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10:00 AM ET, December 6, 2007

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John R. Bolton / Washington Post:
The Flaws In the Iran Report  —  Rarely has a document from the supposedly hidden world of intelligence had such an impact as the National Intelligence Estimate released this week.  Rarely has an administration been so unprepared for such an event.  And rarely have vehement critics of the …
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New York Times:
Details in Military Notes Led to Shift on Iran, U.S. Says  —  American intelligence agencies reversed their view about the status of Iran's nuclear weapons program after they obtained notes last summer from the deliberations of Iranian military officials involved in the weapons development program …
Ed Henry / CNN:
Bush told in August that Iran nuke program 'may be suspended'  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush was told in August that Iran's nuclear weapons program "may be suspended," the White House said Wednesday, which seemingly contradicts the account of the meeting given by Bush Tuesday.
Mark Thompson / Time:
Why the Pentagon Is Happy about the NIE  —  The latest National Intelligence Estimate on Iran was the final factor in a military equation that now appears to guarantee that there will be no war with Iran during the Bush Administration.  It meshes with the views of the operational types at the Pentagon …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and Macsmind
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
A Pattern of Deception  —  President Bush changed the way he talked …
Discussion: Danger Room and Crooks and Liars
Mitt Romney For President News:
Excerpts Of Governor Romney's "Faith In America" Address  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  CONTACT: Romney Press Shop (857) 288-6390  —  College Station, TX - Speaking at The George Bush Presidential Library, Governor Romney will address the American people about his views on religious liberty …
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Jon Meacham / Newsweek:
What Romney Should Say  —  The candidate would do well to recall the work of the Founders in his speech on religion.  —  George Frey / Getty Images  —  The Mormon Tabernacle Choir holds forth in the Salt Lake Mormon Temple  —  When Mitt Romney delivers his talk about faith and America on Thursday …
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Michael Luo / New York Times:
Crucial Test for Romney in Speech on His Religion
Discussion: TIME and MSNBC
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Romney: 'Freedom requires religion'
Discussion: CNN Political Ticker
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New York Times:
Pulpit Was the Springboard for Huckabee's Rise  —  In August 1980, as the conservative Christian movement was first transforming American politics, Ronald Reagan stood before a Dallas stadium full of 15,000 foot-stomping, hand-clapping evangelicals and pledged his fealty to the Bible.
Discussion: Hot Air and PoliPundit.com
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Is Huckabee Democrats' Biggest Nightmare?
Discussion: CNN and The Caucus
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Dan Bartlett Burns A Bridge
Discussion: Jules Crittenden and Taylor Marsh
Martin Kady II / The Politico:
Dems back off on Iraq demands  —  Each day lately, Democrats inch closer to giving President Bush more money for the war in Iraq without any serious mandates for withdrawing U.S. troops.  —  Democratic leaders are loath to acknowledge they've backed off, but lawmakers from both sides of the aisle …
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Gateway Pundit:
Cheney Gloats- Gates Announces More Troop Withdrawals- As Iraq Returns to Normalcy  —  As the security situation in Iraq continues to improve and more plans for troop withdrawals are announced, Bush Administration officials are sounding confident that a successful democratic Iraq is within reach.
Alec MacGillis / Washington Post:
Paul's Quixotic, Chaotic Run May Make Its Push in N.H.  —  CONCORD, N.H. — Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) has raised more than $10 million for his run for president in the past two months, leaving him well positioned to help swing the outcome of the first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire …
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Julian Lee / Sydney Morning Herald:
New media ad heaven for Kevin07  —  EMBRACING non-traditional media from YouTube to T-shirts gave the Labor Party the edge in the election's marketing campaign, said one of Labor's advertising advisers, in its first public debrief following last month's victory.
Discussion: Patrick Ruffini
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stephenbainbridge.com:   New Media and Labour's Win
Gail Colllins / New York Times:
Born-Yesterday Candidates  —  The presidential campaign is sure getting hot.  Mike Huckabee is inching ahead of Mitt Romney in Iowa, precipitating a fascinating national debate about whether Mormons or Baptists love Jesus more.  Meanwhile, on the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama …
Discussion: MSNBC
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Daniel Henninger / Opinion Journal:
Still a Dangerous World
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
New York Times:
Lenders Agree to Freeze Rates on Some Loans  —  The Bush administration reached an agreement with the mortgage industry on Wednesday on a plan to freeze interest rates for up to five years for a portion of the two million homeowners who bought houses in the last few years with subprime loans.
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Ian Urbina / New York Times:
Boy Scouts Lose Philadelphia Lease in Gay-Rights Fight  —  For three years the Philadelphia council of the Boy Scouts of America held its ground.  It resisted the city's request to change its discriminatory policy toward gay people despite threats that if it did not do so …
Discussion: Althouse and Alas, a blog
Rich Lowry / The Corner:
Revenge of the Evangelicals  —  Remember how evangelicals had "matured"?  Remember how the war on terror had replaced social issues?  It shouldn't be hard, since all those things were being said a couple of weeks ago (heck, still being said maybe even a few days ago).
Financial Times:
Banned cargo on way to Iran held in UAE  —  By Simeon Kerr in Dubai and Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran  —  The United Arab Emirates has impounded the cargo of a vessel bound for Iran after discovering that "hazardous materials" aboard contravened UN sanctions placed on the Islamic republic to curtail its nuclear development programme.
 
 
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Roger Simon / The Politico:
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Hendrik Hertzberg / New Yorker:
FOLLOW THE LEADERS … Regime change was one of the stated goals …
Simon Romero / New York Times:
For Chávez, Reflection and Anger After Defeat
Discussion: PoliGazette and PoliBlog (TM)
The Politico:
Cheney bashes top Democrats
Discussion: Power Line
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