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Associated Press:
NY Times Cutting 500 Jobs, 4 Percent Of Work Force — NEW YORK — The New York Times Co. said Tuesday it would cut about 500 jobs, or about 4 percent of its work force, as part of an ongoing effort to reduce costs. The reductions come atop another 200 jobs that were cut earlier this year.
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Vodkapundit, Power Line, Donklephant, Dan Gillmor's blog, tapscottscopydesk.blogspot.com, War and Piece and SobekPundit
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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.
Radio Blogger:
Don't get stuck on stupid — New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin held a press conference a little bit ago, and started losing control to a media pool assembled that was showing signs of panic, due to the previous incompetence in the region by the local and state government. Lt. Gen. Russel Honore stepped in and literally took over.
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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.
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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Kristen Lombardi / villagevoice.com:
Cindy Sheehan Takes on the Democrats, Hillary Clinton … Cindy Sheehan, the rising star of the anti-war movement, remembers when people used to think of her as one of those crazy activists, speaking out for a cause, inconveniencing all who stumbled onto her path.
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Arianna Huffington / huffingtonpost.com:
Plamegate: The John Bolton Connection — I'm now hearing that the investigation may be inching closer to never-confirmed UN Ambassador John Bolton. — According to two sources, Bolton's former chief of staff, Fred Fleitz, was at least one of the sources of the classified information …
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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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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.
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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 …
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 …
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 …
ArrMatey / Stop the ACLU:
Last push for petition on ACLU fees — let's stop the extortion racket — As I write this, the online petition to change federal law (specifically 42 USC section 1988) has 16,243 signatures. The petition is designed to encourage Congress to put an end to the abused and misused mechanism …
Washington Times:
Probing Able Danger — Tomorrow's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Pentagon's top-secret military intelligence unit known as Able Danger should be quite a show. Rep. Curt Weldon, who deserves most of the credit for bringing the formerly forgotten unit to public attention …
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 …
