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6:35 AM ET, August 29, 2006

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CNN:
Attorney: Karr won't be charged with JonBenet's murder  —  Adjust font size:  —  BOULDER, Colorado (CNN) — Schoolteacher John Mark Karr will not be charged with the murder of 6-year-old beauty pageant competitor JonBenet Ramsey, Karr's attorney said Monday.
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Paula Woodward / KUSA-TV:
Sources: Karr's DNA not a match, charges won't be filed  —  KUSA - 9NEWS has confirmed from two sources that the DNA taken from John Mark Karr does not match the DNA samples taken from the crime scene in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case.  —  9NEWS has also confirmed from different sources …
Washington Post:
Karr Won't Be Charged In Death of JonBenet  —  Prosecutor Says DNA Samples Did Not Match  —  Prosecutors dropped their case against John Mark Karr in the decade-old killing of JonBenet Ramsey on Monday, abruptly ending a 12-day whirlwind that reached halfway around the globe …
Discussion: Rantingprofs and Don Surber
Jon Sarche / Associated Press:
John Mark Karr freed in JonBenet case
The Smoking Gun:
Case Against JonBenet Suspect Collapses
Discussion: Tammy Bruce
New York Times:
Bush Cites Progress in Gulf Coast Visit  —  On the eve of the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, President Bush returned to the devastated Gulf Coast today promising to continue federal assistance, and eagerly pointing out signs of progress.  —  "It's amazing, isn't?" he told a gathering under a sweltering sun.
Discussion: True Blue Liberal
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Paul / Wizbang:
THE KATRINA VIDEO CONGRESS DIDN'T WANT YOU TO SEE
Discussion: Dean's World and The Daily Brief
New York Times:
Real Wages Fail to Match a Rise in Productivity  —  With the economy beginning to slow, the current expansion has a chance to become the first sustained period of economic growth since World War II that fails to offer a prolonged increase in real wages for most workers.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Pronouncing Blame on the Israel Lobby  —  It was quite a boner.  —  University of Chicago political scientist John Mearsheimer was in town yesterday to elaborate on his view that American Jewish groups are responsible for the war in Iraq, the destruction of Lebanon's infrastructure and many other bad things.
James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
Best of the Web  —  Roll the Tape  —  Go to the link above to see our latest WSJ.com video, in which we discuss that frivolous antiwiretapping decision, the Democrats' war on Wal-Mart, and Hezbollah's counterfeiting.  —  Eternal Plame  —  Or at least it seemed that way.
Discussion: QandO
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David Corn:
Bush-backers, Armitage and HUBRIS
Mary Katharine Ham / Townhall.com:
Is Stabenow the Secret Holder?  —  Someone's still got a secret hold on the Obama/Coburn legislation, which would create a searchable online database for government spending.  —  Is it Debbie Stabenow?  If so, I'm doubting that will play well in her fight against Bouchard.  —  Update: Hee.
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
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Washington Times:
Israeli general plots war with Iran  —  JERUSALEM — Israel has appointed a top general to oversee a war against Iran, prompting speculation that it is preparing for possible military action against Tehran's nuclear program.  —  Maj. Gen. Elyezer Shkedy, Israel's air force chief …
Celia W. Dugger / New York Times:
Clinton Makes Up for Lost Time in Battling AIDS  —  Bill Clinton spoke with a girl at a treatment center in Lesotho in July.  The Africa trip was his fifth since 2001.  More Photos >  —  RWINKWAVU, Rwanda — Bill Clinton worked the crowd of AIDS survivors, clasping the outstretched hands …
Jerusalem Post:
Column One: Terrorist theater tricks  —  What are we seeing when we watch events from the Middle East on our television screens?  Is it news or is it terrorist theater?  —  Let us observe two media events which occurred on Sunday in Gaza.  Sunday afternoon released hostages …
Pete Du Pont / Opinion Journal:
Trash the 'Compact'  —  An attempt to circumvent the Electoral College is really an urban power grab.  —  For more than 200 years America has chosen its presidents as the Constitution provides: through the Electoral College.  Traditionally, each state has cast its electoral votes …
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Iraqi Troops Battle Shiite Militiamen In Southern City  —  With American combat aircraft providing cover, U.S.-backed Iraqi troops battled radical Shiite militiamen Monday in the southern city of Diwaniyah in one of the first major clashes between the two forces.
Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg:
Democrats See Victory in U.S. House Races, Senate Within Reach  —  Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairman Charles Rangel and Chairman — again — John Dingell.  Those titles will soon sound familiar.  —  Barring an unexpected and big event, Democrats will win control …
Discussion: QandO and Clayton Cramer's BLOG
CNN:
Oops: Impostor scams Louisiana officials  —  Adjust font size:  —  KENNER, Louisiana (CNN) — A man who pulled a hoax on Louisiana officials and 1,000 contractors by presenting himself as a federal housing official said Monday he intended to focus attention on a lack of affordable housing.
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
CTB Special / Counterterrorism Blog:
Hezbollah's propaganda exposed during Annan's visit  —  Editor's Note: Karim is a special correspondent for the Counterterrorism Blog (he posted on July 24) and is currently in Lebanon.  —  Hezbollah's staged mini-demonstration in the southern suburb of Beirut has been exposed by unauthorized media footage.
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Biased BBC
Michael Barone / Real Clear Politics:
A GOP Terror Bump  —  There seems to have been a change in the political winds.  They've been blowing pretty strongly against George W. Bush and the Republicans this spring and early this summer.  Now, their velocity looks to be tapering off or perhaps shifting direction.
Discussion: GOP Bloggers
Sewell Chan / New York Times:
Voters Find Some Machines Harder to Use  —  With New York State facing a looming deadline to modernize its election technology, a new report offers evidence that one of the two major types of voting machines being considered has a higher rate of unrecorded votes, suggesting that it is too confusing for many people.
Discussion: Whiskey Fire
 
 
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New York Times:
Details Emerge in British Terror Case
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Vic Walter Reports / The Blotter:
New Orleans District Attorney Bristles at Criticism, Walks Out of Interview
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
What-Ifs of a Media Eclipse
Discussion: BuzzMachine and Attytood
Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Rumsfeld Cautions on Missile Shield
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Credit Where Credit is Due  —  If you'd asked me six months ago …
Discussion: Hotline On Call and Eschaton
Deb Price / Detroit News:
Black representatives aim for House power
Discussion: The Corner and Sister Toldjah
Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
The Real Losers  —  WHEN GEORGE W. BUSH SAID that the world …
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Everything is always good for the Republicans
NY Daily News:
Moneymen missing  —  Dem rips weak $upport  —  Chicago …
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Ben Grossman / Broadcasting & Cable:
'Chris Matthews' Turns 5
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Geneive Abdo / Washington Post:
America's Muslims Aren't as Assimilated as You Think
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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