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Lorie Byrd / PoliPundit.com:
Hell, Yes! — I will comment on the actual speech later, but did anyone else see the interviews with the people watching the President's speech from the Astrodome on ABC? They were live and took place immediately following the speech. I was bracing myself for a bunch of Bush-bashing …
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Washington Post:
President Bush Delivers Remarks on Hurricane Katrina Recovery — SPEAKER: GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES — BUSH: Good evening. I am speaking to you from the city of New Orleans — nearly empty, still partly under water, and waiting for life and hope to return.
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Bush Vows New Orleans Will Rise Again In Massive Gulf Coast Reconstruction — President George Bush has called for a massive reconstruction of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, coupled with an enterprise zone, more clearly delineated lines of federal and military authority — plus more local control.
CNN:
Bush pledges nation's help for Gulf Coast — Federal government to lead rebuilding, president says — Programming Note: Former President Bill Clinton talks to Larry King about Katrina relief efforts and his global initiative, Friday, 9 p.m. ET. — NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) …
Daryl Lang / pdnonline.com:
PDNEWSWIRE — Reuters Explains Photo Of Bush Bathroom Note — Don't blame the photographer. — That's the message from Gary Hershorn, a picture editor for Reuters, about the photo yesterday that shows President George W. Bush writing an all-too-human note during a UN meeting.
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Mary Madigan / Exit Zero:
Notes from the Hitchens/Galloway debate — Someone called this a debate between a Trotskyite and a Stalinist. It was a Left vs. Left debate. Neither side was standing up for the Bush administration, although Galloway tried to tar Hitchens with that brush.
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Judith / Kesher Talk:The rumble in the jungle
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Washington Times:
DeLay declares 'victory' in war on budget fat — CAGW and the Heritage Foundation also suggest rescinding the 6,000-plus earmarked projects in the recently passed highway bill. — But Mr. DeLay said those projects are "important infrastructure" and eliminating them could undermine the economy …
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Seth Sutel / Associated Press:
Times to Charge for Access to Columnists — NEW YORK — The marquee columnists for The New York Times' Op-Ed page _ including Thomas L. Friedman, Maureen Dowd and Frank Rich _ generate lots of interest and discussion online. Now, the paper is hoping they'll also generate something else: cash.
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Washington Post:
Bad Start in Gaza — ONLY DAYS after the final withdrawal of Israeli forces, the Gaza Strip is on the verge of anarchy. Despite promises to impose law and order, the Palestinian Authority has allowed mobs of looters and armed extremists to rampage through former Jewish settlements …
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Washington Post:
Study: Half of All Teens Have Had Oral Sex — Slightly more than half of American teenagers ages 15 to 19 have engaged in oral sex, with females and males reporting similar levels of experience, according to the most comprehensive national survey of sexual behaviors ever released by the federal government.
The MinuteMan / JustOneMinute:
We Hear From Former FEMA Chief Brown — Brownie, you give a heck of an interview! Former EMA head Michael Brown chats with the NY Times, and blames the debacle in New Orleans on everyone but the weatherman. … Well, fine, the locals were inept. But doesn't that mean that the White House needed to fill the leadership void?
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Robert / Jihad Watch:
Stalinism at CAIR: photo doctored for Islamic correctness — What happens if a woman shows up for a CAIR photo-op without a hijab? No problem! They'll just Photoshop one on! — These photos were kindly sent to me by Jihad Watch reader Ana. Above is a screenshot of CAIR's front page …
hughhewitt.com:
A Good Speech by a Good Man — Perfect pitch returned tonight, and the president's looks backward and forward were on target. As Chris Matthews observed, it sounded a little LBJ/FDR-like in its vows about the underclass of the recovery region, but that is exactly why it worked so well …
wwltv.com:
A sausage — looted or not — lands elderly church leader in prison — KENNER — Merlene Maten undoubtedly stands out in the prison where she has been held since Hurricane Katrina. The 73-year-old church deaconess, never before in trouble with the law, now sleeps among hardened criminals.
Hoodlumman / File it Under:
Blog Linkage, A Case Study — In the world of blogging, there are two types of blogs - blogs and spam blogs. — Ok. Not really. There are thousands of types of blogs. There are political blogs (no kidding), medical blogs, science blogs, teaching blogs, literature blogs, cat blogs …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-NY), chairman of the NRCC (the GOP House reelection committee), tells his fellow House Republicans to abandon Social Security phase-out for the rest of this Congress. And since they won't do it in this Congress, you better believe they won't try it in the next since …
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