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6:00 PM ET, January 31, 2007

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Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Biden Unbound: Lays Into Clinton, Obama, Edwards  —  Loquacious Senator, Democratic Candidate on Hillary: 'Four of 10 Is the Max You Can Get?'  Edwards 'Doesn't Know What He's Talking About'  —  Senator Joseph Biden doesn't think highly of the Iraq policies of some of the other Democrats who are running for President.
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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Edwards '08: Talking Tough  —  In 2004, John Edwards rarely had an unkind word to say about his rivals for the presidency.  But it isn't 2004 any more.  —  Should Hillary Clinton apologize for backing the Iraq war?  "That is a moral decision she has to make," Edwards told me.
Sky News:
Terror Plot: Ninth Arrest  —  A ninth suspect has been arrested by police investigating an alleged Iraq-style kidnapping and beheading plot in the UK.  —  It follows the detention of eight people at addresses in Birmingham earlier.  —  Assistant Chief Constable David Shaw, of West Midlands Police …
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George Pascoe-Watson / The Sun:
Blair blackmail terror bid foiled  —  EVIL Muslim terrorists were to kidnap a British soldier on UK streets and force him to plead with Tony Blair for his life in return for a pull-out of troops from Iraq, The Sun can reveal.  —  The soldier would have been filmed begging the PM to withdraw …
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:   Soldier Beheading Plot Foiled in Britain (Bumped, Updated)
Telegraph:   Nine arrested over alleged kidnap and beheading plot
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New York Times:
Honesty in Elections  —  On Election Day last fall in Maryland, fliers were handed out in black neighborhoods with the heading "Democratic Sample Ballot" and photos of black Democratic leaders — and boxes checked off beside the names of the Republican candidates for senator and governor.
Discussion: Election Law and Liberal Values
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iraqslogger.com:
Iraq: Barack Obama's Exit Strategy  —  Proposes Withdrawing all Combat Brigades by March 31, 2008  —  Barack Obama's news release:  —  Obama Offers Plan to Stop Escalation of Iraq War, Begin Phased Redeployment of Troops Tuesday, January 30, 2007  —  Obama Offers Plan to Stop Escalation of Iraq War …
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John Edwards '08 Blog:
New Blogmaster  —  This is both my first post to the Edwards blog and my announcement that I'm joining the presidential campaign for John Edwards for 2008.  I'll be taking over the job of Blogmaster (mistress?) over the course of the month of February.  —  The main two questions this brings up are: Why me?
louise.house.gov:
Slaughter Condemns Military Equipment Shortages as Waste Persists  —  New Pentagon Audit Confirms Troops Sent into Iraq and Afghanistan Without Adequate Equipment, Armored Vehicles, while Reconstruction Funds Squandered by Perpetual Waste, Fraud, and Abuse  —  Washington, DC …
Associated Press:
Gonzales to Release Spy Program Details  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Wednesday he will turn over secret documents detailing the government's domestic spying program, ending a two-week standoff with the Senate Judiciary Committee over surveillance targeting terror suspects.
John Distaso / New Hampshire Union Leader:
News tips & feedback  —  Manchester - He didn't directly take himself out of presidential contention, but former New York Gov. George Pataki told key Granite State Republicans last night he won't object if they want to closely examine and endorse other candidates.
CBS4Boston:
Devices Part Of Cartoon Marketing Campaign  —  (WBZ) BOSTON The suspicious devices which forced bomb units to scramble across Boston today were actually magnetic lights that are part of a marketing campaign for a television cartoon.  —  The reports forced the temporary shutdowns of Interstate 93 …
Bailey / newsweek:
I Have Had My Differences With Members of the Press.  But it's Nothing That Burying them Under Tons of Earth Won't Solve  —  Does President Bush have it in for the press corps?  Touring a Caterpillar factory in Peoria, Ill., the Commander in Chief got behind the wheel of a giant tractor and played chicken with a few wayward reporters.
Akersm / The Sleuth:
Obama's Grudge Factor  —  These are chilly days on Capitol Hill ... and on the campaign trail for Fox News journalists — at least when they're anywhere near Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).  —  Sources tell The Sleuth that the Obama camp has "frozen out" Fox News reporters and producers in the wake …
White House:
President Bush Delivers State of the Economy Report  —  Fact Sheet: State of the Economy Overview  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for coming.  Please be seated.  Thanks for being here.  I'm pleased to be back in Federal Hall.  You know, I drove in, and there stood George Washington.
David Lightman / Hartford Courant:
Dodd's Showing In Polls Laughable  —  At Least Comedians Have Noticed It  —  WASHINGTON — When pollster John Zogby asked a group of 339 likely Democratic voters earlier this month whom they wanted for president in 2008, one or two mentioned Connecticut's senior senator.
Discussion: Pollster, Redstate and My Left Nutmeg
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
You Want Innovation?  Offer a Prize  —  Besides the fact that both are considered great movies, "The Wizard of Oz" and "Silence of the Lambs" don't have much in common.  One is the story of a girl from Kansas who's transported to a magical land where animals dance and sing, and the other is about a serial killer who eats his victims.
Discussion: Daniel W. Drezner and EconLog
Julian E. Barnes / Los Angeles Times:
Air Force's role in Iraq could grow  —  More flights are likely along the Iranian border, sources say.  —  WASHINGTON — The Air Force is preparing for an expanded role in Iraq that could include aggressive new tactics designed to deter Iranian assistance to Iraqi militants, senior Pentagon officials said.
 
 
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:
Democratic Edge in Partisanship in 2006 Evident at National, State Levels
Discussion: MyDD, Pollster and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Reporter Who Was Jailed Testifies in Libby Case
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Essay Linking Liberal Jews and Anti-Semitism Sparks a Furor
Bryan / Hot Air:
Lara Logan and her terrorist footage: It is too important to ignore Updates
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and alphabet city
Cornelia Dean / New York Times:
Scientists Criticize White House Stance on Climate Change Findings
Discussion: TalkLeft and ucsusa.org
CNN:
Al-Maliki: Iraq won't be battleground for U.S., Iran
Discussion: Wonkette and Gay Patriot
 Earlier Items: 
Associated Press:
Millions wasted in Iraq reconstruction aid
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Warrants Issued for 13 CIA Operatives in Germany Kidnapping
Discussion: On Deadline
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, Osama bin Laden's brother-in-law, murdered in Madagascar
Jesse Bogan / MySanAntonio.com:
Ex-agent wants his job back on border
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Bernie Woodall / Reuters:
California may ban conventional lightbulbs by 2012
Associated Press:
Pentagon halts sales of F-14 parts