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Based on the lack of blogging today, you could probably guess that I was a little busy at work. Mondays are a day for meetings, and today I had four of them, including one with my good friend Alexandre Pesey, who brought five conservative French students to Washington to learn about America’s political system. They’re part of the Tocqueville Fellowship, and I spoke to them about blogging and the impact we’re having on Congress.

‚Ä¢ Al Qaeda Advances … as Congress Retreats – Peter Brookes, National Review Online
‚Ä¢ Keep on Surgin’ – William Kristol, Weekly Standard
• On the Front Line in the War on Terrorism РJudith Miller, City Journal
‚Ä¢ Mr. Chertoff’s ‘Gut Feelings’ – Paul R. Hollrah, Family Security Matters
• The New York Times Surrenders РVictor Davis Hanson, City Journal

• Americans Divided Over How to Deal With Iran РEvan Moore, CNSNews.com
• Pakistan facing critical choices РDaily Times
• Russia warns it may quit key arms pact in 5 months РDmitry Zhdannikov, Reuters
• Flashpoint: Venezuelan vagaries РPeter Brookes, Armed Forces Journal
• The Wrong Fire РDiana Furchtgott-Roth, New York Sun

• Record Dow Downplayed After Largest Gain in Nearly 4 Years РJeff Poor, Business & Media Institute
• UN warns it cannot afford to feed the world РJavier Blas & Jenny Wiggins, Financial Times
‚Ä¢ No Child law’s authors work on a revision – Susan Milligan, Boston Globe
‚Ä¢ AARP Wants Medicare Reform to Include ‘Parity’ – Monisha Bansal, CNSNews.com
• Report finds fewer high school teens having sex РJennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press

• Little-Known Group Claims a Win on Immigration РRobert Pear, New York Times
• Immigration, Security, and Prosperity РJames R. Edwards Jr., Front Page Magazine
• An Earmark for Andre Agassi РBrad Dayspring, RSC Blog
• Something about Hillary РSalena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Hungering for Thompson РJonathan Martin, Politico