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2:20 AM ET, January 27, 2007

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CBC News:
Ottawa reaches $10M settlement with Arar  —  Ottawa has reached a $10-million settlement with Maher Arar over Canada's role in a U.S. decision to deport him to Syria, where he was jailed and tortured.  —  Prime Minister Stephen Harper is scheduled to make the settlement announcement on Friday afternoon …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Peaktalk
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Associated Press:
Canada compensates man U.S. deported to Syria … OTTAWA, Canada (AP) — Canada's prime minister apologized to Maher Arar on Friday and announced the government would compensate him C$10.5 million (US$8.9 million) for its role in his deportation from the U.S. to Syria, where he was tortured while held in prison for nearly a year.
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Tale of two governments  —  Maher Arar is a computer engineer …
Justin Rood / TPMmuckraker:
Canadian PM to Apologize to Arar
Rick MacWilliam / canada.com:   Arar rift with U.S. grows
Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:
Will Rove Testify?  —  The president's political guru—and counselor Dan Bartlett—have been subpoenaed by Scooter Libby's lawyers.  What it means for the most-watched trial in Washington—and who's next on the witness stand.  —  Rove watching President Bush fly off to Camp David last Saturday
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Gates says the anti-surge resolution "emboldens the enemy"  —  If you haven't signed the pledge yet, now's your chance.  —  Update: Mitch McConnell: "This is it."  —  Update: CNN's got a copy of the early draft of McCain's resolution.  Bet-hedging with an eye to 2008 or grudging compromise …
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Alexander Mooney / CNN Political Ticker:
McConnell "skeptical" Iraqi government will step up  — CNN Congressional Producer Ted Barrett  —  McConnell "skeptical" Iraqi government will step up  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said he is "skeptical" about the Iraqi government but warned …
Discussion: The Politico
Associated Press:
4 troops abducted, killed in Iraq attack  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - In perhaps the boldest and most sophisticated attack in four years of warfare, gunmen speaking English, wearing U.S. military uniforms and carrying American weapons abducted four U.S. soldiers last week at the provincial headquarters …
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Associated Press:
House Speaker Pelosi visits Iraq  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record) and Rep. John Murtha (news, bio, voting record), both vocal war critics, were in the Iraqi capital Friday at the head of a delegation of House members on a fact-finding mission …
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William Branigin / Washington Post:
Bush: 'I'm the Decision-Maker' on Iraq  —  President Bush today rebuffed congressional opponents who want to stop his plan to increase U.S. troop strength in Iraq, declaring that "I'm the decision-maker" on the war effort and challenging skeptics to produce their own plan for success.
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Think Progress:
President Bush: 'I'm The Decision-Maker'
Discussion: The Impolitic, The Heretik and Reuters
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Back in the Saddle  —  You know things are going well on your blog when everyone is so busy they don't even have room for you to post.  Our site administrator RBG finally gave me the thumbs up to start blogging again today since things are thankfully a bit slower (emptywheel's fingers must …
Discussion: spazeboy
Turcopolier / Sic Semper Tyrannis 2007:
Situation Room - 26 January 2007  —  "Let's get some more now on our top story, President Bush authorizing U.S. military forces in Iraq to capture or kill Iranian agents in that country if there's intelligence showing they're planning to attack U.S. or coalition forces.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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CBS News:
U.S. Will Confront Iran In Iraq, Bush Says
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
He's Got Guts  —  In praise of Chuck Hagel.  —  We all complain, and with justice, about the falseness of much that is said in Washington, and the cowardice that leaves a great deal unsaid.  But I found myself impressed and grateful for the words of Chuck Hagel, the Republican senator from Nebraska …
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John W. Mashek / US News:
Hagel Splits the Republican Ranks
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Amid Question of Flip-flopping, McCain to Back Reform Bill  —  Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will sponsor a bill to strengthen campaign finance laws in this session of Congress despite vehement opposition to campaign finance reform from conservative Republican activists whose support he needs …
Discussion: Election Law
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Matt Browner Hamlin / rightsfield.com:
McCain Asks His Supporters To Set His Agenda
Guardian:
China censorship damaged us, Google founders admit  —  Jane Martinson in Davos  —  Google's decision to censor its search engine in China was bad for the company, its founders admitted yesterday.  —  Google, launched in 1998 by two Stanford University dropouts, Sergey Brin and Larry Page …
The Blotter:
ABC News Exclusive: Murder in a Teapot  —  Brian Ross and Maddy Sauer Report:  —  British officials say police have cracked the murder-by-poison case of former spy Alexander Litvinenko, including the discovery of a "hot" teapot at London's Millennium Hotel with an off-the-charts reading for Polonium-210 …
New York Times:
Corrections: For the Record  —  Because of an editing error, an article in some copies on Jan. 14 about wealthy foreigners moving to Switzerland and negotiating tax breaks incorrectly described a formula used for determining a lump sum tax payment.  The immigrants negotiate an annual payment based …
Alexander Mooney / CNN Political Ticker:
House majority leader threatens revised resolution authorizing force in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Democrats may push a new bill authorizing the use of force in Iraq — replacing the 2002 bill that allowed the Bush administration to proceed with the war, a top Democrat said Friday.
Thomas Ferraro / Reuters:
Bush accepts Republican House resolution on Iraq  —  CAMBRIDGE, Maryland (Reuters) - President George W. Bush met privately with House Republicans on Friday and agreed to an alternative resolution to set "benchmarks" for progress in his plan to send more troops to Iraq, party officials said.
Jesse Noyes / Boston Herald:
Capitol idea: Senator Schilling?  Curt's not so sure, but fans think he's just the ticket  —  Curt Schilling seemed surprised yesterday by the sudden groundswell of local supporters hoping to draft him into national politics and a 2008 Senate run against John Kerry.
Discussion: Suburban Guerrilla
 
 
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Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
The Karbala attack and the IRGC
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TD Blog Interview with Stephen Grey
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Tim B. / Tim Blair:
AUSTRALIA DAY  —  Whoa!  Almost out of time to run an Australia …
Discussion: Argghhh! and Jules Crittenden
Michael J. Totten:
"They Had Machine Guns Welded in Windows"
Andrew DeMillo / Associated Press:
Huckabee to set up '08 exploratory panel
Confederate Yankee:
Right to the Top  —  One thing I've learned over the course …
Discussion: Riehl World View
Nico / Think Progress:
Local Media Reports Show Bush Quietly Implementing Escalation Policy
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