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huffingtonpost.com - 2 hours ago
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Dear President Obama, Do you really want to
be the new "war president"? If you go to...
West Point tomorrow night (Tuesday, 8pm) and announce that you are increasing, rather than withdrawing, the troops in Afghanistan, you are the new war president. Pure ...
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An Open Letter To President Obama On Afghanistan
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PoliGazette
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themoderatevoice.com - 5 hours ago
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Hillary’s Bombshell: Obama Administration Subtly Launches Dramatic Policy
Change on Peace Process by Barry Rubin In a...
one-paragraph statement welcoming Israel’s ten-month-long freeze on building apartments in existing West Bank settlements, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a ...
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Hillary’s Bombshell: Obama Administration Subtly ...
feeds.nytimes.com - 5 hours ago
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The Supreme Court set aside a lower court’s
order that called for the release of photographs of...
prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan being abused by American military personnel.
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Supreme Court Overturns Decision on Detainee Photos
feeds.nytimes.com - 5 hours ago
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President Obama told military leaders of his decision
late Sunday afternoon and will spend Monday speaking with...
foreign leaders.
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Obama Issues Order for More Troops in Afghanistan
jihadwatch.org - 6 hours ago
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Act of war. "Five British sailors taken hostage
in Iran," from the Daily Mail , November 30...
(thanks to Kris): Five British sailors are being held hostage in Iran. The Foreign Office confirmed that a racing yacht owned by Sail Bahrain and crewed ...
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Iran takes five British sailors hostage
rightofcourse.com - 6 hours ago
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Now that The Other McCain has kicked of
climate gate parodies , I present my humble offering:...
Dr. C: So, before we go to the climate conference, are you going to tell me about the climate change data? Dr. A: Of course, of course. If I tell you about the data, will you quit bothering ...
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Where’s the data?
news.bbc.co.uk - 6 hours ago
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Newspaper headline detailing Liberal revolt on 25 November
2009...
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Australia opposition vote deals climate law blow
volokh.com - 7 hours ago
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volokh.com —
Representative David Obey’s Share Our Sacrifice Act would
finance the war in Afghanistan by imposing a tax...
on the public. The idea is yet another in a line of gimmicky populist measures that are sprouting like dandelions this political season, and ...
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Against the War Tax
rhymeswithright.mu.nu - 7 hours ago
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A little over two years ago, I wrote
on the issue of a "war surtax" being proposed...
by Representative David Obey and trumpeted by the reliably liberal EJ Dionne. Since the Obey proposal is back in the news, I'd like...
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A BLAST FROM THE PAST:
blogs.news.com.au - 7 hours ago
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Just : Tony Abbott has won the Liberal
Party federal leadership by one vote, replacing Malcolm Turnbull...
as leader. Hit the road, ETS. UPDATE. Or maybe not : While Mr Abbott has pledged to deliver an anti-ETS policy as a condition ...
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IT’S ABBOTT
rhymeswithright.mu.nu - 7 hours ago
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When you take this sort of attitude when
ticketed for a driving violation, it just proves that...
you believe you are entitled. Al Sharpton's ex-wife and daughter launched an obscenity-laced tirade and tried to avoid being handcuffed after a Harlem...
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Sharpton Kin Show The Apple Doesnt Fall Far From The Tree
online.wsj.com - 7 hours ago
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JAMES TARANTO If it seems as though the
world is moving faster than ever before, maybe that's...
just because the White House is moving so slowly. To take an example at random, on Sept. 20, 2001, President Bush gave an address to a joint session of ...
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Decisions, Decisions
rightofcourse.com - 8 hours ago
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rightofcourse.com —
Some left wing sites, like this entry on
Liberal Values , are discussing climate gate as an...
isolated incident. They are claiming that those who don’t accept global warming/cooling/climate change/Daddy Gore needs mo’ money as indisputable science are ignoring a huge body of ...
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“Gorers” missing the big picture on climate gate
balloon-juice.com - 8 hours ago
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I have nothing but bad feelings about the
addition of 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Watching Michael...
O’Hanlon on the evening news was like a punch to the gut- we’ve been down this road before. At what point are O’Hanlon and ...
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Doubling Down
minx.cc - 8 hours ago
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Laura blogged about this yesterday (and I share
her mixed reaction to the news). Now the fallout...
is beginning. So concerned is the government by the decision that Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer Schlumpf, watching the results come in on...
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Minaret Ban Reaction: Swiss "Justice" Minister...The ...
faustasblog.com - 9 hours ago
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My latest article, Honduras: Pepe Lobo Wins ,
is up at Real Clear World. Please go read...
it.
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Honduras: Pepe Lobo Wins
google.com - 9 hours ago
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google.com —
4 hours ago BUCHAREST, Romania Romania's government has
collapsed and its economy is in shambles but its...
presidential campaign has been dominated in recent days by a video that appears to show the president striking a 10-year-old boy in the face. The ...
