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Associated Press:
Iranian President Says Nuclear Program Poses No Threat — KHONDAB, Iran — Iran's hard-line president on Saturday inaugurated a heavy-water production plant, a facility the West fears will be used to develop a nuclear bomb, as Tehran remained defiant ahead of a U.N. deadline that could lead to sanctions.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:Surprise! Iran opens heavy-water production plant
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Associated Press:Iran, defying United Nations, opens plant for producing heavy water
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Fox News:
Captors Release Two FOX News Journalists Kidnapped in Gaza Aug. 14 — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Two FOX News journalists were released by their kidnappers Sunday, nearly two weeks after they were taken hostage in the Gaza Strip. — The freeing of FOX correspondent Steve Centanni, 60 …
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DEBKAfile:
DEBKA-Net-Weekly 267 Revealed: Palestinian warlord Zakaria Dughmush (picture) kidnapped the Fox News journalists on behalf of Hamas — The Hamas team which abducted Israeli soldier Gilead Shalit on June 25 sought to ease the pressure for his release by staging a more spectacular snatch.
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White House:
President's Radio Address — THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. — Earlier this week, I had coffee with Rockey Vaccarella in the White House. Rockey is from Saint Bernard Parish in Louisiana, and he and his family lost everything they owned to Hurricane Katrina.
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Talking Points Memo:
I used the word "refugees" in an earlier post to describe those who were dispaced by Katrina. TPM Reader DW objects: … I am aware of that concern, which was raised frequently in the weeks following Katrina. The "negative connotation" that DW and others refer to is that "refugee" suggests second-class citizenship.
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Mrs. Clinton Offers to Raise Money for Lamont Campaign — In a private meeting at her Chappaqua, N.Y., home on Friday, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton offered to help Ned Lamont in his battle to unseat Senator Joseph I. Lieberman by sponsoring a fund-raiser, campaigning by his side and lending him one of her top political strategists.
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Neil Vigdor / Stamford Advocate:
Hillary Clinton pledges to back Lamont — Ned Lamont's winding road from the political fringe to the darling of his party took him to the Chappaqua, N.Y., home of U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton yesterday, where the former first lady pledged her full support for the Senate nominee over coffee.
Desi / Mia Culpa:
Down, down, down! — Newsweek: — Bush's approval rating has taken a slight dip since the last NEWSWEEK Poll in mid-August. While 38 percent of respondents approved and 55 percent disapproved of his job performance back then, now 36 percent approve and 56 percent disapprove.
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Unmesh Kher / Time:
Poll: Iraq, Lebanon Hurt the U.S. War on Terror — In survey, 59% say Bush has no clear policy to deal with terrorism, but his job-approval ratings improve — While President Bush may be getting a slight uptick in his job-approval numbers, the situation in Iraq and Lebanon has been a setback in the war on terrorism, Americans say.
Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:
The Man Who Said Too Much — A book coauthored by NEWSWEEK's Michael Isikoff details Richard Armitage's central role in the Valerie Plame leak. — Katsumi Kasahara / AP (l.) ; Lawrence Jackson / AP — According to a new book, the State Department has known for years that Armitage (left) outed Plame
Michael Portillo / Times of London:
France about-turns into a bigger military mess — 'Il faut aller à Gorazde. " ("We must push through to Gorazde. ") The French defence minister would repeat it like a chant. It was 1995. In Srebrenica, a United Nations so-called safe haven in Bosnia, 8,000 men had been slaughtered by Bosnian Serbs.
Wesley J. Smith / Weekly Standard:
Science by Press Release — "NEW STEM CELL METHOD avoids destroying em-bryos," the New York Times headline blared. "Stem cell breakthrough may end political logjam," chimed in the Los Angeles Times. "Embryos spared in stem cell creation," affirmed USA Today.
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Michelle Roberts / Associated Press:
Army Corps worries about Big Easy levees — NEW ORLEANS - Despite aggressive efforts to repair the New Orleans levee system following the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, it isn't clear yet whether it could withstand a hurricane with heavy storm surge this year, the head of the Army Corps of Engineers conceded Saturday.
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:Despite Steps, Disaster Planning Still Shows Gaps
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Iain Dale / Iain Dale's Diary:
Fined for Being a Christian — I was listening to the news this morning and caught the tail end of a piece which I thought said that a footballer had been arrested to making the sign of the cross during a football match. Nah, I thought. Must have misheard.
Sarah El Deeb / Associated Press:
Israel seeks troops from Muslim nations — JERUSALEM - Israel said Saturday it was encouraging some Muslim countries to send peacekeepers to southern Lebanon, a contribution that would lend credibility to the heavily European force. — EU nations pledged 6,900 troops Friday …
Robert Salladay / Los Angeles Times:
Gov. Settles Suit Brought by Former TV Host — SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has settled a lawsuit in London brought by a former British TV host who accused the governor of fondling her and later said the governor's aides had smeared her reputation, attorneys for both sides said today.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Israeli airstrike on Reuters SUV? (Update: Video added) — The BBC says the cameraman, Fadel Shana, is with Reuters. The other journalist, who is seriously injured, is affiliated with a local website. Three bystanders were also hurt. Witnesses say the car was clearly marked "TV" on all sides.
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