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NEWS
Seattle airline workers display their own Christmas trees after airport trees removed The spirit of Christmas finds a way
Sheehan Convicted of Trespassing A small price to pay for five more minutes of fame
Judge Settles Classified Info Fight in Libby Case The lead portrays the ruling as a win for prosecutor; but the story later reveals Fitzgerald may appeal it
NEW! Pelosi May Give Jefferson a Lesser Committee Assignment That'll show him!
NEW! USA More Pessimistic on Iraq War Confidence in Democratic congressional leaders to chart the proper course is even lower, at 14%
COMMENTARY
Michael Kinsley, Slate, It's Not Apartheid: Jimmy Carter's Moronic New Book About Israel Ouch
Rich Lowry, The Madness of Jimmy Carter 0uch again
Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., Baker's Poisoned Fruits What if the Iraq Study Group's report contains a few poisoned fruits?
Michael Ledeen, Into Every Blue Ribbon Commission a Beam of Light Must Shine Baker/Hamilton report was a total downer, but it opened a window onto Iran
Robert Kagan & William Kristol, The Weekly Standard, It's Up To Bush
The Baker group and many of Bush's advisors have failed the president. It's up to the commander in chief now
Gina Cobb, Vision Check for the Iraq 'Realists' The "realists" on Iraq need their own reality check, to be sure -- but what they also lack is vision
NEW! Alissa J. Rubin, Los Angeles Times, Iran Looks Like the Winner of the Iraq War Only if the West allows it to be; the choice is still in our hands
FUN
Point Five, Journey of a Thousands Miles Ends After a Single Step War protester gives up project with 2.3 million steps still left to go
Wuzzadem, New Sub-Clause Discovered in U.S. Constitution How come nobody ever noticed these limits on presidential powers before?
Scrappleface, Pinochet Dies as Age of Tyrant-Tolerance Dawns A man ahead of his time?
ODDS AND ENDS
NEW! Dean Barnett, FAQ - The Shiites and the Sunnis
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