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10:25 AM ET, September 18, 2006

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CNN:
Pope 'deeply sorry' for reaction to comments … CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNN) — Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday said he was "deeply sorry" for the reaction to comments he made last week when he quoted from a 14th-century emperor regarding Muslims.  —  "These in fact were quotations from a medieval text …
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Frances D'Emilio / Associated Press:
Mixed reaction as pope expresses regret
Discussion: Democrats.com and PunditGuy
Reuters:
Qaeda-led group vows "jihad" over Pope's speech
Discussion: Times of London and Gateway Pundit
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Compromise Called Possible on Interrogations  —  President Bush's national security adviser signaled on Sunday that he was seeking a compromise with the Republican senators who are rebelling against the administration's proposal to explicitly permit certain severe interrogation practices against terrorism suspects.
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:   McCain, in New Hampshire, Gets an Earful From the Right
Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Senators Seek Compromise on Terror Cases
Discussion: LiberalOasis and Truthdig
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
AP Prefers Anecdotes To Real Data  —  As we approach the midterms, the media will attempt to kneecap Republicans on one of the issues where they can point to real success: the economy.  Over the last three years, as the last of the tax cuts came into force and provided more incentive for investment …
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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:   GOP talk of vibrant economy rings hollow
George E. Condon Jr / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Effect of Ney's guilt could weigh heavily
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
Robin Toner / New York Times:
As Senator Falters, a Democrat Rises in Virginia  —  From the start, the Virginia Senate race was an emblematic campaign for 2006: combat boots vs. cowboy boots, in the inevitable shorthand.  —  A highly decorated Vietnam veteran and former secretary of the Navy who opposed the war in Iraq …
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Washington Post:
Allen, Webb Quarrel Over War in Iraq, Bush Policies
Discussion: MSNBC and Taylor Marsh
BBC:
Narrow win for Swedish opposition  —  Sweden's centre-right opposition bloc has defeated the ruling Social Democrat party in the country's closest-fought general election for decades.  —  Moderate party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt declared victory as near-complete results gave him a 1% lead.
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Shankar Vedantam / Washington Post:
In Politics, Aim for the Heart, Not the Head  —  In 1935, researchers from Columbia University fanned out around the city of Allentown, Pa., and handed out leaflets ahead of local and state elections.  What residents did not know was that they were part of an experiment in political persuasion …
Discussion: DonkeyRising
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 …
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Bid to Stockpile Bioterror Drugs Stymied by Setbacks  —  The last of the anthrax-laced letters was still making its way through the mail in late 2001 when top Bush administration officials reached an obvious conclusion: the nation desperately needed to expand its medical stockpile to prepare for another biological attack.
Damon Darlin / New York Times:
Hewlett Review Is Said to Detail Deeper Spying  —  A secret investigation of news leaks at Hewlett-Packard was more elaborate than previously reported, and almost from the start involved the illicit gathering of private phone records and direct surveillance of board members and journalists …
Discussion: Abovethelaw.com
Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:
NEWSWEEK "Isikoffed" the Gonzales Memo  —  Since Christopher Hitchens is correcting old Dowdified quotes, I thought I'd correct one myself.  This one, from a 2004 NEWSWEEK article, is a major Dowdification — in my view, every bit as egregious as Dowd's original.  What's more, it's still influencing lefties even today.
Examiner:
Spending database bill marks new era  —  The Washington DC Examiner Newspaper, The Examiner  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush will soon sign the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act co-sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-OK, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-IL to establish a google-like Internet database of most federal spending.
Jeffrey H. Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Support for Electronic Filing of Senate Candidates' Campaign-Finance Records Gains Momentum  —  In the next few weeks leading up to Election Day, money will pour into candidates' coffers and voters will be able to see which lobby groups are trying hardest to buy their lawmakers' favor.
Blaine Harden / Washington Post:
Corruption That Shook Capitol Isn't Rattling Elections  —  Abramoff Case and Others Not Necessarily Key Issues  —  HAMILTON, Mont. — Sen. Conrad Burns gazed at a debate audience and asked if anyone could guess who was blocking efforts in Washington to control health-care costs.
Discussion: TPMmuckraker and NewsBusters.org
Joee Blogs / a Catholic Londoner:
A very rushed post  —  Just outside Westminster Cathedral today...  I thought I'd refrain from posting anything substantial about this uproar about the Pope's speech, since I'm sure other bloggers can put things more eloquently than me.  ( here and here and here : "If the Pope does not appear …
Reuters:
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Sept 18  —  Source: Reuters  —  Sept 18 (Reuters) - Following are security and other developments in Iraq reported on Monday, as of 1100 GMT:  —  BAGHDAD - Fourteen bodies, tortured and with bullet holes in the head, were found in different districts …
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Patricia Lopez / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Klobuchar keeps big lead over Kennedy  —  A charged-up DFL base and disapproval of Bush play a role in the margin, similar to a July poll's.  —  DFL U.S. Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar continues to hold a dominant lead over GOP rival Mark Kennedy, 56 to 32 percent, in the latest Minnesota Poll …
Discussion: Mercury Rising
Drudge Report:
BUSH BASHING PIG HITS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN  —  ROGER WATERS [PINK FLOYD] CONCERT TOUR HITS NORTH AMERICA AND NYC WITH FLYING PIGS, URGING DEM VOTES IN ELECTION, 'IMPEACH BUSH' WRITTEN ON REAR OF PIG FLOATING OVER AUDIENCE... One concertgoer writes: 'Seeing Bush's name written across the pig's arse made me howl'... The pig had graffiti.
 
 
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