HOT5 Daily 1/5/2009

1. "Car burning as a cultural phenomenon" It's just a New Year's tradition in France?

Representative Sample: 1,147 torched cars and Yahoo news is trying to make it sound like so much fireworks

2. "Obama's Army: The Red Army" No, not that Red Army.  An analysis of military policy challenges for Obama.

Representative Sample: Members of the U.S. Army, Marines, Air Force and Navy voted overwhelmingly Republican on November 4, 2008.

3. "2010 Senate Races--Finally, time for Republicans to Play Offense" Senate strategy for the next election.

Representative Sample: 2010 will be the first election since 2oo4 that the Republicans can take the shackles of the Bush Presidency off, and start playing offense.

4. "Detainees: Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is “Ally”"  Who wants the Guantanamo detainees? How about Australia? No, they'll pass.

Representative Sample: Yet another of our vociferous anti-detention “allies” has refused to take detainees

5. "New Zealand Air Force: “Impotent”" New Zealand has no fighter jets in service.  Seriously, zero.

Representative Sample: Eight years ago New Zealand became the first advanced nation to abandon air combat.


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