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12:10 PM ET, November 14, 2006

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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 …
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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.
Philip Webster / Times of London:
Blair - we must work with 'Axis of Evil' states
Discussion: Big Lizards and The Strata-Sphere
White House:
President Bush Welcomes Prime Minister Olmert of Israel to the White House
Discussion: The Corner
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
Discussion: Obsidian Wings
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
The Military Commissions Act in action  —  The Bush administration's treatment of Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri ought to be shocking and horrifying.  Instead, it is now not only depressingly familiar, but also something that is formally sanctioned by the U.S. Congress.
Discussion: The Heretik
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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.
Gregory / The Belgravia Dispatch:
IRAQ: A FINAL (BIPARTISAN) PUSH?  —  With the nomination of Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense, the important role of the Baker-Hamilton Commission in forging a new approach in Iraq becomes even clearer.  Gates was formerly one of the principals of the Commission, and now finds himself thrust …
Discussion: Unqualified Offerings
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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.
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.
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Chicago Sun Times:   Confirm Bolton for U.N. post
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 …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Report: RNC members sandbagged by Martinez pick  —  Rove allegedly leaked his name before any formal decision had been made.  Why?  Just maybe to head off any grassroots groundswell for Michael Steele among the membership before it got started and assure that their fair-haired boy …
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Little Green Footballs:
The Media Are the Enemy  —  You're not going to believe this one.  —  All our suspicions about mainstream media slanting and distorting the news from the Middle East are confirmed in a bombshell of a post by Bruno Stevens, at the Lightstalkers pro photographers' forum: The Lebanon 'garbage dump' story: complete explanation.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Guardian:
Al-Qaida plotting nuclear attack on UK, officials warn  —  Vikram Dodd  —  British intelligence officials believe that al-Qaida is determined to attack the UK with a nuclear weapon, it emerged yesterday.  The announcement, from an officially organised Foreign Office counter-terrorism briefing …
Discussion: Peaktalk
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
 
 
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
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Giuliani Takes First Step in Run for President
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Toledo Blade:
Noe guilty of 29 felony counts; convictions include racketeering, theft, forgery
Discussion: Norwegianity and On Deadline