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7:55 PM ET, February 19, 2007

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Little Green Footballs:
LA Times Publishes Iran Propaganda Claim, Ignores Fauxtography  —  The Los Angeles Times gives credence to Iran's bogus claim that the US is behind two recent attacks in Iran: Iran alleges U.S. link to militant attack. … They include this picture, a screen capture from Iranian TV:
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Kim Murphy / Los Angeles Times:
Iran alleges U.S. link to militant attack  —  Tehran worries that America is helping Iranian opposition groups foment instability.  —  TEHRAN — Bullet cartridges bearing a U.S. insignia and English lettering were among the weaponry seized last week from Sunni militants suspected …
Gateway Pundit:
Iran Hangs Zahedan Bomber On National Television
Discussion: PrairiePundit
Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Bush compares Revolutionary, terror wars  —  MOUNT VERNON, Va. - President Bush honored the 275th birthday of the nation's first president on Monday, likening George Washington's long struggle that gave birth to a nation to the war on global terrorism.  —  "Today, we're fighting a new war …
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Bruce Smith / Associated Press:
McCain: Iraq War Mismanaged for Years  —  BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday the war in Iraq has been mismanaged for years and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will be remembered as one of the worst in history.
Discussion: Power Line and Decision '08
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Associated Press:
Lawmaker Tries To Ban Naked Lady Mudflaps  —  State House Refuses To Restrict Splash Guard Images  —  PHOENIX — It's still going to be legal in Arizona for trucks to have splash guards with racist terms and silhouettes of naked women.  —  The state House on Thursday rejected …
Joe Conason / Salon:
It could happen here  —  Can it happen here?  Is it happening here already?  That depends, as a recent president might have said, on what the meaning of "it" is.  —  To Sinclair Lewis, who sardonically titled his 1935 dystopian novel "It Can't Happen Here," "it" plainly meant an American version …
Alan Cooperman / Washington Post:
For Gods and Country  —  The Army Chaplain Who Wanted to Switch to Wicca?  Transfer Denied.  —  SCHERTZ, Tex.  —  The night wind pushes Don Larsen's green robe against his lanky frame.  A circle of torches lights his face.  —  "The old gods are standing near!" calls a retired Army intelligence officer.
Discussion: NewsHog and CorrenteWire
Peter Lauria / New York Post:
HEAVENLY DEAL  —  SIRIUS, XM SET TO CONFIRM MERGER PLAN TODAY  —  Satellite radio operators Sirius and XM are expected to announce their long-awaited merger today, according to a source familiar with the deal.  —  The two sides were locked in negotiations over the weekend trying to hammer …
Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
Russia delays Iran atom plant work as tensions rise  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will delay the building of Iran's first nuclear power plant as Tehran is behind with payments, a Russian atomic industry source said, as pressure grew on Tehran to curb its disputed nuclear activity.
Discussion: The Glittering Eye
Washington Post:
Almost Everyone Lies, Often Seeing It as a Kindness  —  The perjury trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby goes to the jury this week.  The case speaks to several issues — how the Bush administration deals with critics of the war in Iraq, and the games that Washington's reporters and politicians play with each other.
Discussion: Unfogged and Decision '08
Cahal Milmo / Independent:
Organic farming 'no better for the environment'  —  Organic food may be no better for the environment than conventional produce and in some cases is contributing more to global warming than intensive agriculture, according to a government report.  —  The first comprehensive study …
David Abel / Boston Globe:
Romney joined NRA in August  —  Was advocate of gun control  —  Presidential candidate Mitt Romney was a former advocate of gun control.  —  Mitt Romney, who has touted his support of gun owners since launching his presidential campaign, yesterday acknowledged he did not become a member …
Little Green Footballs:
Video: BBC "Truther" Investigation  —  This one's almost worth a flying pig; the BBC's show on 9/11 "Truthers" was actually a well-done debunking of the charlatans and idiots who make up the so-called "movement."  (The hype leading up to it was another story.)
Discussion: QandO and Ace of Spades HQ
Jonathan Schwarz / This Modern World:
George Bush is exactly who you think he is  —  A few months ago a book called Ariel Sharon: An Intimate Portrait came out.  It's by the late Uri Dan, who was Sharon's longtime confidant/bootlicker.  It sounds like it's worth skimming, at least for these two parts:  —  From a new review in Ha'aretz:
 
 
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Clinton Courts S.C.'s Black Voters
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Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:
The Defendant Isn't the Only Player With a Personal Stake in the Libby Verdict
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George F. Will / Newsweek:
A Cheerful Anachronism  —  Rep. Ron Paul says he can find …
Discussion: Betsy's Page and UrbanGrounds
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My Conversation With McCain Recall Organizer Leonard Clark
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Marc Santora / New York Times:
Militants Attack U.S. Base in Iraq
Guardian:
Mission imperial  —  While Iraqis struggled in the chaos …
Discussion: Facing South and The Agonist
New York Times:
Making Martial Law Easier
Discussion: QandO, NewsHog and TigerHawk
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
6 of 7 Dismissed U.S. Attorneys Had Positive Job Evaluations
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Diane Sawyer, On the Ground And in High Gear
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Romenesko
Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Murtha in Command  —  After 16 undistinguished terms in Congress …
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66 die in India-Pakistan train attack
James Glanz / New York Times:
Iraqi Sunni Lands Show New Oil and Gas Promise
 

 
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