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Judith / Kesher Talk:
The rumble in the jungle — I don't have time to post more now, but the NYC Liberal Hawks had a fine time at the Hitchen-Galloway "debate" (one of us said in email today: "Aw, that one's not a debate; it's a dwarf-kicking contest.") and I will post more impressions this evening.
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TigerHawk:The Grapple in the Apple — I journeyed to the belly of the beast …
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The Hotline's Blogometer, Decision '08, Exit Zero, gregpalast.com, The Bad Hair Blog, The Belmont Club, Dr. Sanity and Sister Toldjah
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
This worries me. Note the added emphasis. The clip comes from a piece in tomorrow's Post about yet another huge funding bill the president will roll out tomorrow for Katrina aid, which the Post says will cost more next year than the entire cost of the Iraq war thus far ... Regain public confidence in who?
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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 …
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Investor's Business Daily:
It's Better To Give — Spending: Having fallen, the federal deficit recently lost its appeal as a political issue. Now it's back. Disaster relief expenditures have set off the yammering. — The first federal relief package for the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast was $10.5 billion in emergency funds.
Editor and Publisher:
Reuters Photog Captures Bush at U.N. With 'Bathroom Break' Note — NEW YORK In what seems destined to become one of the most joked about photos of the month, a well-known Reuters photographer on Wednesday captured President George W. Bush scribbling a note to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a session at the United Nations.
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Confederate Yankee:
E&P: The "Straight Poop?" — Editor and Publisher reports: … It isn't until the end of the fourth paragraph that we see the note: … Focus on that line. — I downloaded the photo and resized it to 800 pixels wide by 458 pixels tall. It is very clear that the comment …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
Scott Helman / Boston Globe:
Wiretap mosques, Romney suggests — Pushes gathering of intelligence — WASHINGTON — Governor Mitt Romney raised the prospect of wiretapping mosques and conducting surveillance of foreign students in Massachusetts, as he issued a broad call yesterday for the federal government to devote far …
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:
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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 …
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 …
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
A Conservative, Yes, but Not a Scalia — After two days of often intense questioning of John G. Roberts Jr. by the Senate Judiciary Committee, a new image of President Bush's nominee for chief justice of the United States is coming into focus. — Still blurry at the edges …
Matt Margolis / Blogs for Bush:
Roberts Hearings: Live Blogging Day 4 — most recent updates on top... new posts below... 01:43 PM EDT: Bloomberg news contacted me yesterday, and I'll be doing an interview with them later this afternoon. More details later... I will continue to post official transcript from today's hearing …
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