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Suzan Fraser / Associated Press:
Muslims Assail Pope's Remarks on Islam — Turkey's ruling Islamic-rooted party joined a wave of criticism of Pope Benedict XVI on Friday, accusing him of trying to revive the spirit of the Crusades with remarks he made about Islam. Muslim leaders in the Middle East expressed dismay …
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Oriana Fallaci, R.I.P., and the Religion of Perpetual Outrage — Deeply saddening news at the end of this 9/11 anniversary week. The outspoken lioness Oriana Fallaci has died of cancer: … She refused to candycoat her criticisms of Islam. She refused to submit to jihadi thugs.
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BBC:
Muslim anger grows at Pope speech — A statement from the Vatican has failed to quell criticism of Pope Benedict XVI from Muslim leaders, after he made a speech about the concept of holy war. — Speaking in Germany, the Pope quoted a 14th Century Christian emperor who said Muhammad …
Laurie Kellman / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Former Secretary of State Powell opposes interrogation plan — White House says Powell is confused — WASHINGTON - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, parting company with President Bush, came out against harsh interrogations of terror suspects even as the president lobbied personally for it on Capitol Hill Thursday.
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Rebuff for Bush on Terror Trials in a Senate Test — The Senate Armed Services Committee defied President Bush on Thursday, with four Republicans joining Democrats in approving a plan for the trial and interrogation of terrorism suspects that the White House has rejected as unacceptable.
Washington Post:
A Defining Moment for America — PRESIDENT BUSH rarely visits Congress. So it was a measure of his painfully skewed priorities that Mr. Bush made the unaccustomed trip yesterday to seek legislative permission for the CIA to make people disappear into secret prisons and have information extracted …
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.
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.
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David Espo / Associated Press:
Ohio Rep. Ney expected to plead guilty — WASHINGTON - Abandoning months of defiant denials, Rep. Bob Ney (news, bio, voting record) intends to admit guilt in the congressional corruption probe spawned by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to Republican officials.
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Sabrina Eaton / Associated Press:Ney to plead to criminal charge
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Alessandra Rizzo / Associated Press:
Italian Writer Oriana Fallaci Dies — ROME — Oriana Fallaci, the Italian writer and journalist best known for her abrasive interviews and provocative stances, has died, officials said Friday. She was 76. — Fallaci, who had been diagnosed with cancer years ago, died overnight …
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Sophie Hardach / Reuters:
Italy's provocative journalist Fallaci dies — MILAN (Reuters) - Oriana Fallaci, one of Italy's best-known writers and war correspondents who goaded the world's great and issued a vitriolic assault on Islam after the September 11 attacks on the United States, died on Friday aged 77.
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Wretchard / The Belmont Club:Oriana Fallaci — I had the privilege of listening to a lecture …
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The Tehran Calculus — In his televised Sept. 11 address, President Bush said that we must not "leave our children to face a Middle East overrun by terrorist states and radical dictators armed with nuclear weapons." There's only one such current candidate: Iran.
Editor and Publisher:
Ellsberg Calls on Insiders to Leak Details of Alleged War Plans — NEW YORK When Daniel Ellsberg, the defense analyst, leaked the Pentagon Papers to the press in 1971, it created one of the most significant newspaper stories — and battles — of the century.
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 …
Austin Bay Blog:
Oil Prices — Two years ago -as oil prices began to rise- two friends of mine in the industry said to look for a dramatic climb in prices but "over the long term" (a decade? fifteen years?) look for oil to settle in a zone of $40 to $55 a barrel. When oil reached $70 a barrel I thought about that "zone."
White House:
President Bush Welcomes President Roh of Republic of Korea to the White House — PRESIDENT BUSH: Welcome to the White House. I will give an opening statement, the President will give an opening statement, we will answer two questions a side. — Mr. President, thank you for coming.
Donna Abu-Nasr / Associated Press:
Attacks on Yemen oil plants kill 5 — SAN`A, Yemen - Suicide bombers tried to strike two oil facilities in Yemen with explosives-packed cars, but authorities foiled the attacks and four bombers and a security guard were killed, the government said Friday. — The attempts came ahead …
Stuart Steers / Rocky Mountain News:
Ritter tops in poll — Democrat holds 17-point lead over Beauprez for guv — Democrat Bill Ritter has a remarkable 17-point lead over Republican Congressman Bob Beauprez in the race for Colorado governor, according to a Rocky Mountain News/ CBS 4 poll of likely voters.
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