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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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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 …
Agence France Presse:
Benedict blunder shows he has failed to master media machine — By unwittingly angering Muslims with his comments on Islam, Pope Benedict XVI has shown that he has yet to shake off his academic theological roots and master the global media machine with the same deftness as his predecessor.
Michelle Malkin:
Oriana Fallaci, R.I.P., and the Religion of Perpetual Outrage
Oriana Fallaci, R.I.P., and the Religion of Perpetual Outrage
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Sophie Hardach / Reuters:
Italy's provocative journalist Fallaci dies
Italy's provocative journalist Fallaci dies
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Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, EU Referendum, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Sundries Shack
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 …
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Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
At Last, the Issue is Publicly Joined . . . and When All the Smoke …
At Last, the Issue is Publicly Joined . . . and When All the Smoke …
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Rebuff for Bush on Terror Trials in a Senate Test
Rebuff for Bush on Terror Trials in a Senate Test
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Captain's Quarters, The Carpetbagger Report, CRIMES AND CORRUPTIONS … and The Left Coaster
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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Victoria Toensing / Opinion Journal:
What a Load of Armitage! — What did Patrick Fitzgerald know, and when did he know it? — Richard Armitage has finally emerged from the cover-my-backside closet, "apologizing" on CBS for keeping quiet for almost three years about being the original source for Robert Novak's July 14, 2003 …
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Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
Bush wants 'clarity' on interrogations — WASHINGTON - Facing a GOP revolt in the Senate, President Bush urged Congress on Friday to join in backing legislation to spell out strategies for interrogating and trying terror suspects, saying "the enemy wants to attack us again."
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Flopping Aces, Lawyers, Guns and Money, Little Green Footballs, Clarity & Resolve, Slate and Blue Crab Boulevard
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.
Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post:
In a Volatile Region of Iraq, U.S. Military Takes Two Paths — AL-FURAT, Iraq — With a biker's bandanna tied under his helmet, the Special Forces team sergeant gunned a Humvee down a desert road in Iraq's volatile Anbar province. Skirting the restive town of Hit, the team of a dozen soldiers crossed …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Democrats Meander in a New New Direction — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the woman who will become speaker of the House if Democrats get lucky in November, began her weekly news conference yesterday holding up a red-white-and-blue brochure. — "I hope you all received 'A New Direction for America …
Richard Miniter / New York Post:
A DEADLY KINDNESS — AT GITMO, PC RULES LET QAEDAS PLOT ON — RICHARD MINITER — ON the military plane back from America's most fa mous terrorist holding pen, the in-flight film was "V for Vendetta," a screed that tries to justify terrorism. It was a fitting end to a surreal, military-sponsored trip.
Cara Rubinsky / Associated Press:
Lieberman criticizes Republicans who assail war critics — FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Sen. Joe Lieberman on Friday criticized Republicans who accuse Democratic critics of the Iraq war of encouraging terrorists, arguing such talk "demeans the freedom we are all fighting for."
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.
Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
Ace of Spades Reader Spotted Wanted Terrorist? (Updated: Limited Confirmation From FBI) — TKS alerts me of an interesting comment posted here: … Name withheld (and I hope she used a pseudonym). — Later, after Purple Avenger provided the contact information for the Texas FBI, — she reported:
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Brad DeLong / Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal:
Why Oh Why Can't We Have a Better Press Corps? (CJR Daily Jumps the Shark Edition) — UPDATE: Bree Nordenson of Columbia Journalism Review says that she will explain her side of the story about why she wrote that Paul Krugman's references to median earnings of households headed by college graduates was "partisan slipperiness."
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Obama Watch: Another Hint of '08 Intent? — After yesterday's post on Barack Obama's visit to Iowa this weekend, another tidbit of information came to The Fix's attention that will certainly fuel even more chatter that the Illinois senator is seriously pondering a 2008 presidential bid.
Popular Mechanics:
The Great Nuclear Debate — To add your voice to the nuclear debate click here. … Nuclear Energy Provides Practical Baseload Power — by Patrick Moore — When I helped found Greenpeace in the 1970s, my colleagues and I were firmly opposed to nuclear energy. But times have changed.