Accuracy aside, ABC's '9/11' deserves to bomb  —  BY DOUG ELFMAN TELEVISION CRITIC  —  I once sat in a car forever waiting for my mom to come out of a grocery store.  I thought that was the definition of "interminable."  I had no idea "The Path to 9/11" was in my future.

ABC's film flap  —  Trims 9/11 series as Dems howl  —  ABC is frantically recutting its $40 million miniseries about 9/11 amid a blistering backlash over fictional scenes that lay the blame on the Clinton administration.  —  Also feeling the heat was Scholastic, which yanked a classroom guide tie-in to the program.

'NYT' Calls Controversial 9/11 Movie Evenhanded, Others Disagree  —  NEW YORK The film-makers and network responsible for the upcoming miniseries, "The Path to 9/11," which is now under assault for its alleged conservative bias, received critical support from a perhaps unexpected quarter on Friday — The New York Times.

Rules of Evidence  —  A new Senate report on Iraq and al Qaeda ignores everything which gets in the way of its conclusions.  —  ONCE AGAIN headlines from media outlets around the country declare "No Saddam, al-Qaeda link."  This time the news cycle is being fed by the release of two reports …

RE: A Despicable, Irresponsible Fraud  —  Following up on our most successful petition campaign ever, DNC Executive Director sent the following e-mail to over 150,000 people who added their name to tell ABC to keep their "docudrama" off the air.  (A slightly different version was sent to those who have yet to take action!)

Governor Apologizes for Remarks About Latina Lawmaker  —  Schwarzenegger's banter with aides offers glimpse of bull session behind closed doors.  —  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today apologized for saying the lone Latina Republican lawmaker in California had a "very hot," …