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Simon Tisdall / Guardian:
US plans last big push in Iraq — Strategy document calls for extra 20,000 troops, aid for Iraqi army and regional summit — President George Bush has told senior advisers that the US and its allies must make "a last big push" to win the war in Iraq and that instead of beginning …
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Anne Plummer Flaherty / Associated Press:
U.S. Commander Warns Against Iraq Cutoff — WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander in the Middle East warned Congress Wednesday against setting a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, saying it would impede commanders in managing U.S. and Iraqi forces.
David Stout / New York Times:Top General Warns Against Iraq Timetable
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Associated Press:
Lott succeeds in leadership comeback — WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Trent Lott, ousted from the top Senate Republican leadership job four years ago because of remarks considered racially insensitive, won election to the No. 2 post Wednesday for the minority GOP in the next Congress.
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Michelle Malkin:
Another GOP Maalox moment — Just when the MSM focus had fixed on the Democrats' culture of corruption and business-as-usual, along come Beltway Republicans to remind us of how lame the GOP leadership is. — Trent Lott is back. — Flashback 2002: I called Trent Lott the Republican Party's eternal Maalox moment.
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Dean Barnett / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:Lott Back on Top! — Trent Lott has won the number …
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The Blotter:
Abramoff Reports to Prison; Officials Focus on Reid, Others — Brian Ross and Rhonda Schwartz Report: — As convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff reported to federal prison today, a source close to the investigation surrounding his activities told ABC News that Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) …
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Associated Press:
Abramoff laments 'nightmare' in e-mail as he enters prison in scandal — CUMBERLAND, Md.— One-time power broker Jack Abramoff lamented ``this nightmare'' political scandal that stretches from Congress to the White House and looked toward being with family and friends again someday as he entered a federal prison Wednesday.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Murtha says he's got the votes to beat Hoyer; Update: Bumbling Abscam apologia video added! — Two minutes ago on Hardball; the video's coming. While you wait, chew on the latest from Kucinich, who's supporting him over Hoyer for majority leader.
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Chris Matthews / MSNBC:
Rep. John Murtha defends his ethics — "Hardball" host Chris Matthews asks Murtha about leadership, Iraq, ethics … Host of 'Hardball' — In his first interview since reportedly calling a Democratic bill on lobbying and ethics "total crap," Rep. John Murtha told "Hardball" …
Scott Shepard / Austin American-Statesman:
Carville Says Dems Should Dump Dean over "Rumsfeldian" Incompetence — Democratic strategist James Carville says his party should dump Howard Dean as chairman of the Democratic Party because of incompetence. — Carville, during coffee and rolls with political reporters today …
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Washington Wire:
One More Time for Judicial Nominees — After calling for bipartisanship, President Bush surprised Senate Democrats with plans to renominate a controversial list of judges - some of whom may be unacceptable even to a few Republican senators. "It's an unfortunate signal," said one senior Democratic Senate aide.
Jim Webb / Opinion Journal:
Class Struggle — American workers have a chance to be heard. — The most important—and unfortunately the least debated—issue in politics today is our society's steady drift toward a class-based system, the likes of which we have not seen since the 19th century.
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Does idolizing Malkin turn you into a terrorist? — Apparently Freeper Chad Castagana, the man who sent the phony anthrax letters to Olbermann, Pelosi and others—worshipped Malkin and Coulter. What a surprise. Countdown takes a look.... Video-WMP Video-QT
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Hotline On Call:
McCain Explores 2008.... Sen. John McCain will formally open his 2008 presidential exploratory committee by tomorrow a.m., an adviser said today. — The committee has already built a website — http://www.exploremccain.com/ — and it will stream live his speech to GOPAC, a conservative grassroots group with a strong pedigree.
Randy Hall / CNSNews:
Giuliani 'Unacceptable' for President, Conservatives Say — (CNSNews.com) - Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani enjoys "a lot of good will" from Republicans from his handling of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but his stance on social issues like abortion and gun control …
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Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Exultant Chuck Says He'll Veto the Next Alito — New King of Washington Promises Moderate Court; Rove-like, Plans Permanent Democratic Majority; More N.Y. Homeland Money, Iraqi Federalism — More than the inability to influence Iraq policy or the President's tax cuts …
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