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9:35 PM ET, January 3, 2009

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Haaretz:
Israel launches ground offensive in the Gaza Strip  —  Palestinian witnesses said the artillery barrage caused a large explosion in Gaza City as well as a series of blasts stitching the nearby frontier with Israel.  —  Channel 10 television quoted a witness as saying that Israel …
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New York Times:
Israeli Troops Launch Attack on Gaza  —  JERUSALEM — Israeli tanks and troops swept across the border into Gaza on Saturday night, opening a ground war against the militant group Hamas after a week of intense airstrikes.  —  The Israeli military said in a statement that the objective …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Israelis Invade  —  And the rationale is explicated: … How does just war theory defend the deaths of many innocent civilians as a means to increase “deterrent strength”?  But notice also the modesty of Israel's apparent war-aims: a more stable security situation for residents of Southern Israel over the long term.
Discussion: Commentary
Orange County Register:
Mark Steyn: Gaza has its version of rocket scientists
Discussion: five feet of fury
Spencer Ackerman / ATTACKERMAN:
The Invasion  —  The invasion of Gaza has begun.
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Taylor Marsh
Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
Hamas moves on Fatah ‘collaborators’  —  The Hamas government has placed dozens of Fatah members under house arrest out of fear that they might exploit the current IDF operation to regain control of the Gaza Strip.  —  The move came amid reports that the Fatah leadership in the West Bank …
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The Tank:
RE: Gaza  —  Andrew Stuttaford remarked at The Corner earlier on Gaza and its wider implications for United States interests and greater national security.  His remarks should get a closer look, as he said in part: … He makes a very good point about Pakistani madrassas as well as those in Indonesia …
Discussion: The Corner
Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Is the Real Target Hamas Rule?  —  EREZ CROSSING, on the Israel-Gaza border — As Israel's tanks and troops poured into Gaza on Saturday, the next phase in its fierce attempt to end rocket attacks, a question hung over the operation: can the rockets really be stopped for any length of time while Hamas remains in power in Gaza?
Daily Mail:
Bodies of Hamas leader's children paraded as group promises ‘painful’ revenge for their deaths … The bodies of a senior Hamas leader's small children were today ghoulishly paraded through the streets of Gaza as the group pledged to avenge their deaths.  —  Nizar Rayan, his four wives …
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Mere Rhetoric
Fida Qishta / Guardian:
Do Israel pilots feel happy killing innocent women and children?
Discussion: bastard.logic
Ynetnews:
Gaza incursion: IDF targeting rocket launching sites
Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Roland Burris tells Lynn Sweet: ‘We are the senator’  —  NO CIRCUS?  Says he'll try to avoid a scene when he shows up to claim seat  —  WASHINGTON — Roland Burris, being Roland Burris, put it to me this way Friday when we talked: “We are the senator.”  —  And we, that is he …
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Dotcomabc / Political Punch:
Republicans Pounce on Reid Story to Insinuate Possible Bias
Discussion: MyDD and Don Surber
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
As 111th Senate Is Set to Begin, Four Seats Still Up in Air
Discussion: New York Times and The Caucus
Michael Saul / NY Daily News:
Me-ow!  Ann Coulter hits Michelle Obama over styles  —  Right-wing flame thrower Ann Coulter blasts incoming First Lady Michelle Obama as a freakish Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis imitator in a book to be published next week.  —  In her latest screed, titled “Guilty: Liberal 'Victims …
Harold Ambler / The Huffington Post:
Mr. Gore: Apology Accepted  —  You are probably wondering whether President-elect Obama owes the world an apology for his actions regarding global warming.  The answer is, not yet.  There is one person, however, who does.  You have probably guessed his name: Al Gore.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Franken up 225 with recount complete; focus turns to court  —  The State Supreme Court is considering a request from Coleman's camp on adding more absentee ballots.  —  Norm Coleman's term as a U.S. senator ended at noon Washington time on Saturday, and by evening his hopes of winning …
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Chris Welch / CNN:
Senate GOP prepared to fight if Franken seated
Victor Davis Hanson / The Corner:
Creepy Times  —  There is something especially nauseating about the latest Middle East war — scenes of worldwide Islamic protests with photos of Jews as apes, protesters (in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida of all places!) screaming about nuking Israel and putting Jews in ovens …
Discussion: GayPatriot and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
McAuliffe Declares Bid for Governor  —  Former Democratic National Committee chairman and McLean businessman Terry McAuliffe said yesterday that he has decided to run for Virginia governor.  —  In a three-minute video e-mailed to supporters yesterday afternoon, McAuliffe, 51 …
Ben Feller / Associated Press:
Analysis: Bush's personality shapes his legacy  —  Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition  —  WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush will be judged on what he did.  He will also be remembered for what he's like: a fast-moving, phrase-mangling Texan who stays upbeat even though his country is not.
Discussion: Hullabaloo, The Jed Report and MSNBC
 
 
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