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Clark Kent Ervin / New York Times:
Strangers at the Door — WHO could have imagined that, in the post-9/11 world, the United States government would approve a deal giving control over six major American ports to a country with ties to terrorism? But this is exactly what the secretive Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has done.
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New York Times:
Dubai Company Delays New Role at Six U.S. Ports — WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 — The Dubai company at the center of a political furor over its plans to take over some terminal operations at six American ports said Thursday night that it planned to close the deal next week, but that it would …
David Stout / New York Times:
At Senate Briefing on Port Deal, Bush Aides Stand Firm — WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 — Bush administration officials insisted today, in the face of deep skepticism and resentment from Democratic senators, that the deal to turn over American port operations to a Dubai company was closely studied beforehand …
CNN:
Ports company will delay takeover — Firm says it will work with White House, Congress on issues — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Dubai Ports World has agreed to postpone its plans to take over management of six U.S. ports after the proposal ignited harsh bipartisan criticism on Capitol Hill.
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Crooks and Liars:Bush Ties to the UAE
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Violent Cycle of Revenge Stuns Iraqis — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 23 — After a day of violence so raw and so personal, Iraqis woke on Thursday morning to a tense new world in which, it seemed, anything was possible. — The violence on Wednesday was the closest Iraq had come to civil war, and Iraqis were stunned.
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Bradley Graham / Washington Post:
U.S. Looks to Baghdad to Deal With Violence — Faced with a resurgence of sectarian violence in Iraq, the Bush administration took a largely wait-and-see posture in public yesterday while laboring behind the scenes to try to bolster Iraqi military forces and prevent the unraveling of negotiations on forming a new unity government.
CBS News:
S. Dakota Moves Toward Abortion Ban — (CBS/AP) South Dakota moved closer to imposing some of the strictest limits on abortion in the nation, as the state Senate approved legislation that would ban it except when a woman's life is in danger. — The bill, designed to wage a national legal fight …
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Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press:
Israeli Army Kills Top Militant — BALATA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank - Israeli troops on Thursday killed five Palestinians, including a top militant who said just a day earlier that he would never be caught, in the largest West Bank military operation since Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip last summer.
Murray Waas / whatever already!:
Did the Bush administration "authorize" the leak of classified information to Bob Woodward? And did those leaks damage national security? — The vice-chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) made exactly that charge tonight in a letter to John Negroponte, the Director of National Intelligence.
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
Democrat voters low on enthusiasm — Democrats, after 11 years as the minority party in Congress, still can't get it right with their own voters, a poll shows. — By objecting to virtually every initiative and proposal of the Bush administration and congressional Republican majority …
Broc / TheCorporateCounsel.net Blog:
The Roots of Sarbanes-Oxley — Lynn Turner of Glass Lewis gives us a history lesson: "Often one reads that SOX was hastily created by Congress without much thought. However, that position is usually espoused by people who had - or have - no knowledge of the legislative history, or quite frankly oppose the regulation.
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Anti-gay fury mars funeral of a soldier in Anoka — Protesters from Kansas say God is killing our soldiers because the U.S. tolerates homosexuality. — On her way into the church where the funeral was to be held for her 23-year-old son Thursday morning, Deirdre Ostlund approached six men …
Nancy Benac / ABCNEWS:
Lobbyist Target of Several Investigations — Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Finds Himself Subject of Tangled Criminal, Congressional Investigations — WASHINGTON Apr 23, 2005 (AP)— Jack Abramoff is a man with a million connections and not many friends. The uberlobbyist's dealings are the subject …
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Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
Fifth Calumny? — From "A Failure of the Press," today's WaPo oped from Bill Bennett and Alan Dershowitz: … [my emphases] — Note again the initial bolded passage, which was first brought to my attention by Allah, who sent along the link: … Quips Allah:
Ruth R. Wisse / Opinion Journal:
Coup d'Ecole — Harvard professors oust Larry Summers. Now they must face their students. — CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The resignation of Lawrence Summers as president of Harvard turns the spotlight on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), which has consecrated more time and energy to his ouster …
Shane Harris / nationaljournal.com:
TIA Lives On — A controversial counter-terrorism program, which lawmakers halted more than two years ago amid outcries from privacy advocates, was stopped in name only and has quietly continued within the intelligence agency now fending off charges that it has violated the privacy of U.S. citizens.
