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8:40 AM ET, September 7, 2006

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Spencer Ackerman / The New Republic:
KSM'S EXCELLENT GITMO ADVENTURE:  —  It's huge, huge news that Bush is shipping 9/11 architect Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, KSM deputy Ramzi bin Al Shibh, and a dozen other high-level Al Qaeda figures from the CIA's so-called "black sites"—that is, the secret prison complex around the world—to Guantánamo Bay.
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
A Challenge From Bush to Congress  —  In calling for public war-crime trials at Guantánamo Bay, President Bush is calculating that with a critical election just nine weeks away, neither angry Democrats nor nervous Republicans will dare deny him the power to detain, interrogate and try suspects his way.
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 …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
President Moves 14 Held in Secret to Guantánamo  —  President Bush said Wednesday that 14 high-profile terror suspects held secretly until now by the Central Intelligence Agency — including the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks — had been transferred to the detention center …
Washington Post:
President Shifts Argument, Catches Critics Off Guard  —  With a series of forceful speeches on terrorism and a dramatic announcement that he has sent top-tier terrorism suspects to the Guantanamo Bay prison, President Bush this week has demonstrated anew the power of even a weakened commander …
CNN:
Bush: CIA holds terror suspects in secret prisons … WASHINGTON (CNN) — The CIA operates secret prisons abroad for holding key suspects in the war on terror, President Bush acknowledged Wednesday.  —  Though Bush said the United States never tortures suspects, "alternative" …
Discussion: Fox News
Associated Press:
Bush Admits the CIA Runs Secret Prisons
Discussion: Associated Press and Media Needle
Washington Post:
Secret World of Detainees Grows More Public
Dana Priest / Washington Post:
Officials Relieved Secret Is Shared
Discussion: PunditGuy
Josh White / Washington Post:
New Rules of Interrogation Forbid Use of Harsh Tactics
Discussion: PoliPundit.com and Balkinization
New York Times:
Proposal for New Tribunals Would Hew to the First Series
Discussion: AMERICAN FUTURE
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Clinton Administration Officials Assail ABC's 'The Path to 9/11'  —  Top officials of the Clinton administration have launched a preemptive strike against an ABC-TV "docudrama," slated to air Sunday and Monday, that they say includes made-up scenes depicting them as undermining attempts to kill Osama bin Laden.
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Ben-Veniste rips ABC's fakeumentary over inaccuracies  —  Richard Ben-Veniste, a member of the 9/11 commission rips ABC over their many false representation of the 9/11 commission report and the use of it to market their 9/11 mini-series as the definitive account of the 9/11 tragedy.
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Why It Matters  —  Dean Barnett, of Hugh Hewitt's blog …
Discussion: Pandagon
Patrick Wintour / Guardian:
The day Blair accused his chancellor of blackmail  —  An all-out power struggle between the chancellor and the prime minister, culminating with allegations of blackmail by Tony Blair and a ferocious shouting match between the two men, appeared last night to have forced Mr Blair to publicly declare …
Amy Westfeldt / Associated Press:
Lung Problems Rife Among WTC Responders  —  NEW YORK — Nearly 70 percent of the rescue and cleanup workers who toiled in the dust and fumes at ground zero have had trouble breathing, and many will probably be sick for the rest of their lives, doctors said Tuesday in releasing results of the biggest Sept. 11 health study yet.
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Sheldon Rampton / Firedoglake:
Breathless Audacity: How the White House Betrayed the Real Heroes of 9/11
Discussion: Norwegianity
All Spin Zone:
BREAKING: Did Scholastic Yank 'Path to 9/11' Propaganda?  —  Two days ago, I wrote about Scholastic Books catapulting the "Path to 9/11" propaganda.  More than 400 comments were made at a crossposting that I did on Daily Kos, the vast majority of the comments containing excellent suggestions for action …
Discussion: Open Letter to ABC
CBS News:
Poll: Many Americans Feel Less Safe  —  Five Years After 9/11, Many Feel Terror Threat Has Grown  —  (CBS) Do Americans feel safer now than before 9/11?  For many, the answer is no, according to a CBS News/New York Times poll.  —  Fifty-four percent of Americans say they generally feel safe …
irna.ir:
Ahmadinejad says he is ready for debate with Bush at UN General Assembly  —  Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad repeating his previous remark that "those who reject debate fear their nation's intellect and rationalism", emphasized here on Wednesday, "We are ready for a debate with the Americans at UN General Assembly."
Discussion: Clarity & Resolve
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NewsMax.com:
Iran's Ahmadinejad Coming to New York
Discussion: RightWinged.com and Hot Air
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 …
Newt Gingrich / humanevents.com:
The American Eleven: A Values-Led Plan for Victory in November  —  Welcome to a special 2006 election edition of "Winning the Future."  —  The fall 2006 elections are now just two months away.  Although the conventional wisdom is that Republicans will have a tough time this fall …
Discussion: Preemptive Karma and Daily Pundit
Elena Becatoros / Associated Press:
Iraq to take control of armed forces  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq will take control of its armed forces command on Thursday, a major step on its painful path toward independence and an essential move before international troops can eventually withdraw.  —  Despite the progress …
Discussion: Say Anything and Seeing the Forest
Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
How We Dummies Succeed  —  If you're looking for the action in education, forget the Ivy League.  Talk instead to Anthony Zeiss, president of Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte.  It has six campuses and 70,000 students taking classes in everything from remedial English to computer networking.
Arnold Kling / TCS Daily:
Naming Our Enemies  —  "Ideally, in the case of a right (for example, the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures) that could be asserted against government measures for protecting national security, one would like to locate the point at which a slight expansion in the scope …
 
 
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Gail Russell Chaddock / Christian Science Monitor:
Congress eyes 'pork-barrel' reforms
Discussion: PressThink and TPMmuckraker
Shannon McCaffrey / Associated Press:
War turns southern women away from GOP
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Kristen Breitweiser / The Huffington Post:
A Letter to Ann Coulter
This Is London:
CHRISTIAN FACES COURT OVER 'OFFENSIVE' GAY FESTIVAL LEAFLETS
The Blotter:
Variety of Interrogation Techniques Said to Be Authorized by CIA
Discussion: TalkLeft and RightWinged.com
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
Vote on Rumsfeld fizzling out in Senate
Chicago Tribune:
Ryan gets 61/2 years
Discussion: TalkLeft and On Deadline
 Earlier Items: 
Geoffrey Dickens / NewsBusters.org:
Chris Matthews to Green Candidate Calling for Bush Execution: 'I Like You Already'
Digby / Crooks and Liars:
Public Justice  —  So the right wing is predictably euphoric …
Discussion: The Mahablog
iranfocus.com:
Iran says U.S., Israel ordered September 11 attacks
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
The Rightroots 15 Day Challenge
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
NY Times Editors Go Insane
Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com
FromTheFrontlines:
What Dropoff? August Death Total in Baghdad Morgue Triples
Marcus Baram / radaronline.com:
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