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4:10 PM ET, August 23, 2006

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Jules Crittenden / Boston Herald:
Asking for it: why terrorism vs. Fox TV is not news  —  It's been over a week since Fox TV newsmen Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig were abducted in Gaza.  Until today's terrorist video by the Holy Jihad Brigade, showing them both alive and demanding the release of Muslim prisoners in America …
Mary Katharine Ham / Townhall.com:
BREAKING: Previously Unknown 'Holy Jihad Brigades' Claims Centanni Kidnapping, Demands Release of Muslim Prisoners  —  Heard on Fox: Al-Jazeera is reporting that the Holy Jihad Brigades is claiming responsibility for the Centanni/Wiig kidnappings.  —  Group gives 72-hour deadline for the release …
BBC:
Video shows seized Gaza reporters
Ann Althouse / New York Times:
A Law Unto Herself  —  TO end her opinion in American Civil Liberties Union v. National Security Agency — the case that enjoins President Bush's warrantless surveillance program — Judge Anna Diggs Taylor quoted Earl Warren (referring to him as "Justice Warren," not "Chief Justice Warren," …
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Conflict of Interest Is Raised in N.S.A. Ruling  —  The federal judge who ruled last week that President Bush's eavesdropping program was unconstitutional is a trustee and an officer of a group that has given at least $125,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union in Michigan, a watchdog group said Tuesday.
ACLU:
ACLU of Washington Defends Free Speech Rights of Lt. Ehren Watada  —  Brief Filed for Soldier Facing Court Martial for Opposition to Iraq War  —  TACOMA, WA — In a military justice case that has drawn wide attention, the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington is backing the free speech rights …
CNN:
12 arrested after Northwest Airlines turned back  —  Passengers 'looked into plastic bags, passed cell phones'  —  AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (CNN) — Dutch police said Wednesday that 12 passengers were in custody after a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Mumbai, India, returned to Amsterdam when several people on board aroused concern.
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Toby Sterling / Associated Press:
12 detained after NWA flight returns to Amsterdam
Discussion: The Agonist
Associated Press:   Dutch Arrest 12 From U.S. Airliner
Associated Press:
Alaska Gov. Murkowski Concedes Defeat in GOP Gubernatorial Primary  —  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Republican Gov. Frank Murkowski, whose perceived missteps over the past four years have turned him into one of the most unpopular governors in state history, soundly lost his bid for re-election …
Discussion: The Fix and Wonkette
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Matt Volz / Associated Press:
Gov. Murkowski Concedes Defeat in Alaska
Discussion: Democrats.com and Drug WarRant
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
E&P editor attacks bloggers over Reutersgate  —  I was going to make the title, "E&P editor attacks bloggers over Reutersgate, misrepresents pretty much everything," but his article's only the first of two parts.  So perhaps the misrepresentations will be addressed in today's exciting conclusion.
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Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
In Defense of War Photographers
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WWB / Blog P.I.:
L'Affaire GoldFrisch III: We All Knew This Was Coming  —  This post was co-written with Tim Dreier of The One-Handed Economist; both of us are graduates of the University of Oregon in Eugene, where Deb Frisch now lives.  As a matter of full disclosure, we've had a few scrapes with Frisch of our own …
Jim VandeHei / Washington Post:
Comments Haunt Another Senator  —  In a moment of unusual candor for a veteran senator fighting for his political life, Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) offered this blunt self-assessment a few months ago: "I can self-destruct in one sentence," he told supporters.  "Sometimes in one word."
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Michael Noer / Forbes:
Don't Marry Career Women  —  Guys: A word of advice.  Marry pretty women or ugly ones.  Short ones or tall ones.  Blondes or brunettes.  Just, whatever you do, don't marry a woman with a career.  —  Why?  Because if many social scientists are to be believed, you run a higher risk of having a rocky marriage.
Will / Attytood:
"Rockey I": If it sounds too good to be true...  The good news is that CNN seems to have finally stop obsessing over John Mark Karr.  Instead, they've found a new soap opera to go ga-ga over, Katrina survivor Rockey Vaccarella, who drove his FEMA trailer from his home in ravaged St. Bernard Parish …
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Zalmay Khalilzad / Opinion Journal:
The Battle of Baghdad  —  Rampant insecurity—and a detailed plan to combat it.  —  BAGHDAD—Although there has been much good news to report about security progress in Iraq this summer—the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the handover of security responsibility for Muthanna province …
Norman Podhoretz / Opinion Journal:
Is the Bush Doctrine Dead?  —  The president's critics are wrong.  That includes the neocons.  —  In recent months, we have been bombarded with reports of the death of the Bush Doctrine.  Of course, there have been many such reports since the doctrine was first promulgated at the start …
John McCarthy / Associated Press:
McCain faults administration on Iraq  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Republican Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record), a staunch defender of the Iraq war, on Tuesday faulted the Bush administration for misleading Americans into believing the conflict would be "some kind of day at the beach."
Henry Chu / Los Angeles Times:
Israel Regroups on Approach to War Inquiry  —  The government pulls the plug on its panel while Olmert considers whether to heed calls for a broader probe.  Troops push for resignations.  —  JERUSALEM — After one day's work, the Israeli government suspended its review of the way it conducted …
Summer Slump / govexec.com:
ON POLITICS  —  By Heather Greenfield, National Journal's Technology Daily  —  President Bush is not the only one facing falling polling numbers.  Conservative pundit Bill O'Reilly of Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" is having to factor in his own losses when it comes to Internet traffic.
Discussion: Andrew Sullivan, MyDD and Raising Kaine
Senator Bill Frist:
Fixing the Federal Spending Problem  —  On the road tonight, after a full day with great candidates and committed patriots in Alabama.  While scrolling down Instapundit a little while ago, I found a blog post from Andrew Stuttaford at The Corner, discussing the Federal Funding Accountability …
Senator Joseph Lieberman / Rasmussen Reports:
Connecticut Senate: Lieberman, Lamont Still in a Toss-Up  —  Lieberman (I) 45% Lamont (D) 43%  —  America's two-party system generally marginalizes Independent and third-party candidacies, but every once in a while a contest shows the system is not set in concrete: Ross Perot running for President …
 
 
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