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10:25 AM ET, September 20, 2006

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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
White House Drops a Condition on Interrogation Bill  —  Seeking a deal with Senate Republicans on the rules governing the interrogation of terrorism suspects, the White House has dropped its insistence on redefining the obligations of the United States under the Geneva Conventions, members of Congress and aides said Tuesday.
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Washington Post:
Dissidents' Detainee Bill May Face Filibuster  —  Frist Warns GOP Opponents of Bush's Proposal They Must Accept Two Key Provisions  —  Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist signaled yesterday that he and other White House allies will filibuster a bill dealing with the interrogation and prosecution …
Washington Post:
Wrong Turn on Eavesdropping
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Doubts Increase About Strength of Iraq's Premier  —  Senior Iraqi and American officials are beginning to question whether Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has the political muscle and decisiveness to hold Iraq together as it hovers on the edge of a full civil war.
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Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post:
'06 Cuts In Iraq Troops Unlikely  —  General Points to Sectarian Violence In New Assessment  —  The U.S. military is unlikely to reduce forces in Iraq before next spring because the current contingent of more than 140,000 troops is battling sectarian violence that could prove "fatal" …
Antonio Castaneda / Associated Press:   Young children fight U.S. troops in Iraq
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 …
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Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
Iranian president labels US a lawbreaker
Discussion: NewsHog
MSNBC:
In NBC interview, Ahmadinejad claims U.S. still stuck in Cold War mindset
Discussion: Dr. Sanity and Macsmind
Allahpundit / Hot Air:   Video: Ahmadinejad addresses the UN
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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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.
New York Times:
H.P. Said to Have Studied Infiltrating Newsrooms  —  Hewlett-Packard conducted feasibility studies on planting spies in news bureaus of two major publications as part of an investigation of leaks from its board, an individual briefed on the company's review of the operation said yesterday.
Discussion: CBS News and Romenesko
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 …
Discussion: The New Editor, MyDD and Raising Kaine
New York Times:
Mubarak's Son Proposes Nuclear Program  —  Gamal Mubarak, the son of Egypt's president, proposed Tuesday that his country pursue nuclear energy, drawing strong applause from the nation's political elite, while raising expectations that Mr. Mubarak is being positioned to replace his father as president.
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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 …
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" …
Rasmussen Reports:
Connecticut Governor: Rell Continues Romp to Reelection  —  Rell (R) 60%, DeStefano 32%  —  As political observers dissect every jolt and twitch of Connecticut's competitive U.S. Senate race, Republican Governor Jodi Rell continues to enjoy an enviable lead in the state's relatively uneventful and unremarked gubernatorial contest.
Discussion: Power Line
allAfrica.com:
Uganda: Bush Should Not Promote Torture  —  Kampala  —  A United States Senate committee has rebelled against the Bush administration with 15 senators voting to block a bill that would allow military tribunals to accept evidence obtained through torture.  —  President Bush has been trying …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Michiko Kakutani / New York Times:
A Jurist's Argument for Bending the Constitution  —  Citing national security concerns in the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the Bush administration has repeatedly sought to expand presidential power, often doing so in secret and sidelining both Congress and the judiciary.
Discussion: The Right Coast and TBogg
 
 
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Max Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:
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Tony Halpin / Times of London:
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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