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9:55 AM ET, August 24, 2006

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Jerusalem Post:
Report: Iran planning nuclear 'surprise'  —  A senior official in Teheran said Wednesday that in the next few days, a "surprise" was expected regarding Iran's nuclear program, Al-Jazeera reported.  —  Teheran's apparent refusal to suspend uranium enrichment set the stage for a showdown at the UN Security Council later this month.
Richard Cowan / Reuters:
Congress report faults U.S. intelligence on Iran  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. intelligence community is ill-prepared to assess Iran's nuclear weapons capabilities and its intentions for developing weapons of mass destruction, a congressional report said on Wednesday.
Michael Theodoulou / Scotsman:
Israel buys nuclear subs
Discussion: Jerusalem Post
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Dueling Nuclear Surprises
Discussion: The Asylum
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
NWA flight disrupted; 12 arrested  —  A passenger on the India-bound plane — the man who first alerted the FBI to Zacarias Moussaoui five years ago — said the tense situation was handled well.  —  WASHINGTON - A Northwest Airlines plane flying from the Netherlands to India was escorted …
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Greg Myre / New York Times:
Gaza Captors of 2 Newsmen Pressure U.S.  —  An unknown Islamic group on Wednesday issued a sweeping demand for the release of all Muslim prisoners held in the United States in exchange for two Fox News television journalists seized at gunpoint last week in Gaza.
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Christopher Isham Reports / The Blotter:
Al Qaeda Comes to Gaza?
Doug Struck / Washington Post:   Video of Kidnapped Journalists Released
New York Times:
A Matter of Appearances  —  When Judge Anna Diggs Taylor was given the job of deciding whether the Bush administration's wiretapping program was unconstitutional, she certainly understood that she would be ruling on one of the most politically charged cases in recent history.
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Jay / Stop The ACLU:
Interview With William A. Donahue
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Nicholas Wade / New York Times:
In New Method for Stem Cells, Viable Embryos  —  Biologists have developed a technique for establishing colonies of human embryonic stem cells from an early human embryo without destroying it.  This method, if confirmed in other laboratories, would seem to remove the principal objection to the research.
Discussion: The RBC, Althouse and The Mahablog
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Rick Weiss / Washington Post:
New Method Makes Embryo-Safe Stem Cells  —  Scientists have for the first time grown colonies of prized human embryonic stem cells using a technique that does not require the destruction of embryos, an advance that could significantly reshape the ethical and political debates that have long entangled the research.
Discussion: The Corner and Liberal Values
Hotline On Call:
Exclusive: McCain's Web Team.  And Nicco Mele.  —  Over the past several months, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has quietly recruited for his presidential campaign some of the most influential online strategists in the country, including one of the main architects of Howard Dean's pioneering website.
Discussion: Jesus' General
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Mike Allen / The Allen Report:   Exclusive: Zoellick to Join McCain; Aides Eye Early '07 Campaign Launch
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Bush's New Iraq Argument: It Could Be Worse  —  Of all the words that President Bush used at his news conference this week to defend his policies in Iraq, the one that did not pass his lips was "progress."  —  For three years, the president tried to reassure Americans that more progress was being made in Iraq than they realized.
Julian E. Barnes / Los Angeles Times:
Marines to reactivate thousands in reserves  —  WASHINGTON - The Marine Corps said Tuesday that it would begin calling thousands of Marines back to active-duty service on an involuntary basis to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan — the latest sign that U.S. armed forces are under strain …
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Victor Davis Hanson / Real Clear Politics:
Relearning Lessons in the War on Terror  —  From the recent Israel-Hezbollah war in southern Lebanon to the jihadists in Iraq's Sunni Triangle to the repeated efforts by Islamists across the globe to trump Sept. 11, what old lessons about terrorism are we in the West finding ourselves having to relearn?
Discussion: Dr. Sanity
Charles Q. Choi / LiveScience:
Study: Polar Bear Genitals are Shrinking  —  The icecap may not be the only thing shrinking in the Arctic.  The genitals of polar bears in east Greenland are apparently dwindling in size due to industrial pollutants.  —  Scientists report this shrinkage could, in the worst case scenario …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Washington Post:
Allen Calls Webb Aide, Apologizes For Remark  —  Virginia Sen. George Allen apologized directly to S.R. Sidarth yesterday, telling the 20-year-old Democratic campaign staffer that he was sorry for offending him with remarks that have generated nationwide criticism for being racially insensitive.
Scott Winship / Strategist:
The Uninformed Bloc  —  I know what you're thinking.  I've failed to keep the faith.  I've made a mockery of the "daily" in "Daily Strategist".  I've been out lollygagging, making the rounds of the D.C. cocktail circuit.  But lemme explain.  There was a much needed trip to Boston …
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
General: Iran Training Shiite Insurgents  —  WASHINGTON — The Iranian government is training and equipping much of the Shiite insurgency in Iraq, a senior U.S. general said Wednesday, drawing one of the most direct links by the Pentagon.  —  Brig. Gen. Michael Barbero also said it was too soon …
Discussion: Political Animal and Pajamas Media
Richard Lloyd Parry / Times of London:
Death row bomber plotted new attack on smuggled laptop  —  ONE of the plotters of the deadly Bali bombings in 2002 raised funds for a second attack on the island via an internet connection from his cell on death row, a senior Indonesian policeman admitted yesterday.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
 
 
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Christian Coalition losing chapters
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Lieberman's lead on anti-war rival narrows
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