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David Ignatius / Opinions:
A Shift on Iraq  —  DOHA, Qatar — Posted on a bulletin board at Centcom headquarters here is a 1918 admonition from T.E. Lawrence explaining what he learned in training Arab soldiers: "It is better to let them do it themselves imperfectly than to do it yourself perfectly.
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Fox News:
U.S. Special Forces Kill No. 2 Terrorist in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. Special Forces killed Al Qaeda's (search) No. 2 terror mastermind in Iraq (search), Defense Department officials said.  —  FOX News has confirmed that Abu Azzam (search), who was believed to have been in charge …
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
al Qaeda Commander and 20 Terrorists Killed in Raid
Discussion: The Belmont Club and PrairiePundit
Patrick Ruffini / Patrick Ruffini '05:
September Straw Poll: Tag the Vote  —  You knew it was coming.  —  Last month's GOP primary straw poll got over 17,000 votes (!) and provided reams of state-by-state and blog-by-blog data to chew over.  This month's poll has all the features you know and love — the results by blog referrer …
Washington Post:
FEMA Plans to Reimburse Faith Groups for Aid  —  As Civil Libertarians Object, Religious Organizations Weigh Whether to Apply  —  After weeks of prodding by Republican lawmakers and the American Red Cross, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said yesterday that it will use taxpayer money …
Matthew Sheffield / NewsBusters.org:
Rather: CBS 'Doesn't Want Me to' Pursue Bush Guard Story  —  In a televised interview with former CBSer Marvin Kalb, retired CBS anchor Dan Rather stated that his network will not allow him to continue to pursue the story of President Bush's Air Guard service.
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Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:   "Rather: CBS 'Doesn't Want Me to' Pursue Bush Guard Story"
Los Angeles Times:
Katrina Takes a Toll on Truth, News Accuracy  —  Rumors supplanted accurate information and media magnified the problem.  Rapes, violence and estimates of the dead were wrong.  —  BATON ROUGE, La. — Maj. Ed Bush recalled how he stood in the bed of a pickup truck in the days after Hurricane Katrina …
Associated Press:
Brown blames state and local officials for Katrina response  —  Former FEMA director points to Gov. Blanco, Mayor Nagin  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FEMA director Michael Brown aggressively defended his role in responding to Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday and put much of the blame …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Washington Post:
Picture This: Ben Affleck, Senator From Va.  —  If you liked him as Bennifer . . . you'll love him as Benator!  —  That's the hot new idea being tossed around by Virginia Democrats, who are desperately searching for a big name to challenge the reelection bid of rising GOP star Sen. George Allen next year …
Daniel Williams / Washington Post:
Purported al Qaeda Newscast Debuts on Internet  —  Masked Anchorman Lauds Gaza Pullout, Iraq Attacks, Hurricane Katrina  —  ROME, Sept. 26 — An Internet video newscast called the Voice of the Caliphate was broadcast for the first time on Monday, purporting to be a production of al Qaeda …
New York Times:
Corrections  —  An article on Sept. 19 about refugees in a camp in Romania who fled Uzbekistan after it put down an uprising in the city of Andijon misstated a conclusion by Human Rights Watch.  Its report quoted a former detainee who said police officials had told him that the government …
Associated Press:
Hurricane Rita Blog  —  (CBS/AP) This is a running list compiled by CBSNews.com staffers of the latest developments of Hurricane Rita and the recovery efforts underway on the Gulf Coast.  For a look back to fast-breaking events of the Katrina disaster, see our previous blog.
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Opinions:
Louisiana's Looters  —  THE NATION is at war.  It is mired in debt.  It has been hit by floods and hurricanes.  In the face of this adversity, congressional leaders have rightly dropped proposals for yet more tax cuts, and some have suggested removing the pork from the recently passed transportation bill.
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
GOP Leaders Try to Soothe Conservatives  —  Drive Planned to Defuse Ire Over Spending  —  Squeezed between a conservative clamor for spending cuts and the rising cost of hurricane relief, Republican congressional leaders will respond this week with a public relations offensive to win …
Victor Davis Hanson / Opinion Journal:
Ivory Cower  —  University presidents have lost their dignity.  —  Whether or not you agreed with them, university presidents used to be dignified figures on the American scene.  They often were distinguished scholars, capable of bringing their own brand of independent thinking to bear …
White House:
President Discusses Hurricane Effects on Energy Supply  —  Washington, D.C.  —  Fact Sheet: President Bush Discusses Energy Supplies in the Gulf Region  —  In Focus: Energy  —  In Focus: Hurricane Relief  —  THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank Secretary Bodman for welcoming us here at the Energy Department; Secretary Norton.
Discussion: mccannta and Charging RINO
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / Tech Central Station:
Where the Boys Aren't  —  I like to walk around campus on nice days, and sometimes I take pictures.  When I post them on my blog, people always comment on the number of women in them.  But, in fact, that's a pretty accurate reflection of what college campuses look like these days.

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Ellen Knickmeyer / Washington Post:
Baghdad Neighborhood's Hopes Dimmed by the Trials of War
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
There is a rather cryptic article in tomorrow's New York Times …
CNN:
Bush eyes bigger military role in disasters
Discussion: AMERICAblog and corrente
Rush Transcript / Democracy Now:
NBA Player Etan Thomas Slams Bush Administration, Outlines Impact on Poor
Associated Press:
Two arrested in gangland-style murder of Suncruz founder 'Gus' Boulis
Discussion: War and Piece
Rick Hasen / Election Law:
BREAKING NEWS: SUPREME COURT AGREES TO HEAR …
Meghan Clyne / New York Sun:
Rangel's Jibe at President Draws Support From Democrats
Celeste Biever / newscientist.com:
Visits to ER plummet during key baseball games
Brendan Miniter / Opinion Journal:
Penny-Wise Pelosi  —  Democrats try to reinvent themselves …
Discussion: Brendan Nyhan

Earlier Picks:

The Poor Man Institute:
Damaged goods  —  Sully the Pooh is up to his old tricks again:
Joel Kotkin / Opinion Journal:
Hinterland Ahoy!  —  Why don't folks on the Gulf Coast move to the Dakotas?
Rebecca MacKinnon / RConversation:
China: Fear of Smartmobs
crisisgroup.org:
Unmaking Iraq: A Constitutional Process Gone Awry
Associated Press:
Iraq war protester Sheehan arrested
Discussion: The Left Coaster
The BIDINOTTO BLOG:
Join the "Coalition Against Civilization"
watchingamerica.com:
With Torture, America's Enemies Multiply
Discussion: Hullabaloo and TAPPED
BBC:
Cooing at new-born babies banned
Washington Post:
Bush Urges Shift in Relief Responsibilities
 
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