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6:45 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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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
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: Associated Press and Reuters
Washington Post:
Bush Faces New Calls to Shift Policies On Mideast
Discussion: OxBlog and The Democratic Daily
Redstate:
Oh, Joyous Day.  —  I ONLY PUT THIS IN "REPUBLICANS" BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A "BONEHEADS" CATEGORY.  —  Oh, this is simply priceless.  With Ken Mehlman retiring, we need a new RNC Chair.  —  We could have had a promising up-and-comer with a great life story, fantastic political skills, and odds-on-sharps like you wouldn't believe.
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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Fla. Senator Mel Martinez to Chair RNC  —  Sen. Mel Martinez, the first-term lawmaker who previously served in President Bush's Cabinet, will assume the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, GOP officials said Monday.  —  Martinez, 60, will replace current chairman Ken Mehlman …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
An Underwhelming Choice For RNC
Discussion: Pam's House Blend
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:   Florida's Martinez tapped for RNC chief
Michelle Malkin:
RNC chair: The people's choice
Discussion: Bizzyblog
The Raw Story:
Anthrax hoaxer may be Free Republic poster  —  The man arrested on Saturday for sending more than a dozen envelopes containing "fake anthrax" to anti-war celebrities, journalists, and politicians may have ties to the conservative supersite Free Republic, RAW STORY has found.
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Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:
AP: Giuliani takes step toward '08 bid  —  WASHINGTON - Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, a moderate Republican best known for his stewardship of the city after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has taken the first step in a 2008 presidential bid, GOP officials said Monday.
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Shakespeare's Sister:
Giuliani Makes His Move
citizensforethics.org:
CREW BLASTS PELOSI ENDORSEMENT OF UNETHICAL MURTHA FOR MAJORITY LEADER  —  DEMOCRATS WIN ON ETHICS BUT CHOOSE TO RUN CORRUPT MEMBER FOR LEADERSHIP POST  —  Washington, DC - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) questioned soon-to-be House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) …
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
In Backing Murtha, Pelosi Draws Fire
The Nation:
Pelosi Backs Murtha for No. 2: Iraq over Ethics?
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 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Michael J. Totten:
A Perfect Storm?  —  A perfect storm may be brewing in Lebanon.  —  I've been under Tornado Watch probably ten times or so in the American Midwest.  Not once did a tornado touch down anywhere near me while I was on alert.  Several tornadoes, though, blew through the area out of the blue with no warning on different days.
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Leila Hatoum / Lebanon Daily Star:   March 14 points finger at Tehran, Damascus
Sophie Walker / Reuters:
Al Qaeda seeking nuclear kit for attacks: UK official  —  LONDON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda is trying to acquire the technology that would enable it to use a nuclear device to attack Western targets including Britain, a senior British official said on Monday.  —  "We know the aspiration is there.
Discussion: Hyscience
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Little Green Footballs:
UK: Al Qaeda Seeking Nuclear Weapons
Discussion: The Jawa Report
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
Washington Post:
GOP Fliers Apparently Were Part Of Strategy  —  The six Trailways motorcoaches draped in Ehrlich and Steele campaign banners rumbled down Interstate 95 just before dawn on Election Day.  —  On board, 300 mostly poor African Americans from Philadelphia ate doughnuts, sipped coffee and prepared to spend the day at the Maryland polls.
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.
Discussion: Obsidian Wings
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
CBS Misleads Readers On Hagee Interview  —  CBS News has an interview on their website with Marine Corps Commandant General Mike Hagee, which it promotes with the headline, "Top Marine: No Plan For Post-Saddam Iraq".  The article that fronts this interview makes the claim that Hagee admits …
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns and Money:
The "Maximizing Abortion Rates" Gambit  —  Amy Sullivan's recent article celebrating anti-choice Colorado SenatorGovernor-elect Bill Ritter makes some arguments that allow me to clarify some of my difficulties with "centrist" arguments about abortion.  First of all, there's this:
Discussion: TalkLeft, The Sideshow and Pandagon
Associated Press:
Farmers Branch Approves Anti-Immigration Measures  —  (AP) FARMERS BRANCH Council members in Farmers Branch unanimously approved tough new anti-immigration measures Monday evening, including one that makes English the official language.  —  In a series of 6- votes, the council members …
 
 
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Los Angeles Times:
Will the pork stop here?  —  Reid pledges change …
Hartford Courant:
Lieberman Leaves GOP Door Open
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Out of the Gloom, A Silver Lining
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USA Today:
Bush's post-election approval hovers near lowest of presidency
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