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Dubai company set to run U.S. ports has ties to administration — WASHINGTON - The Dubai firm that won Bush administration backing to run six U.S. ports has at least two ties to the White House. — One is Treasury Secretary John Snow, whose department heads the federal panel that signed off …
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States Curbing Right to Seize Private Homes — In a rare display of unanimity that cuts across partisan and geographic lines, lawmakers in virtually every statehouse across the country are advancing bills and constitutional amendments to limit use of the government's power of eminent domain …
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With Longevity on Court, Stevens's Center-Left Influence Has Grown — One day last summer, an unusual baseball practice took place at Bluemont Park in Arlington. A white-haired gentleman in owlish glasses tossed one pitch after another to a female catcher half his age, trying to hit the strike zone.
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Kelo In The Times — The NY Times covers the aftermath …
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Holocaust denier Irving to appeal — British historian David Irving is to appeal against the prison term imposed by an Austrian court for denying the Holocaust of European Jewry. — Irving, who appeared stunned by the three-year sentence, told reporters: "I'm very shocked."
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Is Instapundit a Conservative? — You may have wondered if Glenn Reynolds is a conservative. Today he writes: … I have read his Instapundit blog nearly every day for a year. Being a non-liberal, I have found that I agree with him much more than not. This says that he is likely a non-liberal too.
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U.S. Reclassifies Many Documents in Secret Review — WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 — In a seven-year-old secret program at the National Archives, intelligence agencies have been removing from public access thousands of historical documents that were available for years, including some already published …
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Bush: U.S. on Verge of Energy Breakthrough — MILWAUKEE - Saying the nation is on the verge of technological breakthroughs that would "startle" most Americans, President Bush on Monday outlined his energy proposals to help wean the country off foreign oil. — Less than half the crude oil used …
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With A Little Help From His Friends — Exclusive: An investigation into the private and public finances of Rick Santorum suggests that the Senate GOP might want to reconsider making him its ethics czar. — "In far too many families with young children, both parents are working, when …
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Administration Critics Chafe at State Dept. Shuffle — Merger Has Brought Appointees Into Conflict With Longtime Workers, Who Say They Are Sidelined — A State Department reorganization of analysts involved in preventing the spread of deadly weapons has spawned internal turmoil …
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Able Danger Conference Call — Earlier this evening, I was able to participate in a conference call with Mark Zaid, the attorney representing Lt. Colonel Tony Shaffer in his dispute with the DIA in the Able Danger controversy. Joining in the call were the group of bloggers that has kept …
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Ex-Malasian Leader Says He Paid Abramoff — Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Monday that disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff was paid $1.2 million to organize his 2002 meeting with President Bush, but denied the money came from the Malaysian government.
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DIEBOLD TAKES OVER CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT!! BRUCE McPHERSON MUST BE RECALLED — A couple years ago I was in DC, a city I had hoped to not return to before the vile usurper was removed from the White House. But I was there for an important Board of Directors meeting …
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Bloggers Who Pursue Change Confront Fear And Mistrust — BEIJING — When Zhao Jing moved his blog to Microsoft's popular MSN Spaces site last summer, some users worried the Chinese government would block the entire service. The censors had blacklisted the last site where the young journalist …
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U.S. Counterinsurgency Academy Giving Officers a New Mind-Set — Course in Iraq Stresses the Cultural, Challenges the Conventional — TAJI, Iraq — If the U.S. effort in Iraq ultimately is successful, one reason may be the small school started recently on a military base here by Army …
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U.S. Warns Iraq It Won't Support Sectarian Goals — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 20 — The American ambassador to Iraq issued an unusually strong warning on Monday about the need for Iraq's political factions to come together, hinting for the first time that the United States would not be willing …
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Freedom Of Speech Guest Opinion: Daryl Cagle They're not really 'political' — Crowds fill the streets in the Middle East, demanding the execution of the Danish cartoonists who drew caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. Bounties for the murder of the cartoonists have been offered …
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Nigerians Rampage with Machetes After Koran is Desecrated — Nigeria confirms that 35 persons were killed, 30 churches and five hotels were also burnt in violence the past three days. — For the third day in a row, Nigerian Muslims rampaged through the streets leaving 13 dead on Monday …
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Presidents Day Rating: Bush 40% — President's job approval rating now stable, but base weakened by weight of Iraq War concerns, new Zogby International telephone poll shows — As America marks its official Presidents Day holiday, the nation's likely voters appear to have settled …