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		<title>By: Chocolate Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4166851</link>
		<dc:creator>Chocolate Jesus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&gt;Interesting that the peace conference does not include Hamas, the &gt;elected represtatives of the Palestinian people.

Right, purple fingers and all.. sure would be a shame if the iraqi&#039;s didnt democratically choose to have the type of government we like...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&gt;Interesting that the peace conference does not include Hamas, the &gt;elected represtatives of the Palestinian people.</p>
<p>Right, purple fingers and all.. sure would be a shame if the iraqi&#8217;s didnt democratically choose to have the type of government we like&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4166851', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Leftside Annie</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4166559</link>
		<dc:creator>Leftside Annie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why do Republicans hate heterosexual sex...?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why do Republicans hate heterosexual sex&#8230;?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4166559', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Witch1</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4166125</link>
		<dc:creator>Witch1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#94 RUCerious,  Another priceless post.....Blessings</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#94 RUCerious,  Another priceless post&#8230;..Blessings<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4166125', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: RUCerious</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4166111</link>
		<dc:creator>RUCerious</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>All ya got is Clinton&#039;s BJ?
Dubya can&#039;t even spell peace. Let alone get any.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All ya got is Clinton&#8217;s BJ?<br />
Dubya can&#8217;t even spell peace. Let alone get any.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4166111', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: sacopenapa</title>
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		<dc:creator>sacopenapa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>JUST MORE PHOTO OP, MORE BLAH BLAH BLAH, WHILE ISRAEL AND THE USA CONTINUE TO IGNORE DEMOCRACY AND CONTINUE THE GENOCIDE OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE. USA/ISRAEL=WAR CRIMINALS</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JUST MORE PHOTO OP, MORE BLAH BLAH BLAH, WHILE ISRAEL AND THE USA CONTINUE TO IGNORE DEMOCRACY AND CONTINUE THE GENOCIDE OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE. USA/ISRAEL=WAR CRIMINALS<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4166038', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Juan C.</title>
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		<dc:creator>Juan C.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Swimmingly, Sharon. ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Swimmingly, Sharon. ;)<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4166034', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: snow-moon</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4166009</link>
		<dc:creator>snow-moon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#86 (timeline tidbits)

According to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/40078/tsl-40078.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Texas State Archives&lt;/a&gt;:  &quot;After winning reelection in 1998, Bush began his bid for the presidency.&quot;

His reelection was in November 1998, his Governors trip to Israel was in December of that year- fundraising for the presidency officially began three months later in March 1999.

(Karen Hughes- of the governor&#039;s press office- probably edited and &lt;i&gt;personalized&lt;/i&gt; the trip report; who wrote the first draft- is anybody&#039;s guess. Netanyahu?  Sharansky?)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#86 (timeline tidbits)</p>
<p>According to the <a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/40078/tsl-40078.html" rel="nofollow">Texas State Archives</a>:  &#8220;After winning reelection in 1998, Bush began his bid for the presidency.&#8221;</p>
<p>His reelection was in November 1998, his Governors trip to Israel was in December of that year- fundraising for the presidency officially began three months later in March 1999.</p>
<p>(Karen Hughes- of the governor&#8217;s press office- probably edited and <i>personalized</i> the trip report; who wrote the first draft- is anybody&#8217;s guess. Netanyahu?  Sharansky?)<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4166009', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Buckie Boy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Buckie Boy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;the odds now favour a US recession&quot; we have been in a recession for some time now, thank dipsh!t GW666 for that with his propaganda about Iran, and his illegal war and occupation of Iraq.

After 911 - My pay was cut 25%, have not had a raise since. Now at 51 my wife has to work just to make ends meet.

Gas in Seattle, 3.45, tomatoes 1.65 each, you do the math.

I hate you GW666, you are a criminal and should be taken out of office.

Bush/Cheney
Hague Trials &#039;09

Buck Fush</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;the odds now favour a US recession&#8221; we have been in a recession for some time now, thank dipsh!t GW666 for that with his propaganda about Iran, and his illegal war and occupation of Iraq.</p>
<p>After 911 &#8211; My pay was cut 25%, have not had a raise since. Now at 51 my wife has to work just to make ends meet.</p>
<p>Gas in Seattle, 3.45, tomatoes 1.65 each, you do the math.</p>
<p>I hate you GW666, you are a criminal and should be taken out of office.</p>
<p>Bush/Cheney<br />
Hague Trials &#8216;09</p>
<p>Buck Fush<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4165998', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: mary</title>
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		<dc:creator>mary</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>snow-moon - I read your link (as painful as it was) and saw the comments on the Golan Heights.  My understanding is that Syria agreed to attend the Annapolis ME conference because they were told that they could bring up the Golan Heights issue.  Your link indicates that they may be wasting their time.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>snow-moon &#8211; I read your link (as painful as it was) and saw the comments on the Golan Heights.  My understanding is that Syria agreed to attend the Annapolis ME conference because they were told that they could bring up the Golan Heights issue.  Your link indicates that they may be wasting their time.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4165968', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: mary</title>
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		<dc:creator>mary</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Comment by missmolly â€” November 26, 2007 @ 9:55 am

