Marc Ambinder writing at CBS News:  Palin Needs to Take Herself Seriously.Without being insulting, I think Ambinder cuts to the basic chase in terms of where Palin is, why she is there, and why she is likely to remain in place. The main critique one.

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Via the BBC:  Iraq VP vetoes new election lawOne of Iraq’s two vice-presidents has vetoed part of the country’s new election law, putting the parliamentary polls scheduled for January in doubt.Tariq al-Hashemi, a Sunni Arab, revoked...
Topics: Elections, Iraq

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In his LAT book review of Sarah Palin’s book, Tim Rutten makes the following observation:Palin is genuinely convincing in her admiration for Reagan, but one of the things she misses about his appeal was the utter absence of resentment from his persona..
Topics: Cable News, MSM, The Press

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“Terrorism” is one of those words that means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Certainly in the current era (i.e., post-9/11) it conjures rather specific notions in the minds of most Americans.I tend to view terrorism...
Topics: Criminal Justice

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Via the BBC:  Chavez steps up Colombia war talk"Let’s not waste a day on our main aim: to prepare for war and to help the people prepare for war, because it is everyone’s responsibility," Mr Chavez said during his TV and radio...
Topics: Colombia

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