links for 2006-11-27

• US interference ‘allowed terror gang to escape’
• A year later, little is clear on warrantless U.S. wiretaps
• Baghdad braces for more reprisals
• Dick Cheney’s mission to expand – or ‘restore’ – the powers of the presidency
• Classified report says Iraq insurgency self-sustaining
• Wave of retaliation sweeps Iraq; Shiite bloc’s threatened walkout could lead to the government’s collapse
• Calls for calm as crowd stones Iraq prime minister
• Sen. Lott attacks Rove
• History offers post-midterm survival tips for President Bush