Also, regarding the Saudi rapes (of both the woman and man), the woman&#039;s lawyer has had his law license revoked  and &quot;has been ordered to attend a disciplinary hearing at the Ministry of Justice next month&quot;.

&quot;Al-Lahim (her lawyer) said he is appealing the decision to bar him from representing the victim and has a meeting with Justice Minister Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh on Monday.&quot;  That would be today.

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/17/saudi.rape.victim/
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/19/saudi.rape.victim/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/24/saudi.rape/index.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Comment by missmolly â€” November 26, 2007 @ 9:55 am</p>
<p>Also, regarding the Saudi rapes (of both the woman and man), the woman&#8217;s lawyer has had his law license revoked  and &#8220;has been ordered to attend a disciplinary hearing at the Ministry of Justice next month&#8221;.</p>
<p>&#8220;Al-Lahim (her lawyer) said he is appealing the decision to bar him from representing the victim and has a meeting with Justice Minister Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh on Monday.&#8221;  That would be today.</p>
<p><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/17/saudi.rape.victim/" rel="nofollow">http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/17/saudi.rape.victim/</a><br />
<a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/19/saudi.rape.victim/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/19/saudi.rape.victim/index.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/24/saudi.rape/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/24/saudi.rape/index.html</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4165948', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: snow-moon</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4165943</link>
		<dc:creator>snow-moon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;found this:&lt;/i&gt;

&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/govbush.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;governor bush visits israel in 1998&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>found this:</i></p>
<p><a href="http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/govbush.html" rel="nofollow">governor bush visits israel in 1998</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4165943', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Leftside Annie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Leftside Annie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>83 - RU - got it in one.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>83 &#8211; RU &#8211; got it in one.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4165937', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: snow-moon</title>
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		<dc:creator>snow-moon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Bush has never visited Israel as president&quot;

Has he ever visited?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Bush has never visited Israel as president&#8221;</p>
<p>Has he ever visited?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4165925', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: RUCerious</title>
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		<dc:creator>RUCerious</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Taken together, they tell me that the Shiite have recognized that the central government doesn&#039;t have to move toward reconciliation, and that the Amerikans will be OK with that.
After all, the Amerikans are funding and financing the regional and tribal Sunni militias, trying to have it both ways.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Taken together, they tell me that the Shiite have recognized that the central government doesn&#8217;t have to move toward reconciliation, and that the Amerikans will be OK with that.<br />
After all, the Amerikans are funding and financing the regional and tribal Sunni militias, trying to have it both ways.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4165909', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Witch1</title>
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		<dc:creator>Witch1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you, Juan C....Good to read you here....How is every thing in your corner of the world.?..Blessings</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you, Juan C&#8230;.Good to read you here&#8230;.How is every thing in your corner of the world.?..Blessings<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4165900', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: toasterhead</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/26/thinkfast-november-26-2007/comment-page-2/#comment-4165894</link>
		<dc:creator>toasterhead</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Taken together, those two news articles tell an interesting story, donâ€™t they?

Comment by Leftside Annie â€” November 26, 2007 @ 11:33 am&lt;/i&gt;

Yes - that Iraq is trying to undo at least some of the horrible mistakes made by Jerry Bremer.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Taken together, those two news articles tell an interesting story, donâ€™t they?</p>
<p>Comment by Leftside Annie â€” November 26, 2007 @ 11:33 am</i></p>
<p>Yes &#8211; that Iraq is trying to undo at least some of the horrible mistakes made by Jerry Bremer.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4165894', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Juan C.</title>
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		<dc:creator>Juan C.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great post, Sharon.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great post, Sharon.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4165890', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Bush Cover Ups</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bush Cover Ups</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf will be sworn in a civilian President of the country for next five years on Thursday, 

ha ha ha so much for democracy in Pakistan</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf will be sworn in a civilian President of the country for next five years on Thursday, </p>
<p>ha ha ha so much for democracy in Pakistan<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4165888', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Leftside Annie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Leftside Annie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;b&gt;Iraq to seek long-term US presence&lt;/b&gt; 

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer 

BAGHDAD - Iraq&#039;s government, seeking protection against foreign threats and internal coups, will offer the U.S. a long-term troop presence in Iraq in return for U.S. security guarantees as part of a strategic partnership, two Iraqi officials said Monday. 
 
