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4:35 PM ET, September 24, 2006

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Judd / Think Progress:
VIDEO: Clinton Sets The Record Straight On Terrorism, Smacks Down Fox News  —  Here's the key portion of the Fox News Sunday interview with President Clinton.  He sets the record straight on his efforts to combat terrorism, the Bush administration's record and the tactics of Fox News.  Watch it:
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David / Crooks and Liars:
Fox Clinton Interview - Part 1 - Osama bin Laden  —  This is the first 20 minutes of Bill Clinton's interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday.  In this clip, Wallace asks Clinton why he didn't do more to capture or kill Osama bin Laden while he was in office.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Clinton vs. Wallace on "Fox News Sunday"  —  I tried to cut all the best parts but you're well advised to read the transcript.  Righties are going to have a field day fact-checking him.  Points to take away:  —  1. He showed leadership by not pulling out of Somalia while the bodies were still warm.
Karen Matthews / Associated Press:
Bill Clinton Defends Bin Laden Handling
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Clinton on "Fox News Sunday."
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Sunday Talking Head Thread
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Elizabeth Holtzman / Chicago Sun Times:
Bush seeks immunity for violating War Crimes Act  —  Thirty-two years ago, President Gerald Ford created a political firestorm by pardoning former President Richard Nixon of all crimes he may have committed in Watergate — and lost his election as a result.  Now, President Bush …
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Tom Brune / Newsday:
Republican deal on interrogation assailed
Discussion: The Heretik
New York Times:
Turning Back the Clock on Rape
Discussion: Andrew Sullivan and Norwegianity
Jules Crittenden / Boston Herald:
Does AP stand for Al-Qaeda Propaganda?  —  The Associated Press, the reliable just-the-facts news agency you and I once knew, no longer exists.  Amoral propagandists have taken over.  —  It is not only in the disturbing matter of Bilal Hussein, AP photograher and al-Qaeda associate …
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Tom Curley / Washington Post:
In Iraq, a Journalist in Limbo
Discussion: The Horse's Mouth
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Hurting U.S. Terror Fight  —  The war in Iraq has become a primary recruitment vehicle for violent Islamic extremists, motivating a new generation of potential terrorists around the world whose numbers may be increasing faster than the United States and its allies …
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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
The Tide's In for Independents  —  The independence being demonstrated all over the political spectrum these days — by Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman and Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee, both in tough reelection battles, and by Republican Sens. John McCain and John Warner — has its roots in American history.
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Case concedes U.S. Senate race  —  Ed Case has telephoned U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka and conceded the U.S. Senate Democratic primary, then told supporters he will do everything he can to help Akaka and Hawai'i's Democratic Congressional delegation.  —  At about 11:50 p.m. …
Discussion: The Fix
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Mark Niesse / Associated Press:
Akaka wins Senate primary in Hawaii
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
'Just a comma'  —  I'll have the transcript up as soon as CNN posts it, but George W. Bush appeared on "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer" this afternoon and made one of those stunning remarks that could — or rather, should — become a political problem for the White House.
Associated Press:
Iraqi soldiers hinder U.S. efforts to combat militias, tame Baghdad streets  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq The plan was simple: Iraqi troops would block escape routes while U.S. soldiers searched for weapons house-by-house.  But the Iraqi troops didn't show up on time.  —  When they finally did appear …
Discussion: Aljazeera and Middle Earth Journal
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Time:
Why We Don't Have Enough Troops in Iraq
Discussion: The Next Hurrah and LamontBlog
Nasteex Dahir Farah / Associated Press:
Somalia's Islamists Seize Seaport  —  KISMAYO, Somalia — Hundreds of Islamic militiamen in heavily armed trucks took over the southern town of Kismayo, one of the last seaports that had been outside their control in Somalia, witnesses said Sunday.  —  "The Islamic courts have entered Kismayo …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
David Morgan / Reuters:
No evidence bin Laden is dead: Saudi Arabia  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had no evidence that Osama bin Laden had died, shedding further doubt on a secret document leaked in France that said Saudi secret services believed he had died last month.
Press Association:
One in 10 Muslims 'ignore terror'  —  Almost one in 10 British Muslims would not inform police if they suspected that someone of the same faith was involved in a terror attack, a poll suggested.  —  The ICM poll for the News of the World found 9% of the 502 questioned would not tell police …
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Richard Wolffe / Newsweek:
In Rove's Footsteps  —  They learned from the master, and are applying the lessons in the hottest races ahead.  Meet the architect's protégés.  —  The Master: Rove leaving a flight on Air Force One  —  In a darkened edit room in downtown Dallas, admaker Scott Howell is tinkering with his latest political firebomb.
 
 
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Massoud Ansari / Telegraph:
Omar role in truce reinforces fears that Pakistan 'caved in' to Taliban
Perry Bacon Jr / Time:
The Netroots Hit Their Limits
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George Allen Monkeys Around
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John Simpson / BBC:
Iraq engulfed by tide of violence
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ABCNEWS:
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Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Niall Ferguson / Telegraph:
A coup, a riot, a UN rant-fest, and the world just stifles a yawn
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
On the Road With the Rahm and Chuck Show
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Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
Taking Aim  —  Since the president's re-election …
Colbert I. King / Washington Post:
The War of the Hacks  —  It's amazing what a few days away …
Associated Press:
God references quashed; 'VeggieTales' creator steamed
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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New York Times:
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