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9:25 PM ET, January 11, 2009

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Obama's allegedly “new” centrism and his ABC interview today  —  (updated below - Update II - Update III)  —  The central tenets of the Beltway religion — particularly when a Democrat is in the White House — have long been “centrism” and “bipartisanship.”
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Mary Bruce / ABCNEWS:
Obama: Gitmo Likely Won't Close in His First 100 Days
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Ali Frick / Think Progress:
Bush: I Personally Authorized Torture Of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed  —  In an interview with Brit Hume that aired today on Fox News Sunday, President Bush admitted that he personally authorized the torture of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.  He said he personally asked “what tools” …
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Bill Sammon / Fox News:
Bush Says He Refused to Bail Out Republicans With Iraq Withdrawal  —  President Bush exudes serenity as he prepares to leave office, content that the war in Iraq is nearly won and he had the fortitude to buck his party despite incredible pressure to withdraw.  —  FOXNews.com
english.pravda.ru:
Earth on the Brink of an Ice Age  —  The earth is now on the brink of entering another Ice Age, according to a large and compelling body of evidence from within the field of climate science.  Many sources of data which provide our knowledge base of long-term climate change indicate that the warm …
Jewish Odysseus:
GERMAN “POLICE” JOIN JEW-HATING MUSLIM MOB  —  Only one word comes to mind as I read and watch this: UNBELIEVABLE.  —  Wow.  In Germany.  Wow.  —  I read this story at the excellent Gaza war-posting blog, “Muqata,” and I was just able to dig up the vid on YouTube...It is obviously the same episode.
Discussion: TigerHawk and PoliGazette
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Gateway Pundit:
German Police Rip Down Israeli Flag to Cheers of “Allahu Akhbar” (Video)  —  German police yesterday ripped an Israeli flag out of a third story apartment in Duisburg during a pro-Hamas protest.  —  The protesters cheered “Alluha Akbar” as the flag was ripped out of the window.
CNN:
Sources: Voinovich to retire from Senate  —  From CNN's Dana Bash, Ed Henry and Mark Preston  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sources close to Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, tell CNN he will announce Monday he is retiring from the Senate.  —  The 72-year-old senator and former Ohio governor …
Discussion: MyDD
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Newsweek:
Obama's Cheney Dilemma  —  Cheney pushed for expanded presidential powers.  Now that he's leaving, what will come of his efforts?  The new president won't have to wait long to tip his hand.  —  From the magazine issue dated Jan 19, 2009  —  Dick Cheney, who will step down as vice president on Jan. 20 …
Paul / Power Line:
A WAKE-UP CALL IN LIBERAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND  —  The leaders of Montgomery County, Maryland, where I live, have for years pledged not to enforce the nation's immigration laws.  Any jurisdiction that elects such leaders deserves the consequences.  —  According to the Washington Post …
Discussion: Washington Post
NY Daily News:
Coulter addresses voting issue  —  Conservative scold Ann Coulter knows how this country should be run.  She may not be quite as clear about where she's supposed to vote.  —  The brassy pundit is facing new questions about whether she violated election laws.
Fox News:
Senator Asks Smithsonian to Change Text Next to Bush Portrait  —  Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says language next to president's portrait is misleading because it says the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks led to the war in Iraq.  —  MONTPELIER, Vt. — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders …
Discussion: RedState and Sister Toldjah
Turcopolier / Sic Semper Tyrannis:
GW Bush on “known killers”  —  I listened to Britt Hume interview the two Bushes on Fox News Sunday.  It was less than inspiring, but informative of the mentality of these three men.  At one point one of the bushes referred to the Oval Office (in which they were standing) as a “shrine of democracy.”
Discussion: Unqualified Offerings
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:   The Embrace  —  Jim Henley offers a provocative thought:
Carrie Johnson / Washington Post:
Bad Economy May Fuel Hate Groups, Experts Warn  —  Experts Warn That Downturn Could Drive Discontent, Help Extremists Recruit  —  For 20 years, Bart McIntyre has tracked white supremacist movements, even spending two years undercover in Alabama to penetrate a violent young band of criminals …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
CRITIQUING THE CRITIQUE  —  From TPM Reader AJ ...
Discussion: Paul Krugman and The Impolitic
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Fiscal Madness  —  I can't believe what I saw yesterday: CNN showed the Shock Doctrine documentary I.O.U.S.A. It is an amazing piece of propaganda, which, if it isn't designed to destroy any chance of enacting a necessary stimulus, will persuade more than a few Americans that the biggest problem …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
An Extremist Makeover?  —  In the past week, I've twice been close enough to Dick Cheney to kick him in the shins.  —  I didn't.  It's probably a federal crime of some sort.  But a girl can fantasize.  I did, however, assume the Stay-away-from-me-you've-got- cooties stance that Jimmy Carter used …
Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Joe the Plumber: ‘I think media should be abolished’ from reporting on war.»  —  Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, aka “Joe the Plumber,” is currently in Israel covering the war for the conservative site PJTV.com.  When asked what he has learned from his new experiences as a journalist …
Discussion: Reuters, The Impolitic and VetVoice
 
 
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Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Lethal Technology Making Way From U.S. to Iran Via Front Companies
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Searching for Stimulus Opponents
Paul Watson / Los Angeles Times:
Behind the lines with the Taliban
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Michelle Levi / CBS News:
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Discussion: TIME.com
John / Power Line:
Manufacturing Disaster  —  It is commonly said that by storing weapons …
Discussion: The Corner
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