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Arab op-ed: Pope's remarks may lead to war — Muslim world newspapers filled with articles slamming pope's remarks; 'it is clear that such remarks only contribute to the fueling of the fire raging between Islam and the West,' op-ed published in al-Sharq al-Awsat says — Roee Nahmias
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5 churches attacked in Palestinian areas following Pope's comments on Islam — 5 churches attacked in Palestinian areas following Pope's comments on Islam ALI DARAGHMEH NABLUS, West Bank (AP) - Palestinians wielding guns and firebombs attacked five churches in the West Bank and Gaza on Saturday …
David Warren / davidwarrenonline.com:
Apologize for what? — The BBC appears to have been quickest off the mark, to send around the world in many languages, including Arabic, Turkish, Farsi, Urdu, and Malay, word that the Pope had insulted the Prophet of Islam, during an address in Bavaria. — He had not, of course.
National Post:
Rioters' madness shames Muslim world — Reactions of some fanatics does not help open dialogue — Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Post — The eruption of rage in some quarters of the Islamic world against Pope Benedict XVI requires that several tough things be said.
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The Age:
Somali cleric calls for pope's death — A HARDLINE cleric linked to Somalia's powerful Islamist movement has called for Muslims to "hunt down" and kill Pope Benedict XVI for his controversial comments about Islam. — Sheikh Abubukar Hassan Malin urged Muslims to find the pontiff and punish …
The Anchoress:
For Popes and Presidents, it feels like 1981 out there
For Popes and Presidents, it feels like 1981 out there
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BBC:
Fresh criticism of Pope's remarks
Fresh criticism of Pope's remarks
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Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Save Yourself, Blame Bush — I can't help but feel sorry for my old Republican friends in Congress who are fighting for their political lives. After all, it must be tough explaining to voters at their local Baptist church's Keep Congress Conservative Day that it was their party that took …
Rajiv Chandrasekaran / Washington Post:
Best-Connected Were Sent to Rebuild Iraq — After the fall of Saddam Hussein's government in April 2003, the opportunity to participate in the U.S.-led effort to reconstruct Iraq attracted all manner of Americans — restless professionals, Arabic-speaking academics, development specialists and war-zone adventurers.
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
In Campaign Ads for Democrats, Bush Is the Star — From Rhode Island to New Mexico, from Connecticut to Tennessee, President Bush is emerging as the marquee name in this fall's Congressional elections — courtesy not of his Republican Party but of the Democrats.
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Jill Tubman / MyDD:
Racial Politics This Week — A Roundup — Brought to you by Jill Tubman of Jack and Jill Politics — This week, a controversial photo snapped at a blogger lunch in Harlem with Bill Clinton is under much discussion in the progressive blackosphere. You can follow the conversation here …
John M. Broder / New York Times:
What Would the Democrats Do? — Some Democrats in the center of the war debate: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, James Webb of Virginia, Ned Lamont of Connecticut, Senator John Kerry, Patricia Madrid of New Mexico and Senator Joseph Biden Jr. — FOR Democrats in Congress and those hoping to join them …
Mike Glover / Associated Press:
Bayh says Democrats can't be 'bunch of wimps' on terror — DES MOINES, Iowa - Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh defended Democratic assaults on President Bush's prosecution of the war on terror, but he warned Friday that his party can't come across as "a bunch of wimps" on security issues.
James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
War Inside the Wire — You can handle the truth about Guantanamo Bay. — GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba—You might call Rear Adm. Harry Harris a jailer. As commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, a job he has held for six months, he is in charge of one of the world's best-known detention facilities.
Michael J. Totten:
Getting Lebanon Wrong — Right after the end of the Hezbollah war I interviewed two members of Israel's Peace Now who stayed on a kibbutz just a few kilometers south of the border under Katyusha fire attack. Not wanting to give space only to the Israeli left, I sought out someone who could give …
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Katherine Shrader / Associated Press:
CIA in Middle of Election-Year Battle — WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA believed it was operating lawfully in detaining and interrogating 96 suspected terrorists at locations from Thailand to Europe, until the Supreme Court this summer demolished that legal foundation.
Washington Post:
Major Problems At Polls Feared — Some Officials Say Voting Law Changes And New Technology Will Cause Trouble — An overhaul in how states and localities record votes and administer elections since the Florida recount battle six years ago has created conditions that could trigger a repeat …
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