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Faiz / Think Progress:
GAO Chief Suggests Administration Is Cooking The Books On Levels Of Sectarian Violence In Iraq  —  Gen. David Petraeus has claimed that there has been a 75 percent reduction in sectarian violence.  In testimony today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, GAO Comptroller General David Walker …
Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Independent Audit Finds Progress Lacking in Iraq  —  A report by Congressional auditors issued todayconcludes that "violence remains high" in Iraq amid mixed progress on security and that political reconciliation efforts remain far from sufficient, eight months after President Bush began his troop-increase plan.
John Miller / Associated Press:
AP: Craig reconsiders decision to resign  —  BOISE, Idaho - Sen. Larry Craig is reconsidering his decision to resign after his arrest in a Minnesota airport sex sting and may still fight for his Senate seat, his spokesman said Tuesday evening.  —  "It's not such a foregone conclusion anymore …
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Associated Press:
FALLOUT  — Political support for Craig continues to erode.  — Nevada Senator John Ensign, GOP leader, implying he should quit.  — Senator John McCain among Republicans urging Craig to resign.  — Senator Norm Coleman, R-Minn, returned $2500 Craig donation.
Discussion: Wonkette
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Sex scandal senator reconsiders quitting
Discussion: Blog P.I.
Washington Post:
Fighting for Our Handgun Ban  —  As mayor and attorney general of the District of Columbia, we were deeply disappointed this year when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit declared that the District's longstanding handgun ban violates the Second Amendment.
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Second Amendment case reaches Court; cross-appeal coming
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David Freddoso / The Corner:   Fenty of Lies From The Mayor
Des Moines Register:
Richardson: Keeping Iowa first is God's will  —  Sioux City, Ia.  — God's will is for Iowa to have the first-in-the-nation caucus, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson told a crowd here today.  —  "Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Edwards and Schweitzer: Perfect Together?
Amy Lorentzen / Associated Press:
Richardson explains his comment on Iowa
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Jeffrey Rosen / New York Times:
Conscience of a Conservative  —  In the fall of 2003, Jack L. Goldsmith was widely considered one of the brightest stars in the conservative legal firmament.  A 40-year-old law professor at the University of Chicago, Goldsmith had established himself, with his friend and fellow law professor John Yoo …
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Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Kabuki at Camp Cupcake  —  What exactly was President Bush up to yesterday, making a "surprise visit" to a huge American air base in Iraq, praising the ostensible progress there and hinting at a troop reduction if things keep going so well?  —  One answer lies in the remarkably forthright …
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Atrios / Eschaton:   Camp Cupcake  —  Froomkin's back from vacation.  Must be a Spaniard:
Jose Antonio Vargas / Washington Post:
The Most Feared Man on the Hill?  —  For Gay Blogger, Craig's Resignation Is Just the Latest on His List  —  Soon, a new name will pop up on Mike Rogers's hit list.  —  Larry Craig wasn't "the first on my list," the gay blogger says.  And the Idaho senator, who announced his resignation Saturday, "won't be the last."
Nitya / Political Radar:
High School Student to McCain: You're No Leader  —  ABC News' Bret Hovell and Matt Stuart Report: Senator John McCain had a testy exchange with a high school student in Concord, NH, Tuesday, but one that McCain himself characterized as "what America is supposed to be about."
Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Calif. Ballot Proposal's GOP Ties  —  LOS ANGELES -  —  Lawyers behind a California ballot proposal that could benefit the 2008 Republican presidential nominee have ties to a Texas homebuilder who financed attacks on Democrat John Kerry's Vietnam War record in the 2004 presidential campaign.
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ABCNEWS:
Time to Head to Congress  —  Gen. Petraeus Preps for Much-Anticipated Iraq Progress Report  —  The top military general in Iraq hinted to ABC's Martha Raddatz that next week's much-anticipated report on the status of the troop surge in Iraq would include a recommendation for troop reduction in March …
This Is London:
'NHS SHOULD NOT TREAT THOSE WITH UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES' SAY TORIES  —  • Patients who improve their health to be given 'Health Miles' cards to claim free fruit and veg  —  Patients who refuse to change their unhealthy lifestyles should not be treated by the NHS, the Conservatives said today.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:
Democrats Express Decided Preference for Change Over Experience  —  Seventy-three percent favor presidential candidate who strongly desires to change Washington  —  PRINCETON, NJ — The Democratic presidential nomination could well be decided on the basis of whether Democratic primary …
 
 
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