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7:25 AM ET, January 21, 2007

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CNN:
Youth arrested in Turkish journalist's killing … ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) — Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of outspoken Turkish journalist Hrant Dink after a 32-hour search, authorities said Sunday.  —  Police have identified him as Ogun Samast.
Discussion: The Jawa Report
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Benjamin Harvey / Associated Press:   Outspoken Editor Is Slain in Turkey
Los Angeles Times:   Journalist slain in Turkey
Amberin Zaman / Telegraph:
Turkish journalist who spoke up for Armenians is shot dead in the street
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Sebnem Arsu / New York Times:
Armenian Editor Is Slain in Turkey
Discussion: CNN
Bassem Mroue / Associated Press:
20 U.S. service members killed in Iraq  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - At least 20 American service personnel were killed in military operations Saturday in one of the deadliest days for U.S. forces since the Iraq war began, and authorities also announced two U.S. combat deaths from the previous day.
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Real Cities:
Kurdish Iraqi soldiers are deserting to avoid the conflict in Baghdad  —  SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq - As the Iraqi government attempts to secure a capital city ravaged by conflict between Sunni and Shiite Muslim Arabs, its decision to bring a third party into the mix may cause more problems than peace.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
CNN:
13 killed in U.S. copter crash in Iraq, 5 in militia attack … BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — All 13 people aboard a U.S. military helicopter Saturday were killed when it went down northeast of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.  —  Later in the day, five U.S. soldiers were killed and three wounded …
Discussion: Blog P.I.
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Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online:
Also see:  —  Most of the prayer groups are informally affiliated with a secretive Christian organization called the Fellowship, established in the 1930s by a Methodist evangelist named Abraham Vereide, whose great hope was to preach the word of Jesus to political and business leaders throughout the world.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Cillizzac / The Fix:
Post-ABC Poll: Clinton, Giuliani Lead Primary Fields
New York Times:
Bush to Urge New Tax Plan for Health Care Coverage  —  President Bush intends to use his State of the Union address Tuesday to tackle the rising cost of health care with a one-two punch: tax breaks to help low-income people buy health insurance and tax increases for some workers whose health …
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White House:
President's Radio Address
Discussion: Washington Wire
Jordan Rau / Los Angeles Times:
State aims for Feb. 5 primary to boost clout  —  The move from June 3 would give California more influence in the 2008 presidential race.  —  SACRAMENTO — With Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's backing, state lawmakers from both parties are moving rapidly to make California a player in choosing …
Discussion: Political Animal and Unfogged
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Departing Chief Warns G.O.P. on Outlook for 2008 Races
Discussion: Lonewacko
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Waiting Room — Saturday Edition  —  (Screen grab from Breakfast At Tiffany's.)  —  Just spoke to folks at the hospital.  Jane is doing well, and was getting ready to take a nap.  Howie and Matt Stoller are apparently going to visit this afternoon, and I hope to get a first hand report from them at some point.
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Jane Hamsher Update
Discussion: Firedoglake
Bob Geiger:   The Saturday Cartoons  —  We have an added treat today …
Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
At Border, Signs of Pakistani Role in Taliban Surge  —  QUETTA, Pakistan — The most explosive question about the Taliban resurgence here along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan is this: Have Pakistani intelligence agencies been promoting the Islamic insurgency?
New York Times:
Banned Station Broadcasts Voice of Rebels in Iraq  —  The video starts with a young American soldier patrolling an Iraqi street.  His head is obscured by leaves, so a red target is digitally inserted to draw the viewer's eye.  A split second later, the soldier collapses, shot.
Discussion: toohotfortnr
Jan Crawford Greenburg / Washington Post:
The Cause Bush Did Justice To  —  The courtroom crackled with tension on the final day of the Supreme Court's 2004-05 session.  It was shaping up to be a historic day, many believed, and the seats were packed with top government officials and people who had camped out overnight in the sticky heat of a Washington summer.
Discussion: Legalities and Althouse
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
I Want My HDTV  —  I was a skeptic at first.  We got the 46 inch LCD TV for Christmas but I was utterly indifferent to High Definition.  It sounded like a snow-job to me.  But Aaron insisted, so we got the new box and set up the new connection.  Within seconds, I was hooked.
Discussion: Liberal Values
KC Johnson / Durham-in-Wonderland:
Sunday Roundup  —  The last week has featured several extraordinary articles from the mainstream media.  In addition to the must-read Charlotte Allen article in Weekly Standard (highlighted yesterday by Liestoppers), begin with a two-part commentary from John Podhoretz in the New York Post, "Senseless" and "Orwell University."
BBC:
Chavez admits Castro gravely ill  —  Cuban leader Fidel Castro is battling to save his life, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said.  —  Mr Chavez, a close friend of Cuba's left-wing leader, said he hoped Mr Castro would recover but admitted he faced a hard struggle.
Dan / Riehl World View:
The Left's War On Free Speech  —  I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at this below from Mike Stark, it probably isn't the first time he's issued a threat upon which he doesn't have a prayer of delivering. … Hopefully I'll have a few minutes tomorrow courtesy of CNN's Reliable Sources …
Kimberley A. Strassel / Opinion Journal:
Unbowed  —  Joe Lieberman: "It is critical that we take advantage of this opportunity to win."  —  WASHINGTON—The war in Iraq brings to Joe Lieberman's mind an old Mark Twain story.  "When a cat jumps on a hot stove, the cat never jumps on the stove again because the cat always assumes the stove is hot …
 
 
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Hizballah Documentary on Fox News (Update: Video Added)
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Denny Doherty, 66, Mamas and Papas Singer, Dies
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Althouse
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Gonzales, Leahy and Arar
Matt Gouras / Associated Press:
Mont. gov. chides Bush on Iraq strategy
John Robb / Global Guerrillas:
JOURNAL: Blackwater in Sudan?
Discussion: The Belmont Club
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
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Times of London:
Police match image of Litvinenko's real assassin with his death-bed description
New York Times:
Senators to Offer Centrist Proposal on Iraq
Patrick / FishBowlDC:
Sullivan Leaves Time For The Atlantic
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Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

Todd Spangler / Variety:
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