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10:00 PM ET, September 5, 2006

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The Blotter:
Bin Laden Gets a Pass from Pakistan  —  Brian Ross and Gretchen Peters Report:  —  Osama bin Laden, America's most wanted man, will not face capture in Pakistan if he agrees to lead a "peaceful life," Pakistani officials tell ABC News.  —  The surprising announcement comes …
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White House:
President Discusses Global War on Terror  —  Washington, D.C.  —  Fact Sheet: The President's National Strategy for Combating Terrorism  —  In Focus: National Security  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much.  (Applause.)  Thank you all.  Please be seated.  General Hendrix, thank you for the invitation to be here.
New York Times:
U.S. Strategy Shifts Focus From Al Qaeda  —  The White House today released an updated version of its plan for combating terrorism that focused more on decentralized networks of extremists than on Al Qaeda and that singled out Iran as a potential source of unconventional weapons for terrorist groups.
Washington Post:   President Bush Delivers Remarks on the War on Terror
Jeff Stein / CQ.com:
ABC Docudrama Sparks 9/11 Spat  —  The docudrama that ABC will air next week commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks seems likely to revive some long-running disputes over whether the Clinton or Bush administration has more to answer for in neglecting indications of a pending al Qaeda attack on the United States.
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Jennifer Nix / Firedoglake:
If Only I Had An ABC-Approved Press Pass  —  ABC is clearly feeling some heat over their fictionalized drama, "The Path to 9/11," set to air on September 10th and 11th.  After pulling the public blog from the movie's web site and stonewalling progressive and liberal bloggers late last week …
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Disney and The Dobsonites  —  Are Disney and ABC becoming willing tools of the right wing?  Or are they simply currying favor with James Dobson and the far right out corporate necessity?  Either way, something very strange is happening in Mouseland.  —  Earlier this year …
Discussion: Firedoglake and DownWithTyranny!
louise.house.gov:
Slaughter Calls for ABC to Come Clean on New 9-11 Docudrama
Discussion: Firedoglake and Think Progress
Rebecca Carr / Palm Beach Post:
NOT OVER TILL THE FAT LADY SINGS: NEW HOLD PLACED ON TRANSPARENCY IN SPENDING BILL?  —  Another Democratic senator appears to have placed a "secret hold" on legislation that would pry open the murky world of federal contracting to public scrutiny.  —  That's the word that Oklahoma Republican …
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Senator Bill Frist:
A Choice for Democrats on S. 2590  —  This morning I welcomed the Congress back in session and started work on an aggressive agenda that focuses on fighting and winning the War on Terror.  —  I also had the chance to speak with my Republican colleagues about S. 2590, the Federal Funding Transparency …
David Corn / The Nation:
What Valerie Plame Really Did at the CIA  —  In the spring of 2002 Dick Cheney made one of his periodic trips to CIA headquarters.  Officers and analysts were summoned to brief him on Iraq.  Paramilitary specialists updated the Vice President on an extensive covert action program in motion …
Jasmina Nielsen / Associated Press:
7 charged in terrorism plot in Denmark  —  ODENSE, Denmark - Police raided homes in a largely immigrant suburb before dawn Tuesday, detaining nine men for allegedly preparing explosives for a terror attack in Denmark, which drew Muslim rage earlier this year over media caricatures of Islam's founder.
Discussion: BBC, NewsBusters.org and Hot Air
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Maggie Haberman / New York Post:
HATEFUL 'MOVE' VS. JOE  —  SITE'S ANTI-JEWISH SLURS  —  A string of anti-Semitic rants about Sen. Joe Lieberman have popped up on the liberal MoveOn.org's open forum Web site, drawing criticism from the Anti-Defamation League.  —  It's the latest flap in the contentious race between Lieberman …
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Bull Moose:
Liberalism of Fools  —  The Moose objects to the pollution of the blogosphere.
radaronline.com:
MEMOGATE REUNION!  —  Good news, phony document fans!  The team that gave you Memogate is back in action.  —  Former CBS News producer Mary Mapes has rejoined her old running partner Dan Rather at Mark Cuban's HDNet channel.  Rather, 74, is starting all over at hi-def cable network …
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Agence France Presse:
British hospital introduces burka-style gown for Muslim patients  —  A hospital in northwest England has introduced a new surgical gown modelled on the burka, allowing female Muslim patients to cover themselves completely in line with their religious beliefs.
Eric Fehrnstrom / mass.gov:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  —  CONTACT:  —  (617) 725-4025  —  ROMNEY DENOUNCES KHATAMI VISIT TO HARVARD  —  Declines to provide escort, or offer state support for trip  —  Governor Mitt Romney today ordered all Massachusetts state government agencies to decline support, if asked …
Greg Kandra / CBS News:
Katie's Web  —  Well, we're off and running.  —  As Charlotte used to say in E.B. White's classic children's book: "Salutations!"  Charlotte knew her way around a web.  As we find our way around the Web, we thought we'd share this little chat between Katie and Bob Schieffer, as they talk about the changing news landscape.
Discussion: Lost Remote, TalkLeft and Wonkette
White House:
Press Gaggle by Tony Snow and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Frances Townsend  —  White House Conference Center Briefing Room  —  MR. SNOW: Good morning, everybody.  Good to have you here on such a lovely day.  Let me begin with the President's schedule.
Thomas M. DeFrank / NY Daily News:
W's guys divided on race for House  —  'We'll lose,' some fear  —  DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush and the Republicans expect a stinging defeat in November, but they're betting the terror card saves them from an electoral debacle.
Discussion: WTF Is It Now??
 
 
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Ian / Hot Air:
Video: Olbermann's "special" attack on Bush, calls himself "patriotic"
Evan Coyne Maloney / Brain-Terminal.com:
Crystal Morning  —  September 11th in Words and Pictures
Haaretz:
Israeli panel: Giuliani is 'best' presidential candidate for Israel
Will Dunham / Reuters:
White House backs Rumsfeld, says he's no bogeyman
Townhall:
Mary Katharine Ham: The Obligatory Katie Post: A Milestone For Women's Rights?
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:
Dean Barnett: Fearless?
Josh Gerstein / New York Sun:
Historic Primary Takes Shape In Minnesota
Donald Kagan / Commentary:
As Goes Harvard. . .  Harvard University has been much in the public eye …
Discussion: Power Line and Dinocrat
 Earlier Items: 
Stephen Fitzpatrick / The Australian:
Eight years for Bali bombing role
Grim / Winds of Change.NET:
The Smell of Death  —  Armed Liberal has, I gather from his posts …
Discussion: Caerdroia and BLACKFIVE
Agence France Presse:
Bush brands Iran leader a 'tyrant'
Politics Central:
IMPLICATIONS OF THE LONG WAR: REAL TIME DISPATCHES
Todd Zywicki / The Volokh Conspiracy:
HISTORY OF TRUSTEE ELECTION RULES AT DARTMOUTH: Proponents …
Discussion: The Corner
Jeremiah Marquez / Associated Press:
Feds look at congressman and a land deal
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
Yoav Stern / Haaretz:
Peres: Once Shalit is released, Olmert and Abbas will open talks
Nasser Karimi / Associated Press:
Iranian president wants to purge profs
 

 
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