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8:50 AM ET, September 8, 2006

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John / AMERICAblog:
Senate Democratic leadership threatens Disney with legal and legislative sanctions  —  This letter was sent today by the entire Democratic leadership of the US Senate.  This letter is such a major shot across the bow of Disney, it's not even funny.  It is FILLED with veiled threats, both legal and legislative, against Disney.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Thugs for life: Dems threaten ABC's broadcast license over "Path to 9/11″ Update: Stolen Honor redux?  —  Via Spruiell.  I forget the context, but I remember Bob Owens at Confederate Yankee saying a while back how disappointed he was in the Democrats over something …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
ABC to Alter Show on Pre-9/11 Run-Up  —  ABC plans to make minor changes to its docudrama on the run-up to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in response to heated complaints from former Clinton administration officials that a number of scenes are fabricated, a network executive said yesterday.
Discussion: MSNBC
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William Triplett / Variety:
Pols pound 'Path'  —  Under fire, ABC mulls yanking mini  —  "The Path to 9/11" is looking a lot like "The Reagans, Part II."  —  Bill Clinton loyalists are demanding wholesale changes to the upcoming miniseries — and while ABC is making some snips, the alterations, insiders say, may not please the Dems.
Andrew Wallenstein / Hollywood Reporter:
ABC: '9/11' mini 'fictional'
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Reuters:
Democrats urge ABC to withdraw 9/11 movie
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Chicago Tribune
New York Times:
Passions Flare as Broadcast of 9/11 Mini-Series Nears
Discussion: The Ostroy Report
David Johnston / New York Times:
Source in C.I.A. Leak Case Voices Remorse  —  Expressing regret for his actions and apologies to his administration colleagues, Richard L. Armitage, the former deputy secretary of state, confirmed Thursday that he was the primary source who first told a columnist about the intelligence officer at the center of the C.I.A. leak case.
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CBS News:
Armitage On CIA Leak: 'I Screwed Up'  —  CBS Exclusive: Interview With Man Who 'Outed' CIA Agent Valerie Plame  —  (CBS) In an exclusive interview with CBS News national security correspondent David Martin, Richard Armitage, once the No. 2 diplomat at the State Department, couldn't be any blunter.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Armitage 'Fesses Up  —  Richard Armitage finally confesses …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Washington Post:
Decision to Move Detainees Resolved Two-Year Debate Among Bush Advisers
Discussion: The Washington Note
White House:
President Bush Discusses Progress in the Global War on Terror  —  Fact Sheet: Progress Report: Fixing the Problems Exposed by the 9/11 Attacks  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much.  Please be seated.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Sonny, thanks for the introduction.  Thanks for your leadership.
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Lawyers and G.O.P. Chiefs Resist Proposal on Tribunal  —  The Bush administration's proposal to bring leading terrorism suspects before military tribunals met stiff resistance Thursday from key Republicans and top military lawyers who said some provisions would not withstand legal scrutiny …
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Washington Post:   Bush's Detainee Plan Is Criticized
Senator Bill Frist:
A Triumph for Transparency in Government  —  Tonight I'm proud to report that the Senate unanimously passed S. 2590, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.  —  The passage of this legislation is a triumph for transparency in government, for fiscal discipline …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Interrogation Methods Rejected by Military Win Bush's Support  —  Many of the harsh interrogation techniques repudiated by the Pentagon on Wednesday would be made lawful by legislation put forward the same day by the Bush administration.  And the courts would be forbidden from intervening.
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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Questions Raised About Bush's Primary Claims in Defense of Secret Detention System
Discussion: TalkLeft
Marcia Kramer / wcbstv.com:
Documents: Feds, City Knew Of Ground Zero Toxins  —  (CBS) NEW YORK CBS 2 Exclusive: Stunning proof has been uncovered that the government knowingly put New Yorkers in harm's way after 9/11.  —  CBS 2 News has obtained documents revealing that Lower Manhattan was reopened a few weeks following …
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amny.com:
Whitman: 9/11 health woes are city's fault
Discussion: The News Blog
Daniel Freedman / New York Sun:
U.S. Politicians Should Focus On Tehran, Netanyahu Says  —  NEW YORK - Benjamin Netanyahu, as part of an American tour repositioning himself for a return to the Israeli premiership, told an audience in New York yesterday that President Bush is preparing to ditch the United Nations …
scholastic.com:
SCHOLASTIC REPLACES "THE PATH TO 9/11" CLASSROOM GUIDE WITH NEW DISCUSSION MATERIALS FOCUSING ON CRITICAL THINKING AND MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS  —  Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, today announced that it is removing from its website the materials originally created …
Associated Press:
Sen. Cantell helped lobbyist's clients  —  WASHINGTON - Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell (news, bio, voting record) helped arrange more than $11 million in federal money in the past year for projects benefiting clients of a lobbyist who is advising her re-election campaign and still owes her money from a personal loan.
New York Times:
Conservatives Help Wal-Mart, and Vice Versa  —  As Wal-Mart Stores struggles to rebut criticism from unions and Democratic leaders, the company has discovered a reliable ally: prominent conservative research groups like the American Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation and the Manhattan Institute.
Discussion: The Corner and Blue Crab Boulevard
 
 
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Panel Set to Release Just Part of Report On Run-Up to War
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Iraq: A Civil War We Can Still Win
Antonio D. French / PUB DEF:
McCaskill Rallies Democrats, Aide Kicks Jeff Smith Out of Meeting
Norm / normblog:
For the love of a Rose
Washington Post:
Bush Calls For Greater Wiretap Authority
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Robert Mayer / Publius Pundit:
ONE STUDENT'S STRUGGLE IN BELARUS
Think Progress:
New Target: Disney Chairman George Mitchell
Michael / Discourse.net:
ABC's '9/11' Libel By Fiction Exposure
Yahoo! News:
New poll says most Canadians blame U.S. for 9/11 attacks
 

 
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Anna Marie de la Fuente / Variety:
NBC News launches its 24/7 streaming service NBC News Now in Latin America in two of its biggest markets, Mexico and Brazil

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

 
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