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7:35 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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Anton Efendi / Across the Bay:
Syria Murders Pierre Gemayel  —  A few days ago, LF leader Samir Geagea expressed his fears that Syria would attempt to assassinate three ministers in order to deprive the majority of the ability to convene the required two thirds quorum to ratify the international tribunal.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Anti-Syrian Lebanese cabinet member murdered in Beirut suburb  —  Via Snapped Shot.  They're not 100% sure yet that it was a political assassination but Fox just broke in to say the shooter was a sniper.  If the Syrians are behind it, it's both par for the course and incredibly stupid …
Washington Post:
Lebanese Official Assassinated in Beirut  —  Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel, a vocal opponent of Syrian involvement in the country and a leader of the country's Maronite Christian minority, was assassinated in Beirut today, intensifying an already volatile situation and pushing …
Abu Kais / From Beirut to the Beltway:
March 14 minister killed in terrorist attack  —  Minister of Industry Pierre Gemayel was killed in a terrorist attack in Jdeideh in Beirut minutes ago.  He was reportedly gunned down.  —  The assassination took place as Saad Hariri was declaring in a press conference that March 14 was ready for a …
Discussion: Free Cedar and The Beirut Spring
Gateway Pundit:
Lebanese Christian Politician Gemayel Assassinated!... Syria Blamed
Discussion: Decision '08, Dinocrat and Yourish.com
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Anti-Syrian Minister Is Assassinated in Lebanon
Discussion: Dean's World
Lebanon Daily Star:
Pierre Gemayel's assasination
Discussion: The American Thinker
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.
Discussion: Reason Magazine and Althouse
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Guardian:
Robert Altman, American maverick, dies aged 81
Discussion: TAPPED
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Muslim scholar calls for airline boycott  —  Six imams were removed from a US Airways flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Monday and questioned by police for several hours before being released, a leader of the group said.  —  One of the Muslim scholars removed …
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
CNN:
Poll: More Americans prefer Bush's father  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Only one in four Americans believe President Bush is a better president than his father, George H. W. Bush, a new CNN poll has found.  —  Six in 10 said the elder Bush, who served one term from 1989-1993, did a better job in office …
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 …
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 …
Toledo Blade:
Judge cites 'elaborate scheme' to defraud state  —  Ex-coin dealer told to pay nearly $17M  —  Tom Noe, convicted of stealing millions from a fund for Ohio's injured workers to live a fraudulent lifestyle that included luxury homes in two states, will pass into retirement age in a prison uniform.
Discussion: Firedoglake and AMERICAblog
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
David S. Cloud / New York Times:
U.S. Considers Raising Troop Levels in Iraq  —  Pentagon officials conducting a review of Iraq strategy are considering a substantial but temporary increase in American troop levels and the addition of several thousand more trainers to work with Iraqi forces, a senior Defense Department official said Monday.
 
 
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