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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bush Mourns 9/11 at Ground Zero as N.Y. Remembers — Vowing that he was "never going to forget the lessons of that day," President Bush paid tribute last night to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack, laying wreaths at ground zero, attending a prayer service at St. Paul's Chapel …
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Christopher Hitchens / Opinion Journal:
Solidarity — Our first duty is to stand together against bin Ladenism. — Never mind where I was standing or what I was doing this time five years ago. (Because really, what could be less pertinent?) Except that I do remember wondering, with apparent irrelevance, how soon I would be hearing one familiar cliché.
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Will / Attytood:
The Emperor's New Clothes: How 2nd graders saw what the American media wouldn't report — George W. Bush is a man on a mission today: To remind the American people how they felt five years ago, when the public was understandably frightened by the killing of nearly 3,000 fellow citizens …
Deborah Sontag / New York Times:
The Hole in the City's Heart — On July Fourth two years ago, eight weeks before the Republican National Convention in New York City, Gov. George E. Pataki traveled from the Hamptons summer home of his senior economic adviser, Charles A. Gargano, to the dusty crater in the center of Lower Manhattan.
Michelle Malkin:
The 2,996 Project — I am kicking off 24-hour 9/11 anniversary coverage today with my entry for the 2,996 Project. — As I mentioned last month, the project launched by D.C. Roe involves more than 3,000 bloggers who have joined together to commemorate each and every one of the victims of 9/11 on this fifth anniversary.
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Michael Ledeen / Politics Central:9/11 — It seems at least a decade ago, and I am still angry, maybe even angrier.
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Roger L. Simon, Inactivist, Cold Fury, The Anchoress, The Heretik, Infidel Bloggers Alliance and Blue Crab Boulevard
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:9/11 Remembrance: Ysidro Hidalgo-Tejada
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Michelle Malkin
Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
Situation Called Dire in West Iraq — Anbar Is Lost Politically, Marine Analyst Says — The chief of intelligence for the Marine Corps in Iraq recently filed an unusual secret report concluding that the prospects for securing that country's western Anbar province are dim …
La Shawn / La Shawn Barber's Corner:
A Religious and Unconventional War — Conventionally, countries fight wars against other countries. Territory is well-defined, and the objective — unconditional surrender — is clear. World War II is always a good illustration. Adolf Hitler's desire for power obviously consumed him.
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Lorie Byrd / Wizbang:
FIVE YEARS LATER — WE WILL NOT FORGET — SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 — "The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge structures collapsing, have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness, and a quiet, unyielding anger. These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat.
R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Worried CIA Officers Buy Legal Insurance — Plans Fund Defense In Anti-Terror Cases — CIA counterterrorism officers have signed up in growing numbers for a government-reimbursed, private insurance plan that would pay their civil judgments and legal expenses if they are sued or charged …
Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
A new low in Bush-hatred — SIX YEARS into the Bush administration, are there any new lows to which the Bush-haters can sink? — George W. Bush has been smeared by the left with every insult imaginable. He has been called a segregationist who yearns to revive Jim Crow and compared ad nauseam to Adolf Hitler.
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Arthur Spiegelman / Reuters:Controversial "Death of a President" film debuts
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Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
For Democrats' Hopes, Less Promise in New York — Kirsten Gillibrand campaigned with Hillary Rodham Clinton last month. She is trying to unseat Representative John E. Sweeney, a four-term Republican. — In a year when Democrats hope to take control of the House of Representatives …
Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
War's Critics Abetting Terrorists, Cheney Says — He Cites Allies' 'Doubts' About U.S. Will — Vice President Cheney offered a veiled attack yesterday on critics of the administration's Iraq policy, saying the domestic debate over the war is emboldening adversaries who believe they can undermine the resolve of the American people.
Aftenposten:
Imam casts doubt over existence of bin Laden — The leader of Muslim imams in Norway said Monday that many Muslims feel they've been under collective suspicion since September 11, 2001. He also questioned whether Osama bin Laden actually exists. — Imam Zulqarnain Sakandar Madni answered …
New York Times:
A Ban on Carry-On Luggage — In a directive whose logic is not always apparent, the Transportation Security Administration has spelled out what airline passengers can carry on board with them, what must be placed in checked luggage, and what can't go on the plane at all.
Andy Rooney / CBS News:
Why 9/11 Was So Different — There have been a lot of memorable days in our country's history but some of them we'd rather forget. September 11th, 2001 is one of those. It isn't a day to celebrate but it's a day we shouldn't forget, either. — We need some word other than "holiday" to call some of our memorable days.
New York Times:
Proposal for Autonomous States in Iraq Creates Tension — An agreement struck 11 months ago by Shiite and Kurdish leaders to win Sunni Arab support for a new constitution is fraying, causing concern among some political leaders that it could jeopardize Iraq's fragile governing coalition.
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