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The AC-130 gunship is capable of firing thousands of rounds per second. — (CBS/AP) A U.S. Air Force gunship has conducted a strike against suspected members of al Qaeda in Somalia, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports exclusively. — The targets included …
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
U.S. Strike in Somalia Targets Al-Qaeda Figure — A U.S. Air Force AC-130 gunship attacked suspected al-Qaeda members in southern Somalia on Sunday, and U.S. sources said the operation may have hit a senior terrorist figure. — The strike took place near the Kenyan border, according to a senior officer at the Pentagon.
David S. Cloud / New York Times:U.S. Airstrike Aims at Qaeda Cell in Somalia
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David Espo / Associated Press:
Democrats may deny funds for Iraq surge — WASHINGTON - In a blunt challenge to President Bush, the leader of the Senate's new Democratic majority said Monday he will "look at everything" within his power to wind down the war in Iraq, short of cutting off funding for troops already deployed.
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Democratic War Plan — Democratic War Plan here. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on how the Democrats plan to execute their war plan here. — "We have a platform we didn't have before, Leader Pelosi and I, and we're going to ... focus attention on this war in many different ways," said Reid.
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Democrats Split Over Iraq Approach — The new Democratic majority in Congress is divided over how to assert its power in opposing President Bush's plan to send more troops to Baghdad, as leaders explore ways to block financing for a military expansion without being accused of abandoning American forces already in Iraq.
Crew / Citizens Blogging for Responsibility …:
Bush and Abramoff have met. Here is the photo. — As we saw as recently as last Friday, the Bush Administration has gone to great lengths to prevent any access to information documenting a relationship with Jack Abramoff. But that relationship exists. CREW was provided a photo …
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Huffington Post:
THE MISSING PHOTOGRAPH.... Citizens for Reponsibility and Ethics In Washington (CREW) have released a never-publicized picture of President Bush with jailed Lobbyist Jack Abramoff. … More information about the White House attempts to cover up records of Abramoff's visits were uncovered by ABC News last Friday:
USA Today:
Most say no to Iraq buildup — WASHINGTON — President Bush will outline his "new way forward" in Iraq on Wednesday to a nation that overwhelmingly opposes sending more U.S. troops and is increasingly skeptical that the war can be won. — A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday shows …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
White House Gears Up to Sell Plan for Troop Increase in Iraq — The White House is planning an aggressive effort to sell Congress and the American public on President Bush's new strategy for Iraq, beginning with a prime-time address to the nation on Wednesday night, followed Thursday …
Jordan Rau / Los Angeles Times:
Gov. offers bold prescription — All Californians would be required to carry medical insurance. — SACRAMENTO — Calling for massive changes throughout a healthcare system he called "broken," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday proposed a $12-billion plan that would require all Californians …
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Swampland:
Now that I have your attention — I love it! First day of Swampitude and the left-wing blogosphere—which is overpopulated by illiberal leftists and reactionary progressives—is already attacking me: 24 mostly mingy comments about my Left Behind post, many of which seem to be steaming off …
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Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
Michelle Malkin's credibility, R.I.P. — It's time for warbloggers to find a new conspiracy theory to promote because their most recent one, which involved accusing the Associated Press of manufacturing a source in Iraq and colluding with the insurgents, blew up in their faces.
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A.M. Mora y Leon / Publius Pundit:
RED STAR OVER VENEZUELA — Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez has signalled his true intentions with more clarity than ever today, announcing that he would expropriate: — 1. All the phone lines — 2. All the electricity — As this happened, a provincial governor from Bolivar state …
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Matthew Yglesias:
The Goldberg Variations — To echo my man Spencer, someone should let Jeffrey Goldberg know that whatever you want to call the fact that the Democratic base thinks fighting AIDS should be a top foreign policy priority means, it can't mean that Democrats are retreating from internationalism.
Daily Mail:
Blair refuses to match US troop 'surge' in Iraq — Tony Blair will make clear this week that Britain is not going to send more troops to Iraq even if the US pushes ahead with a "surge" of 20,000 extra soldiers. — The Prime Minister will insist that the UK will stick to its own strategy …
Associated Press:
Heavy Fighting Erupts in Baghdad Streets — BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — U.S. and Iraqi soldiers, backed by American warplanes, battled suspected insurgents for hours Tuesday in central Baghdad, and 50 militant fighters were killed, the Defense Ministry said. — Elsewhere, a cargo plane carrying …
John F. Burns / New York Times:
Hussein's Voice Speaks in Court in Praise of Chemical Atrocities — The courtroom he dominated for 15 months seemed much smaller on Monday without him there to mock the judges and assert his menacing place in history. — But the thick, high-register voice of Saddam Hussein was unmistakable.
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Michelle Goldberg / Salon:
The holy blitz rolls on — The Christian right is a "deeply anti-democratic movement" that gains force by exploiting Americans' fears, argues Chris Hedges. Salon talks with the former New York Times reporter about his fearless new book, "American Fascists." — Pastor Rod Parsley of the World Harvest Church
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