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Burt Herman / Associated Press:
North Korea Pledges to Drop Nuke Programs  —  BEIJING - North Korea agreed Monday to stop building nuclear weapons and allow international inspections in exchange for energy aid, economic cooperation and security assurances, a breakthrough that marked a first step toward disarmament after two years of six-nation talks.
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Associated Press:
Negotiators: N. Korea to halt nuke programs  —  In breakthrough, Pyongyang vows to rejoin arms treaty, allow inspectors  —  BEIJING - North Korea pledged to drop its nuclear weapons development and rejoin international arms treaties in a unanimous agreement Monday at six-party arms talks …
Edward Cody / Washington Post:
N. Korea Vows to Quit Arms Program  —  Nuclear Agreement Set at 6-Nation Talks  —  BEIJING, Sept. 19 — China announced Monday that negotiators from six nations have reached agreement under which North Korea pledged to dismantle its nuclear arms program in return for recognition and aid from the United States and its Asian allies.
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere and Wonkette
CNN:
U.S. optimistic about N. Korea nuke deal
Discussion: danieldrezner.com
CNN:   Text of N. Korea talks agreement
Scott Ott / ScrappleFace:
North Korea Vows to Give Up Nukes, Lying
Jesse Taylor / Pandagon:
Stupid S**ts  —  PowerLine may be the dumbest sacks in the history of dumb sackdom.  It's not just that they're dumb sacks, it's that they're dumb sacks the threads of whose existence are drawn from high-dumbass worms found in rare and near-impassable mountains, spun by monks of s**theadery trained …
Discussion: Eschaton
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
UNCHARTED TERRITORY, ONCE AGAIN  —  In recent years, the Democrats have violated many of the tacit conventions of civility that have enabled our political system to work for more than two centuries.  Yesterday another barrier fell, and once again, we entered uncharted waters …
Agence France Presse:
Clinton launches withering attack on Bush on Iraq, Katrina, budget  —  WASHINGTON (AFP) - Former US president Bill Clinton sharply criticised George W. Bush for the Iraq War and the handling of Hurricane Katrina, and voiced alarm at the swelling US budget deficit.
Lorie Byrd / PoliPundit.com:
Bill Clinton Is No-Class Slime  —  Big surprise: … "Breaking with tradition?"  Yeah, but he did that way back shortly after Bush was elected.  (Anyone who cares to Google that could certainly find quite a few examples in a few seconds.)  Also, I specifically remember Clinton supporting Bush's invasion …
Chester / The Adventures of Chester:
Clinton the Strategist: A Dissection
Discussion: Opinion Journal
Geir Moulson / Associated Press:
Germany Weighs Next Move After Election  —  BERLIN - Conservative leader Angela Merkel and the chairman of Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats said Monday they both had initiated contacts with potential coalition partners as they wrestled over what government will emerge from Germany's inconclusive parliamentary election.
Discussion: AMERICAblog and Ace of Spades HQ
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Carter-Baker Panel to Call for Voting Fixes  —  Election Report Urges Photo IDs, Paper Trails And Impartial Oversight  —  Warning that public confidence in the nation's election system is flagging, a commission headed by former president Jimmy Carter and former secretary of state James …
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David Brunnstrom / Reuters:
Afghans vote despite Taliban raids
Reuters:
AFGHANISTAN: High turnout and little violence as nation votes
Discussion: Winds of Change.NET
BBC:
Afghanistan holds landmark vote
Discussion: protein wisdom
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Juan / Informed Comment:
One to Two Billion Dollars Missing at Ministry of Defense
Discussion: Daimnation!
Ellen Knickmeyer / Washington Post:
U.S. Claims Success in Iraq Despite Onslaught  —  BAGHDAD — Using enemy body counts as a benchmark, the U.S. military claimed gains against Abu Musab Zarqawi's foreign-led fighters last week even as they mounted their deadliest attacks on Iraq's capital.  —  But by many standards …
Stephen Moore / Opinion Journal:
The GOP's New New Deal  —  The bill for Katrina may fall due next November.  —  There's an old adage that no one in Washington can tell the difference between $1 million and $1 billion.  Seldom has that Beltway learning disability been more vividly demonstrated than in the weeks since Katrina.
Discussion: The Right Coast and GOP Bloggers
US News:
A Different Path for Hurricane Campbell  —  It's probably the most important story about the media's coverage of Hurricane Katrina that you didn ' t read: Today, Weekend Edition coanchor Campbell Brown 's gutsy and heartfelt reports cemented her position as NBC's top choice to replace the Today show's Katie Couric.
J.D. / evolution:
rino sightings XI: hornitarian jihad  —  [Editor's note: This post will remain first for the time being.  New posts are below this one.]  —  Feel the point of the horn, infidel extremists!  Your Kool-Aid will stain the carpeted halls and Herman Miller walls of your party headquarters!
Discussion: Diggers Realm and Argghhh!
Robert Novak / Chicago Sun Times:
Schumer is no match for Roberts  —  Democratic Senators Charles Schumer of New York and Dianne Feinstein of California had tried to hide their frustration while questioning Judge John G. Roberts Jr. for the second time last week.  But once the confirmation hearing ended …
Discussion: Hugh Hewitt and Betsy's Page
Cathy Young / Boston Globe:
Muslims and the Holocaust  —  RECENTLY IN England, four Muslim-staffed committees appointed to advise Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Cabinet on issues related to Islam have come up with a recommendation: Get rid of an official event viewed as offensive to Muslims.  What event would that be?
Discussion: Dhimmi Watch and Solomonia

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