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Ed Sealover / Gazette:
Hefley ponders run at seat as write-in — Rep. Joel Hefley is seriously considering running as a writein candidate to retain his seat rather than risk handing it over to Republican nominee Doug Lamborn. — In meetings with national political consultants, Hefley and his supporters have come …
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Associated Press:
Perry calls special election for DeLay's unexpired term — AUSTIN — Republican Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday called a Nov. 7 special election to temporarily fill the seat left vacant when former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay resigned. — DeLay, a Republican whose term would have expired in January, resigned in June.
CNN:
Iran's leader calls for TV debate with Bush — Adjust font size: — TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called on U.S. President George W. Bush to participate in a "direct television debate with us," so Iran can voice its point of view on how to end world predicaments.
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Associated Press:
Rumsfeld: Bush foes lack courage on terror — Adjust font size: — SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Tuesday accused critics of the Bush administration's Iraq and counterterrorism policies of lacking the courage to fight terror.
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Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Rumsfeld: Terrorists Manipulating Media — FALLON NAVAL AIR STATION, Nev. (AP) — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Monday he is deeply troubled by the success of terrorist groups in "manipulating the media" to influence Westerners. — "That's the thing that keeps me up at night …
Associated Press:
Former VP candidate Jack Kemp to campaign for Lieberman — NEW LONDON — Sen. Joe Lieberman, running for re-election as an independent after losing the Democratic primary and being abandoned by top-ranking Democrats earlier this month, will campaign with former Republican vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp, Lieberman said Tuesday.
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Volcanic Ash — A totally independent, slightly irreverent and hopelessly idealistic view of people and events in Hawai'i and beyond. David Shapiro has covered Hawai'i and national news for 38 years as a reporter, editor and columnist. — Reach David at volcanicash@gmail.com.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Reuters van attack: 70mm unguided rocket? — So I e-mailed Noah Shachtman of Defense Tech and asked him to look at the photo of the Reuters van that was hit by the IAF in hopes of identifying what ordnance they used. While conceding that the damage looked "strange, strange," …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Fauxtography: The incredible disappearing Katie (Update: Innocent explanation?) (Bumped) — She's on the Adnan Hajj diet. Try it and watch the pounds melt away from your waist and neck. — Unfortunate side effect of the Adnan Hajj diet: your chin is sharpened to the point where it can cut glass.
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
The Glenn & Helen Show: Richard Posner on Terrorism and the Constitution — With the fifth anniversary of the September 11th attacks coming up, we thought we'd talk to law professor and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner, whose latest book, Not a Suicide Pact: The Constitution …
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Plame Out — THE RIDICULOUS END TO THE SCANDAL THAT DISTRACTED WASHINGTON. — I had a feeling that I might slightly regret the title ("Case Closed") of my July 25 column on the Niger uranium story. I have now presented thousands of words of evidence and argument to the effect that …
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Anne E. Kornblut / New York Times:
Bush Visits Gulf Coast, Stressing Progress — On the eve of the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's strike here, President Bush returned to the devastated region on Monday promising to continue federal assistance and, with his presidency still under the shadow of the slow response to the storm …
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DefenseLINK:
Address at the 88th Annual American Legion National Convention — Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, Salt Lake City, Utah, Tuesday, August 29, 2006 — Tom [American Legion Commander Tom Bock], I understand that your son is flying a Chinook in Iraq …
Griff Witte / Washington Post:
On YouTube, Charges of Security Flaws — Ex-Lockheed Worker Takes Concerns Over Coast Guard Ships to the Web — Michael De Kort was frustrated. — The 41-year-old Lockheed Martin engineer had complained to his bosses. He had told his story to government investigators. He had called congressmen.
Jason DeParle / New York Times:
Star of the Right Loses His Base at the Border — MUNCIE, Ind. — He supports tax cuts and the war in Iraq. He opposes stem cell research and the Medicare drug plan. He is a master of his movement's medium, talk radio. Jesus Christ is his personal savior and Ronald Reagan his political idol.
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
The Conservative Case Against Rudy Giuliani In 2008 — Rudy Giuliani, a contender for the Presidency in 2008, is receiving an inordinate amount of positive attention. That's quite understandable since Rudy is charismatic, did a great job on the campaign trail for President Bush in 2004 …
David Burge / iowahawk:
ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE LEAVES REUTERS AMBULANCE IN FLAMES, CHOPPED, CHANNELED — QANA, LEBANON - Israeli Defense Forces face fresh charges of war atrocities today, as international press agency Reuters released stark photos showing the devastation caused by a daylight IDF missile attack on a clearly marked Reuters press ambulance.
San Francisco Chronicle:
Up to 14 hurt in SF hit-and-run spree 7 critical; driver believed to have struck, killed a man in Fremont earlier — (08-29) 15:56 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — As many as 14 people were injured this afternoon by a motorist who drove around San Francisco running them down before he was arrested, authorities said.
wnyc.org:
T-Shirt Inscription Keeps Iraqi Man From Boarding Flight — WNYC Newsroom — An Iraqi architect says he was not allowed to board a Jet Blue flight at JFK because of the Arabic inscription on his t-shirt. — REPORTER: Raed Jarrar was wearing a T-shirt that read We Will Not Be Silent …
Associated Press:
FBI: Fugitive polygamist arrested near Las Vegas — Adjust font size: — LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) — The fugitive leader of a polygamist sect has been arrested in southern Nevada, the FBI said Tuesday. — Warren Steed Jeffs, 50, was taken into custody after he and two other people …