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Lorie Byrd / PoliPundit.com:
Hell, Yes! — ***UPDATE (2:15): I found the video! (Thanks Technorati). If you have not seen it, go watch it now. If you saw it I am sure you are already clicking on the link to watch it again. A transcript is also provided. — I will comment on the actual speech later …
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Brent Baker / NewsBusters.org:
To ABC's Surprise, Katrina Victims Praise Bush and Blame Nagin — ABC News producers probably didn't hear what they expected when they sent Dean Reynolds to the Houston Astrodome's parking lot to get reaction to President Bush's speech from black evacuees from New Orleans.
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 …
White House:
President Discusses Hurricane Relief in Address to the Nation — Fact Sheet: President Bush Addresses the Nation on Recovery From Katrina — THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. I'm speaking to you from the city of New Orleans — nearly empty, still partly under water, and waiting for life and hope to return.
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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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Editor and Publisher:
Reuters Says Bush Photo Not 'Malicious,' Reports Wide Interest — NEW YORK With confirmation today that an accidental photo of President Bush at the United Nations on Wednesday, writing a note to Secretary of State Condeezza Rice about a "bathroom break," was indeed real …
David Goldenberg / gelfmagazine.com:Bush's Bathroom Break: The Photographer Speaks
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Bill / PunditGuy:
President Sugar Daddy — Hmm... Did George W. Bush give a speech tonight? It sure looked like him. That guy's voice in the video I downloaded and watched sure sounded like him. — Who stole my president? — Since 9/11, I've become rather confident in my support of George W. Bush.
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Representative John Conyers Jr / commondreams.org:
Conyers Statement on Valerie Plame Resolution — Committee on the Judiciary — H. Res. 420, Resolution of Inquiry to Attorney General Regarding CIA Leak — We are here because the Bush administration refuses to police itself in the midst of criminal and ethical misconduct.
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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.
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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Donna De La Cruz / Associated Press:
Weldon: Atta Papers Destroyed on Orders — WASHINGTON - A Pentagon employee was ordered to destroy documents that identified Mohamed Atta as a terrorist two years before the 2001 attacks, a congressman said Thursday. — The employee is prepared to testify next week before the Senate Judiciary Committee …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Poll: Bush Rating at Record Low — NEW YORK — Two weeks after Hurricane Katrina (search) made landfall on Louisiana, a new FOX News poll finds that Americans think hurricane relief should be President George W. Bush's top domestic priority right now — outdistancing several other hot button issues …
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