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11:30 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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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.
Discussion: Firedoglake
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.
Jaketapper / Political Punch:
The truth about Clinton and "Wag the Dog"
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:   Arianna on Clinton vs Fox
Tammy Bruce:   LIVEBLOGGING: CLINTON INSISTS BIN LADEN NOT INVOLVED IN SOMALIA.  EVER.
Bluto / The Jawa Report:   Was Clinton's "Meltdown" as Counterfeit as the Man?
Karen Matthews / Associated Press:
Bill Clinton Defends Bin Laden Handling
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
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.
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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 …
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 …
Reuters:
WHouse: newspaper's account of Iraq report incomplete
Discussion: Power Line, Macsmind and Gateway Pundit
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.
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.
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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.
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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Perry Bacon Jr / Time:
The Netroots Hit Their Limits
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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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.
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 …
Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
ARMED LIBERAL WANTS QUESTIONS FOR WARREN CHRISTOPHER  —  Armed Liberal, one of my favorite thinkers among the many, from Winds of Change has a request … I would ask him "Do you know who MSG Tim Martin is?"  —  I do because "Griz" was a Team Sergeant in Okinawa when I was there, not that we were buddies or anything.
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 …
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 …
The Devil's Excrement:
Sunday morning cartoon and Editorial  —  Venezuelans should read the Washington Post's Editorial, which in part reflects the cartoon below.  In the end it is Venezuelans who will be hurt the most.  —  Chavez: "You are a devil, you smell like sulfur, you are a drunk, you are the demon …
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard and Don Surber
 
 
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