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9:30 AM ET, December 26, 2006

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Salad Duhul / Associated Press:
Islamic forces on the retreat in Somalia  —  MOGADISHU, Somalia - Islamic fighters were in a tactical retreat Tuesday, a senior Islamic leader said, as government and Ethiopian troops advanced on three fronts in a decisive turn around in the battle for control of Somalia.
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Michael van der Galien / The Moderate Voice:
Brave Islamists Withdrawing  —  The brave and strong Islamist forces who took over in Somalia are, a few days after Ethiopia joined the fight, on the run. … Obviously, the war isn't over yet.  Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed (I wonder how his friends call him... 'tripple s'?) refuses to give up:
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Salad Duhul / Associated Press:
Islamic Fighters Quitting Somalia Front  —  MOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamic fighters attempting to wrest power from Somalia's internationally recognized government retreated from the main front line early Tuesday, witnesses said, a day after Ethiopian fighter jets bombed the country's two main international airports.
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Islamist Forces Retreating In Somalia  —  Ethiopian advances have forced the Islamists in Somalia to fall back, abandoning some of their bases and towns.  Their reverses prompted the weak Somalian government to offer amnesty for surrender, but the Islamic Courts Union has thus far refused:
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
'A Measure Of Law To A Lawless Country'?  —  CQ reader LS Mope sends this interesting look at the AP, which has had its share of credibility problems of late in reporting on Islamist terrorism.  I missed this passage in the AP report: … This passage by Salad Duhul did not leap out at me at first …
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog:
Trevino: War in the Horn
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Christopher Torchia / Associated Press:
U.S. toll in Iraq surpasses that of 9/11  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - At least 36 Iraqis died Tuesday in bombings, officials said, including a coordinated strike that killed 25 in western Baghdad.  Separately, the deaths of six U.S. soldiers pushed the American toll beyond the number of victims in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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Marc Santora / New York Times:
Abuse Seen at Iraqi Jail Puts New Focus on Rogue Police  —  Hundreds of British and Iraqi soldiers assaulted a police station in the southern city of Basra on Monday, killing seven gunmen, rescuing 127 prisoners from what the British said was almost certain execution and ultimately reducing the facility to rubble.
Discussion: Suburban Guerrilla
Nasser Karimi / Associated Press:
Iran refuses to cease uranium enrichment  —  TEHRAN, Iran - Iran vowed Sunday to push forward efforts to enrich uranium and to change its relations with the international nuclear watchdog after the U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions designed to stop the country's disputed nuclear program.
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
A Delusional System of Justice  —  Since this is my last column of 2006, tradition and custom obligate me to choose a person of the year.  This practice was started by the late Henry Luce, who realized that choosing a man of the year would call as much attention to his Time magazine as it would to the person himself.
Barbara O'Brien / Crooks and Liars:
Next: Bread and Circuses  —  Investigations have revealed the Bush Administration wasted more than $2 billion of the money allocated for Katrina, the Associated Press reports today.  Much of this waste is the result of lucrative contracts awarded with little or no competition.  Hope Yen of the AP writes,
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Joseph Goldstein / New York Sun:
Courts Side With NSA On Wiretaps  —  Defense lawyers who had hoped that the public disclosure a year ago of the National Security Agency's wiretapping program would yield information favorable to their clients are being rebuffed by the federal judiciary, which in a series of unusually consistent rulings …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Daily Mail:
Veil liberates me, says alternative Christmas message woman  —  A veil-wearing Muslim convert today claimed the way she chooses to dress makes her feel "liberated" as she delivered an alternative Christmas message.  —  Khadija, the great-granddaughter of a suffragette …
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
The 20 Biggest Stories Of 2006  —  Honorable Mention) Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Suffered A Stroke And Cerebral Hemorrhage: Israel's Prime Minister is laid low by health problems after he formed a new party.  Would Hezbollah have been picking fights and Iran talking so tough if the old soldier were still running the show?
Jeff Sessions / Washington Post:
A Bipartisan Fix for Retirees  —  In the aftermath of their November election victory, Democratic leaders have pledged to work on a bipartisan basis to solve the problems facing our nation.  In that spirit, I suggest that Democrats and Republicans can successfully work together …
Discussion: Beat the Press
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Democrats Pledge to Restrain Spending  —  Critics Say Party's Goals Are Too Lofty  —  Determined to banish their old tax-and-spend image, Democrats want to shrink the federal deficit, preserve tax cuts for the middle class and challenge the president to raise money for the Iraq war when they take control of Congress next week.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Beat the Press
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. Database Stirs Privacy Fears  —  Size and Scope of the Interagency Investigative Tool Worry Civil Libertarians  —  The Justice Department is building a massive database that allows state and local police officers around the country to search millions of case files from the FBI …
 
 
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