memeorandum: U.S. Seeks 10,000 Troops From Its Allies in Afghanistan (New York Times)

11:10 AM ET, November 26, 2009

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Uh, oh - raw data in New Zealand tells a different story than the “official” one. — Reposted from TBR.cc Investigate magazine's breaking news forum: — New Zealand's NIWA accused of CRU-style temperature faking — The New Zealand Government's chief climate advisory unit NIWA is under fire …

Discussion: Stop The ACLU, Andrew Bolt, TBR.cc, The Strata-Sphere, Pajamas Media, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Vox Popoli, Deltoid, The Air Vent and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

Carol Driver / Daily Mail:

Climate change scandal deepens as BBC expert claims he was sent ‘cover-up’ emails a month before they went public — The controversy surrounding the global warming scandal today deepened after a BBC correspondent admitted he was sent the leaked emails more than a month before they were made public.

Discussion: Midwest Voices, Gateway Pundit, EnviroKnow, YID With LID, Riehl World View, Deltoid, Wizbang, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and Scared Monkeys

Iwishart / TBR.cc:

BREAKING: NZ's NIWA accused of CRU-style temperature faking — UPDATE 15:49 NZDT - NIWA's news release in response to this story appears to have been delayed, and according to a radio news report a few minutes ago Rodney Hide, leader of the minority Act Party and a minister in the National Government …

Discussion: Scared Monkeys, Transterrestrial Musings, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Riehl World View

George Monbiot / Guardian:

Pretending the climate email leak isn't a crisis won't make it go away | George Monbiot — Climate sceptics have lied, obscured and cheated for years. That's why we climate rationalists must uphold the highest standards of science — I have seldom felt so alone.

Discussion: NO QUARTER, The Corner on National …, DeSmogBlog, Watts Up With That?, Transterrestrial Musings, Andrew Bolt, Tim Blair, EnviroKnow, industry.bnet.com and The New Republic

Alan Colmes' Liberaland:

Phony “Climategate” Aside, Climate Change Moving Faster Than Expected — Climate scientists who just released “The Copenhagen Diagnosis” say ice sheets are melting at an increased rate, and future sea-level rise will be higher than previously forecast. But scientific evidence means nothing …

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Think Progress and The Other McCain

New York Times:

At the First Obama State Dinner, the First Crashers — WASHINGTON — This much is known: About 7:15 Tuesday night, a glittering blonde, decked out in a red and gold sari, holding the hand of her black-tuxedoed escort, swept past the camera crews and reporters camped out to catch …

Discussion: The Confluence, DailyFinance, Guardian and Latest Open Salon Blog

Washington Post:

Off the list, but somehow on the South Lawn — A couple of aspiring reality-TV stars from Northern Virginia appear to have crashed the White House's state dinner Tuesday night, penetrating layers of security with no invitation to mingle with the likes of Vice President Biden and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

Discussion: Pajamas Media, The Caucus, Emptywheel, Don Surber and JammieWearingFool

Hollywoodreporter / The Live Feed | THR:
ABC announces Oprah-Obama Christmas special

Discussion: Fausta's Blog, Gateway Pundit, Althouse, Hot Air, Riehl World View, NewsBusters.org and Gawker

Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:

BREAKING: CHARGES FILED IN KENNETH GLADNEY CASE! — CHARGES WERE FILED TODAY IN THE KENNETH GLADNEY CASE!! —6 Are Charged in Town Hall Disturbance and Beatings! — They were charged with “misdemeanor” violations for smashing a black man on the cement and calling him n*****.

Discussion: thedanashow.wordpress.com, Wizbang and JammieWearingFool

Patrick M. O'Connell / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

Six charged in town hall disturbance — • Six people arrested in August outside a raucous town hall meeting in south St. Louis County have been charged with misdemeanor ordinance violations. — The six, including a Post-Dispatch reporter, had attended a demonstration outside …

Discussion: Clayton Cramer's BLOG, Pajamas Media and Bob McCarty Writes

John / Power Line:
“Six Charged In Town Hall Disturbance”

Discussion: Redhot

ABC News:

Senior Liberals desert Turnbull — By Online parliamentary correspondent Emma Rodgers — The Liberal Party is in turmoil with the resignations of five frontbenchers from their portfolios this afternoon in protest against the emissions trading scheme. — Tony Abbott, Sophie Mirabella …

Discussion: blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Watts Up With That? and Jay Currie

New York Times:

U.S. Seeks 10,000 Troops From Its Allies in Afghanistan — WASHINGTON — The United States is scrambling to coax NATO allies to send 10,000 additional troops to Afghanistan as part of President Obama's strategy for the region. Those countries appear willing to provide fewer than half that number …

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Center for American Progress and New York Times

Conserv-a-tive / CBS News:

John Bolton Was Right After All — Richard Grenell: Stonewalling By Iran, Compromises By The Obama Administration — (CBS) Richard Grenell served as the spokesman for the last four U.S. Ambassadors to the United Nations: Zalmay Khalilzad, John Bolton, John Danforth and John Negroponte.

Discussion: Israel Matzav and Wonk Room

Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:

Palin fuels presidential rumors: ‘I like’ the sound of ‘President Palin.’ — Yesterday, Sarah Palin was greeted by a throng of supporters in The Villages, Florida — a retirement community northwest of Orlando. (Glenn Beck visited the same town this past weekend.)

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Orlando Sentinel, St. Petersburg Times, Florida Times Union, skippy the bush kangaroo and The Political Carnival

Ki Mae Heussner / ABCNEWS:

Blog Removes Offensive First Lady Image That Topped Google — Web Site Hosting Offensive Image of Michelle Obama Appears to Have Taken it Down — An offensive image of first lady Michelle Obama that had topped Google Image search results appears to have been removed.