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12:00 PM ET, November 23, 2007

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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Cellphone Tracking Powers on Request  —  Secret Warrants Granted Without Probable Cause  —  Federal officials are routinely asking courts to order cellphone companies to furnish real-time tracking data so they can pinpoint the whereabouts of drug traffickers, fugitives and other criminal suspects …
Dan Lehr / WTVC-TV:
Corker "Underwhelmed" With President Bush  —  Tennessee Senator Bob Corker raised some eyebrows at a luncheon at the Chattanoogan hotel Tuesday with remarks about President Bush.  —  Speaking to a crowd of about 500 supporters, led by Hamilton County Mayor Claude Ramsey …
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
On Iraq, a State of Denial  —  It does not have the drama of the Inchon landing or the sweep of the Union comeback in the summer of 1864.  But the turnabout of American fortunes in Iraq over the past several months is of equal moment — a war seemingly lost, now winnable.
Donald Lambro / Washington Times:
Democrats party of rich, study finds  —  Democrats like to define themselves as the party of poor and middle-income Americans, but a new study says they now represent the majority of the nation's wealthiest congressional districts.  —  In a state-by-state, district-by-district comparison …
Discussion: Power Line and Confederate Yankee
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
Where the Votes Are, So Are All Those Calories  —  Running for president is like entering a competitive eating contest and a beauty pageant all at once.  Candidates are expected to eat local specialties often and with gusto, yet still look attractive and fit.
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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Nominations may be decided in one quick blitz
Discussion: The Politico
Gregg Zoroya / USA Today:
Combat brain injuries multiply  —  20,000 not listed in Pentagon tally  —  At least 20,000 U.S. troops who were not classified as wounded during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan have been found with signs of brain injuries, according to military and veterans records compiled by USA TODAY.
Lynnley Browning / New York Times:
For Lawyers, Perks to Fit a Lifestyle  —  Even lawyers need a hug.  When workdays stretch into worknights and the pressure to meet the quota for billable hours grows, lawyers and staff members at the firm of Perkins Coie can often expect a little bonus.  —  In Perkins Coie's Chicago office …
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Real Rudy  —  Rudy Giuliani can play a little rough at times, but there are some moments when an inner light turns on and he turns downright idealistic.  One of those moments came on Oct. 10, 1996, as he stepped on the podium at the Kennedy School of Government to deliver a speech on immigration.
Mike Cox / Opinion Journal:
Second Amendment Showdown  —  The Supreme Court has a historic opportunity to affirm the individual right to keep and bear arms.  —  The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that will affect millions of Americans and could also have an impact on the 2008 elections.
Ian Black / Guardian:
Saudis make up 41% of foreign fighters in Iraq  —  More than 40% of the foreign fighters who entered Iraq to join the insurgency in the past year were citizens of Saudi Arabia, America's key partner in the Middle East, according to detailed information seized from a camp used by them.
Nicholas Wapshott / New York Sun:
Collapse of Rail, Subway Strike Is a First Success for Sarkozy  —  President Sarkozy of France is on the verge of a breakthrough in his ambitious plan to wean his country off the restrictive working practices he believes stand in the way of national prosperity.
Discussion: Power Line and At-Largely
Telegraph:
Taliban control half of Afghanistan, says report  —  The Taliban has a permanent presence in most of Afghanistan and the country is in serious danger of falling into the group's hands, according to a report from an international think tank.  —  The Senlis Council claimed that the insurgents controlled …
 
 
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Bushra Juhi / Associated Press:
Twin bombings kill at least 26 in Iraq
Josh White / Washington Post:
Former Iraq Commander Backs Democrats on Pullout
Scarecrow / Firedoglake:
Crossing Bush's Line
Bushra Juhi / Associated Press:
Bombs kill 26 in Baghdad, northern Iraq
The Corner:
Antipodean thanks  —  In a geopolitical scene not noted …
New York Times:
The Immigration Wilderness  —  The nation certainly sounds …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Abby Simons / Des Moines Register:
Biden's heartache, past burdens can't defuse heart, ideas
Discussion: The Caucus
Victor Davis Hanson / Real Clear Politics:
With Iraq Improving, Will Neocon Ideas Return?
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Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Returnees Find a Capital Transformed
Discussion: The Swamp
Marc Kaufman / Washington Post:
Clinton Favors Future Human Spaceflight
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Banks Gone Wild
Reuters:
Clinton wins surprise support from former French first lady
Tim Montgomerie / Times of London:
Where has Bush got with jaw-jaw?
The Huffington Post:
Joe and Valerie Wilson: Treason is Not Old News
Washington Post:
Shiites in S. Iraq Rebuke Tehran
 

 
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New York Times:
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