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12:30 AM ET, November 19, 2006

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Bolton in extraordinary outburst against United Nations  —  The U.S. Ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, launched a scathing attack on the United Nations Friday.  —  Bolton was furious over the adoption by the General Assembly of a resolution which said the assembly regretted the deaths …
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Pamela Geller Oshry / Atlas Shrugs:
FOOKIN JOHN BOLTON!  —  Another Jew hating, Israel bashing resolution passed by the corrupt world body that ignores the Islamic Jihad of the Khartoum Government in Sudan, ignores the oppression of non Muslims in Muslim countries, ignores the mad ravings of Islamic Iran bent on annihilating the West …
David Morgan / Reuters:
Chertoff says U.S. threatened by international law  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Bush administration official on Friday said the European Union, the United Nations and other international entities increasingly are using international law to challenge U.S. powers to reject treaties and protect itself from attack.
Discussion: Ruminate This and Booman Tribune
New York Times:
A Tough Road Ahead for Rove  —  Karl Rove, the top White House political strategist, is coming off the worst election defeat of his career to face a daunting task: saving the president's agenda with a Congress not only controlled by Democrats, but also filled with Republican members resentful …
New York Times:
Unlike Clinton, Bush Sees Hanoi in Bit of a Hurry  —  President Bush likes speed golf and speed tourism — this is the man who did the treasures of Red Square in less than 20 minutes — but here in the lake-studded capital of a nation desperately eager to connect with America, he set a record.
BBC:
Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq  —  Tony Blair has publicly agreed with the opinion that the violence in Iraq since the 2003 invasion has been a disaster.  —  The UK prime minister was responding to a question by Sir David Frost in an interview on the new al-Jazeera English-language Arabic TV channel.
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
WISHFUL THINKING AT THE BBC
Discussion: Wizbang
Charles Babington / Washington Post:
Party Shift May Make Warming a Hill Priority  —  Dramatic changes in congressional oversight of environmental issues may pump new life into efforts to fight global warming, activist groups and lawmakers said yesterday.  —  Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.) announced his intention to become …
Discussion: MyDD and Raising Kaine
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Jon Henke / QandO:
BLOGS, CAMPAIGNS AND THE 2006 ELECTION  —  Lost in the schadenfreude over the Lamont loss to Lieberman is the fact that the blogosphere — specifically, the Leftosphere — was spectacularly effective during the 2006 campaign.  Time Magazine observes...  It would be incorrect to premise …
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Dean Barnett / Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog:
FAQ - Republican Congressional Leadership
Discussion: The Mahablog
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Democrats Split on How Far to Go With Ethics Law  —  Left and right: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Center: David Scull for The New York Times  —  After railing for months against Congressional corruption under Republican rule, Democrats on Capitol Hill are divided on how far their proposed ethics overhaul should go.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Psychic CSI - Lefties Catch Coulter Bending Space-Time!  —  Here is a shocking story from the Times: … Pretty ghastly.  But let's see how some prominent lefty sites react - here is Steven D at the Booman Tribune: … And following a Times excerpt, we get this conclusion:
Associated Press:
Leahy Seeks Documents on Detention  —  Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), who will chair the Senate Judiciary Committee next year, asked the Justice Department to release two newly acknowledged documents, which set U.S. policy on how terrorism suspects are detained and interrogated.
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Brian Beutler / The Raw Story:
Dem judiciary leader seeks torture documents
The Sideshow:
Political meat & veg  —  The Honorable Albert Gore, Jr. was interviewed by GQ recently, and among other things, he said: … (I liked the jokes, too.)  —  I got this via Lambert via Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy, both of whom are faunching to see Al run and see hope that he would accept a draft.
Agence France Presse:
Dutch Muslims hit out at proposed burqa ban  —  Dutch Muslims have hit out at a proposed government ban of face veils, saying it was over the top, ill-conceived and infringed religious rights.  —  On Friday the Dutch cabinet said it was proposing a bill banning clothing that covers the face in public …
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Dick Cheney at the Federalist Society last night — translated  —  (updated below)  —  Vice President Dick Cheney and the Federalist Society got together last night and shared some hearty laughs about the administration's ongoing eavesdropping on American citizens, inside the U.S. …
Media Matters for America:
"Media Matters"; by Jamison Foser  —  GOP gets a thumpin', and media revive their substance-free, sophomoric taunting ... of Democrats  —  Elections rarely present perfect tests of progressivism versus conservatism.  But they are the best way we have of keeping score …
WRAL-TV:
Controversial Assignment Leads To Teacher's Resignation  —  SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A Spanish teacher at Smithfield-Selma Senior High School resigned this week after handing out an assignment that some students and parents said teaches hate.  —  Khalid Chahhou, who was in his first year of teaching …
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:   Teacher Resigns After Assignment Sparks Controversey
 
 
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
HYPOCRISY, YES, BUT WITH A POINT
Albany Times Union:
Bid to 'lock up' Sweeney report described
Henry A. Kissinger / Khaleej Times:
What do we do with Iran?  —  IRAN'S nuclear programme …
Discussion: TPMCafe blogs and Blogs of War
Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
A REFERENDUM ON IRAQ (PART IV - QUALIFICATIONS)
Robert Novak / Real Clear Politics:
Steele Speaking Out, Chafee's Last Defection
Discussion: Hot Air
Steve Young / The Huffington Post:
Franken's Leaving Alright...For Iraq... News of Leaving Air America, Premature
Juan Forero / Washington Post:
Colombian Government Shaken By Lawmakers' Paramilitary Ties
Discussion: A Tiny Revolution
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Reporter Who Covered O.J. Trial: O.J. Is Still Juiciing Us
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The Big Money  —  Consider helping out your favorite bloggers.
TigerHawk:
Crude oil his a 17-month low
Bob Geiger / BobGeiger.com:
The Saturday Cartoons  —  All cartoons posted with artists …
Discussion: Firedoglake and The Sideshow
Darryl Fears / Washington Post:
Republicans Lost Ground With Latinos In Midterms
Shakespeare's Sister:
Wicked Witch of the West
The Daily Dish:
Blacks, Gays, Rove
Associated Press:
Wilson declared unofficial winner by 879 votes
NY Daily News:
Pelosi's bruising  —  Wins top job but loses in nasty fight over No. 2
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024

Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Howard Stern of SiriusXM snags a surprise interview with President Biden, following reports of Biden's refusal so far to give The NYT a sit-down interview

 
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