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Associated Press:
Former White House Official Arrested — WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Bush administration official was arrested Monday on charges he made false statements and obstructed a federal investigation into his dealings with lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to court documents and government officials.
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U.S. Newswire:
Former GSA Official Charged with Making False Statements, Obstructing Federal Investigation — WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ — A former General Services Administration (GSA) official was arrested on charges of making false statements and obstructing an investigation by the GSA's Office …
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.
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Daily Kos, MyDD, The Moderate Voice, Eschaton, The Left Coaster, Basie!, Oliver Willis and Basie!
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USA Today:
President hits new lows in poll — WASHINGTON — Americans' view of President Bush and his leadership has soured in the wake of dismay over the government's response to Hurricane Katrina, the course of the Iraq war and the future of the economy. — Bush's rating for handling each …
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.
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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 …
CNN:
Official: British troops freed in jailbreak — Saddam nephew gets life; suicide bombs kill 10 south of Baghdad — BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — A British armored vehicle escorted by a tank crashed into a detention center Monday in Basra and rescued two undercover troops held by police, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official told CNN.
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The Moderate Voice
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Mary Curtius / Los Angeles Times:
House GOP Scraps Plan for Joint Probe on Hurricane Response — WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans signaled today that they have abandoned their plan to conduct a joint House-Senate probe of the government's response to Hurricane Katrina. — In announcing a joint probe this month …
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.
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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Barton Gellman / Associated Press:
Recruits Sought for Porn Squad — The FBI is joining the Bush administration's War on Porn. And it's looking for a few good agents. — Early last month, the bureau's Washington Field Office began recruiting for a new anti-obscenity squad. Attached to the job posting …
The MinuteMan / JustOneMinute:
Bill Clinton Loses Mind, Memory — Bill Clinton chatted with former staffer George Stephanopoulos about Bush, Iarq, and Katrina; as they discussed the evacuation plan for New Orleans, it appeared that Mr. Clinton forgot that at one time he had been President himself:
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Ryan Parry / mirror.co.uk:
EXCLUSIVE: UP IN FLAMES — Tons of British aid donated to help Hurricane Katrina victims to be BURNED by Americans — HUNDREDS of tons of British food aid shipped to America for starving Hurricane Katrina survivors is to be burned. — US red tape is stopping it from reaching hungry evacuees.
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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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 …
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.
The Therapist:
Nagin To Recieve Rabies Shots Amid Attempts To Repopulate Still-Flooded New Orleans — "I have my finger on the pulse of 1,200 bus drivers" says Mayor — Mayor Nagin (right), argues that reintrocing the New Orleans populace to underwater homes will "stimulate the economy."
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Jesse Taylor / Pandagon:
IN DEFENSE OF CURSING — Or, "Why I Ironically Gives No F**ks". — I've received a few e-mails over the past week about my choice of language around these parts. It mainly comes in the context of responses to particularly extreme cases of conservative nutjobbery in which I use cursewords …
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 …
