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President Bush Addresses United Nations General Assembly — Fact Sheet: Address to the UN General Assembly: A More Hopeful World Beyond Terror and Extremism — THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Secretary General, Madam President, distinguished delegates, and ladies and gentlemen: I want to thank …
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William Branigin / Washington Post:
Bush Reproaches Iran and Syria in U.N. Speech — Declaring that "a more hopeful world is within our reach," President Bush called on world leaders at the United Nations today to "stand with democratic leaders and moderate reformers" across the Middle East. — But he also upbraided several countries …
Scheherezade Faramarzi / Associated Press:
Iran Tells U.N. Nuclear Program Peaceful — Iran's nuclear activities are "transparent, peaceful and under the watchful eye" of United Nations inspectors, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday. — Taking the world stage at the U.N. General Assembly hours after President Bush …
John Lichfield / Independent:
Chirac calls for threat of Iran sanctions to be lifted — President Jacques Chirac has broken ranks with the US and Britain by calling for the suspension of UN Security Council action against Iran during negotiations over its nuclear programme. — In a radio interview yesterday before flying …
Grant Peck / Associated Press:
Thai military launches coup, backs king — BANGKOK, Thailand - The Thai military launched a coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday night, circling his offices with tanks, seizing control of TV stations and declaring a provisional authority pledging loyalty to the king.
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Pajamas Media:
Military Coup A Done Deal in Thailand — Ousted Thai PM cancels tomorrow's UN General Assembly speech. (AP) — Fast Work—September 19: A blog devoted to Thailand's coup. — Thai PM cancels speech at UN: Thaksin, was in New York at the U.N. General Assembly and had been scheduled to address the General Assembly.
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news24.com:
Pope asked to convert to Islam — Tripoli - The elder son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has called on Pope Benedict XVI to convert to Islam immediately, dismissing last week's apology from the pontiff for offending Muslims. — "If this person were really someone reasonable …
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Times of London:
Carey backs Pope and issues warning on 'violent' Islam — THE former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey of Clifton has issued his own challenge to "violent" Islam in a lecture in which he defends the Pope's "extraordinarily effective and lucid" speech. — Lord Carey said that Muslims must address …
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Blue Crab Boulevard
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Gen. says U.S. may boost forces in Iraq — WASHINGTON - The U.S. military will likely maintain or possibly even increase the current force levels of more than 140,000 troops in Iraq through next spring, the top US. commander in the Middle East said Tuesday in one of the gloomiest assessments yet …
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Chris Bowers / MyDD:
If We Don't Turn Out Our Base, We Will Lose — This should be obvious to anyone watching polls for this election, but I just wanted to point it out for the benefit of any Democrats who are in a position of decision-making power for this election. There is no way we can win this election unless we turn out Democrats at high levels.
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USA Today:Poll finds rebound in Bush approval
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Adrian Blomfield / Telegraph:
American becomes first woman space tourist — An American who fled Iran's Islamic revolution two decades ago has fulfilled a childhood dream when she became the first woman to pay for her own journey into space. — Anousheh Ansari, a 40-year-old Iranian American telecommunications entrepreneur …
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Allen Says He Embraces His Jewish Ancestry — Virginia Sen. George Allen (R) said for the first time publicly yesterday that he has Jewish ancestry, a day after responding angrily to an exchange that included questions about his mother's racial sensitivity and whether his family has Jewish roots.
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Frank Phillips / Boston Globe:
Deval Patrick wins easily — Deval L. Patrick, who rose from poverty on the South Side of Chicago to corporate boardrooms and a top position in President Clinton's administration, won the Democratic Party's nomination for governor tonight, becoming the first African American to win …
The Smoking Gun:
Oprah Seeks To Avoid 2008 Draft — Talk show host threatens legal action over fan's campaign — If nominated, Oprah Winfrey will serve...a cease and desist letter. Lawyers for the talk show host are threatening legal action against a retired Kansas City teacher who has mounted …
The Australian:
Pope row in past, PM tells Muslims — MUSLIMS are "perfectly entitled" to criticise the Pope for linking Islam with evil and violence, but John Howard wants them to "move on". — The Prime Minister said last night he was "disappointed" and "exasperated" that "whenever the Pope says something (it) provokes demonstrations".
Associated Press:
Race may be a motive in abortion kidnap case — SALEM, New Hampshire (AP) — A Maine couple accused of tying up their 19-year-old daughter, throwing her in their car and driving her out of state to get an abortion were upset because the baby's father is black, a Maine sheriff said Tuesday.
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Well beyond satire — Michelle Malkin is extremely upset because three convicted Christian terrorists in Indonesia are going to be executed despite — in Michelle's words — "grave doubts raised over the fairness of the trial." The title of her post is "Muslims will execute Christians" …
This Is London:
THE UNHOLY PAST OF THE MUSLIM CLERIC DEMANDING THE POPE'S EXECUTION — At 39, Anjem Choudary should be a symbol of success for his peers. Born into the working-class family of a market trader in Welling on the outskirts of London, he has risen - thanks to the opportunities offered …
The Nation:
At the UN, Bush Cites Human Rights Declaration — When George W. Bush addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, he glowingly referred to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the UN in 1948. He said: … That is some endorsement.
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