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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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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.
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Jlgolson / StormTrack:They aren't called the Miami Hurricanes for nothing...
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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 …
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MSNBC:
An emotional moment and a misunderstanding — Story of a mother's desperate calls from nursing home skewed — WASHINGTON - The Jefferson Parish president's emotional retelling of a mother's desperate calls from a New Orleans nursing home included details that conflict with the timeline of the tragedy.
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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.
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.
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 …
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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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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!
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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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."
Bull Moose:
One Cheer for Roberts — Senator Moose would vote to confirm Roberts. The Moose knew of Judges Bork, Thomas and Scalia, although he was not their friend. And John Roberts is no Bork, Thomas or Scalia. Roberts has shown that he is no originalist extremist. He is apparently respectful of precedent.
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 …
Sally Jenkins / Washington Post:
By Hook or by Crook, Surviving Storm — Miss. Officials Used Ingenuity — and the Occasional Misdeed — to Get Job Done — GULFPORT, Miss. — Hurricane Katrina has transformed Mississippi's mayors into car thieves, and senators into blockade runners. Isolated by the initial hit of the storm …
