The News Sieve

- Dennis Hastert’s attorney, J. Randolph Evans, goes after the Sunlight Foundation for their reporting on Hastert’s real estate/earmarking scandal. And he should know what constitutes a scandal: Evans was Newt Gingrich’s counsel during the ethics troubles that forced the late House Speaker’s resignation. (And he’s currently chair of the Newt Gingrich Companies.) Evans, writing a column in the Georgia Voice, acknowledged that, “With the legal troubles of Majority Leader Tom Delay, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Committee Chairman Duke Cunningham, and the Chief of Staff of the Office of the Vice President Scott Libby, the mantra of the “culture of corruption” has started to gain some traction.” But, he insisted, “the integrity of President George Bush and Speaker Denny Hastert remains intact.”

- Are we making any progress in Iraq? Here’s an analysis by the Council on Foreign Relations.

- To die or not to die? Why do some young Muslims decide to kill themselves and “seek martyrdom”? (Global Voices)

- A discussion with Robert Baer, the ex-CIA officer stationed in the Middle East, whose story was the basis for “Syriana”. (Harper’s)

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