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Calpundit comments on Republicans vs. the Environment, and what I agree is very strange news that Halliburton will no longer report fuel costs to the US military. If a fraud occurs in Iraq, and no record is kept, does it make a crime?

Juan Cole notes that the CIA is already busily training an Iraqi secret police, because you can't call yourself a civilized society unless you have secret police. Also, the Interim Governing Council reports that the CPA is offended by the idea of UN involvement in Iraq. It seems clear that the best course for Iraq probably involves offending the tar out of the Coalition Provisional Authority.

Talk Left gives us the latest drug war news courtesy of the Drug War Rant which she highly recommends.

A bit ago, Kos commented on Bush's burn rate, which is unsurprisingly high. Even, it could be said, profligate.

Atrios finds an article that takes apart accusations that upholding the law makes you weak, notes that the Labor Department is telling employers how to evade paying overtime.

Kicking Ass points to Helen Thomas' own collection of Bush administration war quotes, and to an article outlining an increase in healthcare costs for soldiers.

How To Save The World on our stories, why they're important, and how to write a new one. Also, some ideas about the uses and future of blogging.

Off the Kuff collects the identical RNC compliments to state parties, and talks about Texas A&M legacy admissions.

See the Forest on the war on PBS, and points out some funny numbers in the initial unemployment numbers.

Sisyphus talks about the military's response to panic attacks, the many things you'd probably rather not know about livestock feed, and how Dubya averted the risk that we might engage in diplomacy with Iran.

At the Left Coaster, Mary reviews the Hutton inquiry in Britain, and we're encouraged to remind people what was said in last year's state of the union.

At Baghdad Burning, we are wished a happy new year by someone who has started marking time by the explosions. Erm, not feeling that this is a shining moment for western civilization.

To The Barricades posted on Willie Nelson's protest song.

Over at Wampum, the Koufax nominees for best post are up, the consumer price index is examined, and we get a peek back at an early Rehnquist legal atrocity.

Whiskey Bar on slander and the dehumanization of liberals.

Slacktivist notes that the Business section of most papers excludes the concerns of most business participants, and briefly touches on some interesting news stories.

Jim Hightower notes that soon, college will move out of reach for many, talks about how Tyco's Kozlowski used company money to buy jewelry for his wife and hush up the help, and gives us a peek into the merger of drug companies and government medical research.

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