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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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Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:
Chris Wallace Has Indeed Grilled Bush Officials About Failing to Get Osama Before 9/11 — In an interview aired on Fox News Sunday today, Chris Wallace asked Bill Clinton why he hadn't done more to get Osama bin Laden. Clinton's furious answer lasted several minutes, and included finger-wagging reminiscent …
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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Bill Clinton's Bipartisan Love-In Blows Up in His Face — Hooray! Good for Bill Clinton. He finally called Fox News and the right-wing on their BS, right? Well, sort of. — Sure, Clinton said exactly what he should have said during his interview this weekend with Chris Wallace on Fox News.
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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" Update: Wallace asked Rumsfeld same question in '04 — 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:
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Patrick / FishBowlDC:
Wallace: "I felt as if a mountain was coming down in front of me. " — Following today's buzz generating conversation with Bill Clinton, Chris Wallace shared some of his post-interview thoughts with FishbowlDC: — I was delighted to get the chance to interview former President Clinton.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Arianna on Clinton vs Fox — Arianna, who has been very critical of the Clinton's in the past makes a great point. The way the Republican WH and Congress is being run it's very evident that they do not want to work with Democrats and she believes this was a wake up call for Bill Clinton.
Jaketapper / Political Punch:The truth about Clinton and "Wag the Dog"
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Karen Matthews / Associated Press:Bill Clinton Defends Bin Laden Handling
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Andrew Cochran / Counterterrorism Blog:
9/11 Commission Members Should Should Review and Report on Controversial Intel Report — The "New York Times" report on the the most recent National Intelligence Estimate, completed in April, is quickly fueling another ugly political argument over the value and accuracy of the intelligence …
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Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Intelligence Report Stirs Debate on Terror Fight — An intelligence assessment that the war in Iraq increased Islamic radicalism, worsening the terror threat, set off a sharp debate today among American political officials over credit and blame for the war and the broader fight against terrorism.
Michael Scherer / Salon:
Teammates: Allen used "N-word" in college — WASHINGTON — Three former college football teammates of Sen. George Allen say that the Virginia Republican repeatedly used an inflammatory racial epithet and demonstrated racist attitudes toward blacks during the early 1970s.
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.
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Bush dismisses bloodshed in Iraq as 'just a comma' — Steve finds this piece of revealing data.. — Video-WMP Video-QT … This is an appalling statement to make. With a civili war full of Iraqi bloodshed and over 20,000 of our men and women killed or wounded since the war started-one would think this might matter.
Dan / Riehl World View:
More On AZ 9/11 Memorial — Arizona's 9/11 Memorial is causing outrage among some. Along with seeming to have strayed from the original intent, did you know there's an educational program to go with it? … I found this on the Arizona 9/11 Memorial website:
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Stirling Newberry / tpmcafe.com:
Do You Want Lies With That? — One reason we have problems in this country is the number of lying idiots who work for major press outlets. The lastest entrant in the media class twit of the year sweepstakes is Perry Bacon Jr. who says "the Netroots hit their limits" because …
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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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Charles Kaiser / Los Angeles Times:
Why Retired Military Brass Don't Want Torture — Firsthand combat experiences compel old guard to attack Bush's 'alternative interrogation.' — FOR ONE 83-year-old veteran of World War II, it was the searing memory of a Japanese prisoner who helped turn the tide on Iwo Jima.
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 …
NY Daily News:
The war on freedom — Barry Bonds hit another home run Friday night, tying Hank Aaron at 733 for the all-time National League record, and is now just 23 home runs short of breaking Aaron's major league record. Gary Sheffield, another who testified in front of the BALCO grand jury …
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