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10:40 PM ET, August 22, 2006

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Randy Krehbiel / Tulsa World:
Inhofe optimistic on Iraq  —  It's well on the way toward handling its own security, he says  —  U.S. involvement in Iraq has been incredibly successful and developments there have been "nothing short of a miracle," Sen. James Inhofe said Monday.  —  During his half-hour speech …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and The Debate Link
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Christy Setzer / Senate Majority Project:
Outrageous Quote of the Day: James Inhofe  —  "What's happened [in Iraq] is nothing short of a miracle."  —  Yes, folks, we know there's a lot of wacky stuff out there from our esteemed Senate body, but the Senate Majority Project's "Outrageous GOP Quote of the Day" award today goes to repeat winner …
Jim Romenesko / poynter.org:
Journo kidnappings no longer the story it once was  —  From BOB LAURENCE, TV critic, San Diego Union-Tribune: I'd like to offer a couple of possible reasons for the lack of attention given to the kidnapping of the two guys from Fox:  —  One is that, sadly, they are far from the first to be kidnapped, injured or killed.
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Michelle Malkin:
Missing Fox News crew: Blogburst
judicialwatch.org:
U.S. District Judge Who Presided Over Government Wiretapping Case May Have Had Conflict of Interest  —  (Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption and judicial abuse, announced today that Judge Anna Diggs Taylor …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Judicial Watch says NSA judge might have had conflict of interest  —  Gateway Pundit's all over it.  Here's the press release at JW.  Oh, how the lefties will howl.  And oh, with what relish they'd be working this themselves if it had been a Republican judge and the decision had gone the other way.
CNN:
Iran says it's willing to resume talks  —  Leaders continue to reject U.N. demand to halt nuclear program  —  TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iran's top nuclear negotiator said his country was willing to return to serious talks on its nuclear program as early as Wednesday, Iranian media reported Tuesday.
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Thomas Sowell / Real Clear Politics:
Point of No Return?  —  It is hard to think of a time when a nation — and a whole civilization — has drifted more futilely toward a bigger catastrophe than that looming over the United States and western civilization today.  —  Nuclear weapons in the hands of Iran and North Korea mean …
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Reuters:
Iraq security adviser says violence levels falling  —  TOKYO (Reuters) - The level of violence in Baghdad has fallen sharply since July thanks to troop reinforcements and the new government's efforts to reconcile warring Shi'ites and Sunnis, Iraq's national security adviser said on Tuesday.
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Alastair Macdonald / reuters.excite.com:
Military upbeat on Baghdad clampdown
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Paul Bass / New Haven Independent:
City Asked To Un-"Democrat" Lieberman
Discussion: Firedoglake and ConnecticutBLOG
Judd / Think Progress:
Buchanan Argues For Immigration Moratorium To Preserve White Dominance  —  In his new book, State of Emergency, Pat Buchanan argues for "an immediate moratorium on all immigration."  Why?  To preserve the dominance of the white race in America.  Buchanan explains on pg.  11:
Arthur C. Brooks / Opinion Journal:
The Fertility Gap  —  Liberal politics will prove fruitless as long as liberals refuse to multiply.  —  The midterm election looms, and once again efforts begin afresh to increase voter participation.  It has become standard wisdom in American politics that voter turnout is synonymous …
Alison Mutler / Associated Press:
Iranian Troops Fire on Romanian Oil Rig  —  BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania said Iranian troops opened fire from a warship and seized a Romanian oil rig Tuesday off the coast of Iran, holding its workers in an incident stemming from a commercial dispute.  —  Sergiu Medar, a national security adviser …
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Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
Is a Federal Tax on Damages for Emotional Distress Unconstitutional?  —  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today held that a federal statute, which imposes a tax on awards of compensatory damages for emotional distress and loss of reputation …
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Maha / The Mahablog:
Katrina  —  I watched the first half of Spike Lee's documentary on Hurricane Katrina last night.  Riveting and gut-wrenching.  If you get HBO, be sure to see it.  —  Among many things revealed by the storm was our ambivalence about federalism and the respective roles of state and federal government.
Daily Mail:
Obsessed Bin Laden wanted to kill Whitney Houston's husband  —  Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden is so obsessed with singer Whitney Houston he thought about killing her husband, Bobby Brown, it was claimed last night.  —  The suggestion is made by Sudanese poet and novelist Kola Boof …
Associated Press:
Thousands of Marines face involuntary recalls  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps said Tuesday it has been authorized to recall thousands of Marines to active duty, primarily because of a shortage of volunteers for duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.  —  Up to 2,500 Marines will be brought …
Marc Danziger / Examiner:
Chad-free voting machines can be hacked  —  WASHINGTON - Our house just had a plumbing line break; it was a big deal because here in California, many houses are built on slabs, which means that you have to tear rooms up and jackhammer concrete to get to the lines and fix them.
BBC:
Malaga passenger defends actions  —  A man on board a flight to Manchester from Malaga has defended passengers' actions after their suspicions led to two men being removed from the plane.  —  David Wearden, 42, from Chester, said it was reports that the pair had been overheard claiming …
 
 
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