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The Associated Press: Romanian opposition says president ...
youtube.com - 10 hours ago
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youtube.com —
more at msnbc.com, November 30, 2009
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Rep. Hinchey: Bush Admin. 'Intentionally Let bin Laden ...
perfunction.typepad.com - 10 hours ago
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Carbon Creates Hurricanes ... or something In the
teeth of that pesky Climategate scandal , another inconvenient...
truth : Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The Atlantic hurricane season ended today after producing the fewest named storms in 12 years. ...
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Inconvenient: 2009 Hurricane Season Ends With Zero ...
corner.nationalreview.com - 10 hours ago
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I just got off the phone with freshman
Republican congressman Jason Chaffetz (Utah), who will be delivering...
remarks later this afternoon at the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah. Chaffetz is urging the president to pull troops ...
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Another George Will Conservative on Afghanistan -- By: ...
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Utah Policy - Politics, Communication & Government Relations
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gatewaypundit.firstthings.com - 10 hours ago
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The Obama White House still believes in non-existent
global warming. The 2009 hurricane season just ended with...
zero hurricanes . The Hill reported: The White House on Monday made exceptionally clear that it wants nothing to do with the furor ...
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White House Still Believes In Non-Existent Global Warming
huffingtonpost.com - 10 hours ago
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huffingtonpost.com —
NAIROBI, Kenya — The mistaken belief that albino
body parts have magical powers has driven thousands of...
Africa's albinos into hiding, fearful of losing their lives and limbs to unscrupulous dealers who can make up to $75,000 selling a complete ...
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10,000 Albinos In Hiding After Killings In East Africa
ynetnews.com - 10 hours ago
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ynetnews.com —
While Israel celebrates date on which it was
given a state by UN, latter plans anti-Israeli resolutions...
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UN marks November 29 'day of mourning'
chaffetz.house.gov - 10 hours ago
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Afghanistan: Mr. President, My RecommendationsNovember 30, 2009 The United
States military is the best fighting force in the...
world. I have no doubt in their ability to carry out the missions for which they’ve been ...
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Afghanistan: Mr. President, My Recommendations
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newsbusters.org - 11 hours ago
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Ben Stein made an indirect reference to the
ClimateGate e-mail scandal during a face-off with Democratic strategist...
James Carville on Wednesday’s Situation Room: “The truth is, we’ve now got a lot of data coming out that the scientific community who ...
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Stein Raises ClimateGate on CNN; Carville Retorts, ...
themoderatevoice.com - 11 hours ago
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themoderatevoice.com —
I can’t help it sometimes. I feel like
a moth drawn toward a flame. When Michael Moore...
pens a heartfelt letter to the President of the United States imploring him to save the world, I simply have to read it. And I confess… I did. I read every last morsel. And here’s the ...
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When Michael Moore Makes Sense (Sort of)
rt.com - 11 hours ago
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Europe has long been condemning the communist regime,
but none of the countries has gone as far...
as Poland, where a law was signed allowing people to be fined or imprisoned for keeping and buying communist symbols.
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New Polish law equates Communist and Nazi symbols
radio.cz - 11 hours ago
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Security experts and the public alike were left
reeling on Sunday after a Czech TV station revealed...
that Iraqi intelligence agents working for Saddam Hussein plotted an attack on the Prague headquarters of Radio Free Europe. Spokesman Jan Šubert of ...
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Counter-intelligence service confirms it averted Iraq ...
politics.theatlantic.com - 11 hours ago
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The reviews of President Obama's recent trip to
Asia "were harsh," writes POLITICO editor and Beltway CW-setter...
John Harris. "His peculiar bow to the emperor of Japan was symbolic. But his lots-of-velvet, not-much-iron approach to China had ...
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Did Obama Pass The Asia Test?
gatewaypundit.firstthings.com - 12 hours ago
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India, China, Brazil and South Africa plan to
walk out of the international junk science meetings next...
month in Copenhagen. The Times of India reported: In an unprecedented move, India on Saturday joined China and two other developing countries ...
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India, China, Brazil Plan Joint Exit From Copenhagen ...
redstate.com - 12 hours ago
corner.nationalreview.com - 12 hours ago
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If Iran develops nuclear weapons on President Obama’s
watch, then Obama will be “a failure,” John Bolton,...
the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, tells NRO . Such a scenario is increasingly likely, says Bolton, following Iran’s declaration ...
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Bolton on Iran's Latest Provocation -- By: Robert Costa
impre.com - 12 hours ago
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impre.com —
Latino voters in the United States see health
care reform as the most important priority for the...
country and a solid majority expresses support for universal health care that includes a public option. These are among the findings of a poll of 1,000 ...
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Latino voters see universal health care as the top priority
themoderatevoice.com - 13 hours ago
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themoderatevoice.com —
I find myself in the unusual position of
cheering the Supreme Court for suppressing release of more...
photographs of American abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan. The high court today instructed the lower court to re-examine the issue. My common sense is that we have seen enough of the ...
