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12:15 AM ET, August 29, 2006

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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 …
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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.
Jon Sarche / Associated Press:
John Mark Karr freed in JonBenet case  —  BOULDER, Colo. - Prosecutors abruptly dropped their case Monday against John Mark Karr in the slaying of JonBenet Ramsey, saying DNA tests failed to put him at the scene despite his repeated insistence he killed the 6-year-old beauty queen.
TalkLeft:   John Mark Karr: News Reporting DNA Does Not Match, No Charges to Be Filed
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Blogosphere Unites in Pursuit of Masked Senator  —  Who's trying to stop the government from telling its citizens where their tax dollars are being spent?  Help find out.  —  Just before the August recess, the Senate was set to vote on a bill co-sponsored by Sens. Barack Obama (D-IL) …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:   The Secret Hold In An Open Society
NY Daily News:
Moneymen missing  —  Dem rips weak $upport  —  Chicago Congressman Rahm Emanuel, who leads the Democrats' efforts to retake the House and Senate, is criticizing two of his party's leading allies - George Soros and MoveOn.org - for spending too little on the midterm elections.
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Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Whiner of the Cycle: Rahm Emanuel
Discussion: Say Anything
Solomon Moore / Los Angeles Times:
Deaths Drop in Iraqi Capital  —  Even as the nation's toll climbs by at least 80, including 6 U.S. soldiers, officials credit a military sweep for Baghdad's lower tally this month.  —  BAGHDAD — An ambitious military sweep appears to be dramatically reducing Baghdad's homicide rate …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
FauxPhotography: The NYT cheesecake shot isn't photoshopped  —  Four different people have sent me this alleging that the mike cord has been photoshopped out:  —  Yeah, it looks weird, but there's an innocent explanation.  And the site we owe our thanks to for getting to the bottom of it is ... no, I can't say it.
Amanda / Think Progress:
One Year Later: The Real State Of New Orleans  —  Standing in Jackson Square on Sept. 15, President Bush stated, "This government will learn the lessons of Hurricane Katrina" and promised to "get the work done quickly."  But on the eve of Katrina's one year anniversary, here's a look at the current state of New Orleans:
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Shakespeare's Sister:
Katrina: One Year Later
Ben Grossman / Broadcasting & Cable:
'Chris Matthews' Turns 5  —  Chris Matthews' syndicated political talk show has its fifth anniversary next month.  His MSNBC program Hardball may get more buzz, but The Chris Matthews Show, from NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution, is a force as well.
Discussion: PoliBlog
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.
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
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: David Corn and Political Animal
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 …
Hotline On Call:
72 Hour Program Activated In RI....  Democrats were right in 2004: the Republicans have adopted a draft.  It only applies, however, to party workers employed by state victory committees in the east of the Mississippi.  For many it will be worse than boot camp.
Rasmussen Reports:
Ohio Governor: Strickland Lead Widens to 25 Points  —  Blackwell (R) 32% Strickland (D) 57%  —  During the past several months, Democratic Congressman Ted Strickland's edge over Republican Secretary of State Ken Blackwell has ranged from four to seventeen percentage points.
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 …
Geneive Abdo / Washington Post:
America's Muslims Aren't as Assimilated as You Think  —  If only the Muslims in Europe — with their hearts focused on the Islamic world and their carry-on liquids poised for destruction in the West — could behave like the well-educated, secular and Americanizing Muslims in the United States, no one would have to worry.
Discussion: Jihad Watch, Wizbang and Hyscience
 
 
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Local Republicans May Begin to Back Lieberman
Discussion: LamontBlog
Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
The Real Losers  —  WHEN GEORGE W. BUSH SAID that the world …
David R. Francis / Christian Science Monitor:
Numbers show a second-rate US
William J. Stuntz / Weekly Standard:
Will We Choose to Win in Iraq?
Washington Post:
Watch Out For Voting Day Bugs
Jerusalem Post:
Column One: Terrorist theater tricks
John Hooper / Guardian:
Pope prepares to embrace theory of intelligent design
Telegraph:
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Robert J. Samuelson / Newsweek:
Wal-Mart's A Diversion  —  On any list of the nations major concerns …
Russell Roberts / Cafe Hayek:
Catering to Ignorance  —  I suppose it's a dog bites man story …
Peter Edmonston / New York Times:
At Forbes.com, Lots of Glitter but Maybe Not So Many Visitors
Discussion: BuzzMachine and Media Blog
Opinion Journal:
Hostage Crisis  —  What is Kofi Annan doing for the kidnapped Israeli soldiers?
Telegraph:
Headteacher who never taught again after daring to criticise multiculturalism
Discussion: Barone Blog and Blogs for Bush
Media Research Center:
Election In The Streets  —  How The Broadcast Networks Promote Illegal Immigration
Mary Katharine Ham / Townhall.com:
Why we don't believe you  —  Does the mainstream press ever wonder …
Washington Post:
Securing Future Fiscal Health
 

 
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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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