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David Ignatius is employing the noir western trope to describe the near-completed UN probe into the murder of Lebanese reformer Rafiq Hariri: MORE »

Ah, the good old days in Syria. The lotus flowers were in bloom. The contiguous neighbors were a lot friendlier. You could leave your door unlocked because the police were so effective, they were usually already inside waiting for you when you got home. MORE »

• Conservatives “fear that the president may have jeopardized their dream of fundamentally shifting” the Supreme Court, writes Dan Balz. Newt Gingrich: “[Does the White House] understand that beyond getting past the unhappiness with this choice, there is a profound sense of discontent within the conservative movement?” [WP]
• Conservative senators unconvinced, even after private meetings with Miers. Ken Mehlman: “It’s hard to imagine a president having a better knowledge of a nominee than President Bush has of Harriet Miers.” [WP, NYT, LAT, USAT, WSJ]
• Bush reveals that 10 terrorist attacks have been thwarted since 9/11; says Syria and Iran are “allies of convenience” for Islamic terrorists. [NYT, WT]
• Karl Rove will testify for fourth time in Valerie Plame leak investigation. McClellan: “As part of cooperating fully, that means not commenting on it from here.” [WP, NYT, WSJ, USAT]
• Health officials from 80 countries are meeting today in Washington to prepare for possible avian flu pandemic; Congress ready to commit billions to buy influenza drug. [WP, NYT]

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