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10:15 PM ET, December 27, 2006

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Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:
Islamist Forces in Somalia Are in Retreat  —  Ethiopian-backed forces continued to beat back Islamist fighters in Somalia today, advancing to within 15 miles of Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, as diplomatic pressure increased for the Ethiopians to pull out.  —  The African Union …
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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
U.S. Signals Backing for Ethiopian Incursion Into Somalia  —  The United States on Tuesday signaled its support for the Ethiopian offensive in Somalia, calling it a response to "aggression" by Islamists who have since the summer been consolidating power in the country.
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Amygdala
allAfrica.com:
Somalia: We Will Attack Mogadishu Tomorrow From Balad And Afgoye, Says Mohammed Dheere  —  Aweys Osman Yusuf  —  Mogadishu  —  Mohammed Dheere, former chairman of Jawhar, accompanied by Somali and Ethiopian forces have regained the Middle Shabelle main town of Jawhar.
Discussion: The Corner and Redstate
Spencerackerman / toohotfortnr:
SOMEHOW THE VITAL CONNECTION IS MADE:
See-Dubya / Hot Air:
Somali Islamists Still Getting Butts Kicked (update)
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
John Edwards joins presidential race  —  WASHINGTON - Former Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards jumped into the presidential race Wednesday a day earlier than he'd planned, prodded by an Internet glitch to launch a candidacy focused on health care, taxes and other domestic issues.
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Associated Press:
Edwards' Web site jumps gun on presidential run … WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Democratic vice-presidential nominee John Edwards is running for president for a second time, his campaign said Wednesday.  —  The former North Carolina senator plans to formally announce his candidacy Thursday …
Discussion: Democrats.com
MSNBC:
John Edwards joins presidential race  —  Senator who ran in 2004 bidding for Democratic nomination, campaign says  —  Former Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards volunteers in New Orleans on Wednesday, a day before his scheduled presidential run announcement.  —  Slide show
Discussion: Centerfield
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Biden Opposes a Troop Increase in Iraq, Foreshadowing a Fight With the Bush Administration  —  Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, the incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday rejected a troop increase for Iraq, foreshadowing what could be a contentious fight between …
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Associated Press:   Specter visits Syria, says it wants peace talks with Israel
Kristin Roberts / Reuters:
U.S. ready to send 3,500 troops: sources
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Daily Kos
Associated Press:
Saddam Hussein's Baath party threatens to retaliate if their leader is executed  —  AMMAN, Jordan: Saddam Hussein's Baath Party threatened Wednesday to retaliate if the ousted Iraqi leader is executed, warning in an Internet posting it would target U.S. interests anywhere.
Discussion: Sister Toldjah
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Associated Press:
Hussein Urges Iraqis Not to Hate U.S.-Led Forces  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Saddam Hussein urged Iraqis to embrace ''brotherly coexistence'' and not to hate U.S.-led foreign troops in a goodbye letter posted on a Web site Wednesday, a day after Iraq's highest court upheld his death sentence and ordered him hanged within 30 days.
Discussion: TalkLeft and Wonkette
Justin Rood / TPMmuckraker:
At The Corner, Iraq News That Isn't  —  Reader SB points us to an entry today at The Corner, a blog belonging to National Review magazine, entitled "FROM IRAQ: A MARINE'S NOTES."  —  Among other things, the unnamed Marine tells the National Review that:
Jay Tea / Wizbang:
THE SERENDIPITOUS PRESIDENT  —  With the passing of Gerald R. Ford, I find myself reflecting on his presidency — and realizing that I don't really remember too much about it.  I was only nine when he left office; he's always been a historic figure rather than an actual memory.
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Matthew Yglesias:
The Pardon  —  Because you're all dying to hear what I have to say about Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon:  —  Here's the thing.  Promoting "healing" and a sense of "moving on" was, in fact, arguably more important than seeing Richard Nixon spend years in a jail cell.
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Washington Post:
The Right Type of 'Surge'  —  Any Troop Increase Must Be Large and Lasting  —  Reports on the Bush administration's efforts to craft a new strategy in Iraq often use the term "surge" but rarely define it.  Estimates of the number of troops to be added in Baghdad range from fewer than 10,000 to more than 30,000.
Opinion Journal:
A Dirty Game  —  The Duke "rape" case unravels.  —  It's no secret that hugely disproportionate numbers of the innocent people oppressed by abusive prosecutors and police in this country are African-Americans.  Now one of the most outrageous cases of law-enforcement abuse is unfolding in Durham, N.C., home of the Duke lacrosse case.
Hassan Abdel Zahra / Agence France Presse:
Tension after US soldier shoots Sadr supporter  —  NAJAF, Iraq (AFP) - Tension was mounting in the Iraqi city of Najaf after an American soldier killed a senior ally of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr during a raid on his house.  —  Sadr supporters and local police told AFP Wednesday …
New York Times:
A Fellow Mammal Leaves the Planet  —  Robert L. Pitman has spent 30 years studying the world's whales, dolphins and other aquatic mammals.  He returned to San Deigo, Calif., last week after a fruitless six-week expedition in which teams of five observers on two vessels scoured the Yangtze River …
Discussion: The Peking Duck and Don Surber
Editor and Publisher:
White House to Joe Biden: Hold Your Horses on Rejecting Iraq Troop Surge  —  NEW YORK At today's press gaggle in Crawford, Texas, Scott Stanzel, pinch-hitting for White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, described the president's reaction to the death of Gerald R. Ford and his upcoming meetings to discuss his next moves in Iraq.
 
 
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
A Glorious War Plan for Iran
James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Huff Post blogger on THIS WEEK and George Will is a complete Ass
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Commentary: Gerald Ford's impact on the Court
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
Steve Benen / Political Animal:
TAKING THE HIGH ROAD.... In a Republican-led Congress …
Laura Wides-Munoz / Associated Press:
Plane carrying Blair overshoots runway
Ilya Somin / The Volokh Conspiracy:
IS FEDERALISM TAINTED BY SLAVERY AND JIM CROW?
Ynetnews:
Palestinians preparing for war in Gaza
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See-Dubya / Hot Air:
Hugh Hewitt slow-grills anti-blogger (updated)
Washington Post:
Clone on the Range  —  The FDA is about to make another controversial decision.
Josh Gerstein / New York Sun:
FBI Says Files In Leak Cases Are 'Missing'
Discussion: Flopping Aces
Reuters:
Taliban confirm top commander killed in U.S. strike
Kirsty Walker / The Mail on Sunday:
Hunters defy the ban with record turnout
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
So The Message Got Delivered, Then
 

 
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