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3:20 PM ET, December 18, 2006

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Robert Tait / Guardian:
Ahmadinejad in electoral setback  —  The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, of Iran faced electoral embarrassment today after the apparent failure of his supporters to win control of key local councils and block the political comeback of his most powerful opponent.
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John Fund / Opinion Journal:
Not So Fast  —  Why Barack Obama may not run.  —  Just about everybody seems convinced that Sen. Barack Obama is going to run for president.  The Chicago Sun-Times, his hometown paper, is writing as if his candidacy is an established fact.  Newsweek magazine cites sources close to him who claim that he's …
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Jonathan Alter / Newsweek:
Is America Ready?  —  Hillary's hair and hemline won't be issues …
Discussion: The Caucus and SOTUblog
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Judith Regan's Attorney Vows 'War' As Sparks Fly Over Publisher's Firing  —  Even though Judith Regan made a book publishing mistake of epic proportions when she commissioned O.J. Simpson's "If I Did It," few in the book industry thought she would lose her job over the incident.
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Silvia Spring / Newsweek:
Blood and Money  —  In what might be called the mother of all surprises, Iraq's economy is growing strong, even booming in places.  —  Newsweek International  —  It may sound unreal, given the daily images of carnage and chaos.  But for a certain plucky breed of businessmen, there's good money to be made in Iraq.
Greg Gutfeld / The Huffington Post:
THE MARCH TO MECCA  —  HELLO EVERYONE.  I know it's been awhile since I've posted, but I've been very busy working on my book and television and web projects.  However, after receiving this press release from the Huffington Post, I had no choice but to return.
John Curran / Associated Press:
Vt. Woman Is an Unlikely Peace Activist … BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Meet the anti-war movement's newest folk hero: 69-year-old Rosemarie Jackowski, whose arrest during an anti-war protest has made her a cause celebre.  —  A prosecutor's plan to retry her for blocking traffic while protesting …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
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New York Times:
After Bankruptcy Filing, Recriminations Fly at Air America  —  In its search for a new chief executive this past summer, Air America Radio interviewed seasoned media executives in an effort to revive the faltering network.  One interview took a bizarre turn, however, when the executive got …
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Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Al Franken Departure, Air America Network Purchase
Discussion: Sister Toldjah
Eric Bailey / Los Angeles Times:
Pot is called biggest cash crop  —  The $35-billion market value of U.S.-grown cannabis tops that of such heartland staples as corn and hay, a marijuana activist says.  —  SACRAMENTO — For years, activists in the marijuana legalization movement have claimed that cannabis is America's biggest cash crop.
Michael Gerson / Newsweek:
The Republican Identity Crisis  —  It was a year of turmoil, of ferment and of hope, as the Iraq war dragged on, the Democrats seized Capitol Hill and the 2008 presidential race began in earnest.  NEWSWEEK's columnists look back—and peer forward at where the country is heading.
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR 17-YEAR-OLD WHO HAD CONSENSUAL ORAL SEX WITH 15-YEAR-OLD: The Georgia Supreme Court just upheld this.  The sentence strikes me as unduly harsh even on its own terms, but it seems especially unjustifiable given that:  —  The age of consent in Georgia is 16.
Washington Post:
Conservatives' Grip on Key Virginia Court Is at Risk  —  A growing list of vacancies on the federal appeals court in Richmond is heightening concern among Republicans that one of the nation's most conservative and influential courts could soon come under moderate or even liberal control, Republicans and legal scholars say.
Editor and Publisher:
Debate Breaks Out in Media on Iraq Troop 'Surge'  —  NEW YORK Incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Sunday he would support a temporary troop increase in Iraq only if it were part of a broader strategy to bring combat forces home by early 2008.  —  ''If the commanders on the ground …
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Michael Moss / New York Times:
Former U.S. Detainee in Iraq Recalls Torment  —  One night in mid-April, the steel door clanked shut on detainee No. 200343 at Camp Cropper, the United States military's maximum-security detention site in Baghdad.  —  American guards arrived at the man's cell periodically over the next several days …
Sharon Behn / Washington Times:
Saudis report Shi'ite 'state' inside of Iraq  —  Iran has effectively created a Shi'ite "state within a state" in neighboring Iraq, defying both Iraqi Sunnis and neighboring Sunni nations, according to a Saudi security report.  —  Iranian military forces are providing Shi'ite militias …
BBC:
Disney tells Santa clone ho-ho no  —  When James Worley paid a visit to Disney World in Florida his portly frame and white beard soon had kids asking: "Are you Santa Claus?"  —  Not wanting to disappoint, Mr Worley, 60, played along with some "ho-ho-hos".  —  But Disney officials descended …
John Londregan / Weekly Standard:
Don't Cry for Pinochet  —  Chile succeeded despite him.  —  The death of Augusto Pinochet Ugarte marks the definitive end of his efforts to associate himself with conservatism.  It also marks the ultimate success of his efforts to avoid accountability for his murderous behavior as a leader …
 
 
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The Iraq Catch-22  —  Regardless of your feelings or beliefs …
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Joseph A. Palermo / The Huffington Post:
Why President Bush Must Be Impeached
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
You First  —  Kim Jong-Il has rejoined the six-party talks aimed …
Discussion: CBS News and bRight & Early
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Bush Admin: What You Don't Know Can't Hurt Us
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If You Stand Up to Them, They Will Cave  —  George Bush has not yet engaged.
Andrew Bounds / Financial Times:
EU trade chief to reject 'green' tax plan
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Atrios / Eschaton:
Wonk'd  —  I suppose it'll be time to shift gears soon.
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Damien Cave / New York Times:
For Congress: Telling Sunni From Shiite
Sarah El Deeb / Associated Press:
Gaza weapons smuggling flourishes
Molly Moore / Washington Post:
On the Prowl in Provence With the Truffle Enforcer
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
U.S. Sees Growing Threats In Somalia
Clifford Coonan / Independent:
After surviving 20 million years, China's goddess of the river …
Times of London:
Litvinenko's killers used polonium worth $10m to give massive overdose
Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
And merry Xmas to you all  —  I passed through Shannon Airport in Ireland the other day.
 

 
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