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12:40 AM ET, January 7, 2007

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Times of London:
Revealed: Israel plans nuclear strike on Iran  —  Uzi Mahnaimi New York and Sarah Baxter Washington  —  ISRAEL has drawn up secret plans to destroy Iran's uranium enrichment facilities with tactical nuclear weapons.  —  Two Israeli air force squadrons are training to blow …
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Report Says Israel Considering Tactical Nukes To Destroy Iran Nukes  —  Once again reports are surfacing about Israel seriously considering a strike to take out Iran's facilities that could pose a nuclear threat — this time from the Times Online that says contigency plans are now on the drawing boards.
Hindrocket / Power Line:   ISRAELI STRIKE PLANNED?
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Bush Plan for Iraq Requests More Troops and More Jobs  —  President Bush's new Iraq strategy calls for a rapid influx of forces that could add as many as 20,000 American combat troops to Baghdad, supplemented with a jobs program costing as much as $1 billion intended to employ Iraqis …
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John F. Burns / New York Times:
Before Hanging, a Push for Revenge and a Push Back  —  When American soldiers woke Saddam Hussein in his cell near Baghdad airport at 3:55 a.m. last Saturday, they told him to dress for a journey to Baghdad.  He had followed the routine dozens of times before, traveling by helicopter …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
CNN:
Iraqis to lead assault to take back Baghdad … BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday that Iraq's armed forces are set for an assault on Baghdad to take out militias and rogue security forces.  —  Aided by multinational troops, the Iraqi forces …
Real Cities:
New ambassador in Iraq faces challenge
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
New York Times:   Bush Facing Deep Divide Over More Troops for Iraq
Ralph Peters / New York Post:
EYEING IRAN  —  WHY W'S TAPPING ADMIRAL TO HEAD CENTRAL COMMAND  —  WORD that Adm. William Fallon will move laterally from our Pacific Command to take charge of Central Command - responsible for the Middle East - while two ground wars rage in the region baffled the media.
Discussion: The Corner and PrairiePundit
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DEBKAfile:
Bush Poised to Stake His All on Iraq Victory
Discussion: Daily Pundit
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Report: Israel training for tactical nuke strike on Iran's reactors
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Media Matters lies about HA's response to Jamilgate  —  Here's what's cooking on their front page as I write this.  I'm surprised they used a good photo of Michelle; the official left-wing Malkin-as-hate-object signal is one of those goofy screencaps from her appearance on Hardball.
Discussion: Nitpicker and Big Lizards
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Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:
Media Matters Distorts Something (Yawn)  —  Media Matters's front page has a graphic that states: "Warbloggers refuse to admit their errors in making fraud allegations against AP."  Here it is:  —  Interestingly, the post of mine that they highlight is this one, titled "Media Matters Isikoffs See Dubya."
TRex / Firedoglake:
Late Nite FDL: Malkin Credibility, R.I.P.  —  (La MalKKKin's got your 'hot air' right here, buddy!)  —  You would think that any person confronted with a near-perfect record of staggering on-the-job failures would perhaps take a moment to reflect and maybe rethink their career choices.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Booman Tribune
Los Angeles Times:
Dark cloud over good works of Gates Foundation  —  The world's largest philanthropy pours money into investments that are hurting many of the people its grants aim to help.  —  First of two parts  —  Ebocha, Nigeria - Justice Eta, 14 months old, held out his tiny thumb.
Discussion: Economist's View
Chevy Chase / New York Times:
Mr. Ford Gets the Last Laugh  —  IN recent days, I've been bombarded by requests to comment on my relationship with President Gerald Ford.  Until now, I've tried to say nothing — any remarks from me during the Ford family's private time of grief would have been inappropriate.
Elizabeth Nash / Independent:
Spanish bishops fear rebirth of Islamic kingdom  —  Spain's bishops are alarmed by ambitious plans to recreate the city of Cordoba - once the heart of the ancient Islamic kingdom of al-Andalus - as a pilgrimage site for Muslims throughout Europe.  —  Plans include the construction …
Discussion: The Corner
Hilary Leila Krieger / Jerusalem Post:
Democrats: Nuclear Iran unacceptable  —  Iran with nuclear weapons is unacceptable, new House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told The Jerusalem Post hours after entering the party leadership position.  —  The Maryland Democrat said the view is shared by his party, rejecting assertions …
William Saletan / Slate:
Cloned Bull  —  THE BUM RAP ON CLONED FOOD.  —  Which came first, the chicken or the egg?  People have puzzled over that question for at least 2,000 years.  In the eternal cycle of natural reproduction, they saw no answer.  But the cycle turns out not to be eternal.
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New York Times:   Safe as Milk?  —  The Food and Drug Administration's assessment …
Mark Benjamin / Salon:
The real Iraq Study Group  —  Forget Jim Baker's crew.  The neocon hawks who sold the war, joined by John McCain and Joe Lieberman, unveiled their new plan for "victory": At least 25,000 new troops in combat roles well into 2008.  —  Sens. Joe Lieberman (left) and John McCain
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
House Adopts Pay-as-You-Go Rules  —  Changes Aim to Curb Deficit Spending, Shed Light on Earmarks  —  On its second day under Democratic management, the House yesterday overwhelmingly approved new rules aimed at reining in deficit spending and shedding more light on the murky world of special-interest projects known as earmarks.
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The Big Trunk / Power Line:
A LEGACY OF VALOR  —  During one of his stints as an embedded reporter …
Discussion: TigerHawk
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
CAN YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH?  —  Contrary to the implication of my post …
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
'We will win this conflict. We will win it easily'
Los Angeles Times:
Troop surge can't be brief, backers insist
Bill Christensen / LiveScience:
Self-Cleaning Underwear Goes Weeks Without Washing
Discussion: Wake up America
Adam Conner / MyDD:
The One with all the Netroots Party Photos
Washington Post:
A Heckuva Claim  —  PRESIDENT BUSH wrote in a Wall Street …
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Howie Klein / Firedoglake:
Blue America: From the Swamps Of Florida Politics, Please Welcome …
Discussion: MyDD
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
White House Seeks Lawyer Wise to Ways of Congress
Dan / Riehl World View:
AP's Carrol Is Wrong On Jamil Hussein
Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
E&P Survey Finds That, At Critical Point, Editorials Offer Little …
Josh White / Washington Post:
Death in Haditha  —  Eyewitness Accounts in Report Indicate …
Mackubin Thomas Owens / Weekly Standard:
A Winnable War  —  The argument against the orthodox history of Vietnam.
Media Matters for America:
"Media Matters"; by Jamison Foser
Discussion: Making Light
 

 
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