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Edward Cody / Washington Post:
N. Korea Vows to Quit Nuclear Arms Program  —  Officials Warn That Long Negotiations Lie Ahead Regarding Verification Procedures  —  BEIJING, Sept. 19 — North Korea pledged Monday to abandon its entire nuclear program, but U.S. officials including President Bush and other diplomats participating …
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Jacob Gershman / New York Sun:
Protester Sheehan Presses Clinton To Withdraw Support for War  —  War protester Cindy Sheehan came to New York last night with a blunt warning for Senator Clinton: End your support for the war in Iraq or else.  —  Visiting New York City for the first time since leaving her campsite outside …
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Sarah Ferguson / villagevoice.com:
NYPD Unplugs Cindy Sheehan … Cindy Sheehan may be the Rosa Parks of the anti-war movement.  But that didn't stop members of the New York Police Department from marching into the crowd of about 150 people gathered in Union Square Monday to hear her speak and yanking away the microphone.
CNN:
Bush approval rating at 40 percent  —  Majority disapprove of the handling of Katrina, Iraq  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush's vow to rebuild the Gulf Coast did little to help his standing with the public, only 40 percent of whom now approve of his performance in office, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday.
Washington Post:
New Orleans Suspends Reopening of City  —  The mayor of New Orleans today suspended a controversial plan to allow displaced residents to return to the flood-ravaged city, citing the approach of another storm this week on a path similar to that of the devastating Hurricane Katrina.
Discussion: SoCalPundit and PunditGuy
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CNN:
Al-Zawahiri downplays U.S. efforts in Afghanistan  —  U.N. report: No shortage of terrorism recruits worldwide  —  (CNN) — In a videotape that aired Monday on the Arabic-language TV network Al-Jazeera, Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahiri, downplayed U.S. efforts in Afghanistan …
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Kimberly Palmer / govexec.com:
Key OMB official arrested  —  David Safavian, who was chief of procurement policy in the Bush administration's Office of Management and Budget until late last week, was arrested Monday on charges of making false statements and obstructing a federal investigation.
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Associated Press:
Former White House Official Arrested
Discussion: Eschaton
The Prowler / American Spectator:
That Sinking Feeling  —  DEAD AGENDA  —  Publicly, the White House will tell you that it intends to push ahead with two of its big legislative issues throughout the fall: making permanent the first term tax cuts and Social Security reform.  —  Even privately, with the political …
Discussion: RAGGED THOTS and AMERICAblog
ABCNEWS:
Clinton Rips Bush Fiscal, Tax Policies  —  Interviewed on ABC News' 'This Week,' Former President Calls Tax Cuts Combined with Deficit Spending 'Wrong'  —  Sept. 18, 2005 — Former President Bill Clinton slammed President Bush's fiscal and tax policies in an interview broadcast today on ABC News' "This Week."
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The MinuteMan / JustOneMinute:   Bill Clinton Loses Mind, Memory
Kerry-Edwards Press Room:
Senator John Kerry's Speech at Brown University  —  Providence, RI - Thank you for your invitation to be here.  It's rare for me to speak at a university like Brown.  Usually I don't speak at a football factory.  I want to personally thank those of you who generously lent your efforts to my campaign last year.
Katrina Tweedie / Times of London:
Scotland tops list of world's most violent countries  —  A UNITED Nations report has labelled Scotland the most violent country in the developed world, with people three times more likely to be assaulted than in America.  —  England and Wales recorded the second highest number of violent assaults …
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!
Robert F. Worth / New York Times:
Iraqi Working for Times Is Killed, Relatives Say  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, Sept. 19 - An Iraqi journalist and photographer working for The New York Times in Basra was found dead early this morning in Basra after being abducted from his home by a group of armed men wearing masks and claiming to be police officers, relatives said.
Discussion: TAPPED and The Big Pharaoh
Houston Chronicle:
Galveston asks residents to leave  —  GALVESTON - With the National Hurricane Center's official forecast naming Galveston as Rita's most likely Gulf Coast target later this week, island officials are calling for a voluntary evacuation and considering a mandatory evacuation.
The Anchoress:
Bill Clinton's Captive Heart?  —  The blogosphere and the folks in the press are all of a doo-dah because Bill Clinton "leveled sharp criticism" at President Bush, because he "launched a withering attack" on his successor (something his predecessor, it must be said, refused to do when Clinton was in office).
Michelle Caruso / NY Daily News:
'Extreme' tragedy  —  'Ugly' mom sues ABC for nixing makeover  —  LOS ANGELES - The producers of "Extreme Makeover" promised Deleese Williams "a Cinderella-like" fix for a deformed jaw, crooked teeth, droopy eyes and tiny boobs that would "transform her life and destiny."
Mark Steyn / Telegraph:
By the time Germans decide, it'll be too late  —  If you want the state of Europe in a nutshell, skip the German election coverage and consider this news item from the south of France: a fellow in Marseilles is being charged with fraud because he lived with the dead body of his mother …
Discussion: Betsy's Page and BrothersJudd Blog

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