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David Kravets / Associated Press:
Judge: School Pledge Is Unconstitutional — SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge declared the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools unconstitutional Wednesday in a case brought by the same atheist whose previous battle against the words "under God" was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court on procedural grounds.
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Suzanne Herel / San Francisco Chronicle:
Judge rules Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional 'Under God' reference not appropriate for public schools, he says — Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional, a federal court judge ruled today, saying that the pledge's reference to "under God" …
Washington Times:
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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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:THIS IS SURELY THE DUMBEST STATEMENT OF THE WEEK, which is no …
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Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Baghdad Battles — After Tal Afar, al Qaeda strikes in its predictable and brutal fashion: suicide bombs and terror. In Baghdad, a suicide bomber lures in Shiite day-laborers, blows up his truck. Reports indicate 114 killled and 156 wounded in this single incident.
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Lara Jakes Jordan / Associated Press:
Senate Kills Bid for Katrina Commission — WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans on Wednesday scuttled an attempt by Sen. Hillary Clinton to establish an independent, bipartisan panel patterned after the 9/11 Commission to investigate what went wrong with federal, state and local governments' response to Hurricane Katrina.
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Kimberly Hefling / phillyburbs.com:
Architect offers to alter Flight 93 memorial to appease critics — WASHINGTON - The architect of the memorial to a plane downed in western Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001, said Wednesday he would work to satisfy critics who complained that it honors terrorists with its crescent-shaped design.
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Brian M. Riedl / Heritage Foundation:
A "Victory" Over Wasteful Spending? Hardly — House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) today declared "victory" in the battle to eliminate wasteful federal spending. There is simply no fat left to cut from the federal budget, he said. [1] — This comes as quite a surprise to most Americans.
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Ramesh Ponnuru / The Corner on National Review Online:WASTE — Tom DeLay, as Andrew noted, said that government has been …
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Will / Attytood:
This man almost died because of Bush's FEMA — And he has a name — Edgar Hollingsworth. Remember it. Mr. Hollingsworth is 74 years old, and although he was found by California National Guardsmen at death's door inside his house in the flooded Broadmoor section of New Orleans, the wonderful news is that he is expected to live.
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
Bush approval at lowest level of his presidency — NBC/WSJ Poll: Katrina, gas prices and Iraq damage president's support — WASHINGTON — Rocked by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, record-high gas prices, and the continued debate over Iraq, President George W. Bush's public standing …
Feddie / Confirm Them:
On Roberts, stare decisis, and Burkean Originalism — I share many of the substantive sentiments expressed by Andrew in this post, but I would respectfully disagree with his characterization of Roberts as a judicial activist (or, for that matter, an "activist-enabler").
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Joe Strupp / Editor and Publisher:
Swapping Scoops: Every Night the 'NY Times' and 'Wash Post' Exchange Front Pages for the Following Day — NEW YORK When The New York Times on July 16 broke the story of a 2003 State Department memo that had become a key element in the Valerie Plame leak investigation, the paper scored a major exclusive.
Gateway Pundit:
Game, Set, Match — The Katrina Political Blame Game is not playing out well for the Democrats or the MSM according to a new poll. And, today's revelations make the sick political game all but over! — In the words of Paul at Wizbang,... Game, Set, and Match Point! — Game...
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Paul / Wizbang:BLANCO IS TOAST. GAME. SET. MATCH.
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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.
Patrick D. Healy / New York Times:
Concession Sets Up Bloomberg-Ferrer Race — Representative Anthony D. Weiner conceded the 2005 Democratic mayoral nomination today to Fernando Ferrer, the top vote-getter in the race, in hope of avoiding a destructive runoff and strengthening Mr. Ferrer's hand as he begins …
John from WuzzaDem / WuzzaDem:
Another Katrina Myth: Aaron Broussard's "Emotional" Appearance on MTP — In yesterday's Chicago Sun-Times, Richard Roeper called Jefferson Parish, LA president Aaron Broussard's tearful outburst, shown September 4th on Meet the Press, "One of the defining media moments of all the hurricane [Katrina] coverage":