30 Dec, 2007
links for 2007-12-30
Posted by: Rob Bluey In: On My Radar
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It’s a painful irony for Democrats: In the space of a year, the Iraq war that was the source of party’s resurgence in Congress became the measure of its impotence.
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People find all sorts of ways to lobby President Bush. Sometimes it comes in the form of a handwritten note slipped into his palm during a bill-signing ceremony.
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President Bush on Saturday signed legislation that extends a popular children’s health insurance program after twice vetoing attempts to expand it.
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Former Sunni insurgents are signing up to fight al-Qaida, Shiite militias have toned down attacks, commerce is reviving and monthly casualty counts are falling.
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U.S. and Iraqi commanders said on Saturday there had been a remarkable improvement in the country’s security over the past year, but the top American general also warned that the gains could be reversed.
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Iraq’s interior ministry spokesman said Saturday that 75 percent of al-Qaida in Iraq’s terrorist network had been destroyed this year, but the top American commander in the country said the terror group remained his chief concern.
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Her news releases read as if they’re straight out of a Democratic congressional office.
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On Iowa Caucus night, I’d like to launch a little experiment in citizen journalism.
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