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“Spc. Dustin R. Donica, 22, of Spring, Texas, was killed Thursday by small arms fire in Baghdad, the Defense Department said.”

UPDATE: Flashback to Tony Snow at the 2,500th U.S. fatality: “It’s a number, and every time there’s one of these 500 benchmarks people want something.”

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Today on CNN:

WOLF BLITZER: Can you justify deploying more U.S. troops into what you believe is a civil war?

SEN. ARLEN SPECTER (R-PA): On this day, for the record, Wolf, I would say no.

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News Hounds

We end this sad year and embark on a new one by marking a horrific milestone: 3,000 U.S. military personnel have been killed in Iraq as of December 30, 2006. 46,880 military personnel have suffered "non-mortal" injuries. That's a total of 49,880 deaths or injuries suffered by our kids in a war that George W. Bush & Co. lied us into and that had nothing whatsoever to do with 9/11. 31 kids died last week alone while Bush dithered, or whatever the hell he's doing.

And even though we allegedly went to Iraq to, well, one of ...   more »

News Hounds

This may be the season of joy and brotherhood but there seems to be a sizeable number out there who haven't gotten into the holiday spirit. Must be the war on Christmas!

Nevertheless, we wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year. And while you're sipping on your champagne, here are a few selections from our mailbag.

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You are all a bunch of communist crack-pipes.

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Subject: You are the weirdest pack of Lefties....................
Saw your "Grisly Goul-Fest...." article. God help us if any of you come to power. You will get us all killed.

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Today on Fox News Sunday, Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), the outgoing chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said President Bush should have congressional support before he announces any plan for escalation in Iraq. “[I]n the past, the administration has been inclined not to disregard Congress but to not take Congress very seriously. I think this time Congress has to be taken seriously.”

If Bush ignores Congress, Lugar said he should expect “a lot of hearings, a lot of study, a lot of criticism,” and “demands for subpoenas.” Fox host Chris Wallace said, “You saying this could get ugly.” ...   more »

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Today on Fox News Sunday, Bill Kristol said that Saddam Huissein’s execution “could be a milestone on the way towards a more decent and democratic regime in Iraq.”

On NBC, reporter Richard Engle, who is actually in Iraq, provided a reality check. Engle noted that supporters of Hussein “are not the overwhelming majority of people in this country carrying out attacks against american soldiers or against iraqis themselves.” Moreover, because the execution was “tinged by…sectarian overtones” it could “fuel” the “civil war.” Watch it:

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RUSSERT: There have been 75 deaths in the Baghdad area since the ...   more »