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10:20 AM ET, November 14, 2006

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Telegraph:
Iran plotting to groom bin Laden's successor  —  Audio: Why is the policy change significant?  —  Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qa'eda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.
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Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
Iran 'is training the next al-Qa'eda leaders'  —  Iran is seeking to take control of Osama bin Laden's al-Qa'eda terror network by encouraging it to promote officials known to be friendly to Teheran, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.  —  According to recent reports received by Western intelligence agencies …
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
Philip Webster / Times of London:
Blair - we must work with 'Axis of Evil' states  —  The first cracks in the united front over Iraq between Tony Blair and President Bush appeared last night as the Prime Minister offered Iran and Syria the prospect of dialogue over the future of Iraq and the Middle East.
Discussion: Big Lizards and The Strata-Sphere
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Blair calls for "partnership" with Iran, if...; Report: Iran grooming Bin Laden's successor  —  It's another "major foreign policy speech," to be followed tomorrow by a teleconference with the Baker Commission.  He tries to play down the significance of this one by linking it to the address …
BBC:
'No softening' on Iran and Syria
Discussion: Reuters
Philip Webster / Times of London:
Blair lays down conditions for dialogue with the 'axis of evil'
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Thomas Harding / Telegraph:
Iraqi terrorists 'are being supplied with arms smuggled from Iran'
Discussion: Hyscience
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
In Backing Murtha, Pelosi Draws Fire  —  House Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi's endorsement of Rep. John P. Murtha's bid for House majority leader set off a furor yesterday on Capitol Hill, with critics charging that she is undercutting her pledge to clean up corruption by backing a veteran lawmaker …
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Washington Post:
A Choice for Democrats  —  LOYALTY IS an admirable quality, but sometimes it can be taken too far.  That is the case with the decision by the incoming House speaker, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), to offer a public endorsement of the bid of Pennsylvania Rep. John P. Murtha (D) to become majority leader.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Backing Murtha Is Risky for Next House Speaker  —  The intensifying fight for the No. 2 Democratic leadership job in the House is evolving into an early test of the power of the incoming House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, after her decision to throw her public support behind Representative John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania.
Discussion: Obsidian Wings
The Nation:
Pelosi Backs Murtha for No. 2: Iraq over Ethics?  —  This morning, I called Melanie Sloan, the executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group, to ask about the potential congressional reforms House Speaker-To-Be Nancy Pelosi is expected to push on Day One.
Discussion: David Corn and Legal Fiction
Elana Schor / The Hill:
Lott running for whip post  —  After keeping his plans close to the vest since Election Day, Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) formally declared his bid for minority whip on Monday evening.  —  Lott had refrained from openly discussing his intentions for the whip race even after GOP Conference …
Neil Sears / Daily Mail:
Outrage as Church backs calls for severely disabled babies to be killed at birth  —  The Church of England has broken with tradition dogma by calling for doctors to be allowed to let sick newborn babies die.  —  Christians have long argued that life should preserved at all costs …
Leila Hatoum / Lebanon Daily Star:
March 14 points finger at Tehran, Damascus  —  Hariri says resignation of 5 shiite ministers 'was not a coincidence'  —  BEIRUT: The March 14 Forces accused Damascus and Tehran on Sunday of planning to topple the legitimate authorities in Lebanon and re-establish Syrian hegemony over the country.
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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
US: Immigrants may be held indefinitely  —  WASHINGTON - Immigrants arrested in the United States may be held indefinitely on suspicion of terrorism and may not challenge their imprisonment in civilian courts, the Bush administration said Monday, opening a new legal front in the fight over the rights of detainees.
Michael Kinsley / Washington Post:
Get Jim in Here, Pronto!  —  If I told you that there was something in Washington called the Baker commission but didn't tell you what it was about, you still could probably name many of its members.  If you are of a certain age, you might wonder, "Jim or Howard?"  And you might have a quibble or two.
Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
Gates May Rein In Pentagon Activities  —  Nominee Has Opposed Defense Department's Dominance in Intelligence Efforts  —  The nomination of Robert M. Gates as secretary of defense has begun to ease concerns in the intelligence community about the rapid growth of Pentagon intelligence activities since …
Discussion: TAPPED
Michelle Malkin:
Blogging for Bolton  —  The Democrats want John Bolton's scalp.  This is a moment for conservatives to stand up to the Left's empty, vindictive obstructionism and support a strong voice for America's interests at the corrupted, soft-on-jihad offices of Turtle Bay.  —  We're videoblogging for Bolton over at Hot Air.
Discussion: Flopping Aces and TigerHawk
Jonathan Petre / Telegraph:
BBC frightened of criticising Islam, says archbishop  —  The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has accused the BBC of bias against Christianity and says the broadcaster fears a terrorist backlash if it is critical of Islam.  —  The archbishop, the second most senior figure in the Church …
Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Steven R. Weisman / New York Times:
A Setback for Vietnam Trade Bill  —  In an embarrassing legislative setback for the administration, the House of Representatives defeated a measure late Monday that the president had sought to normalize trade relations with Vietnam, four days before President Bush was scheduled to leave for his first visit to that country.
Discussion: The Corner and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
 
 
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