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Reuters:
Leading Bush critic at home calls Chavez a "thug" — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of President George W. Bush's fiercest political opponents at home took his side on Thursday, calling Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez a "thug" for his remark that Bush is like the devil.
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Emile Milne / house.gov:
CONG. RANGEL CONDEMNS CHAVEZ'S ATTACK ON BUSH — WASHINGTON - I want to express my extreme displeasure with statements by the President of Venezuela attacking U.S. President George Bush in such a personal and disparaging way during his remarks at the United Nations General Assembly.
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CNN:
Democrats warn Chavez: Don't bash Bush — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Two of President Bush's staunchest domestic critics leapt to his defense Thursday, a day after one of his fiercest foreign foes called him "the devil" in a scorching speech before the United Nations.
Darwin Danielson / radioiowa.com:
Harkin defends Venezuelan President's U-N speech against Bush — Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, a democrat, today defended Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's United Nations speech in which Chavez called President George Bush the devil. Harkin said the comments were "incendiary", then went on to say …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Rangel warns Chavez not to attack "my president"; Update: Gratuitous DU thread added — This would have meant a lot more coming from a guy who hadn't referred to Bush in the past as "our Bull Connor." — His point is actually quite weak. Barack Obama, to his credit …
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MSNBC:
Bush, McCain reach agreement on tribunal laws — Deal comes as House, Senate wrangle over how to treat enemy combatants — WASHINGTON - President Bush and Republican negotiators led by Sen. John McCain have reached an agreement on legislation covering tribunals for enemy combatant suspects, NBC News has learned.
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Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Agreement Is Reached on Detainee Bill — Three Republican senators said this afternoon that they had reached an agreement with the Bush administration on legislation to clarify which interrogation techniques can be used against terror suspects and to establish trial procedures for those in military custody.
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Punked — The "compromise" will, as I predicted, allow the "tough interrogations" by amending the war crimes act. And they will reportedly create a new JAG office to review classified information and determine if terrorist suspects can see it if it's being used against them in a trial.
Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
Senators Snatch Defeat From Jaws of Victory: U.S. to be First Nation to Authorize Violations of Geneva — I hope that that headline is a gross exaggeration, but based on a few quick seconds purusing the "compromise," I'm afraid it's not. [The Administration appears to agree.
Anne Plummer Flaherty / Associated Press:
Bush, GOP Rebels Agree on Detainee Bill
Bush, GOP Rebels Agree on Detainee Bill
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New York Times:
Keep Away the Vote — One of the cornerstones of the Republican Party's strategy for winning elections these days is voter suppression, intentionally putting up barriers between eligible voters and the ballot box. The House of Representatives took a shameful step in this direction yesterday …
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Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
PICTURE IDs....Stephen Bainbridge is unhappy over Democratic opposition …
PICTURE IDs....Stephen Bainbridge is unhappy over Democratic opposition …
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Little Green Footballs:
Fauxtography at the United Nations — Salam Daher, also known as "Green Helmet Guy," the corpse-posing ghoul from Qana photographed by discredited Reuters propagandist Adnan Hajj, makes it to the podium of the UN General Assembly via Hizballah's poodle, Emile Lahoud: … UPDATE at 9/21/06 11:05:53 am:
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Think Progress:
Matthews: 'I Have Been...Against This Bulls**t War From The Beginning' — This morning on Imus, MSNBC's Chris Matthews blasted the media for not covering the Iraq war. Matthews said that while people are still fighting and dying the Iraq, war "has been taken off television, and Bush must love it."
Ronald Brownstein / Los Angeles Times:
Bush and GOP Making Gains Among Voters — The turnaround is a sign that the election battle in November could be fierce. But history shows Democrats remain poised to claim seats. — WASHINGTON — President Bush's approval rating has reached its highest level since January …
Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss / Reuters:
U.S. threatened to bomb Pakistan after 9/1: Musharraf — NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan said that after the September 11 attacks the United States threatened to bomb his country if it did not cooperate with America's campaign against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Randall Mikkelsen / Reuters:
Bill Clinton warns against wide torture approval — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton joined a chorus of critics of Bush administration proposals for treating suspected terrorists, saying it would be unnecessary and wrong to give broad approval to torture.
ag.ca.gov:
Attorney General Lockyer Files Lawsuit Against "Big Six" Automakers for Global Warming Damages in California Impacts of Uncurbed Vehicle Emissions Costing Taxpayers, Economy and Environment — (OAKLAND) - Attorney General Bill Lockyer today filed a lawsuit against leading U.S …
Matthew Yglesias:
Mahmoun's Style — I keep talking about this with people in real life, but it deserves a blog mention as well — Mahmoun Ahmadinejad has a pretty sweet hipster style. It all starts with a beard not unlike the one I and many of my twentysomething male friends sport. But it goes deeper.
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rushlimbaugh.com:
Ahmadinejad Prays for End of World in UN Speech — RUSH: Let me go back to Ahmadinejad, his speech last night. First thing I saw was a couple of wire reports. One from the Associated Press: Iran Tells UN Nuclear Program Peaceful. I read the piece, and compared to what Ahmadinejad actually said, they leave it out!
RADAR:
BILL O'REILLY'S DEATH WISH — Bill O'Reilly may be the most fervent flag waver on cable—a patriot who believes in torturing terrorists and profiling all Muslims. But is that enough to get him targeted by Al Qaeda? — The loofah-loving Fox News host is raising plenty of eyebrows around …