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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.
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 …
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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 …
MSNBC:
In NBC interview, Ahmadinejad claims U.S. still stuck in Cold War mindset — President Bush's policies in the Middle East are "moving the world toward war," Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday, maintaining that Iran was a peaceful nation that merely wanted to be left alone to "stand on its [own] feet."
White House:
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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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
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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Los Angeles Times:
McCain Stand Comes at a Price — Battling Bush over rules for detainee treatment, senator jeopardizes his courtship of the right. — WASHINGTON — Conservative activists are heaping criticism on Sen. John McCain for fighting President Bush over proposed rules for the interrogation of terrorism suspects …
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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 …
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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.
Thomas Sowell / Real Clear Politics:
Suicidal Hand-Wringing — When you enter a boxing ring, you agree to abide by the rules of boxing. But when you are attacked from behind in a dark alley, you would be a fool to abide by the Marquis of Queensbury rules. If you do, you can end up being a dead fool.
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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" …
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 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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Matthew Yglesias:
War Clouds, Plus — Worst Idea Ever — Fred Kaplan wonders if the "prepare to deploy" order that's "been sent out to U.S. Navy submarines, an Aegis-class cruiser, two minesweepers, and two mine-hunting ships" means we're going to war with Iran. Sam Gardiner, former US Air Force Colonel …
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John Dunbar / Associated Press:
Senator says media study suppressed — WASHINGTON - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin on Monday ordered a formal investigation into why two agency reports on media ownership were never made public. — Martin was responding to a request by Sen. Barbara Boxer (news …