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DeLay declares 'victory' in war on budget fat — House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said yesterday that Republicans have done so well in cutting spending that he declared an "ongoing victory," and said there is simply no fat left to cut in the federal budget. — Mr. DeLay was defending …
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Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Conservatism, R.I.P. — We've all heard rumors that conservatism, as a governing philosophy, was on life support. Under Bush, as the federal government embraced massive deficits, a stronger federal role in education, an expansion of Medicare, a stronger federal role in law enforcement …
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Knight Ridder:
Chertoff delayed federal response, memo shows — WASHINGTON - The federal official with the power to mobilize a massive federal response to Hurricane Katrina was Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, not the former FEMA chief who was relieved of his duties and resigned earlier this week …
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Michelle Malkin / Townhall.com:
Monumental surrender — I am not an architect, but here is my 9/11 architectural philosophy: War memorials should memorialize war. If you want peace and understanding and healing and good will toward all, go build Kabbalah centers. — Please, for the sake of those who have sacrificed …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Issue Senators Dare Not Speak of by Name — Of the many questions to emerge during this morning's confirmation hearing for John G. Roberts Jr., two clearly stood out: Who is Stare Decisis? And what does Roberts think of her? — Thirty-four times this morning, the senators …
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Charles Lane / Washington Post:Sounding Less Conservative but Still Noncommittal
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Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
The Roberts Hearings, Day Three — 11:10 - Fifteen minute break. — 11:09 - Kennedy raises affirmative action. He asks about the weight Roberts would give to a brief filed by military officers. Roberts says it is relevant to whether there is a "compelling governmental interest."
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Melanie / Melanie Phillips's Diary:
Britain's descent into madness (1) — In the September 11 post below, I wondered how the media would respond to the revelations in Sunday's newspapers of extreme anti-Jewish bigotry and Holocaust denial among Muslim advisers to the government on combating Islamist extremism.
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Joe / Joe's Dartblog:
ON THE NEWS — Jalal Talabani is in Washington right now, in the capital of the world's oldest democracy. On behalf of the world's youngest, he thanks President Bush and the "glorious" American people. It is just incredible to see. He is reporting real, quantifiable progress.
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Jay DeFoore / Editor and Publisher:
NYTimes.com To Launch Premium Service Next Monday: Will Fans Pay for Famed Columnists? — NEW YORK Come Monday, Sept. 19, fans of New York Times columnists Maureen Dowd, Paul Krugman, and David Brooks will have to break out their credit cards. Sept. 19 is the launch date of TimesSelect …
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Rex / MNspeak.com:
Trial Of The Century: Keillor V. MNspeak.com — A couple weeks ago, this website received, via the appropriately old-fashioned U.S. Postal Service, a cease and desist letter from Garrison Keillor's attorney. Click inside to read the letter and the unfinished saga of the humorless crank.
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
F.A.A. Alerted on Qaeda in '98, 9/11 Panel Said — WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 - American aviation officials were warned as early as 1998 that Al Qaeda could "seek to hijack a commercial jet and slam it into a U.S. landmark," according to previously secret portions of a report prepared last year by the Sept. 11 commission.
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Washington Post:
Taxes and Transportation Top Va. Debate — Gubernatorial Forums Spark Name-Calling, Accusations — Virginia's candidates for governor engaged in an afternoon of face-to-face recriminations on tax and transportation issues yesterday, clashing during two debates in Fairfax County …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Before getting to the meat of this post, let me stipulate that there are some cases where restoring critical infrastructure after a natural disaster is more important than restoring power to civilian neighborhoods, hospitals or even possibly saving lives. — That said, this seems awfully odd.
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Guardian:
The beauty products from the skin of executed Chinese prisoners — · Cosmetics firm targets UK market · — Lack of regulation puts users at risk — A Chinese cosmetics company is using skin harvested from the corpses of executed convicts to develop beauty products for sale in Europe …
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Amid Katrina Chaos, Congressman Used National Guard to Visit Home — Two Heavy Trucks, Helicopter Were Involved in Lawmaker's Trip at Height of Crisis — Sept. 13, 3005 — Amid the chaos and confusion that engulfed New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck, a local congressman used National Guard troops …
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Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Coleman leads primary by 25-point margin over Kelly … St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly could be in for the fight of his political life after receiving barely half as many votes as former City Council Member Chris Coleman in Tuesday's primary. — In Minneapolis, Mayor R.T. Rybak outpolled …
USA Today:
Governors handle crisis in own ways — In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco has prayed for the dead, comforted the living and defended her leadership after an abrupt emergence onto the national stage. — How does she cope?
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Whose Victory, Exactly? — Last week my son's elementary school raised several thousand dollars for hurricane victims by washing cars. My other son's preschool announced without fuss that a boy from New Orleans would be joining the class. My employer is organizing help …
Bigwig / Silflay Hraka:
The Carnival Of The Vanities Turns Three — The 156th edition of the Carnival of the Vanities is hosted by...us. Three years ago today, give or take a week or so, the CoTV—and the idea of blog carnivals itself, was born. As with so many blog inventions, its genesis is owed …
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