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Jamie Holly / Crooks and Liars:
Keith Olbermann Delivers One Hell Of a Commentary on Rumsfeld — Keith had some very choice words about Rumsfeld's "fascism" comments tonight. Watch it, save it and share it. — Olbermann delivered this commentary with fire and passion while highlighting how Rumsfeld's comments echoes …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Olbermann's very "special" commentary — As expected. And as expected, Olbermann Watch came to play. The barest taste: … You'll have to follow the link to see which list they mean. — I'm sorry that I can't show you the entire clip. Sincerely.
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Johnny Dollar / Olbermann Watch:
COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - AUGUST 30, 2006 — "COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN" (8:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. ET) — Topics/Guests: — RUMSFELD SPEAKS: John Dean, Democratic National Committee — POLITICS AND THE GREAT LEAK CASE: Richard Wolffe, Newsweek
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CNN:
Sen. Stevens is 'the secret senator' — From Andrea Koppel, Ted Barrett and Abbi Tatton — Adjust font size: — WASHINGTON (CNN) — The identity of the blogosphere's "secret senator" has been revealed. — CNN has confirmed that Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska …
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Rebecca Carr / Palm Beach Post:
STEVENS IS SMOKED OUT — After much speculation, a staffer to Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, admitted to Cox Newspapers today that the senator is the lawmaker who placed a "secret hold" on legislation that would open up the obscure world of government contracting to public scrutiny.
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Anne E. Kornblut / New York Times:
Bush Plans Speeches on Terrorism — With the midterm elections coming into view, President Bush is launching an extended publicity tour to draw attention back to the threat of terrorism, quickly pivoting to more comfortable political territory for him after the focus in recent days on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Financial Times:
UN condemns Israeli strategy as 'immoral' — By Mark Turner at the United Nations, Harvey Morris in Jerusalem and Quentin Peel in Amman — The United Nations on Wednesday described as "shocking and immoral" the fact that Israel dropped well over 90 per cent of its cluster munitions …
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Rachael Ray / KIRO-TV:
National Guardsman Brutally Attacked In Pierce County — PARKLAND, Wash. — The Pierce County Sheriff's Department is searching for five people who allegedly attacked a uniformed National Guardsmen walking along 138th Street in Parkland Tuesday afternoon. — The soldier was walking …
Washington Post:
Bush Team Casts Foes as Defeatist — President Bush and his surrogates are launching a new campaign intended to rebuild support for the war in Iraq by accusing the opposition of aiming to appease terrorists and cut off funding for troops on the battlefield, charges that many Democrats say distort their stated positions.
Brian Williams / MSNBC:
President Bush talks to Brian Williams — An exclusive conversation on the one-year anniversary of Katrina landfall … BRIAN WILLIAMS: You have apologized for the damage, but what about the damage to your presidency? And Mr. President, here's what I mean, most call it your low point.
Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
Sacrificing truth on the altar of diversity — YOU'RE A publisher of children's textbooks, and you have a problem. Your diversity guidelines — quotas in all but name — require you to include pictures of disabled children in your elementary and high school texts, but it isn't easy …
Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Taxpayers pay for Bush's campaign travel — WASHINGTON - Bankrolled almost entirely by taxpayers, President Bush is roaming far and wide on Air Force One to help Republicans retain control of Congress and capture statehouse contests in high-stakes midterm elections.
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Bruce Kluger / USA Today:
Lieberman, 'Snakes' and the seductive mythology of the blogosphere — If ever America needed a wake-up call about the mythology of blogging, we got it this month. — On Aug. 8, Connecticut businessman Ned Lamont defeated U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman in the Democratic primary …
David Lat / Abovethelaw.com:
Letter from the Editor: Welcome to Above the Law — Back when we practiced law, and we'd tell people what we did for a living, they'd have different reactions. Sometimes they'd say "Oh, really?", in an impressed, you-must-make-six-figures sort of way. But sometimes their eyes would glaze over …
USA Today:
Gasoline prices could keep falling — Gasoline prices are falling fast and could keep dropping for months. — "The only place they have to go is down," says Fred Rozell, gasoline analyst at the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS). "We'll be closer to $2 than $3 come Thanksgiving."
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Lindsay Murdoch / The Age:
UN acts to stamp out sex abuse by staff in East Timor — FOR years the United Nations attempted to cover up perverted and outrageous behaviour by uniformed and civilian personnel who have served in East Timor since 1999. — But as a new wave of more than 2000 UN-employed police and staff prepare …
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