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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
High-Value Detainees Will Be Given Prisoner-of-War Status — President Bush Expected to Announce Major Reversal in Handling of Terror Suspects — ABC News has learned that President Bush will announce that high-value detainees now being held at secret CIA prisons will be transferred …
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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Bush plan would withhold terror evidence — WASHINGTON - President Bush pushed a hard line Wednesday on trying terror suspects through military tribunals, exhorting Congress to allow evidence to be withheld from a defendant if necessary to protect classified information.
White House:
President Discusses Creation of Military Commissions to Try Suspected Terrorists — Fact Sheet: Bringing Terrorists to Justice — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thanks for the warm welcome. Welcome to the White House. Mr. Vice President, Secretary Rice, Attorney General Gonzales …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
"Significant news" coming in Bush speech today (Video added) — We actually got an inside tip about this earlier, but I sat on it because it wasn't confirmed. Fox just reported, though, that Tony Snow told the press corps this morning that Bush will announce some "significant news" …
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Associated Press:
C.I.A. Detainees Sent to Guantánamo — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush on Wednesday acknowledged previously secret CIA prisons around the world and said 14 high-value terrorism suspects — including the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks — have been transferred from the system to Guantanamo Bay for trials.
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Marty Lederman / Balkinization:Here's the Administration's Cruel Treatment and Torture Authorization Act
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Mr. Robert A. Iger / housedemocrats.gov:
House Democrats Demand Accuracy in ABC 9/11 Film — Representatives John Conyers, Jr., John Dingell, Jane Harman, and Louise Slaughter today called on ABC to fix the inaccuracies in its mini-series The Path to 9/11, before its scheduled airing on September 10th and 11th. Read the letter:
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Judd / Think Progress:
ABC Refuses to Provide Copies of Path to 9/11 to Clinton, Albright, Berger — ABC has been aggressively advancing its inaccurate and politically slanted miniseries, "The Path to 9/11," to the right wing. Big players like Rush Limbaugh have been provided copies, as have obscure right-wing bloggers like Patterico.
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:
Dean Barnett: My Concerns with "The Path to 9/11" — I know this may not be a popular sentiment around here, but I'm uncomfortable with the upcoming miniseries, "The Path to 9/11." Let me explain why. — In the conservative portion of the blogosphere, the film has occasioned much joyous ballyhoo.
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Editor and Publisher:
Controversy Over 9/11 Film Hits Press — Here's a Sneak Preview — NEW YORK Just bubbling up from the blogs into the mainstream press — a New York Times article appears today — is debate over the "The Path to 911," the TV movie to be aired on ABC this coming Sept. 10 and 11.
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Republican Rift Over Wiretapping Widens — Party at Odds on Surveillance Legislation — Deepening Republican divisions over the future of President Bush's warrantless wiretapping program may jeopardize GOP leaders' hopes of making terrorism surveillance legislation a centerpiece of their final legislative push this month.
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Boston Globe:
Romney bars state security for Iranian's Harvard visit — Cites unacceptable use of funds on `a terrorist' — Governor Mitt Romney declared yesterday he would not allow any state resources to be used to protect a former Iranian president during his visit to the Boston area this weekend …
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Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:
Pakistan Denies Bin Laden Gets a Pass — Brian Ross Reports: — The government of Pakistan today denied it would allow Osama bin Laden to avoid capture under terms of a peace agreement it signed with Taliban leaders in the country's North Waziristan area.
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Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:Talibanistan: The Establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Waziristan
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Florida Primary: Winners and Losers — Florida voters made their primary picks yesterday. The day brought few surprises but — as always — a handful of winners and losers. (For complete results from Florida, click here.) — WINNERS — Sen. Bill Nelson (D): Rep. Katherine Harris' victory …
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Jaya Narain / Daily Mail:
Fury as academics claim 9/11 was 'inside job' — The 9/11 terrorist attack on America which left almost 3,000 people dead was an "inside job", according to a group of leading academics. — Around 75 top professors and leading scientists believe the attacks were puppeteered by war mongers …
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Qais Al-Bashir / Associated Press:
Al-Qaida's No. 2 in Iraq arrested in June, not a few days ago — BAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. military said today the arrest of al-Qaida in Iraq's second in command took place in June and was the most significant blow to the terror network since the death of al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Peter Riddell / Times of London:
Best defence against terrorism is a split with US, say voters — MOST people believe that the Blair Government's foreign policy has increased significantly the risk of terrorist attacks and now want Britain to distance itself from America and set a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, according to a poll for The Times.
Rusty / The Jawa Report:
Democrats Nominate 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist in Florida — Democrats in Florida's 15th district have nominated a 9/11 conspiracy theorist to run for Congress. — Dr. Bob Bowman had 55 percent over 45 percent for John M. Kennedy. The winner will face incumbent Republican Rep. Dave Weldon.
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Announcing CIA Leak Investigation Book by Marcy Wheeler: We Need Your Help! — Update: Teddy just posted a diary on this over at Kos. If you're a Daily Kos member, please go hit the recommend button! … If it hadn't been for the groundbreaking work of the blogosphere, and Marcy Wheeler …
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