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11:35 PM ET, November 21, 2006

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Michael J. Totten:
Another Assassination in Beirut - Continuously Updated  —  The only thing that surprises me even slightly about today's political assassination in Beirut is that the victim was Pierre Gemayel, a Christian, rather than Fouad Seniora, a Sunni.  —  All the assassination victims after Rafik Hariri, a Sunni, have been Christians.
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Gateway Pundit:
Lebanese Christian Politician Gemayel Assassinated!... Syria Blamed  —  "Today Pierre was martyred for the cause.  He died for Lebanon, for freedom, and for humanity.  Those who love him will not desecrate his memory with acts... We want the Lebanese cause to triumph.
Discussion: Decision '08, Yourish.com and Dinocrat
Pajamas Media:
GUNNED DOWN Lebanese Minister Pierre Gemayel Assassinated  —  "Murderers Don't Frighten Us"—Lebanese PM Siniora: "This attack against a symbol of freedom in Lebanon will only make us more determined to hold on to the liberty and independence of this homeland... and more determined to set …
jules crittenden:
It's a Dirty Job ...  It will be interesting after the assassination of Pierre Gemayel in Lebanon ... not to mention last summer's hijacking of the nation by Hezbollah ... not to mention last year's assassination of Rafik Hariri ... not to mention the last 25 years of Syrian and Iranian interference …
Discussion: Riehl World View
Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
Lebanese Cabinet minister is killed
Discussion: The Hedgehog Blog
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Anti-Syrian Minister Is Assassinated in Lebanon
Discussion: Dean's World
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Martiga Lohn / Associated Press:
Muslim clerics removed from US Airways claim discrimination  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A day after being removed from a US Airways flight, six Muslim clerics said Tuesday they were the victims of prejudice and did nothing to deserve the treatment.  One called for a boycott of the airline.
Discussion: Don Surber and Pajamas Media
Hindrocket / Power Line:
MORE ON THE SIX TRAVELING IMAMS
Discussion: Wake up America and Jihad Watch
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
The Lingo Of Vietnam  —  The way President Bush whisked through Vietnam — oh, if only we had done the same 40 years ago — it seemed as if he was feeling an obvious parallel with the war in Iraq.  His aides, who somehow lose IQ points by mere proximity to the commander in chief …
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Hilzoy / Obsidian Wings:
Richard Cohen: Find A New Job
Robert Reich / Robert Reich's Blog:
John McCain's Real Plan for Iraq  —  I talked with John McCain Sunday morning in the green room just before "This Week."  I asked him why he continued to call for more troops for Iraq when he must know it's a political non-starter.  He said he thought it important for the morale of the troops.
Jim Krane / Associated Press:
Elder Bush takes on son's Arab critics  —  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Former President George H.W. Bush took on Arab critics of his son Tuesday during a testy exchange at a leadership conference in the capital of this U.S. ally.  —  "My son is an honest man," Bush told members …
From Our Sources / The Blotter:
First Daughter Barbara Robbed in Argentina  —  From Our Sources:  —  First Daughter Barbara Bush had her purse and cell phone stolen as she had dinner in a restaurant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, even though she was being guarded by a detail of Secret Service agents, according to law enforcement reports made available to ABC News.
Associated Press:
Robert Altman, Leading Director, Dies at 81  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Altman, the caustic and irreverent satirist behind "M-A-S-H," "Nashville" and "The Player" who made a career out of bucking Hollywood management and story conventions, died at a Los Angeles Hospital, his Sandcastle 5 Productions Company said Tuesday.
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Chicago Tribune:
Obama urges gradual withdrawal from Iraq  —  Amid intense speculation about whether he will run for president, Sen. Barack Obama on Monday used the spotlight to showcase his strategy for the war in Iraq, excoriating the Bush administration for its "misguided" war and describing a solution …
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Bull Moose Gets A New Job (UPDATED)  —  We recently noted that one of TMV's favorite blogs, Bull Moose, has gone on hiatus...or into "hibernation" as Bull Moose himself, one of the most popular (and at times controversial) centrist bloggers put it.  —  Now its creator and writer …
Discussion: The Raw Story
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David Lightman / Hartford Courant:
Wittmann Chosen As Lieberman Communications Director
Discussion: Roger Ailes
Bill Sammon / Examiner:
Romney: 'I'm a conservative Republican'  —  WASHINGTON - Eager to position himself as the most conservative GOP presidential hopeful, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney accused Sen. John McCain Monday of being "disingenuous" on gay marriage.  —  In an interview with The Examiner …
Los Angeles Times:
Pelosi-Harman friction strains Democrats' unity  —  WASHINGTON — When Jane Harman left Congress in 1998 to run for governor of California, her colleague Nancy Pelosi threw her a party — a chocolate-fudge sundae "social" in the House members' dining room.  —  Two years later …
Mark Moyar / New York Times:
An Iraqi Solution, Vietnam Style  —  IRAQ'S prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, is now saying that he wants the United States to stand back and let him use Iraqi forces to restore order.  Within six months, he asserts, the bloodletting will cease.  The United States must give this proposal very serious consideration.
Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Reno Files Challenge to Terror Law  —  Former Attorney General Janet Reno and seven other former Justice Department officials filed court papers Monday arguing that the Bush administration is setting a dangerous precedent by trying a suspected terrorist outside the court system.
The Smoking Gun:
Nancy Grace Sued For Wrongful Death  —  Claim: TV host drove Florida woman to suicide in missing tot case  —  The parents of a woman who committed suicide shortly after a grilling by Nancy Grace today filed a lawsuit against the TV host, claiming that their daughter was driven to her death by the hard-charging former prosecutor.
Discussion: protein wisdom and Overlawyered
 
 
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