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7:25 AM ET, September 8, 2006

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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 …
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Alessandra Stanley / New York Times:
Laying Blame and Passing the Buck, Dramatized  —  THE first words spoken on "The Path to 9/11" are at check-in at Logan Airport at 7:13 a.m. "O.K., Mr. Atta," an American Airlines agent says over the clickety-clack of computer keys.  "One way, nonstop to Los Angeles, no return."
Andrew Wallenstein / Hollywood Reporter:
ABC: '9/11' mini 'fictional'
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Reuters:
Democrats urge ABC to withdraw 9/11 movie
Discussion: MSNBC
Scott Collins / Los Angeles Times:
ABC alters 9/11 show under pressure
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 …
Mr. Robert A. Iger / democrats.senate.gov:
SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP URGES DISNEY CEO TO CANCEL MISLEADING 9/11 MINISERIES  —  Washington, DC — Urging him to cancel the grossly inaccurate upcoming miniseries The Path to 9/11, the Senate Democratic Leadership today sent the following letter to Disney President and CEO Robert Iger.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Snatching Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory  —  After the story broke on the artistic license taken by ABC in its upcoming miniseries on the 9/11 attacks, Clinton administration officials and Democrats in general had a good case for protesting.  After all, Republicans had bitterly criticized CBS …
Michael / Discourse.net:   ABC's '9/11' Libel By Fiction Exposure
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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Aljazeera:
Al-Qaeda video takes credit for 9/11
Discussion: TalkLeft
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Al Jazeera airs video of Bin Laden meeting 9/11 hijackers
CBS News:   Video Shows Bin Laden, 9/11 Hijackers
Associated Press:
Al-Jazeera airs pre-9/11 bin Laden tape
Discussion: BBC and The Strata-Sphere
David Johnston / New York Times:
Armitage Says He Was the Source in C.I.A. Leak  —  Expressing regret for his actions and apologies to his administration colleagues, Richard L. Armitage, the former deputy secretary of state, confirmed today that he was the 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.
Warren P. Strobel / Knight Ridder:
Armitage reveals that he was a source in Plame leak  —  WASHINGTON - Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage acknowledged Thursday that he was a columnist's primary source in the disclosure that retired U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson's wife worked at the CIA.
Washington Post:   Decision to Move Detainees Resolved Two-Year Debate Among Bush Advisers
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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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 …
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 …
Discussion: MyDD and The Democratic Daily
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amny.com:
Whitman: 9/11 health woes are city's fault
Discussion: The News Blog
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
Yahoo! News:
New poll says most Canadians blame U.S. for 9/11 attacks  —  A majority of Canadians believe U.S. foreign policy was one of the root causes that led to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, and Quebecers are quicker to criticize the U.S. administration for its international actions than other Canadians, a recent poll suggests.
 
 
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