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Fox News:
Bill Bennett Explains His Controversial Remarks — This is a partial transcript from "Hannity & Colmes," September 29, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. — ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: Our top story tonight is the controversy surrounding radio talk show host Bill Bennett.
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Daily Kos:
The Power of Words — Sometimes I have a hard time understanding folks. Here's a case in point — I find it hard to understand why good intelligent folks sometimes do not recognize the power of words. — Two good intelligent Center Left bloggers, Brad DeLong and Matt Yglesias …
CNN:
Bennett under fire for remarks on blacks, crime — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Congressional Democrats blasted former Education Secretary William Bennett on Thursday for saying that aborting "every black baby in this country" would reduce the crime rate, and demanded their Republican counterparts do the same.
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Deacon / Power Line:NO PHILOSOPHICAL DEED GOES UNPUNISHED
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Big Lizards, Wonkette, The Huffington Post, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES and The Corner on National …
David Schraub / The Debate Link:Eyes on the Prize — Noted moral maven Bill Bennett has raised …
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Mark / Mark in Mexico:
China: Happy 56th anniversary — China is celebrating the 56th anniversary of the Peoples Republic of China. China wants to make friends all over the world. Let's take a look at China's friendly overtures to its own people, beginning with the civil war which catapaulted Mao and the communists into power.
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Oregano / Cafe Oregano:
why am i here? — In the very beginning, I knew exactly why I started this little website. Having worked in the technology field for 15 years, I did not know how to spell blog until I met James from Hell in a Handbasket. I liked his site and was inspired to create my own.
Editor and Publisher:
A 'Dear Judy' Letter from 'Scooter' — NEW YORK In a New York Times article today on the latest turn involving Judith Miller, who made a deal with the prosecutor for her release from jail on Thursday, Adam Liptak observes that a series of just-released letters suggest that …
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
BEHIND THE HEADLINES — We have obtained copies of Scooter Libby's letter to Judith Miller dated September 15, 2005, in which he again urged her to testify before the grand jury, and repeated the waiver that he gave her more than a year ago; a letter dated September 16, 2005 …
Tunku Varadarajan / Opinion Journal:
Westchester Housewife — Meet Debra Burlingame, who won a battle at Ground Zero. — Rage renders some people incoherent and others blind. It causes some to flare up—fiercely, but briefly—and then to burn out. In others, it does no more than instill sadness, and paralysis.
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Jason / COUNTERCOLUMN:
Intellectual Honesty in Electric Loveladyland — Steve Lovelady, editor of the prestigious Columbia Journalism Review, loves to dish it out. For instance, when Mark Yost, the editorial page director of the Saint Paul Pioneer Press published an article criticizing the performance …
Wahjoe Boediwardhana / Associated Press:
Bali Bombings Leave 8 Dead, 13 Injured — BALI, Indonesia - Bombs exploded almost simultaneously Saturday in two tourist areas of the Indonesian resort island of Bali, killing at least eight people and wounding 13 others, police and hospital officials said. — The victims included foreign tourists.
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Fausta / The Bad Hair Blog:
Condoleezza Rice's Princeton speech, and Associated Press Deficit Disorder — Yesterday I and a few thousand others listened to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's address at the inagural of the 75th anniversary celebration of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
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Steve / Steve the Pirate:
Carnival of Comedy XXII!! — Disclaimer: It's spacemonkey's fault for the twenty-four hour delay. However, it's better late than never! — So, the Carnival of Comedy turns twenty-two today and I'm still stuck trying to think of an interesting topic to tie it in with. — Pirates, perhaps?
Auditi Guha / Boston Herald:
Tipsy FSU fan loses Senate job — An allegedly foul-mouthed Florida State football fan arrested after the Boston College game has lost her job with a Florida senator. — Amanda Schweitzer, 25, of Winter Park, Fla., resigned from the office of U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Florida), the senator's spokesman announced yesterday.
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Tom Paine / Silent Running:
Podcast flees to Pacific island following Labour win | October 1st, 2005 — In this week's edition of Shire Network News, the official podcast of Silent Running, Laurence Simon imagines himself as a latter-day Francis Scott Key, inspired by...well, lets just say it aint a flag and let you find out.
Associated Press:
Hamas Claims Election Results Distorted — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Hamas militant group accused the Palestinian Election Committee on Saturday of distorting the results of a round of municipal voting to make it appear that Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party — which came out ahead — had swept the poll.
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