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10:05 AM ET, November 22, 2006

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Assassins and Diplomacy  —  Another murder in Beirut for Jim Baker to contemplate.  —  Former Secretary of State James Baker has been saying that, when it comes to diplomacy, you don't "restrict your conversations to your friends"—shorthand for the view that the U.S. should engage Syria …
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
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Faysal / The Thinking Lebanese:
STRATFOR Analysis  —  Lebanon: An Assassination and Rising Tensions  —  Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel was killed Nov. 21 in a Beirut neighborhood where a pro-Syrian party is known to have a large presence.  As Gemayel was an outspoken critic of Hezbollah and a member …
H. Varulkar / MEMRI:
Lebanon on the Brink of Civil War (2)  —  Background  —  On November 3, 2006, MEMRI reported on political tension in Lebanon, which has increased to the point where civil war appears imminent - due to Hizbullah's violent struggle to seize a significant portion of the government by instigating street clashes.
Anwar Amro / Associated Press:
Lebanese Christian minister is assassinated  —  Anti-Syria politician Pierre Gemayel shot, killed driving in Christian suburb  —  Lebanese security forces surround the bullet-riddled car of assassinated Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel in the Beirut suburb of Jdeideh on Tuesday.
Sameer N. Yacoub / Associated Press:
U.N.: Iraqi civilian deaths at new high  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - The United Nations said Wednesday that 3,709 Iraqi civilians were killed in October, the highest monthly toll since the March 2003 U.S. invasion and another sign of the severity of Iraq's sectarian bloodbath.
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Editor and Publisher:
New Survey: Iraqis Want a Speedy U.S. Exit — and Back Attacks on Our Forces  —  NEW YORK Past surveys have hinted at this result, but a new poll in Iraq makes it more stark than ever: the Iraqi people want the U.S. to exit their country.  And most Iraqis now approve of attacks on U.S. forces …
Discussion: Donklephant
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Bomb Blasts Speaker's Car in Green Zone  —  A bomb exploded in an armored car among those belonging to the speaker of Parliament, wounding the American security guard who was driving it out of a parking area in the government Green Zone and disrupting a meeting of lawmakers nearby, a parliamentary aide said.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Robert Spencer / Front Page Magazine:
Putting Homeland Security First  —  "I never felt bad in my life like that.  I never.  Six imams.  Six leaders in this country.  Six scholars in handcuffs.  It's terrible."  —  So spoke Imam Omar Shahin, director of the Islamic Center of Tucson, after he and five other imams were removed …
Discussion: Classical Values and Power Line
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The Big Trunk / Power Line:
TRAVELING IMAMS: WITNESSES SPEAK
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
An Ideologue for Hire Gets New Alliance  —  Senator Joseph I. Lieberman announced Tuesday that he had hired a new spokesman, which is not in itself that noteworthy, except that the said spokesman, Marshall Wittmann, is one of the great career vagabonds, ideological contortionists …
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David Lightman / Hartford Courant:
Wittmann Chosen As Lieberman Communications Director
Discussion: Roger Ailes
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: U.S. Secretary of Education loses big on Celebrity Jeopardy  —  What's more embarrassing than being Secretary of Education and having your ass handed to you on Celebrity Jeopardy?  Being Secretary of Education and having your ass handed to you on Celebrity Jeopardy by Lenny from "Laverne & Shirley."
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Nancy Zuckerbrod / Houston Chronicle:
Ed. secretary places 2nd on 'Jeopardy'  —  WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Margaret Spellings says she studied hard to prepare for Tuesday night's airing of "Celebrity Jeopardy!"  —  "I didn't want to be the education secretary who didn't know how to spell potato," Spellings joked …
Washington Post:
Democratic Leaders Reject Idea of Draft  —  Pelosi and Others Predict Cool Reception in Congress for Any Conscription Bill  —  The new Democratic-controlled Congress will not seriously consider reinstating the draft, even if concerns about the military's strength and resiliency grow, party leaders said yesterday.
Discussion: Armchair Generalist and Vox Baby
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Lawrence O'Donnell / The Huffington Post:
Rangel Is Right  —  Charlie Rangel is angry about the Iraq war …
Discussion: BlondeSense
Kim Severson / New York Times:
Pass a Drumstick, and an Olive Branch  —  COOKS can control the Thanksgiving menu, but when the dishes leave the kitchen, things can unravel fast.  —  Family grudges buried by time and distance resurface.  New girlfriends meet ex-husbands.  Prius drivers make small talk with S.U.V. owners.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
John from WuzzaDem / WuzzaDem:
Hardball: Michael Richards  —  Welcome back to Hardball, I'm Chris Matthews.  Where do we draw the line between free speech and offensive speech?  Joining me via satellite is Michael Richards, who played Kramer on the old Seinfeld show.  Mr. Richards, welcome to the show.  —  Thanks for having me, Chris.
WSB-TV:
Elderly Woman Killed; 3 APD Officers Wounded  —  ATLANTA — Three Atlanta police officers were shot and wounded and an elderly woman killed at a house in northwest Atlanta Tuesday night.  —  The woman, who relatives say was 92-years-old, opened fire on the officers from the narcotics division …
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.
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Some Curbs on Sex Offenders Called Ineffective, Inhumane  —  As convicted sex offenders go, they seem to pose little danger.  —  One is 100 years old.  Another can barely walk and is in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease.  Another is dying of heart disease in a nursing home.
Discussion: TalkLeft and Marginal Revolution
 
 
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