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11:30 PM ET, August 31, 2006

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White House:
President Bush Addresses American Legion National Convention  —  Fact Sheet: Winning the Struggle Between Freedom and Terror in the Middle East  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much.  Please be seated.  Thanks for the warm welcome.  It's great to join you here in one of America's most beautiful cities.
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David Stout / New York Times:
Bush Says Iraq War Is Part of a Larger Fight  —  President Bush began a new drive today to rally the American people behind him on the Iraq war and national security, declaring that the United States must stay the course in Iraq because it is a battleground in an epic struggle between democracy and tyranny.
Will Dunham / Reuters:
U.S. force in Iraq at 140,000  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has expanded its force in Iraq to 140,000 troops, the most since January and 13,000 more than five weeks ago, the Pentagon said on Thursday, amid relentless violence in Baghdad and elsewhere.
Discussion: The Road to Surfdom
Vital Perspective:
IAEA Reports on Iran's Continued Defiance; UNSC Must Swiftly Enact Sanctions  —  We've just received a copy of the IAEA report being distributed to diplomats at the UN today on Iran's nuclear program.  Read the whole IAEA report exclusively here on Vital Perspective.
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George Jahn / Associated Press:
Bolton: Unanimity not necessary on Iran  —  VIENNA, Austria - Iran remained defiant Thursday as a U.N. deadline arrived for it to halt uranium enrichment, and the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said unanimity among the Security Council was not needed to take action against Tehran.
ric.edu:
Laffey Takes Commanding Lead in Republican U. S. Senate Primary  —  U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee may lose his seat to challenger Steve Laffey, according to a new statewide Republican primary voter poll released today by the Bureau of Government Research and Services at Rhode Island College.
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Ann Coulter / Townhall.com:
They Shot the Wrong Lincoln
Discussion: Redstate and Old War Dogs
Rebecca Carr / Palm Beach Post:
BYRD ADMITS HE PLACED A HOLD, NOW LIFTS IT  —  West Virginia Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd admits that he placed a "secret hold" on legislation that would make uncovering the Byzantine world of federal contracting as easy as typing a Google search.  —  Tom Gavin, spokesperson for Byrd …
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TPMmuckraker:
Is a Dem Also Holding Up the Porkbusting Bill?  —  There's a loose thread to this "secret hold" story, and it bothers us.  —  By this morning, the dogged persistence of hundreds of bloggers and blogreaders garnered denials from 98 senators saying they did not hold up the Coburn/Obama spending transparency database bill.
Jim Davenport / myrtlebeachonline.com:
Gingrich: Powerful Pelosi 'would be a disaster'  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. - Ex-U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Wednesday that the thought of California Rep. Nancy Pelosi becoming the next leader of the House and being third in line to the presidency is frightening.
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Michelle Malkin:
Notes on the San Fran rampage  —  Readers, you know of my strong views and work debunking the "myth of the lone Muslim avenger;" reporting on the rash of "lone" Muslim shooters who have murdered Americans; and combating P.C. whitewashing of jihad.  Most recently, I've extensively covered …
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This Is London:
PRESIDENT BUSH 'ASSASSINATED' IN NEW TV DOCUDRAMA  —  This is the dramatic moment when President George Bush is gunned down by a sniper after a public address at a hotel, in a gripping new docudrama soon to be aired on TV.  —  Set around October 2007, President Bush is assassinated as he leaves the Sheraton Hotel in Chicago.
Daily Mail:
Stereotyping is leading to terror, says first Muslim Miss England  —  The first Muslim to be crowned Miss England has warned that stereotyping members of her community is leading some towards extremism.  —  Hammasa Kohistani made history last year when she was chosen to represent England in the Miss World pageant.
Discussion: Power Line and Right Wing News
Los Angeles Times:
State on Verge of Greenhouse Gas Restrictions  —  The Senate votes to slash emissions 25%, the first such action in the nation.  Business groups are angry, but the governor is on board.  —  SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders agreed Wednesday on a plan to cut …
Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
The Next Industrial Giant Is ... India?  —  PUNE, India — India's economic advancement no longer rests on telephone call centers and computer programmers.  —  Among villages with thatch-roofed huts and dirt roads on the outskirts of this city in central India, John Deere and LG Electronics …
Ynetnews:
Hizbullah: We're arming for second round  —  In interview to Iranian news agency, group representative in Tehran says his organization is preparing for 'second round against Israel,' contrary to UN resolution  —  Hizbullah representative in Iran Muhammad Abdullah Sif al-Din …
Omran Salman / Philly.com:
Misguided Muslim groups  —  Focus should be on extremists' war against the West.  —  On Aug. 10, British police arrested 24 Muslim suspects in a plot to blow up 10 U.S.-bound jetliners over the Atlantic.  If successful, the attack would have killed thousands of people.
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
sltrib.com:
Salt Lake sounds off in protest and support  —  A crowd of thousands cheered Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson for calling President Bush a "dishonest, war-mongering, human-rights violating president" whose time in office would "rank as the worst presidency our nation has ever had to endure."
Discussion: Alternate Brain and Think Progress
 
 
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New York Sun:
Wal-Mart's Speech  —  It turns out that organized labor's battle …
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Siobhan Hughes / MarketWatch:
Viewers ask FCC to impose fines over president's swearing
Senator Bill Frist:
Now is the Time to Act on S. 2590
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
More nutroots porn: Bush blown away in Brit snuff-udrama
Ynetnews:
Experts: Reuters jeep not hit by missile
Discussion: EU Referendum and Hot Air
Los Angeles Times:
Pipe Down, Rummy  —  Rumsfeld's cranky outburst mangles …
Discussion: Slate, INDCJournal and The RCP Blog
SLHamlet / New World Notes:
GOVERNOR MARK WARNER COMES TO SECOND LIFE
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Michael D. Tanner / Cato-at-liberty:
More Welfare, More Poverty  —  News that the poverty rate remained …
Alan Dershowitz / Jerusalem Post:
Amnesty Int'l redefines 'war crimes'
Discussion: GOP Bloggers
Richmond Times-Dispatch:
National Democrats pledge funds to Webb
Bull Moose:
Regime Change  —  The Moose suggests a tough approach to Iran …
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
The Democrats' Dysfunctional Calendar
Andrew Miga / Associated Press:
Lieberman, Lamont Head to Washington
Lois Romano / Washington Post:
Tweaking of 'No Child' Seen
Andrew Rosenthal / New York Times:
There Is Silence in the Streets; Where Have All the Protesters Gone?
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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