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New York Times:
Documents Show Miers's Close Ties to Bush — AUSTIN, Tex., Oct. 10 - "You are the best governor ever - deserving of great respect," Harriet E. Miers wrote to George W. Bush days after his 51st birthday in July 1997. She also found him "cool," said he and his wife, Laura, were "the greatest!" and told him: "Keep up the great work.
Economist:
Merkel clinches it, but the price is high — Germany's two largest parties have agreed to form a "grand coalition" led by Angela Merkel. But Gerhard Schröder's party has got its hands on several key ministries as the price of his giving way — LATE last week, Germans were still bracing …
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Jason DeParle / New York Times:
Liberal Hopes Ebb in Post-Storm Poverty Debate — WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 - As Hurricane Katrina put the issue of poverty onto the national agenda, many liberal advocates wondered whether the floods offered a glimmer of opportunity. The issues they most cared about - health care, housing …
Jay Rosen / PressThink:
The Shimmer: Missing Data at the New York Times — "Whereas a week ago, I was calling it 'Judy Miller's New York Times' to emphasize how she seemed to be the actor-in-chief, I now think it's more than that: a bigger unknown is affecting things. Not only is the Times not operating properly …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:Come Again? — While admiring Jay Rosen's vivisection …
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TalkLeft
Jacob Gershman / New York Sun:
Blogging Prof Fails To Heed His Own Advice — "I shouldn't be doing this. I'll be going up for tenure soon." — It was with those words of self admonishment that an assistant professor of political science at the University of Chicago, Daniel Drezner, inaugurated his Web log in September 2002.
Arianna Huffington / huffingtonpost.com:
Clueless in Phoenix — For the all-time example of a man whistling past the graveyard, check out Bill Keller's jaw dropping comments this past Friday at the Association of National Advertisers conference in Phoenix. — His paper finds itself in the midst of what may turn out to be the worst crisis …
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Eschaton
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New York Times:
A Confirmation Debate in Reverse — The nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court has turned the usual partisan debate about judicial nominations inside out. Republicans have insisted for nearly five years that the president should have broad discretion in choosing judges.
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E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Buckley: The Right's Practical Intellectual — It is time that I confess to an illicit love. I am now, and have been almost all my life, an admirer of William F. Buckley Jr. — The skeptical conservative might say it's easy for a liberal to like this elitist Yale grad who uses big words …
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Bull Moose
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Brian Faler / Washington Post:
A Capitol Hill Presence in the Blogosphere — Lawmakers Try to Balance Value of Openness With The Medium's Blunt Tone — "Suddenly the plane just started dropping," wrote Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.). — "We did this amazing zigzag in — sort of spiral down very fast — and my ears felt horrendous …
Hullabaloo:
The Third Way And The Highway — There is a much discussed report by The Third Way Middle Class Project called "The Politics of Polarization" that purports to analyze the plight of the Democrats and suggests concrete measures to focus the party. Based on a reading of the executive summary …
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Xeni Jardin / Los Angeles Times:
Battle blogging for profit — AS BLOGS become big business, Internet giants have begun trying to profit from new forms of journalism, including war coverage. The results are not encouraging. — Yahoo's latest experiment reveals that it considers war news just another form of entertainment.
Andria Simmons / gwinnettdailypost.com:
Stolen plane found at Gwinnett airport — LAWRENCEVILLE — A $7 million charter jet reported stolen from St. Augustine, Fla., was found Monday at Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field in Lawrenceville. — Crime scene technicians scoured the interior of the Cessna Citation 7 …
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Mark Fitzgerald / Editor and Publisher:
Shield Law Sponsor Lugar: Bloggers 'Probably Not' Considered Journos — INDIANAPOLIS Bloggers would "probably not" be considered journalists under the proposed federal shield law, the bill's co-sponsor, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar (R.-Ind.), told the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) Monday afternoon.
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Hit and Run, Eschaton, Riehl World View, COUNTERCOLUMN, Roger L. Simon, Concurring Opinions, AMERICAblog and Environmental Republican
New York Times:
Military May Propose an Active-Duty Force for Relief Efforts — WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 - The military's Northern Command is developing a proposal to organize a specially trained and equipped active-duty force that could respond quickly to assist relief efforts in the event of overwhelming natural disasters …
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Rantingprofs
doulicia:
Grand Rounds, Vol. 2 Issue 3 — This week's PSA (courtesy of drdeborahserani): — National Depression Screening Day was October 6 — World Mental Health Day was yesterday, October 10 — "A feller wiser than myself once said, 'Sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes the bar, he eats you.'" -The Big Lebowski
Warren Hoge / New York Times:
U.N. Is Gradually Becoming More Hospitable to Israel — UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 10 - Israel recently proposed a United Nations resolution, it submitted its candidacy for a two-year seat on the Security Council, and its prime minister has been warmly received speaking to the General Assembly.
Sebastian Mallaby / Washington Post:
Look Who's Ignoring Science Now — The flip side of Bush cronyism is hostility toward experts — toward people who care about what's what rather than who's who. Economists have depressingly little influence on the Bush economic policy. Climate scientists are incidental to the Bush climate-change policy.
Scott / Environmental Republican:
The Carnival of the RINO's — Sorry about the late RINO posting, but hey, better later than really later. It's been a long week and it's only Monday. Starting with the Eagles suffering an ass-kicking by the hated Cowgirls. I'm full of piss and venom and can't wait to get this carnival started.
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Classical Values
Skymuse / Skymusings:
Misunderstimation and the bigger picture — The nomination of Harriet Miers has conservatives split and arguing amongst themselves. Beyond being silly, pointless, and counterproductive, I find it all very puzzling. — Like everyone else, I scratched my head and said "Who?" upon hearing of the nomination.