The proposal, described to The Associated Press by two senior Iraqi officials familiar with the issue, is one of the first indications that the United States and Iraq are beginning to explore what their relationship might look like once the U.S. significantly draws down its troop presence.

http://tinyurl.com/2z2ndb

And this one:

&lt;b&gt;Iraq parliament hears draft law on former Baathists &lt;/b&gt;

By Mariam Karouny 
 
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bill that would ease curbs on former members of Saddam Hussein&#039;s Baath party joining Iraq&#039;s civil service and military was read in parliament on Sunday, but was rejected by a powerful Shi&#039;ite faction. 

It marked the first time parliament has taken up any of several bills that the United States says are vital to helping reconcile majority Shi&#039;ites and minority Sunni Arabs.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>Iraq to seek long-term US presence</b> </p>
<p>By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer </p>
<p>BAGHDAD &#8211; Iraq&#8217;s government, seeking protection against foreign threats and internal coups, will offer the U.S. a long-term troop presence in Iraq in return for U.S. security guarantees as part of a strategic partnership, two Iraqi officials said Monday. </p>
<p>The proposal, described to The Associated Press by two senior Iraqi officials familiar with the issue, is one of the first indications that the United States and Iraq are beginning to explore what their relationship might look like once the U.S. significantly draws down its troop presence.</p>
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<p><b>Iraq parliament hears draft law on former Baathists </b></p>
<p>By Mariam Karouny </p>
<p>BAGHDAD (Reuters) &#8211; A bill that would ease curbs on former members of Saddam Hussein&#8217;s Baath party joining Iraq&#8217;s civil service and military was read in parliament on Sunday, but was rejected by a powerful Shi&#8217;ite faction. </p>
<p>It marked the first time parliament has taken up any of several bills that the United States says are vital to helping reconcile majority Shi&#8217;ites and minority Sunni Arabs.</p>
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<p>Taken together, those two news articles tell an interesting story, don&#8217;t they?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4165884', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good Morning all, great post&#039;s...I will take a tiny item and leave it for you to comment on or not...Regarding the rape victom in Saudi Arabia....Picture in your head bush and the saudi prince holding hand&#039;s and walking through the crawford ranch garden...Now remember 9/11 along with the 15 bomber&#039;s supported by the saudi prince and his wife...That&#039;s right it has been proven and written about that the prince and his wife funded the 15 or 16 bomber&#039;s and they passed it off as they didn&#039;t know who they were sending all those ton&#039;s of doller&#039;s to.Yah right.....What on earth would bull shit bush do about a rape victom.? Absolutely nothing when one consider&#039;s he did nothing but reward the very people that financed the most recent tragedy in our time...There is no leap here...The saudis are not our friend&#039;s yet they get the treatment of king&#039;s even though they are responsible.....Iraq was not responsible, yet they get the bomb&#039;s droped on them...Iran isn&#039;t at fault and they may be next....The worst president and administration in our history.....What the hell are we going to do about it?...I&#039;m going to back a candidate and work like hell to get him in office to end all this insanety......Blessings</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good Morning all, great post&#8217;s&#8230;I will take a tiny item and leave it for you to comment on or not&#8230;Regarding the rape victom in Saudi Arabia&#8230;.Picture in your head bush and the saudi prince holding hand&#8217;s and walking through the crawford ranch garden&#8230;Now remember 9/11 along with the 15 bomber&#8217;s supported by the saudi prince and his wife&#8230;That&#8217;s right it has been proven and written about that the prince and his wife funded the 15 or 16 bomber&#8217;s and they passed it off as they didn&#8217;t know who they were sending all those ton&#8217;s of doller&#8217;s to.Yah right&#8230;..What on earth would bull shit bush do about a rape victom.? Absolutely nothing when one consider&#8217;s he did nothing but reward the very people that financed the most recent tragedy in our time&#8230;There is no leap here&#8230;The saudis are not our friend&#8217;s yet they get the treatment of king&#8217;s even though they are responsible&#8230;..Iraq was not responsible, yet they get the bomb&#8217;s droped on them&#8230;Iran isn&#8217;t at fault and they may be next&#8230;.The worst president and administration in our history&#8230;..What the hell are we going to do about it?&#8230;I&#8217;m going to back a candidate and work like hell to get him in office to end all this insanety&#8230;&#8230;Blessings<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4165878', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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