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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 1/20/2009
The Return
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Obama: We reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, ...
obsidianwings.blogs.com - 1/16/2009
"Return To Terrorism"
— obsidianwings.blogs.com — The Pentagon spokesman did not say which detainees he was talking about, or what constituted "returning to... the fight". However, the last time the Pentagon released figures like these, Mark Denbeaux at the Seton Hall Center for Policy and Research ... (more) "Return To Terrorism"

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/23/2009
John Thain's Top Ten Greatest Moments
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — If there's one corporate honcho who's emerging as the poster boy for all the varied Wall Street... sins that the financial crisis has exposed -- not just greed, but callousness, obliviousness and general incompetence -- its Merrill Lynch's former CEO ... (more) John Thain's Top Ten Greatest Moments

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patterico.com - 1/19/2009
A More Perfect Union
— patterico.com — [Guest post by DRJ] Martin Luther King may have had a dream but Barack Obama has a... theme: He wants to make America a more perfect union. He’s mentioned it twice in two days, and I think it will reappear in the coming days and in his Inaugural ... (more) A More Perfect Union

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Not to Nit-Pick, Mr. President, But …
The Moderate Voice — ... Other than that: An excellent speech, as always. I further suspect his error in presidential counting will be forgiven and these will be the words most cited and studied generations from now. ...

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