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David Espo / Associated Press:
Reid Likely to Oppose Roberts' Nomination — Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid has told associates he intends to oppose confirmation of John Roberts as chief justice, Senate sources said Tuesday as rank and file Democrats began staking out positions on the man named to succeed the late William H. Rehnquist.
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Liza Sabater / c u l t u r e k i t c h e n:
Feminist Bloggers Say No to John Roberts: Atom Feed — To members of the Judiciary Committee and the Senate: — We are a group of writers who are passionately committed to supporting women's basic freedom as citizens of the United States. We are appealing to you as free citizens dedicated …
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Editor and Publisher:
'Black Tuesday' Continues: NYT Co. Cutting 500 Jobs — NEW YORK The New York Times Co. announced a staggering staff reduction plan Tuesday that will likely mean some 500 job loses at the company's many properties, including an expected 45 newsroom positions at The New York Times newspaper and 35 at The Boston Globe.
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Mark / Mark in Mexico:
The Gray Lady springs some leaks — The New York Times announces a staggering staff reduction, including 45 jobs from the newroom, alone. — The New York Times may have stepped in it, big time, with their version of pay-per-view for OP/ED columnists. Editor and Publisher …
Michelle Malkin:
NO MORE CRONYISM: BUSH DHS NOMINEE DOESN'T DESERVE THE JOB — **updated** — Another disastrous crony appointment in the making — This is Julie Myers, President Bush's nominee to head the the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security.
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Associated Press:
Failed Suicide Bomber: I Was Kidnapped, Drugged — BAGHDAD, Iraq — A suicide bomber captured before he could blow himself up in a Shiite mosque claimed he was kidnapped, beaten and drugged by insurgents who forced him to take on the mission. The U.S. military said its medical tests indicated the man was telling the truth.
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Confederate Yankee:
Lie Like al-Zarqawi , Squeal Like Ali — When you have to kidnap, beat and drug your troops to get them to go into battle, I think it is safe to say that the war is not going well for you: … So much for al-Zaraqawi being "the greatest" if he has to kidnap and drug people to carry out suicide attacks.
John Byrne / rawstory.com:
Email from arrested White House official suggests powerful congressman lied about trip — WASHINGTON — News of David Safavian's arrest Monday ricocheted through the Washington political scene like a gunshot. — Safavian, 38, who oversaw $300 billion in federal procurement for President George W. Bush …
Associated Press:
Peace Activist Sheehan Hurt at Rally — Peace Activist Cindy Sheehan Says She Was Roughed Up at New York Rally Scuffle — NEW YORK Sep 20, 2005 — Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan said Tuesday she was hurt slightly in a scuffle that erupted when police broke up a rally as she was at the microphone.
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Sadie / fistfuloffortnights.net:
Apples and Oranges Ideas* … As the rumour goes, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway were literary rivals of sorts. Though both men were disciples of literary realism, their methods were startingly different. Hemingway was the man's man of a writer, who wrote of war, whales, and whetting one's appetite for adventure.
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Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Scandal Visits the White House — The Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal reached into the White House yesterday, picking off President Bush's top procurement official — who just barely had time to resign before being arrested. — The federal charges against David Safavian stem from his tenure …
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Scott Johnson / Weekly Standard:
Wielding the Hatchet — AS SPECIAL COUNSEL to President Richard Nixon Charles Colson was known as Nixon's hatchet man and one of the most hated men in America. After he left the Nixon administration he was caught in the snare of Watergate. Although he was only peripherally involved in the scandal …
Shawn Macomber / National Review:
Rock On! — At first glance, Eric Paone does not seem your typical conservative true believer. The 35-year-old guitarist of the New Hampshire thrash metal band Candy Striper Death Orgy (yeah, no typo) has a flowing mane of hair, swears like he's in a Make-the-Sailor-Blush contest and cackles as he relates dirty jokes.
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Incompetence, Not Racism — If you told me that George W. Bush is a dummy, I would argue with you but understand why you thought so: all those idiotic statements. But if you told me, as some have been implying, that Bush is a racist or that he doesn't care about black people …
BBC:
War crimes chief accuses Vatican — The Vatican is helping Croatia's most wanted war crimes suspect evade capture, a top UN prosecutor alleges. — Carla del Ponte, chief prosecutor for war crimes in the former Yugoslavia, has said she believes Gen Ante Gotovina is hiding in a monastery in Croatia.
CNN:
Rita strengthens to Category 2 — Keys residents told to 'hunker down' — MIAMI, Florida (CNN) — Hurricane Rita strengthened to a Category 2 storm Tuesday as it pounded the Florida Keys with heavy rain and strong wind. — People still in the Keys were told Tuesday it was too late to flee.
