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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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James Lileks / Newhouse News:
The Sorry State of Modern Civic Memorials — How best to memorialize the victims of Katrina? Some would love a statue of President Bush in a dunce cap, strumming a guitar, with a quote on the plinth from Howard Dean: "He doesn't care about people." But an actual statue is out of the question …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Flight 93 Memorial Will Be Modified — Our feedback has apparently caused some second thoughts on behalf of the Flight 93 memorial board and its selected designer, Paul Murdoch. Murdoch has agreed to consider modifications to his design that will address the concerns of his critics, probably by renaming the Crescent of Embrace:
Washington Post:
Roberts Frustrates Committee Democrats — Democratic senators angrily accused John G. Roberts Jr. yesterday of hiding his views on end-of-life questions, privacy and other contentious issues, but the nominee to be the nation's 17th chief justice refused to be drawn out …
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Patrick / OxBlog:
OH, WHAT THE HECK, I'LL LIVE BLOG IT: 6:57 pm Eastern Time: My enthusiasm about the Hitchens-Galloway grudge match is perhaps best reflected in the fact that it's 1 am where I am, and I'm up blogging. I'm watching this courtesy of the Democracy Now website, which is quite nobly broadcasting the debate online.
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New York Times:
Support for Bush Continues to Drop, Poll Shows — WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 - A summer of bad news from Iraq, high gasoline prices, economic unease and now the devastation of Hurricane Katrina has left President Bush with overall approval ratings for his job performance and handling of Iraq …
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reformtheun.org:
summit draft outcome document approved in the general assembly — New York, 13 September 2005 — After weeks of intense negotiations, mixed sentiments were shared in the GA following the approval this evening of a final draft outcome document that will now be submitted to heads of state …
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Washington Post:
Insurgents Kill 160 in Baghdad — Toll From Day-Long Wave of Attacks Is Largest in Iraqi Capital Since Invasion — BAGHDAD, Sept. 14 — Insurgents struck the Iraqi capital Wednesday with at least a dozen attacks that targeted Shiite Muslim civilians, Iraqi security forces and American troops …
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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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Ian / The Political Teen:
Federal Judge Rules Pledge of Allegiance Unconstitutional … Athiests account for 902,000 or 0.4% of the US population. Those who believe in a God or some sort of a higher being account for over 86% of the US population. It is amazing that such a small minority can rule over a large majority.
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Bill Crawford / All Things Conservative:JUDGE RULES PLEDGE UNCONSTITUTIONAL
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Michelle Malkin:
INSIDE AIR AMERICA: THE LOAN SCANDAL DEEPENS — Inside Air America: The loan scandal deepens — by Brian Maloney and Michelle Malkin — Part of a continuing investigative blog series — 9/14/05 — If you believe Air America, Al Franken, and their clueless defenders …
David Crary / Associated Press:
La. Drawing Up Charges for Flood Deaths — The arrest of two nursing-home owners in the deaths of 34 people marked the beginning of what prosecutors said Wednesday is a large- scale investigation into whether New Orleans-area hospitals and other institutions neglected their patients during Hurricane Katrina's onslaught.
Washington Post:
Bush to Request More Aid Funding — President Bush will call tonight for an unprecedented federal commitment to rebuild New Orleans and other areas obliterated by Hurricane Katrina, putting the United States on pace to spend more in the next year on the storm's aftermath than it has over three years …
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Day 3 of the Roberts hearings. — Let's run through Day 3 of the Roberts hearings. I see we start with the tail end of the first round. Yesterday I thought I'd missed the last two, Sam Brownback and Cryin' Tom Coburn. But here they are, starting us off this morning.
New York Times:
Speech Is Expected to Focus on Vision for Reconstruction — WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 - President Bush is to pledge in an address to the nation from New Orleans on Thursday night that the federal government will provide housing assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina and also help reimburse …
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War and Piece
Virginia / Dynamist Blog:
What's Wrong with Think Tanks? — Dan Drezner wonders why think tanks do such lousy, superficial work when they could be addressing important questions, in part by translating academic research. — Well, Dan, let me tell you the way of the world. For the most part, think tank donors …
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Marginal Revolution