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Another quick roundup of stories of interest...

-Federal air marshals shot a man claiming to have a bomb:
Officials: Passenger killed after claiming to have bomb

Another victory for Bush in the war on terror.

-The administration objects to a story labeling Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito as a conservative.

Shhh, guys, your base might hear you. The promise of an insanely conservative Justice is the main reason they voted to reelect you idiots and remain the 35-40% of Americans who still support you through Iraq, Katrina, torture, the leak case, and everything else. Please don't disappoint them. This country needs to stop 'judicial activism' that gave us disgusting verdicts like Brown v. Board of Education and Miranda v. Arizona.

The article that prompted this response: Review of cases shows Alito to be staunch conservative

Also.... Alito, the Christmas candidate?

-Condoleeza Rice's attempt to spin torture in Europe isn't going so well-
Amid Criticism, Rice Seeks to Clarify Interrogation Policy

And conservative blogger Andrew Sullivan continues to be one of the people best covering the torture issue. Evaluating a new NY Times story on the issue, Sullivan concludes "Just re-read those paragraphs. Your president is a repeated and unrepentant liar on the gravest moral issues now facing the country". Amen, dude.

-Finally- Juan Cole looks at the unintended consequences of Bush's Iraq policy:
How Bush Created a Theocracy in Iraq