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9:40 PM ET, December 3, 2006

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Michael Lind / Washington Post:
He's Only Fifth Worst  —  It's unfair to claim that George W. Bush is the worst president of all time.  He's merely the fifth worst.  In the White House Hall of Shame, Bush comes behind four other Oval Officers whose policies were even more disastrous: James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Richard M. Nixon and James Madison.
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Douglas Brinkley / Washington Post:
Move Over, Hoover  —  Shortly after Thanksgiving I had dinner …
Vincent J. Cannato / Washington Post:
Time's On His Side
Discussion: neo-neocon
David Greenberg / Washington Post:
At Least He's Not Nixon
Discussion: The Heretik and The Swamp
MSNBC:
MTP Transcript for Dec. 3  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: The president digs in on Iraq.  —  (Videotape):  —  PRES. GEORGE W. BUSH: I know there's a lot of speculation that these reports in Washington mean there's going to be some kind of graceful exit out of Iraq.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Jules Crittenden / Boston Herald:
Say no to AP's shoddy work  —  When a company defrauds its customers, or delivers shoddy goods, the customers sooner or later are going to take their business elsewhere.  But if that company has a virtual monopoly, and offers something its customers must have, they may have no choice but to keep taking it.
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jules crittenden:
Brave New World  —  The pajama-clad ranks of conservative bloggers …
New York Times:
New on the Web: Politics as Usual  —  THE Netroots.  " "People Power.  " "Crashing the Gate.  " The lingo of liberal Web bloggers bespeaks contempt for the political establishment.  The same disdain is apparent among many bloggers on the right, who argued passionately for a change …
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
FDL Book Salon: Wait!  Don't Move To Canada!  —  I am so pleased that Bill Scher joins us for an FDL Book Salon on his book Wait!  Don't Move to Canada: A Stay-and-Fight Strategy to Win Back America today.  Bill is the Executive Editor at Liberal Oasis, and appears regularly on Air America …
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:   FDL Book Salon Reminder: Bill Scher Today
Amanda / Think Progress:
Lieberman: Talking To Iran And Syria Is Like The 'Local Fire Dept Asking Arsonists To Help'  —  Today on CBS Face the Nation, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) argued that direct talks with Syria and Iran won't work and compared it to "your local fire department asking a couple of arsonists to help put out the fire.
Michelle Malkin:
Bypassing Internet censors  —  Check this out.  There is a new tool to circumvent government bans on Internet sites out now.  It's called "Psiphon:" … This is especially good news for readers in China, India, Pakistan, and the Middle East trying to access blogs and websites critical of their governments or critical of Islam.
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CBC News:
Tool to circumvent internet censorship set to launch
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
Telegraph:
Russia: biggest spy threat to Britain  —  The Russian intelligence services, the prime suspects behind the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, have a network of more than 30 spies operating in Britain, it can be revealed.  —  The sophisticated ring represents the greatest espionage threat facing Britain …
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Nico / Think Progress:
Lieberman Endorses Escalation In Iraq, Surprised Rumsfeld Didn't Suggest It In Memo  —  Today on CBS's Face the Nation, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) said it was "surprising" that "the one thing [Donald Rumsfeld's memo] doesn't raise as a possibility is to increase the number of our troops."
Discussion: Eschaton, Nitpicker and Ezra Klein
Holly Bailey / Newsweek:
Politics: McCain's Ground War  —  The senator is calling for more boots on the ground in Iraq.  Is this any way to wage a presidential campaign?  —  Peter Spaulding was John McCain's man in New Hampshire, and with good reason.  The longest-serving member of the state's Executive Council …
John Heilprin / ABCNEWS:
Adviser: Clinton Actively Weighs '08 Bid  —  Sen. Clinton Actively Weighing White House Run; Sen. Evan Bayh Sets Up Exploratory Panel  —  Democratic jockeying for the White House in 2008 intensified on Sunday with Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh taking the first official step toward a run …
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
'Rest easy, sleep well my brothers.  Know the line has held, your job is done.'  —  E very year for more than a decade, at the height of the season, Morrill Worcester would pack up a truckload of his Christmas wreaths and head down from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery.
Discussion: Redstate and BLACKFIVE
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
A Fighting Retreat  —  Historical analogies are imprecise thing, at best.  This isn't 1842 or 1940, 1944 or 1950.  Every battle, every war, is different, and they end differently.  So by looking back at Dien Bieh Phu or Mang Yang Pass or Chosin, we are not saying this is what will happen.
Abu Kais / Michael J. Totten:
Hizbullah leading Lebanon to civil war  —  Hizbullah, Aoun and Syria's parties are overstaying their welcome.  The patience of Beirut citizens and Lebanese from the opposing camp is wearing thin.  —  LBC is reporting riots involving Sunnis and Shias in the neighborhood of Qasqas as I type this.
Lambert / CorrenteWire:
Joe Biden's Trent Lott moment  —  Will this be Joe Biden's Trent Lott moment?  —  26 days after Democrats win the mid-terms, Joe Biden exhorts the Republican party to "get back up."  Then, Biden (D-Hair Club for Men) claims that, just because the country voted Democrats back into power …
Karen W. Arenson / New York Times:
Now Class Must Tackle Cheating at Columbia  —  As Columbia University continues to grapple with allegations of cheating on a final exam in a journalism ethics course, students have been assigned to write an essay on an issue that parallels the one faced by their own professors.
 
 
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Clive Thompson / New York Times:
Open-Source Spying  —  When Matthew Burton arrived …
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David Sirota / Sirotablog:
The People Party vs. The Money Party: Here are the players
Discussion: Firedoglake
Michael Clancy / Arizona Republic:
Muslims, others protest
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
IF THE LEAKS ARE TO BE BELIEVED — and given such a group …
Gary D'Amato / JSOnline:
Kelly gives thanks
Richard / EU Referendum:
Booker column censored
Discussion: The Corner
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
NOLA's Fate Is Our Fate  —  (Photo sent to me by Scout Prime …
Carl Nolte / San Francisco Chronicle:
Navy scuttles plan to commission warship here, citing local politics
Discussion: Seeing the Forest
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MARK STEYN ON AMERICA, EUROPE AND ISLAM
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Gergen: Press was guilty of "cheerleading" the run up to the war.
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Democrats Face a Tough Job, Leader Says
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Lame-Duck Congress May Run Out the Clock
Times of London:
Saudis lead Israel peace bid