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Washington Post:
Bush Takes Responsibility for Katrina Failures — Bush's Approval Rating Drops To New Low in Wake of Storm — President Bush said today he takes responsibility for any government failures in dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and said the disaster exposed "serious problems" …
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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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Usmc Vet / The Blue State Conservatives:
China: Harvesting Skin of the Executed for Cosmetics Exports — The debate is endless. — Is China an economic partner or a strategic adversary with regards to America? Countless hours are dedicated to determining the nature of the relationship. Yet, at the end of the day …
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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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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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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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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Day 2 of the Roberts hearings. — I'm getting a late start, but I will persevere, beginning at the beginning, with the help of my TiVo. — Arlen Specter starts off the questioning, asking about stare decisis in general and Roe v. Wade in particular. Roberts sticks to the general and avoids the particular.
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Nancy Benac / Associated Press:
Roberts Repeatedly Dodges Roe V. Wade — John Roberts kissed his wife and then, like clockwork, his Supreme Court confirmation hearing was gaveled to order at 9:30 a.m. sharp on Tuesday. By 9:40, he already had dodged the particulars of Roe v. Wade four times.
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Anthony Browne / Times of London:
Europe wins the power to jail British citizens — BRUSSELS has been given the power to compel British courts to fine or imprison people for breaking EU laws, even if the Government and Parliament are opposed. — An unprecedented ruling yesterday by the supreme court in Europe gives Brussels …
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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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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Waiting For Hef's Call — Earlier today, Kurt from Writing History dropped me an e-mail informing me that CQ had won recognition from a major national magazine as one of the top five "winning political blogs", certainly an honor considering the quality of writing across the blogosphere.
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John Byrne / rawstory.com:
Nonpartisan congressional research report finds Louisiana governor took necessary steps — The Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report Tuesday afternoon asserting that Louisiana governor Katherine Blanco took the necessary and timely steps needed to secure disaster relief from the federal government, RAW STORY has learned.
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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.
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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BillHobbs.com:
Bus Story Debunked? — ThinkProgress.org claims that it has "debunked" the claim that New Orleans had a huge bus fleet that it could have used to evacuate the poor from the city before Hurricane Katrina hit, but a careful analysis of ThinkProgress's article makes it clear that the Left-wing website has it wrong.
James Pinkerton / Tech Central Station:
The MSM Bites Back! — Mainstream Media RIP? Not yet. Indeed, for now, the headline should read, "Mainstream Media Rips Bush in Wake of Katrina Crisis." And in fact, the header atop The Boston Phoenix, "Katrina Rips Bush a New One," was far harsher. — As Mark Twain might …
Anna Crowley / wcnc.com:
Farrakhan visits Charlotte's Katrina shelter, criticizes federal response — Minister Louis Farrakhan was in Charlotte Monday to rally support for his Millions More March. However, he did have some choice words about the response to Hurricane Katrina victims some of whom are staying at the Charlotte Coliseum.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
As Questioning Begins, Euphemisms Abound — Early in yesterday's hearing into his nomination to be chief justice, John G. Roberts Jr. took the Senate Judiciary Committee in an unexpected direction, praising Justice Robert H. Jackson, who served as Franklin D. Roosevelt's attorney general before joining the high court.
Tony Blankley / Washington Times:
Needed: Old war spirit in a new war — Attorney General Robert Jackson described the targets and responsibility of the FBI's domestic intelligence activities as involving "steady surveillance over individuals and groups within the United States ... which [are] ready to give assistance …