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11:30 PM ET, December 31, 2006

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Associated Press:
U.S. death toll in Iraq reaches 3,000  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - The death of a Texas soldier, announced Sunday by the Pentagon, raised the number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq to at least 3,000 since the war began, according to an Associated Press count.  —  The grim milestone was crossed …
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MSNBC:
U.S. sustains 3,000th fatality in Iraq  —  Texas soldier's death raises toll to new milestone; Bush weighs his options  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Pentagon announced the death of a Texas soldier on Sunday, raising the number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq to at least 3,000 since the war began, according to an Associated Press count.
Nathan Thornburgh / Time:   America's Lost 3,000  —  The death toll for U.S. soldiers …
Gateway Pundit:
A Couple Other Grim Milestones Missed by the Media Today
Discussion: PrairiePundit
Dan / Riehl World View:   63,000 - Yes, That's Some Number
Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:
Islamists, Cornered in Somalia, Lose Local Support  —  As fighting began to flare up today around Kismayo, the final redoubt for Somalia's diminished Islamic movement, elders within the city demanded that the Islamists leave.  —  Mohammed Arab, a leader of the Ogaden sub-clan …
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Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Bush Has Quietly Tripled Aid to Africa  —  Increase in Funding to Impoverished Continent Is Viewed as Altruistic or Pragmatic  —  President Bush's legacy is sure to be defined by his wielding of U.S. military power in Afghanistan and Iraq, but there is another, much softer and less-noticed effort …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
An Overlooked Legacy?  —  The Washington Post notes …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Poll: Americans see gloom, doom in 2007  —  WASHINGTON - Another terrorist attack, a warmer planet, death and destruction from a natural disaster.  These are among Americans' grim predictions for the United States in 2007.  —  Only a minority of people think the U.S. will go to war with Iran …
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Little Green Footballs:
Palestinians Mourn Dead Tyrant  —  The wires services' Arab propagandists are working overtime to let us know that the Palestinian death cult society is distraught about the execution of the monster Saddam Hussein.
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and The Jawa Report
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Scott Helman / Boston Globe:
Romney connecting quickly with bloggers  —  Taps into the Web for early support  —  Bill Hobbs of Tennessee is among the bloggers that Mitt Romney has been courting.  (Alan Poizner/ Getty Images/ For the Boston Globe)  —  Over cold cuts, cookies, and soft drinks, Governor Mitt Romney …
Stephen Braun / Los Angeles Times:
This Clinton machine is a tighter ship  —  The New York senator has a seasoned political team that is ready to act — if she decides to run for president.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has spent much of the last month behind closed doors, putting the final touches on a presidential campaign-in-waiting.
Discussion: TalkLeft
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Michael Coleman / Latest ABQjournal News:
Wilson Opposes Troop Increase  —  WASHINGTON— Rep. Heather Wilson— initially a staunch supporter of the war in Iraq— said Saturday she opposes sending additional U.S. troops to the violence-torn nation and that the situation in Baghdad is "not improving."
IrelandOn-line:
Hundreds of Turks injured in Muslim animal sacrifice  —  Hundreds of Turks spent the first day of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha holiday in emergency wards today after stabbing themselves or suffering other injuries while sacrificing startled and agitated animals.
Michael Sheridan / Times of London:
China chokes on a coal-fired boom  —  Toxic cloud of progress can be seen from space  —  A GREAT coal rush is under way across China on a scale not seen anywhere since the 19th century.  —  Its consequences have been detected half a world away in toxic clouds so big that they can seen from space …
Discussion: The Peking Duck and Truly Equal
Washington Times:
Senators should have shown them the money  —  Entering the post-primary presidential campaign of 2004, political strategists, commentators and journalists believed that if any single state would represent the difference between victory and defeat in the general election, Ohio would be that state.
Independent:
Robert Fisk: He takes his secrets to the grave.  Our complicity dies with him  —  How the West armed Saddam, fed him intelligence on his 'enemies', equipped him for atrocities - and then made sure he wouldn't squeal  —  We've shut him up.  The moment Saddam's hooded executioner pulled …
Discussion: protein wisdom
Associated Press:
Mosque plans trigger neighbor's pig races … KATY, Texas (AP) — A man unhappy with an Islamic association's plans to build a mosque next to his property has staged pig races as a protest during afternoon prayers.  —  Craig Baker, 46, sold merchandise and grilled sausages Friday for about 100 people who showed up in heavy rain.
Washington Post:
Prosecutorial Indiscretion  —  "THE PROSECUTOR has more control over life, liberty and reputation than any other person in America.  His discretion is tremendous.  He can have citizens investigated, and, if he is that kind of person, he can have this done to the tune of public statements and veiled or unveiled intimations."
 
 
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New York Times:
A Grim Milestone in Iraq: 3,000 American Deaths
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ABC News:
More bombs explode in Bangkok
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Dave Barry / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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Atrios / Eschaton:
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White House:
President's Radio Address
Mike / Blue Hampshire:
Edwards Declares War On Hope (and it's about time)
Discussion: MyDD
Nico / Think Progress:
Lugar: Bush Must Consult Congress Over Escalation Or It 'Could Get Ugly'
New York Times:
U.S. and Iraq Dispute Role of Iranians but Free Them
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At the Capitol, VIP Roll Call Has Many No-Shows
Barbara O'Brien / Crooks and Liars:
Old Tapes  —  I know the young folks despair at the way we …
Zachary Abuza / Counterterrorism Blog:
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Steven R. Hurst / Associated Press:
Hundreds flock to see Saddam's gravesite
Jesse Green / New York Times:
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Discussion: Brendan Nyhan and Pandagon
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