memeorandum: Iraq says it can't handle refugee influx (Hamza Hendawi/Associated Press)

9:10 PM ET, December 4, 2007

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Scott Horton / Harper's:

The Roll-Out Goes Flat — Ken Silverstein and I have been pointing for the better part of the year to the very strange goings-on surrounding the preparation and issuance of a vital intelligence report on the state of Iran's nuclear project. The White House, and particularly Vice President Cheney …

Discussion: CNN, Crooks and Liars, The Atlantic Online, Comments from Left Field, Danger Room and Talking Points Memo

Norman Podhoretz / Commentary:

Dark Suspicions about the NIE — A new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), entitled "Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities," has just dealt a serious blow to the argument some of us have been making that Iran is intent on building nuclear weapons and that neither diplomacy nor sanctions can prevent it from succeeding.

Faiz / Think Progress:

Bush: DNI Told Me 'We Have Some New Information, He Didn't Tell Me What The Information Was' — At a press briefing this morning, President Bush said he was told by his Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell "in August" that "we have some new information" regarding Iran's nuclear program.

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Think Progress:

Hersh: Bush Told Olmert Of NIE Two Days Before President Was Allegedly First Briefed On It — Yesterday, National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley told reporters that President Bush was first briefed on the National Intelligence Estimate's conclusions on Wednesday, Nov. 28.

White House:
Press Conference by the President

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Atrios / Eschaton:
Crazy People

Discussion: American Footprints

Klaus Marre / The Hill: Biden: Bush either not truthful or incompetent on Iran

The Atlantic Online:
Red Handed — Every time I think nothing will surprise me anymore …

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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
GIULIANI ADVISOR PODHORETZ: IT'S A CIA PLOT TO PROTECT IRAN

Discussion: MSNBC, Commentary, The Carpetbagger Report, Lean Left and WTF Is It Now?!?

Scott Horsley / NPR:

Democrats Set to Debate in Iowa as Race Tightens — Listen Live Here Beginning at 2 p.m. EST — · All of the major Democratic presidential candidates will meet in Iowa on Tuesday for a two-hour debate, as an extremely close race is shaping up in the first-in-the-nation caucuses.

Discussion: The Fix, The Caucus, The Glittering Eye, The New Republic, Daily Kos, Lonewacko, Reason Magazine, MyDD and Hotline On Call

New York Times:
Democrats Hold a Debate Over Immigration

Discussion: The Politico

CNN Political Ticker:
Clinton: Edwards' Iran charge goes 'way too far'

Discussion: The Politico

Deacon / Power Line:

MIKE HUCKABEE — TOO MORALISTIC TO PROTECT OUR NATIONAL SECURITY — I have defended Mike Huckabee from charges that he's not a conservative. As with nearly all of the Republican candidates, there are some important conservative positions to which Huckabee has not closely adhered …

John Podhoretz / Commentary:
Huckabee-ing and Nothingness — Bill Kristol says flatly …

Discussion: eyeon08.com

A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
The Religious Double Standard

Discussion: CNN Political Ticker

Boston Globe:

Lawn work at Romney's home still done by illegal immigrants — Ricardo Saenz, owner of the company that employed illegal immigrants, worked on Romney's lawn recently. — By Maria Cramer and Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff; and Connie Paige, Globe Correspondent

Discussion: The Corner, TIME: Swampland, Hot Air, Political Radar and PoliPundit.com

Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Romney's lawn care company hires illegal immigrants...AGAIN!

Discussion: CNN Political Ticker and The Corner

The Blotter:

Mom: 'Carol Sue Would Be Alive Today' If Not for Huckabee — Brian Ross and Anna Schecter Report: — A Missouri mother says she will do "whatever it takes" to stop former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee from becoming president, because he freed the man who went on to rape and murder her daughter, Carol Sue Shields (pictured).

Discussion: Associated Press, TownHall Blog and Hot Air

ABCNEWS:
Mysterious Group Attacks Huckabee

Discussion: TPM Election Central and Riehl World View

Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:

'Green Hanukkia' campaign sparks ire — In a campaign that has spread like wildfire across the Internet, a group of Israeli environmentalists is encouraging Jews around the world to light at least one less candle this Hanukka to help the environment. — The founders of the Green Hanukkia campaign found …

Discussion: The Anchoress, Daily Pundit, Moonbattery, Atlas Shrugs, Political Machine and Brutally Honest

John Hawkins / Right Wing News:

The 2nd Annual Worst Quotes From The Daily Kos (2007 Edition) — America's most influential blog is the Daily Kos. Democratic members of Congress post on the blog, Democratic presidential contenders cater to them, and Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas is considered to be a mainstream figure amongst Democrats.

Discussion: Wizbang, Althouse, Moonbattery and UrbanGrounds

Paul Jeeves / Daily Express:

NURSES TOLD TO TURN MUSLIMS' BEDS TO MECCA — OVERWORKED nurses have been ordered to stop all medical work five times every day to move Muslim patients' beds so they face towards Mecca. — The lengthy procedure, which also includes providing fresh bathing water, is creating turmoil among overstretched staff on bustling NHS wards.

Discussion: The Jawa Report

S.A. Miller / Washington Times:

Pakistan to deport Code Pink protesters — Pakistan authorities today ordered the deportation of the leader of the feminist U.S. antiwar group Code Pink, who was in Lahore to join protests against the emergency rule imposed by President Pervez Musharraf, according to a spokeswoman for the group.

Discussion: michellemalkin.com, Gateway Pundit, Blue Crab Boulevard, Sweetness & Light and JammieWearingFool

Hamza Hendawi / Associated Press:

Iraq says it can't handle refugee influx — BAGHDAD - Iraq's government acknowledged Tuesday that it cannot handle a massive return of refugees, as the U.N. announced a $11 million relief package to help the most vulnerable Iraqi families trickling back to their war-ravaged homeland.

Discussion: The Newshoggers, Captain's Quarters and KnoxViews

Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:

A Lurid Aftermath to a Hedge Fund Manager's Life — JUPITER, Fla. — A life of private jets and black-tie balls ended with Seth Tobias, a wealthy investment manager and a familiar presence on CNBC, floating face down in the swimming pool of his mansion here.

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