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9:55 PM ET, January 22, 2007

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Think Progress:
BREAKING: Sen. John Warner To Introduce Resolution Opposing Iraq Escalation  —  Sen. John Warner (R-VA) will introduce a resolution today "making clear that he does not support the President on increasing the troop levels in Iraq" and calling escalation "a mistake," CNN's Dana Bash reports.
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Alexander Mooney / CNN Political Ticker:
Warner leads effort on second resolution criticizing Bush's Iraq plan  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. John Warner, the former GOP chairman and influential member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is set to introduce a second resolution Monday that expresses criticism of President Bush's call …
David Stout / New York Times:   Three More Senators Say They Oppose More Troops in Iraq
Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:
Libby Trial to Display Changed Reporter-Source Relations  —  As the perjury and obstruction of justice trial of I. Lewis Libby Jr. unfolds over the next few weeks, the ways in which the case has vastly reshaped relations between reporters and high government officials will be on vivid display.
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Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
Libby Liveblog: Jury Instructions
Discussion: TalkLeft and Needlenose
Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
Libby Liveblog: Jury Instructions 2
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Michael J. Sniffen / Associated Press:
Court finalizes jury for CIA leak case
Discussion: Firedoglake and TalkLeft
Pierre Thomas / ABCNEWS:
Details Emerge About Possible Terror Threat  —  Suspects, Reportedly Tied to Al Qaeda in Iraq, Sought Student Visas  —  Mimicking the hijackers who executed the Sept. 11 attacks, insurgents reportedly tied to al Qaeda in Iraq considered using student visas to slip terrorists into the United States …
CNN:
CNN debunks false report about Obama  —  JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) — Allegations that Sen. Barack Obama was educated in a radical Muslim school known as a "madrassa" are not accurate, according to CNN reporting.  —  Insight Magazine, which is owned by the same company as The Washington Times …
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Nico / Think Progress:   CNN Debunks False Obama 'Madrassa' Smear
CBS News:
Poll: Bush Approval Rating At New Low  —  On Eve Of State Of Union, President's Approval Rating Falls To 28%, A New Low  —  (CBS) President Bush will deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night to a nation that's strongly opposed to his plan for increasing troops in Iraq …
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
New al Qaeda Video: Zawahiri Taunts Bush  —  UPDATE: Laura Mansfield, who first discovered the video, has graciously agreed to let us upload the video to Google Video.  Thanks to Howie for uploading it.  You can watch the entire video by scrolling down, or go to Laura's website and download it.
Discussion: Counterterrorism Blog and Hot Air
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SITE Institute:   Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri Addresses U.S. President Bush's Baghdad …
ABCNEWS:
Bush Hails Abortion Foes at Annual Rally  —  Bush Gives Pep Talk to Opponents of Abortion Rights, Targets Embryonic Stem-Cell Advances  —  President Bush marked the 34th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision Monday, telling thousands of abortion foes he shares their goal of seeing …
Discussion: Political Animal
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Robin Toner / New York Times:
Fragile Hopes for Bipartisan Rescue of Social Security  —  President Bush is renewing his call for a bipartisan effort on Social Security, but few other issues so clearly highlight the limits of bipartisanship these days, the mistrust and ideological division just barely below the surface.
USA Today:
Pondering legacy is left to others  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush talked to USA TODAY's White House reporter David Jackson in advance of Tuesday's State of the Union address.  Here are excerpts from the interview.  —  State of the Union  —  Bush began the conversation …
Discussion: First Draft
Ezra Klein:
Bush's Health Plan  —  Let me do the unpopular thing today and tentatively suggest that George Bush's rumored health legislation will be a good thing.  If early reports are to be believed, tomorrow night's State of the Union will see Bush set a limit on the deductibility of employer-based health care …
James Burkee / Los Angeles Times:
Anyone but a Bush or a Clinton  —  The U.S. needs a leader in 2008 who doesn't inherit the office because of a last name.  —  HAVING REFUSED a third term as president, George Washington offered the nation a farewell address in 1796, urging Americans to cherish the Union and to avoid the "baneful effects" of political partisanship.
Reuters:
Man kicked off flight for Bush-bashing T-shirt  —  CANBERRA, Jan 22 (Reuters Life!)  - An airline passenger barred from a flight for wearing a T-shirt labeling President Bush a terrorist has threatened legal action against Australia's flag carrier Qantas.  —  Allen Jasson, 55 …
Steve Silberman / Wired News:
The Invisible Enemy in Iraq  —  A homemade bomb exploded under a Humvee in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 21, 2004.  The blast flipped the vehicle into the air, killing two US marines and wounding another - a soft-spoken 20-year-old named Jonathan Gadsden who was near the end of his second tour of duty.
Matt Richtel / New York Times:
In Raw World of Sex Movies, High Definition Could Be a View Too Real  —  The XXX industry has gotten too graphic, even for its own tastes.  —  Pornography has long helped drive the adoption of new technology, from the printing press to the videocassette.  Now pornographic movie studios …
Frank Luntz / The Huffington Post:
Words That Don't Work  —  I am not in the habit of offering partisan linguistic advice to Democrats.  But in the genuine spirit of bipartisanship - seriously - I thought this is the perfect time to convey a simple point to the still-euphoric faces of Democrat activists ...  Don't twist the knife.
Eric Berger / Houston Chronicle:
Climate scientists feeling the heat  —  As public debate deals in absolutes, some experts fear predictions 'have created a monster'  —  Scientists long have issued the warnings: The modern world's appetite for cars, air conditioning and cheap, fossil-fuel energy spews billions of tons …
Sen. Chuck Schumer / Newsweek:
We Can Win the White House  —  To build on our midterm gains, Dems should follow my '50 Percent Solution.'  —  I am blessed.  I love my job.  I wake up every Monday morning excited about the week ahead.  The one downside is how consuming it is.  I don't have much time for leisure activities.
Cillizzac / The Fix:
Giuliani Hires E-Campaign Expert  —  As Dan Balz and I wrote in today's Post, presidential candidates on both sides are focused heavily on bolstering their Internet presence through a variety of new tools, including video, podcasts and even online video chats.
Billy House / Arizona Republic:
Migration reform to top Bush address  —  Dem-led Congress raises plan's chances  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush will urge passage of comprehensive immigration reform during his sixth State of the Union address to be delivered Tuesday night.  —  It will be one of the main themes of the speech.
Discussion: The Glittering Eye and Lonewacko
 
 
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