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White House:
Press Conference of the President — THE PRESIDENT: It's always a pleasure to be introduced into the Rose Garden. Thank you, Wendell. Thank you for coming. I'm looking forward to answering some of your questions. — This week our nation paused to mark the 5th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
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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."
Digby / Hullabaloo:
"You're Looking Beautiful Today, Dave" — Here is Bush getting pissed off at David Gregory for suggesting that North Korea or other countries might adopt Bush's new way of dealing with the Geneva Conventions — "interpret" them however it suits them and change them at will.
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William Branigin / Washington Post:
Bush Pushes for Terror Legislation — Warning that "time's running out" for Congress to act, President Bush urged lawmakers today to pass legislation that would create special military tribunals to try terrorist suspects and allow the CIA to continue a program in which captured al-Qaeda leaders …
Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
At Last, the Issue is Publicly Joined . . . and When All the Smoke has Cleared, the Central Question is Quite Simple — And it is this: Should the CIA be legally authorized to breach the Geneva Conventions by engaging in the following forms of "cruel treatment" prohibited by "common" Article 3(1)(a) of those Conventions?:
CNN:
Bush: Without my plan, detainee questioning won't continue … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Questioning of suspected terrorists "won't go forward" unless Congress clarifies a U.S. standard for the treatment and interrogation of detainees, President Bush warned on Friday.
Reuters:
Islam row raises pope safety fears — VATICAN CITY (Reuters) — The Muslim world's scathing reaction to Pope Benedict's comments on Islam is the biggest challenge to face the pontiff yet and raises concerns over his security, diplomatic and Church sources said on Friday.
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Guardian:
Muslim leaders demand apology for Pope's 'medieval' remarks — John Hooper in Rome and Luke Harding in Berlin — Pope Benedict XVI was last night facing angry demands from Muslims that he apologise for a speech in which he appeared to say the concept of jihad was "unreasonable" …
Top MSNBC Headlines:Pontiff cites text that calls some teachings of Muhammad 'evil and inhuman'
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Daily Mail, Associated Press, The Daily Nightly, BBC, Macsmind, The Cafeteria Is Closed and AMERICAblog
Joelle Bassoul / Agence France Presse:Fears of violent Mideast backlash to pope
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Jihad Watch
Washington Post:
Rep. Ney Agrees to Plead Guilty — Rep. Robert Ney (R-Ohio) agreed today to plead guilty to conspiring to commit multiple official acts for lobbyists in exchange for campaign contributions, meals and luxury travel, sports tickets and gambling chips. He became the first elected official …
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The Right Angle
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Adam Zagorin / Time:
Who's the Next Target in the Abramoff Probe? — Former Ohio Congressman Bob Ney has admitted his role in Washington's influence-peddling scandal, but prosecutors still have other politicians in their sights — After months of defiant protestations of innocence about his role …
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Let's take a closer look at those breasts. — I wanted to elevate a discussion from the comments section of a post from Wednesday, you know the one with the photo of the Daou-wrangled bloggers posing in front of Bill Clinton? The first commenter, Goesh, picks up on my prompt …
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Jessica / Feministing:Feminists don't pose — There's a lot I want to write …
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ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Feministe, Big Brass Blog, Secular Blasphemy, Unfogged and The Agonist
Zogby:
Zogby: Battle for Congress Tightens — Republican Candidates Trail Democrats by Just 3%; Bush Job Approval Climbs to 39% — Following an aggressive media blitz, the latest Zogby America poll finds the standing of President Bush and congressional Republicans climbing as the November elections rapidly approach.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:Democrats Meander in a New New Direction
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Liberal Values, Donklephant, The Carpetbagger Report, Blue Crab Boulevard, BrothersJudd Blog and JustOneMinute
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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Danny / Beltway Blogroll:
Friday Festival Of Blog Bits — Earmarks have been all the rage in Washington this week, as Congress cleared to President Bush a bill to create a federal spending database and the House also passed legislation that would mandate disclosure of earmark sponsors in tax and spending legislation.
Andrew Kirtzman / WCBS-TV:
Bloomberg Secretly Considers Presidential Campaign — CBS 2 Exclusive: Despite Public Denials, Mayor Has Secret Meeting With National Political Strategist, Wall Street Money Man — (CBS) NEW YORK New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has always denied it, but CBS 2 has learned the details of a secret meeting …
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Iraqis Plan to Ring Baghdad With Trenches — The Iraqi government plans to seal off Baghdad next month by ringing it with a series of trenches and setting up dozens of traffic checkpoints to control movement in and out of the city of seven million people, an Interior Ministry spokesman said today.
Steven Reinberg / Yahoo! News:
Private Health Insurance Hard to Get and Costly — THURSDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) — Almost nine out of every 10 Americans who seek private health insurance never buy a plan, and one in five who apply are turned down or charged more because of preexisting conditions, a new report finds.
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Pakistan Releases over 2,500 Taliban, al-Qaeda — Pakistan follows the truce to the letter and releases thousands of Taliban and al-Qaeda members captured since 2001 — The Pakistani government is living up to its commitments on the "Waziristan Accord," and has emptied the prisons of Taliban …
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