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Zogby:
U.S. Troops in Iraq: 72% Say End War in 2006 — Le Moyne College/Zogby Poll shows just one in five troops want to heed Bush call to stay "as long as they are needed" — While 58% say mission is clear, 42% say U.S. role is hazy — Plurality believes Iraqi insurgents are mostly homegrown
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Stars & Stripes:
Poll of troops in Iraq sees 72% support for withdrawal within a year — WASHINGTON — Seventy-two percent of troops on the ground in Iraq think U.S. military forces should get out of the country within a year, according to a Zogby poll released Tuesday. — The survey of 944 troops …
John Zogby / The Huffington Post:
On a New Poll Of U.S. Soldiers During Their Service in Iraq — In wars of America's century just past, we have sent our soldiers to far-off fields of battle and were left to wonder about their opinions of the life-and-death conflicts in which they were involved.
ABCNEWS:
Bush: U.S. Won't Get Into Iraq Civil War — President Bush Grants Elizabeth Vargas Exclusive, Wide-Ranging Interview — WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2006 — In an exclusive interview with ABC News' Elizabeth Vargas, President Bush offered his views on a range of topics, including the response …
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Michelle Malkin:
A MANIFESTO AGAINST ISLAMISM — Danish reader P.H.N. sends an important document published today in the Jyllands-Posten from 12 brave intellectuals: — MANIFESTO: Together facing the new totalitarianism — After having overcome fascism, Nazism, and Stalinism, the world now faces a new totalitarian global threat: Islamism.
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Agora:
Salman Rushdie, Ayaan Hirsi Ali et al Slam Islamic Totalitarianism — This just in, stay tuned as the story develops. I think we'll be seeing people die in the coming days. You know, from "reactions".... Update: This will be brought in the French weekly Charlie Hebdo tomorrow, Wednesday.
Edward Wong / New York Times:
At Least 75 Dead in String of Attacks in Iraq — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 28 — At least 75 Iraqis were killed in a maelstrom of violence today as insurgents carried out one of their deadliest offensives in weeks. The vast majority of the victims died in five powerful bombings in Baghdad …
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Alexandra Zavis / Associated Press:Multiple Bombings in Baghdad Kill 41
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Orly Halpern / Jerusalem Post:
Arab boycott largely reduced to 'lip service' — The Arab boycott, established by the Arab League in 1951 as an economic tool to hurt Israel, is a dying animal. Ask Aramex. — The company, which provides delivery services around the world, is commonly used by Arab and Israeli companies …
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Knight Ridder:
Intelligence agencies warned about growing local insurgency in late 2003 — WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence agencies repeatedly warned the White House beginning more than two years ago that the insurgency in Iraq had deep local roots, was likely to worsen and could lead to civil war …
Anthony Lagouranis / New York Times:
Tortured Logic — I HAVE never met Sgt. Santos Cardona or Sgt. Michael Smith, but we share similar experiences. In late 2003 and early 2004, both men used their dogs to intimidate Iraqi prisoners during interrogations at Abu Ghraib prison. They maintain that they were following legal orders.
Ezra Klein / TAPPED:
MORE ON THE GAS TAX. These are all very sensible comments by Duncan, but I want to particularly underscore one: For many people, using less car is Just Not An Option. I tend to find gas taxes most appealing to people in dense, urban environments with highly-functioning public transport systems.
Mark Pazniokas / courant.com:
Shays Endorsing Lieberman — It's been the subject of whispered conversations among top Republican officials for the past month. Now, U.S. Rep. Chris Shays, R-4th District, has let slip the secret: GOP officials have discussed cross-endorsing Democratic Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman this fall.
Rowan Scarborough / Washington Times:
U.S. lacked plan for rebuilding Iraq, report says — The Bush administration never drew up a comprehensive plan for rebuilding Iraq after the March 2003 invasion, which contributed to a severe shortage of skilled federal workers in Baghdad and to the mismanagement of the country's oil money, according to a new government report.
White House:
President Welcomes Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi to the White House — PRESIDENT BUSH: We'll have some opening statements. I will answer two questions from the U.S. side, the Prime Minister will answer two questions from the Italian side. — I welcome my friend to the Oval Office.
David Stout / New York Times:
Supreme Court Backs Abortion Protesters in Unanimous Ruling — WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 — Anti-abortion groups gained a victory in the Supreme Court today as the justices ruled, 8 to 0, that abortion clinics cannot rely on federal laws against racketeering and extortion to prevent demonstrations against abortions.
Think Progress:
The Minnesota GOP's Stealth Attack On Privacy — A story by Minnesota Public Radio reveals a disturbing new way that a political party is secretly grabbing sensitive personal information about voters. — This week the Minnesota Republican Party is distributing a new CD about a proposed state marriage amendment.
Gina Holland / Associated Press:
Supreme Court Hears Anna Nicole Smith Case — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to bless Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith's pursuit of a piece of her late husband's oil fortune. — The court waded into an 11-year family feud over the estate of J. Howard Marshall II …