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Three Cheers For The High Court
weeklystandard.com - 13 hours ago
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weeklystandard.com —
President Obama seems set on issuing a series
of conflicting messages concerning the new strategy in Afghanistan....
He has said that the U.S. will be out of Afghanistan by the time his term is over (and hopefully he's assuming he'll be reelected) and ...
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WSJ: Obama To Oppose Expansion of Afghan Security Forces
nicedeb.wordpress.com - 13 hours ago
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Congratulations are in order for Honduras, who endured
months of bullying from Zelaya’s allies, and the Obama...
administration in the wake of their June 28th removal of Zelaya from power. Although his ouster was ordered by a unanimous Honduran ...
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Congratulations Honduras
powerlineblog.com - 13 hours ago
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powerlineblog.com —
According to today's Wall Street Journal , 61
percent of Hondurans turned out to vote in the...
country's presidential election yesterday. By a wide margin Hondurans elected conservative rancher Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo to their presidency. The Journal ...
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The supremacy of Honduras
volokh.com - 13 hours ago
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volokh.com —
In Sunday’s presidential election, the voters of Honduras
chose Partido Nacional candidate Pepe Lobo, who won 58%,...
compared to 33% for Partido Liberal candidate Elvin Santos. Both candidates supported the removal of former president Manuel Zelaya, ...
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Honduras election results in decisive win for democracy
babalublog.com - 13 hours ago
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babalublog.com —
But you PROMISED! "Spanish diplomats are doubling their
efforts trying to persuade the Cuban gov. to unfreeze...
$400 million that belong to 300 Spanish businesses that operate in Cuba. Some of these firms have been unable to obtain their funds for ...
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That Blockheaded bloqueo means U.S. companies miss out ...
gaypatriot.net - 13 hours ago
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gaypatriot.net —
The Central American country’s long national nightmare should
now be over. First, the leftist President Manuel Zelaya...
tried to rig a referendum in defiance of his nation’s constitution to hold onto power. Then, when the nation’s ...
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Zelaya Opponent Wins Honduran Election by Large Margin
babalublog.com - 13 hours ago
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babalublog.com —
When Human Rights Watch released their report on
November 18th, detailing the continued brutal and violent repression...
of Cubans on the island , the liberal media wasted no time in pouncing upon two small paragraphs contained in the 123-page report. ...
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Reading the fine print
faustasblog.com - 13 hours ago
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faustasblog.com —
Welcome to the Carnival of Latin America and
the Caribbean. Today the Carnival’s dedicated to the Honduran...
election. Here’s a roundup of links: Good news from Honduras Honduras election results in decisive win for democracy Don’t miss Daniel’s two posts: Honduras and the US ...
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The Honduran election Carnival of Latin America and the ...
spectator.co.uk - 13 hours ago
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Actually, the existence of any such imperial ambitions
is generally denied, even though the US has been...
an expansionist power almost since its inception. The inter-war years of "isolationism" are the great exception , not the natural way of ...
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The American Way of Empire
tnr.com - 13 hours ago
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tnr.com —
It usually takes some extra effort to unpack
China's various climate pledges, and this latest one is...
no exception. Last week, Beijing declared that the country would aim to reduce its carbon intensity roughly 40 to 45 percent by 2020. This doesn't ...
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Dissecting China's New Carbon Goal
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 13 hours ago
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Paul Krugman Howard Schweber Matthew Yglesias "There’s a
pervasive sense in Washington that nothing more can or...
should be done, that we should just wait for the economic recovery to trickle down to workers." - Paul Krugman " But these days, financial news is political news" - Matthew ...
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Rush Most Influential, Creating Jobs in Aghanistan and ...
online.wsj.com - 13 hours ago
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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has soured on
a call from its top commander to double the...
size of the Afghan police and army, reflecting the White House's continued skepticism about the Afghan government even as the U.S. prepares a surge of ...
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U.S. Cool to Surge in Afghanistan's Own Force
voices.washingtonpost.com - 14 hours ago
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Willem Buiter, author of one of my favorite
economics blogs , hasn't been very nice to Citigroup...
over the years. As Felix Salmon points out , Buiter has called Citigroup “a conglomeration of worst-practice from across the financial spectrum” and ...
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Willem Buiter joins the rotten curs at Citibank
csmonitor.com - 14 hours ago
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csmonitor.com —
The Supreme Court Monday threw out a federal
appeals court ruling requiring the release of photos that...
allegedly show abuse of US-held detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan. The court cited a new law that allows the Defense Secretary to withhold such ...
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Supreme Court decision lets Pentagon keep detainee ...
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 14 hours ago
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Europe is generally ahead of the United States
with regard to high-quality public services, but the United...
States is generally far ahead of Europe in terms of tolerance for cultural differences. Thus you get things like the passage, via referendum, ...
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Switzerland Bans Minarets
news.yahoo.com - 14 hours ago
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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court
did all it could Monday to lock up forever...
some incendiary photos that show U.S. soldiers abusing foreign prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Supreme Court orders photos of detainee abuse kept ...
















