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3:20 PM ET, February 9, 2007

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Washington Post:
Official's Key Report On Iraq Is Faulted  —  'Dubious' Intelligence Fueled Push for War  —  Intelligence provided by former undersecretary of defense Douglas J. Feith to buttress the White House case for invading Iraq included "reporting of dubious quality or reliability" …
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New York Times:
Pentagon Group Criticized for Prewar Intelligence Analysis  —  A Pentagon investigation into the handling of prewar intelligence has criticized civilian Pentagon officials for conducting their own intelligence analysis to find links between Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda, but said the officials …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
All 435 House Members Can See Iraq Intelligence — and Talk on Iraq Next Week  —  To the surprise of the Bush administration, the House Intelligence Committee voted unanimously Wednesday night to allow all 435 House members to see the classified version of the National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq sent to the White House last week.
Larisa Alexandrovna / The Raw Story:
Despite condemning itself, Pentagon report sees intelligence …
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Paul Rieckhoff / The Huffington Post:
Anna Nicole Smith Died. So Did Three American Troops.
Discussion: BobGeiger.com
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Undoing Obama: Inside the Coming Effort to Dismantle a Candidate  —  Barack Obama's free ride is ending.  —  The charismatic Illinois senator has enjoyed a lifetime of hagiography, starting with an 800-word story in The New York Times the day after his election as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review.
Discussion: Hot Air, The Daily Dish and Wonkette
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USA Today:
Obama touts non-political résumé
Eric Fair / Washington Post:
An Iraq Interrogator's Nightmare  —  Aman with no face stares at me from the corner of a room.  He pleads for help, but I'm afraid to move.  He begins to cry.  It is a pitiful sound, and it sickens me.  He screams, but as I awaken, I realize the screams are mine.
Discussion: Eschaton and Daily Kos
Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:
NBC's Russert Wraps Up Prosecution Case in Libby Trial  —  The prosecution finished presenting its case in the perjury trial of I. Lewis Libby Jr. on Thursday, leaving his defense lawyers to try to undo the government's contention that Mr. Libby lied under oath during an investigation into the leak of a C.I.A. officer's identity.
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
"A Victory Of Sorts"  —  I love the smell of dropped felony counts in the morning.
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere and PostWatch
The Raw Story:
Rove on immigration: 'I don't want my son to have to pick tomatoes'  —  The Corner at the National Review Online reports that at a Republican luncheon yesterday White House adviser Karl Rove was overheard explaining the Bush amnesty immigration plan by saying, "I don't want my 17-year-old son …
Discussion: Wonkette
Media Matters for America:
CNN, MSNBC aired Donohue's criticism of Edwards bloggers without noting his bigotry  —  In a February 7 segment on the controversy surrounding two bloggers hired by John Edwards' presidential campaign, CNN aired a clip of Catholic League president Bill Donohue criticizing the bloggers for their …
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Associated Press:
Gates describes Iraq evidence against Iran  —  Info on explosives shows Tehran 'very much involved,' Pentagon chief says  —  German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung, right, and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates listen to questions from journalists at a NATO gathering Friday in Seville, Spain.
Faye Fiore / Los Angeles Times:
In capital, Pelosi plane dispute stays at high altitude  —  War and the deficit are the official business, but lawmakers' heads are in the clouds.  —  WASHINGTON — The plane commotion continued Thursday, with the nation's capital in a partisan fizz.  —  On a day when the federal deficit …
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CBS News:
McCain Courts Wary Bloggers  —  Online Conservative Activists Remain Skeptical Of GOP Hopeful  —  (CBS) By CBSNews.com's David Miller.  —  Presidential campaigns, even in their infancy, are already working on building rapport with political blogs — the constantly updated …
Ellen Goodman / Boston Globe:
No change in political climate  —  On the day that the latest report on global warming was released, I went out and bought a light bulb.  OK, an environmentally friendly, compact fluorescent light bulb.  —  No, I do not think that if everyone lit just one little compact fluorescent light bulb, what a bright world this would be.
Damien Cave / New York Times:
Iraq's No. 2 Health Official Is Held and Accused of Financing Shiite Militants  —  Iraqi and American troops arrested the second highest official in the Iraqi Health Ministry on Thursday, charging that he funneled millions of dollars to rogue Shiite militants who kidnapped and killed Iraqi civilians.
Reuters:
Officials report sixth helicopter downing in Iraq  —  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A helicopter operated by a private security firm came down in Iraq last week, U.S. officials said on Thursday, an incident that marks the sixth downing of a helicopter in three weeks.  —  Reports of the January 31 incident …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Journalism's Relentless Centrist  —  Last month, a group gathered in New York City to celebrate the 80th birthday of Charles Peters, one of the true revolutionaries in modern journalism.  For more than 30 years, Peters edited the Washington Monthly— a liberal magazine with a small circulation …
Redstate:
Daring to Dream: Why I support R-B in '08  —  In his end-of-year reflections, Jed Babbin captured the mixed sentiments of many conservatives these days—a rueful wound-licking after the November "thumpin'" exacerbated by a bemused distaste for the current crop of 2008 Republican presidential candidates.
Jessica Holzer / The Hill:
The 2008 ad blitz begins  —  Presidential campaign advertising will start hitting the airwaves in the coming months, far earlier in the election cycle than during the 2004 race, and the ads will barrage the American public for much longer, delivering a windfall to television and radio stations, industry experts say.
Anna Gorman / Los Angeles Times:
Latinos lob a few words at governor  —  Leaders label remarks on immigration, heard on tapes, as offensive.  —  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's off-the-cuff comments in recently released audio recordings about illegal immigration and the unwillingness of Mexicans to assimilate into American society …
Discussion: Lonewacko and ImmigrationProf Blog
 
 
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Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
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Discussion: TIME
The Rothenberg / The Rothenberg Political Report:
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Robert R. Reilly / Washington Post:
Britney vs. The Terrorists
Michael Fumento / fumento.com:
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Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
Fox to Begin a 'More Business Friendly' News Channel
Michael Wilbon / Washington Post:
Sexuality Disclosed, Ignorance Exposed
Edward Cody / Washington Post:
Despite a Ban, Chinese Youth Navigate to Internet Cafes
Discussion: Amygdala
Ian Sample / Guardian:
The brain scan that can read people's intentions