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7:05 AM ET, September 6, 2006

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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.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Breaking: Haven For Peace: Pakistan just loves the Taliban  —  This is insane...Osama would not face capture if he suddenly decides a peaceful life.  Is Bush all happy about this?  Does this suddenly render his terror speeches useless?  —  Video-WMP  —  I'm still working on this so I'll turn it over to Will Bunch who has more...
Discussion: Nitpicker, LiberalOasis and Daily Kos
Pamela Constable / Washington Post:
Pakistan Reaches Peace Accord With Pro-Taliban Militias  —  The government of Pakistan signed a peace accord Tuesday with pro-Taliban forces in the volatile tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, agreeing to withdraw its troops from the region in return for the fighters' pledge to stop attacks inside Pakistan and across the border.
Tim Albone / Times of London:
Border deal threatens to close trap on Taleban
Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
William Branigin / Washington Post:
Bush Compares Iran to Al-Qaeda
Discussion: The Democratic Daily
Insight:
GOP secretly channeled millions to Lieberman  —  The White House funneled millions of dollars through major Republican Party contributors to Sen. Joseph Lieberman's primary campaign in a failed effort to ensure the support of the former Democrat for the Bush administration.
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Will Dunham / Reuters:
White House backs Rumsfeld, says he's no bogeyman  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday Democrats were trying to turn Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld into "a bogeyman" two months before U.S. congressional elections, and it dismissed their calls for his ouster.
Discussion: The Democratic Daily and TigerHawk
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Guess Where Joe Lieberman Got Some Of His Primary Funding?  —  In terms of imagery as an independent candidate, Joe Lieberman is now in big trouble due to this: … The last statement reeks of a CYA statement that a source will give a journalist to short-circuit and protect someone …
Merrill Hartson / Associated Press:
Bush reminds Americans U.S. is at war  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush used terrorists' own words Tuesday to battle complacency among Americans about the threat of future attack, defending his record as the fall campaign season kicks into high gear.  —  Bush said that despite the absence …
Thomas M. DeFrank / NY Daily News:
W's guys divided on race for House
Discussion: WTF Is It Now??
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 …
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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 …
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Okay, I'm watching the Katie Couric show.  —  It's so annoying to feel forced into it!  She's standing up and wearing a weird white jacket buttoned conspicuously at the waist as if to argue with those who said she'd been photoshopped into semi-svelteness.  Now, she's sitting down …
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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 …
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.
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 …
PR Newswire:
USC Study: Celebrities Really Are More Narcissistic Than the General Public  —  LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ — Celebrities have more narcissistic personality traits than the general population, and people with narcissistic tendencies seem to be attracted to the entertainment industry rather …
Discussion: Argghhh! and Tammy Bruce
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.
 
 
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