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Rumors On The Internets: A Somber Piece
- Ed Peck, chief of the U.S. mission to Iraq under Jimmy Carter, defends Hezbollah. [Hot Air]
- Talking Points Memo launches new sub-site called Election Central. [TPM's Election Central]
- CNN this AM: "In keeping with her mood and to reflect the world crises she tackles daily, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans to play a somber piece of music to her Asian colleagues in Malaysia this week. 'It is not a time that is frivolous. It is a serious time. I will play something that is in accordance with my serious mood,' said Rice, who had just attended a conference in Rome aimed at helping resolve the Lebanon crisis." [Crooks and Liars]
- "'Malice' has several definitions, but the legal definition that applies to homicide is 'the intention or desire to cause harm to another through an unlawful or wrongful act without justification or excuse.' It's intent that's at issue here, not evil motives. And there's no question that doctors who perform abortions or harvest stem cells have intent aplenty." [Political Animal]
