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6:25 PM ET, September 6, 2006

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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.
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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" …
David Stout / New York Times:
C.I.A. Detainees Sent to Guantánamo  —  President Bush said today that 14 suspected terrorists held in secret locations by the C.I.A., including some who were deeply involved in the Sept. 11 attacks and other notorious assaults on Americans, are being transferred to the Guantánamo Bay naval base in Cuba to stand trial.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Associated Press:
C.I.A. Detainees Sent to Guantánamo
Discussion: TAPPED
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.
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.
Shaun Waterman / UPI:
SECURITY & TERRORISM  —  Analysis: Sept. 11 miniseries under fire
Discussion: Classical Values
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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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
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Judge Hears Arguments on Federal Spying Program  —  In a lively oral argument lasting almost three hours, a federal judge in Manhattan indicated yesterday that he had serious reservations about the legality of a National Security Agency surveillance program that monitors the international communications of people in the United States.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The BRAD BLOG and Hotline On Call
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Rusty / The Jawa Report:
Democrats Nominate 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist in Florida (UPDATE: More Dem 9/11 Conspiracists!)  —  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.
Discussion: Hot Air and IMAO
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.
CNN:
Poll: Iraq war could wound GOP at polls  —  (CNN) — President Bush's unpopularity — due largely to the war in Iraq — seems likely to affect GOP candidates in congressional midterm elections in November, according to a CNN poll released Wednesday.  —  Fifty-five percent of 1,004 Americans …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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 …
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.
Discussion: Liberty and Justice and The Corner
 
 
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