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2:55 PM ET, January 2, 2009

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
More oddities in the U.S. “debate” over Israel/Gaza  —  (updated below)  —  This Rasmussen Reports poll — the first to survey American public opinion specifically regarding the Israeli attack on Gaza — strongly bolsters the severe disconnect I documented the other day between (a) …
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Alan M. Dershowitz / Wall Street Journal:
Israel's Policy Is Perfectly ‘Proportionate’  —  Hamas are the real war criminals in this conflict.  —  Israel's actions in Gaza are justified under international law, and Israel should be commended for its self-defense against terrorism.  Article 51 of the United Nations Charter reserves …
Agence France Presse:
On eve of his death, Hamas leader in Gaza predicted victory
Discussion: Cold Fury and Breitbart.tv
Richard Falk / The Huffington Post:
Understanding the Gaza Catastrophe
Discussion: Elder of Ziyon
Noah Pollak / Commentary:
J Street: An Anti-Israel Group
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and Solomonia
Bradley Burston / Haaretz:
Gaza 2009 - To win, all Israel has to do is survive
CNN:
Aides: Democrats have plan if Burris shows up  —  (CNN) — Senate Democratic leaders think Roland Burris, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's pick to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, will likely show up on Capitol Hill Tuesday for the opening day of Congress …
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Chicago Breaking News:
Madigan: Possible impeachment vote next week
Discussion: TIME.com
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Burris will ‘fall on the Senate’
Discussion: Swampland and TIME.com
Ruben Navarrette Jr / CNN:
Commentary: Thank you, Gov. Blagojevich
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Lynn Bartels / Rocky Mountain News:
Sources: Bennet will be Colorado's new senator  —  Denver Public Schools superintendent Michael Bennet is expected to be named Saturday as the future U.S. Senate replacement for Interior Secretary nominee Ken Salazar, according to two Democratic sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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Michael F. Bennet / communications.dpsk12.org:   Newsroom  —  Find general information about DPS, most current facts …
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
9 Muslim Passengers Removed From Jet  —  Others on Flight Say a Remark Was ‘Suspicious’  —  Officials ordered nine Muslim passengers, including three young children, off an AirTran flight headed to Orlando from Reagan National Airport yesterday afternoon after two other passengers overheard what they thought was a suspicious remark.
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Mike M. Ahlers / CNN:
‘Safest’ seat remarks get Muslim family kicked off plane  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A Muslim family removed from an airliner Thursday after passengers became concerned about their conversation say AirTran officials refused to rebook them, even after FBI investigators cleared them of wrongdoing.
Jeremy Olshan / New York Post:
HAPPY #*%!  NEW YEAR TO YOU, TOO!  —  COMIC KATHY LASHES OUT AT HECKLER ON CNN  —  Comedienne Kathy Griffin may be doomed to life on CNN's S-list after answering a heckler with a shrieking, vulgar tirade during the network's live New Year's Eve broadcast.  —  “Screw you,” she told the heckler.
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Michael Calderone / Michael Calderone's Blogs:
D-lister Griffin drops D-bomb on CNN
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Associated Press:
Governor may be leaning toward Kennedy  —  Two people close to Paterson tell AP they believe she'll be his choice  —  ALBANY, N.Y. - Officials say the daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy will be the governor's choice to fill the New York Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Bigger Than Bush  —  As the new Democratic majority prepares to take power, Republicans have become, as Phil Gramm might put it, a party of whiners.  —  Some of the whining almost defies belief.  Did Alberto Gonzales, the former attorney general, really say, “I consider myself a casualty …
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Some Conservatives Fear Obama Advisers Lean Too Far Left  —  To Some Conservatives, Advisers Are Alarmingly Liberal  —  To some staunch conservatives watching President Bush relinquish the reins of power to President-elect Barack Obama, a few too many ardent liberals are now crashing the gates.
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Signing Off — Farewell, TPMers  —  I can't believe I'm writing this, but for the foreseeable future this is my last post at TPM.  —  I'm heading over to The Washington Post, where I'll be writing the lead blog on a new site that WaPo is launching.  This will drive you mad with curiosity …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Sign of the media times
Discussion: RedState
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Republicans to flee DC for inauguration  —  While millions descend on Washington for the historic inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20, some Republicans see it as an occasion to get out of town.  —  Out of power on both ends of Pennsylvania Ave and mostly out of favor on K Street …
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
WHEN YOU CAN'T TRUST DRUG COMPANIES, WHO CAN YOU TRUST?  —  In 2002, four intrepid researchers filed a Freedom of Information Act.  But they weren't looking for information on Guantanamo or revelations from Cheney's lair.  All they wanted was the FDA's drug analysis data.  Taxpayer funded research.
Discussion: The Corner
John / Power Line:
THE CONFLICT'S ROOT CAUSE  —  We've seen similar photos before, but these seem especially shocking, and especially revealing, in the context of the disaster into which Hamas has plunged Palestinians living in Gaza.  Here, a group of Palestinian boys who live in a “refugee camp” …
Discussion: Cold Fury and Gateway Pundit
 
 
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