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1:25 PM ET, March 5, 2006

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Philip Sherwell / Telegraph:
How we duped the West, by Iran's nuclear negotiator  —  The man who for two years led Iran's nuclear negotiations has laid out in unprecedented detail how the regime took advantage of talks with Britain, France and Germany to forge ahead with its secret atomic programme.
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New York Times:
As Crisis Brews, Iran Hits Bumps in Atomic Path  —  When Iran defiantly cut the locks and seals on its nuclear enrichment plants in January and restarted its effort to manufacture atomic fuel, it forced the world to confront a momentous question: How long will it be before Tehran has the ability …
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
White House Trains Efforts on Media Leaks  —  The Bush administration, seeking to limit leaks of classified information, has launched initiatives targeting journalists and their possible government sources.  The efforts include several FBI probes, a polygraph investigation inside the CIA …
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New York Times:
Pro-Israel Lobbying Group Roiled by Prosecution of Two Ex-Officials
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The Big Trunk / Power Line:   TOP SECRET  —  One of the deepest secrets in the exposure …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:   Action And Reaction  —  The WaPo has a long report …
MSNBC:
Pressure mounts on Iraqi PM to resign  —  U.S. military denies reports of spring 2007 withdrawal plan  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Pressure mounted Sunday on Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari to give up his bid for a new term amid anger over a recent surge of sectarian killings that has complicated …
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Tom Bowman / Baltimore Sun:   Hopes dim for cutting U.S. forces in Iraq
Daily Kos:
UK, US to withdraw Iraq forces by early '07
Discussion: Seeing the Forest and CorrenteWire
Firouz Sedarat / Reuters:
Al Qaeda's Zawahri calls for strikes against West  —  DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on Muslims to attack the West in an audio tape posted on the Internet on Saturday, urging similar strikes as those against New York, London and Madrid in recent years.
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San Francisco Chronicle:   Ties between al Qaeda and Hamas in Mideast are long and frequent …
Somini Sengupta / New York Times:
U.S. Gives India Applause, Pakistan a Pat on the Back  —  NEW DELHI, March 4 — President Bush leaves this region having declared India and Pakistan strategic partners.  But his declarations spoke just as loudly of the shifting balance of power in the region, and the world.
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
We Are (Aren't) Safer With India in the Nuclear Club  —  HAS President Bush just made the world a safer or a more dangerous place?  —  That question lingered after he reached a deal with India last week recognizing that India is never giving up its nuclear weapons, and declaring …
Associated Press:
AP: Thousands of Federal Cases Kept Secret  —  WASHINGTON - Despite the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of public trials, nearly all records are being kept secret for more than 5,000 defendants who completed their journey through the federal courts over the last three years.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Rising Hegemon
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Jason / Generation Why?:
AP: Absolutely Pathetic  —  The AP is breaking another non-story.
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Arian Campo-Flores / Newsweek:
Katrina's Latest Damage  —  Crime is up.  Schools are overcrowded.  Hospitals are jammed.  Houston welcomed a flood of hurricane evacuees with open arms.  But now the city is suffering from a case of 'compassion fatigue.'  —  Erin Trieb / WPN for Newsweek
Gateway Pundit:
Massive Muslim Protest in Bahrain Against Terrorism  —  "As tragic as the recent events in Iraq are, the silver lining is that it has brought to the fore the sectarian tensions in Bahrain and the need to resolve them before the situation gets out of hand.  I hope that the civil and political societies …
Discussion: Catallarchy
Washington Post:
Democratic Leaders Question Whether Dean's Right on the Money  —  Democratic congressional leaders aren't happy with the way Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is spending money.  At a private meeting last month, they let him know.  —  Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid …
Washington Post:
And This Year's Oscar Goes to Social Issues  —  LOS ANGELES — The awards season in Hollywood is by its very nature a self-congratulatory affair.  But this year, the filmmakers say their serious, somber movies really do matter — not just as entertainment or art, but politically, socially.
Discussion: Blogmeister USA
AMERICAN DIGEST:
The Hollywood Hymnal  —  "It's a hundred and six miles to the Oscars, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses."  — The Blues Brothers...  WHEN I MOVED TO SEATTLE I declined the opportunity to get cable TV.
Discussion: All Things Beautiful
Michael Reynolds / Donklephant:
A Not Entirely Crazy Idea.  —  (Donkelphant has graciously invited me to share their space from time to time.  I'm abusing their hospitality with this overly-long post.  Cross-posted from www.MightyMiddle.com.)  —  Out there somewhere, the avian flu virus is stalking the human race.
 
 
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