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5:35 PM ET, March 5, 2006

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New York Post:
DUDE, WHERE'S MY CIVIL WAR?  —  I'M trying.  I've been trying all week.  The other day, I drove another 30 miles or so on the streets and alleys of Baghdad.  I'm looking for the civil war that The New York Times declared.  And I just can't find it.  —  Maybe actually being on the ground in Iraq prevents me from seeing it.
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Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
YOU DON'T SAY?  —  In a recent press briefing General George Casey (the commander of Multinational Forces in Iraq) countered virtually every inflated claim made by the media regarding Iraq's recent "civil war" in the wake of the Shrine bombing in Samarra.  But there are significant disconnects between …
Tom Bowman / Baltimore Sun:
Hopes dim for cutting U.S. forces in Iraq
Discussion: Reuters
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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Atlas Shrugs:
LIVEBLOGGING AIPAC 2006  —  Hey guys, got into DC late yesterday for the AIPAC conference.  Huge turnout.  Should be interesting.  Postings will be lighter than usual but action packed ...........stay tuned.  —  Meanwhile Hamas Sets Up Standing Army in Gaza to Spread Jihad  —  LIVEBLOGGING David Kay
Discussion: TBogg
New York Times:
As Crisis Brews, Iran Hits Bumps in Atomic Path
New York Times:
Pro-Israel Lobbying Group Roiled by Prosecution of Two Ex-Officials  —  WASHINGTON, March 4 — The annual gathering of the nation's top pro-Israel lobbying group, which starts here on Sunday, will be addressed by Vice President Dick Cheney and United Nations Ambassador John R. Bolton.
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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 …
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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.
Kyle Michaelis / New Nebraska Network:
URGENT: Tell Chuck Hagel to Stand Up to Bill Frist  —  Day 3: "The Kansas Project"...continues....  With the prospect of hearings investigating the Bush Administration's domestic spying program looming - pending what should prove a decisive March 7th vote - Senate Republican leader Bill Frist …
San Francisco Chronicle:
Ties between al Qaeda and Hamas in Mideast are long and frequent It shouldn't be any surprise that the two groups share ideology  —  The ideological compatibility of Hamas with other jihadi movements in the Middle East raises the question of whether the new Hamas government that is about to be sworn …
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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 …
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 …
Nico / Think Progress:
Murtha: The 'Only People Who Want Us in Iraq' are Iran, al Qaeda, and China  —  Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) today on CBS's Face the Nation: … Murtha's concerns are grounded in fact.  The war in Iraq has allowed a historic expansion of Iranian influence westward, created a new haven …
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MSNBC:
Transcript for March 5  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: Iraq.  Hundreds of civilians die as Iraqis, Sunnis and Shiites kill each other.  Is this a civil war?  What does it mean for the 130,000 American troops on the ground?  With us: the top military man at the Pentagon …
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
TalkLeft:
Criminal Inquiry Into Pat Tillman's Death  —  The Inspector General of the Pentagon has asked the armyto open a criminal investigation into Pat Tillman's death in Iraq. … Tillman's mother says: … Why would the military do that?  All one has to do is go back in time to April …
Matthew Campbell / Times of London:
Holland to allow 'baby euthanasia'  —  WHEN Frank and Anita's daughter Chanou was born with an extremely rare, incurable illness in August 2000, they knew that her life would be short and battled against the odds to make it happy.  —  They struggled around the clock against their baby's pain.
Discussion: Blogs for Bush
John McAdams / Marquette Warrior:
The New York Times and the Great Wal-Mart Blogger Conspiracy  —  New York Times reporter Michael Barbaro is working on a story about the fact that public relations people working for the giant retailer Wal-Mart have been feeding news tips and information to sympathetic bloggers around the country.
Neely Tucker / Washington Post:
The Book of Bart  —  In the Bestseller 'Misquoting Jesus,' Agnostic Author Bart Ehrman Picks Apart the Gospels That Made a Disbeliever Out of Him  —  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Where does faith reside?  In the soul?  The mind, the marrow of the bones?  —  In the long hours of the night …
 
 
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