:
Student under fire for yelling: 'Remember Chappaquiddick!'  —  Self-described liberal hollers phrase as Kennedy begins on-campus speech  —  A community college student in Massachusetts faces possible disciplinary action for shouting "Remember Chappaquiddick!" during an on-campus speech by Democrat Sen. Edward Kennedy yesterday.
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