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8:15 PM ET, September 20, 2006

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Kim Gamel / Associated Press:
At U.N., Chavez calls Bush 'the devil'  —  UNITED NATIONS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took his verbal battle with the United States to the floor of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, calling President Bush "the devil."  —  The impassioned speech by the leftist leader came …
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Drudge Report:
PRESIDENT CHAVEZ DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY  —  "Representatives of the governments of the world, good morning to all of you.  First of all, I would like to invite you, very respectfully, to those who have not read this book, to read it.  Noam Chomsky, one of the most …
Discussion: Publius Pundit, Redstate and PunditGuy
Pamela Geller Oshry / Atlas Shrugs:
This man's sign says it all.  —  Tens of thousands of freedom loving people showed up from all over the country.  —  It was gorgeous.  They came in droves to protest holocaust denier, nuked up Ahmadinejad's outrageous appearance at the UN.  —  Here in this video I ask the Headmaster …
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Little Green Footballs:   35,000 Demonstrate for Israel at UN
Michelle Malkin:
AP vs. the "so-called blogosphere"  —  It's spin time.  The Associated (With Terrorists) Press is now waging a p.r. campaign against what it calls the "so-called blogosphere" over detained photographer Bilal Hussein.  After five months of stonewalling, the "so-called reporters" …
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Robert Tanner / Associated Press:
AP Photographer's Detention Spurs Debate
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McAuliffe to join Clinton  —  Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe has told business associates and Democratic donors that he will chair Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) presidential campaign next year, according to several Democratic sources.
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Brenda Goodman / New York Times:
State Judge Voids Georgia Law Requiring a Photo ID of Voters  —  A state judge ruled Tuesday that a Georgia law requiring voters to present government-issued photo identification violates the State Constitution and could not be enforced.  —  In issuing a permanent injunction against the latest version …
Discussion: TalkLeft, Webloggin and Facing South
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Pollster:
More on that USA Today/Gallup Poll  —  Our update to the Slate Election Scorecard yesterday tries to put the results for the generic congressional vote from the USA Today/Gallup survey into some perspective.  It also reintroduces the controversy over likely voter models in general …
Jonah Goldberg / Townhall.com:
Jihad enablers  —  Before you can discuss the manifest seriousness of the latest controversy involving the pope, you have to acknowledge its hilarity.  Pope Benedict XVI, in an austere philosophical address, invoked Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus, the 14th century ruler who offered a harsh assessment of Islam.
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Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
Muslim violence  —  AS SHE LAY dying in a Mogadishu hospital …
Discussion: Liberty and Justice
Michael Smerconish / The Huffington Post:
Roger Waters: The Pink in Floyd  —  For the second time in my life, I'm writing a column about Pink Floyd.  More specifically, the man I have always considered to be the brains of the band: Roger Waters.  The first time I wrote about him was 26-years ago when I was a high school senior at C.B. West …
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Empire Zone / The Empire Zone:
The Sharpton Factor  —  Who knew a weeks-old endorsement from the Rev. Al Sharpton could cause such a commotion in Connecticut?  (Then again, everything causes a commotion in Connecticut.)  —  First, a primer: During the primary, Ned Lamont had just a handful of Democratic stars swing …
Jay Rosen / PressThink:
Editing Horizontally: Thanks to Reuters, NewAssignment.Net Can Hire Someone  —  They're giving us $100,000.  That will underwrite the costs of hiring our first editor, which is going to be a fun job.  —  Today I am announcing at Comment is Free and PressThink that Reuters is giving $100,000 to NewAssignment.Net.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Life Is Better; It Isn't Better.  Which Is It?  —  When the first snow falls on the North Shore of Chicago this winter, Robert Gordon will take his Toro snow blower out of the garage and think about how lucky he is not to be using a shovel.  Mr. Gordon is 66 years old and evidently quite healthy …
Reuters:
Bush says would go after bin Laden in Pakistan  —Text+WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Wednesday if he had firm intelligence that Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan, he would issue the order to go into that country after the al Qaeda leader.
Eli Lake / New York Sun:
Panel Leans Toward Phased Iraq Withdrawal or International Talks  —  WASHINGTON — A panel mandated by Congress to develop new Iraq policy is leaning toward recommending either a phased withdrawal of soldiers or a new engagement initiative with Iran and Syria to end the violence in Iraq.
Patrick / FishBowlDC:
Washington Blade Parts Ways With Jeff Gannon  —  Following Executive Editor Chris Crain's departure from The Washington Blade, the paper chose Kevin Naff as his replacement this week.  One of Naff's first decisions was to sever ties with columnist Jeff Gannon.  —  We spoke with Naff:
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Brendan Nyhan / Political Bite:
Everybody Has One: Bloggers and the Death of Opinion Journalism  —  Not that long ago, many people thought the Internet would break down partisan boundaries and improve the quality of political debate in this country — a prediction that sounds as silly today as previous hype about the educational potential of television and radio.
Media Matters for America:
Buyer's remorse: The Bush story the press won't tell  —  Despite the obvious signs it exists — and has for nearly 20 months — the pervasive buyer's remorse that hovers around President Bush's second term, as measured by public opinion polls, remains off limits for the press.
Reuters:
Calif. sues 6 carmakers in global warming suit  —Text+SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California filed a global warming lawsuit on Wednesday against Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and three other automakers, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have cost the state millions of dollars.
 
 
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Associated Press:
Vietnam double-agent Pham Xuan An dies
Nico / Think Progress:
Conservative Congressman Blocking Crackdown on Predatory Lenders …
Hillel Fendel / Arutz Sheva:
Palestinian Terrorists Again Using Children as Shields
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Bill Frist / San Diego Union-Tribune:
The GOP case for tougher border enforcement
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The U.S. vs. Iran
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Bernard Lewis / Real Clear Politics:
Bring Them Freedom, Or They Destroy Us
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Goldwater  —  If you haven't had a chance to see the HBO documentary …
Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Allen tells of his Jewish heritage
Harper's:
Six Questions for Dr. Emile A. Nakhleh on the CIA and the Iraq War
quinnipiac.edu:
Search Detail  —  September 20, 2006 - Kean Inches Ahead …
Mohamad Bazzi / Newsday:
Hezbollah cracked the code
Jmelli / bluejersey.com:
Confirmed: Kean Jr Campaign Behind Astroturfing
New York Times:
H.P. Said to Have Studied Infiltrating Newsrooms
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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”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

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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