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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 …
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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Jacob Gershman / New York Sun:
Anti-War Protesters Call Police 'Stalinists' — The arrest of an organizer of an anti-war gathering yesterday at Union Square that featured Cindy Sheehan provoked a furious reaction from protesters, who pressed up against police officers and called them "pigs," "fascists," and "Stalinists."
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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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Donald Sensing / One Hand Clapping:
Terrorists personnel problems? — Here's an interesting datum about suicide bombings in Iraq: … I noted in November 2004 that, … On the other hand, Saudi expatriate Alhamedi profiled a failed Saudi jihadi named Ahmad who went to Iraq and lived through his self-immolation in Iraq.
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Holly Aho / Soldiers' Angel:
The Cotillion Ball - I'm a Host Again! — Man oh man, I'm trying to get my Cotillion post up all nice and pretty and my computer has become as slow as my brain at 4am. I'm thinking the only way to make it faster is to throw it out the window (at least it'd move faster for about 3 seconds).
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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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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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
The MinuteMan / JustOneMinute:
Media Hype In The Times — David Carr, a regular Times contributor, discovers media hype in the Katrina coverage. — Careful readers will infer that Mr. Carr writes these columns as some sort of a media critic who focuses on television coverage, so the performance of the NY Times itself is given a pass.
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.
