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Ian Bishop / New York Post:
BUBBA GOES BALLISTIC ON ABC ABOUT ITS DAMNING 9/11 — MOVIE — INSISTS NET PULL DRAMA — A furious Bill Clinton is warning ABC that its mini-series "The Path to 9/11" grossly misrepresents his pursuit of Osama bin Laden - and he is demanding the network "pull the drama" if changes aren't made.
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The Ostroy Report:
Ostroy Report Exclusive: Iger Alledgedly Agrees to Edit Docu-drama After Receiving Personal Call From Bill Clinton — The Ostroy Report has learned from a reliable source connected to ABC that an unnamed ABC executive said that former President Bill Clinton called Disney President …
Associated Press:
Al-Jazeera airs pre-9/11 bin Laden tape — CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Jazeera broadcast Thursday what it called a previously unshown video in which al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden is seen meeting with some of the Sept. 11 hijackers. The station did not say how it obtained the video, which was produced by As-Sahab, al-Qaida's media branch.
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Three From Clinton Administration Urge Disney to Cancel or Revise 9/11 Mini-Series — Three members of the Clinton administration have written the chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, ABC's parent, to complain that the network's coming two-part miniseries "The Path to 9/11" is fraught with factual errors and fabrications.
Scott Collins / Chicago Tribune:
Following complaints, ABC tweaks its 9/11 mini-series — HOLLYWOOD — ABC's upcoming five-hour docudrama "The Path to 9/11" is becoming a political cause celebre. — In recent days the network has made changes to the mini-series, set to air Sunday and Monday, after leading political figures …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:Clinton Administration Officials Assail ABC's 'The Path to 9/11'
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Associated Press:
U.S. Senate panel postpones vote on Bolton nomination as U.N. ambassador — WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate panel postponed a vote scheduled for Thursday on the nomination of John Bolton as U.N. ambassador. — Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, a Republican …
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Richard Simon / Los Angeles Times:
Senate Republicans Say `No' to a Vote on Rumsfeld — Democrats, hoping to focus voters' attention on discontent with the Iraq war, float a resolution urging Bush to oust the Defense chief. — WASHINGTON — The Senate's Republican majority on Wednesday blocked a no-confidence vote …
Washington Times:
Democrats say U.S. less safe since 9/11 — Democrats are going toe to toe with Republicans on national security in the final months before November's elections, calling for the ouster of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and claiming that America is less safe today than before the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Anne Plummer Flaherty / Associated Press:Chafee delays vote on Bolton nomination
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BBC:
Blair confirms plan to stand down — Tony Blair has confirmed he will be stepping down as prime minister within the next 12 months. — Mr Blair said the Labour conference in two weeks' time would be his last. — He did not set a precise date but said he would do so in the future - when it was in the best interests of the country.
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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
One Leak and a Flood of Silliness — Conspiracy theories flourish in politics, and most of them have no more basis than spring training hopes for the Chicago Cubs. — Whenever things turn dicey for Republicans, they complain about the "liberal media" sabotaging them.
Nicholas Wapshott / New York Sun:
Iran's Leader Declares Intent To Speak at U.N. — Diplomats at the United Nations were sent into disarray yesterday when President Ahmadinejad of Iran declared that he intended to attend the General Assembly of the world body on September 19 and to debate his country's nuclear program with President Bush …
Rasmussen Reports:
Michigan Governor: In Competitive Race, It's Now DeVos by 2 — DeVos (R) 48%; Granholm (D) 46% — Michigan's edge-of-the-seat battle for Governor remains as competitive as ever, with Republican challenger Dick DeVos now edging out Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm 48% to 46% (see crosstabs).
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Newt Gingrich / Opinion Journal:
Bush and Lincoln — Echoes of the past in today's strategic mistakes. … WASHINGTON—Five years have passed since the horrific attack on our American homeland, and, still, there is one serious, undeniable fact we have yet to confront: We are, today, not where we wanted to be and nowhere near where we need to be.
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Bush supporters condemn fictionalized political mini-series — in 2003 — (updated below - updated again) — When CBS announced in November, 2003 that it would broadcast a mini-series it produced about Ronald and Nancy Reagan called "The Reagans," Matt Drudge obtained excerpts from the script and published them.
Dean Baker / Beat the Press:
David Brooks Swings and Misses in Inequality Debate — NYT columnist David Brooks weighed in on the origins of inequality in his column (sorry—it's NYT select and therefore not linkable). While he wants to assure readers that inequality is not a serious issue, and not caused by policy, he gets almost everything in his article wrong.
Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
BREAKING: THE LAST "TRUE" CONSERVATIVE (WELL, IF YOU DON'T COUNT GLENN GREENWALD, THAT IS) DUSTS OFF THE "GOB SMACKING," ENCOURAGES VOTERS TO PULL THE LEVER FOR DEMOCRATS — Turns out Andy Sullivan wasn't all too thrilled with the President's speech yesterday—which, in true recent-vintage Sullivan fashion …
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The Hill:
Senators: Welcome back, Joe — If Sen. Joe Lieberman's Democratic colleagues are anxious to get rid of him, they gave no indication of it in their first gathering since Lieberman lost a Connecticut primary to Ned Lamont last month and launched an independent bid.
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MSNBC:
Did the Army favor Raytheon in anti-RPG bid? — NBC News investigation finds contractor enjoyed competitive advantage … WASHINGTON - — Lisa Myers — Earlier this year, the U.S. Army awarded one of its favored defense contractors, Raytheon, a $70 million contract to develop …
This Is London:
CHRISTIAN FACES COURT OVER 'OFFENSIVE' GAY FESTIVAL LEAFLETS — A police force was caught up in a freedom of speech row after its officers arrested an anti-gay campaigner for handing out leaflets at a homosexual rally. — South Wales police admitted evangelical Christian Stephen Green …
Rebecca Santana / Associated Press:
Iraq takes control of military from U.S. — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition forces handed over control of Iraq's armed forces command to the government Thursday, a move that U.S. officials have hailed as a crucial milestone on the country's difficult road to independence.
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