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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
An Unexpected Collision Over Detainees — President Bush and Congressional Republicans spent the last 10 days laying the foundation for a titanic pre-election struggle over national security, and now they have one. But the fight playing out this week on Capitol Hill is not what they had in mind.
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James Rowley / Bloomberg:
Senate Panel, Rebuffing Bush, Approves Terror Tribunal Measure — Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) — A Senate committee, in a bipartisan rebuff to President George W. Bush, approved military tribunal legislation that would give more legal protection to suspected terrorists than the administration wants.
Laurie Kellman / San Diego Union-Tribune:Former Secretary of State Powell opposes interrogation plan
Ian Fisher / New York Times:
Muslim Leaders Assail Pope's Speech on Islam — As Pope Benedict XVI arrived back home from Germany, Muslim leaders strongly criticized a speech he gave on his trip that used unflattering language about Islam. — Some of the strongest words came from Turkey, possibly putting in jeopardy Benedict's scheduled visit there in November.
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BBC:
Pope's speech stirs Muslim anger — Muslim religious leaders have accused Pope Benedict XVI of quoting anti-Islamic remarks during a speech at a German university this week. — Questioning the concept of holy war, he quoted a 14th-Century Christian emperor who said Muhammad had brought the world only "evil and inhuman" things.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:Jew-hating, gay-bashing jihadist cleric warns Pope: Islam means peace
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Sabrina Eaton / Associated Press:
Ney to plead to criminal charge — Bob Ney, R-Ohio discusses his bid for re-election, during a campaign rally at the Tuscarawas County GOP headquarters in Dover, Ohio. Ney has agreed with the Justice Department to plead guilty to at least one criminal charge.
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Philip Shenon / New York Times:
Ohio Congressman Is Said to Agree to Plead Guilty — Representative Bob Ney, Republican of Ohio, has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges related to his dealings with the corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff, lawyers and others with knowledge of the investigation said Thursday.
Politics Central:
AL-DURA: THE TRIAL (PART TWO) — Here are my first impressions of the trial. A proper account will follow tomorrow. — The trial was beautiful, the Palais de Justice is beautiful with its aspiring architecture and gilded gates, it was a beautiful late summer evening in mid-September …
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Politics Central:
AL-DURA: THE TRIAL (PART ONE) — Starting September 14, three Frenchmen go on trial in Paris for questioning the veracity of the 2000 videotape of the putative murder of Palestinian child Mohammed Al-Dura by Israeli soldiers. This tape - promulgated by the French state-run channel France 2 …
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Augean Stables, Technicalities, Sigmund, Carl and Alfred, Israel Matzav, Mere Rhetoric and Solomonia
Rob Port / Say Anything:
Who The Terror Apologists Support — Some of you may be familiar with a group called the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR. This is a group that describes itself as the "Muslim NAACP." Some of its leaders stood by President Bush and Colin Powell as those men spoke …
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Inside the Oval Office — President Bush gives journalists a "heads up" about the mid-term elections, among other things. — WE NOW KNOW WHY the Bush administration hasn't made the capture of Osama bin Laden a paramount goal of the war on terror. Emphasis on bin Laden doesn't fit …
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Bush Tells Barnes Capturing Bin Laden Is 'Not A Top Priority Use of American Resources' — Weekly Standard editor Fred Barnes appeared on Fox this morning to discuss his recent meeting with President Bush in the Oval Office. The key takeaway for Barnes was that "bin Laden doesn't fit …
Associated Press:
Al-Qaida joins Algerians against France — PARIS - Al-Qaida has for the first time announced a union with an Algerian insurgent group that has designated France as an enemy, saying they will act together against French and American interests. — Current and former French officials specializing …
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Politics Central:
THE GLENN AND HELEN SHOW: BILL FRIST ON PORKBUSTING, THE BOLTON CONFIRMATION, AND THE JOYS OF THE BLOGOSPHERE — The House and Senate have passed landmark legislation imposing transparency on earmarks in the appropriations process. The Senate is also looking at the John Bolton confirmation …
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Pew Research Center:
Democrats Hold Solid Lead; Strong Anti-Incumbent, Anti-Bush Mood — Terrorism Focus Increases, But No GOP Boost — Summary of Findings — As the congressional midterm campaign begins in earnest, the mood of the electorate is sharply drawn. Voters are disappointed with Congress and disapproving of President Bush.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / galluppoll.com:Democrats Have Advantage on Party Ratings, Affiliation, and Issues
americansforprosperity.org:
Americans for Prosperity Hails House Passage of Earmark Reform, Calls on Senate to Approve Similar Reforms — WASHINGTON - The free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity today hailed U.S. House passage of legislation that will end the often-anonymous nature of pork-barrel earmarks …
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Sen. Reid: The Specter bill will NOT be enacted. Period. — (updated below) — Sen. Harry Reid participated in a conference call with a dozen or so bloggers this afternoon. For the first question, I asked him about the Specter bill — specifically, what the Democrats' strategy …
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Prompt, free access to argument transcripts — The Supreme Court will begin making available, without charge, the transcripts of oral arguments, on the same day that an argument has been held, the Court announced Thursday. This is one of the most important innovations, in terms of public access …
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