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New York Post:
POWDER PUFF SPOOKS KEITH — MSNBC loudmouth Keith Olbermann flipped out when he opened his home mail yesterday. The acerbic host of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" was terrified when he opened a suspicious-looking letter with a California postmark and a batch of white powder poured out.
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Why Doesn't Page Six Take A Big Whiff Itself? — Let's make one point clear at the beginning of this post: I cannot stand Keith Olbermann. I couldn't stand his pretentious, egotistical sportscasting when I first saw him in Los Angeles, and thought he only improved marginally at ESPN's SportsCenter.
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
Editor and Publisher:
'NY Post' Makes Fun of Olbermann's Reaction to Getting Letter — At Home — With White Powder — NEW YORK One would think journalists might not make fun of a high-profile industry colleague, in this day and age, receiving an envelope — at home — which contains white powder.
Anne Plummer Flaherty / Associated Press:
House approves bill on terror detainees — WASHINGTON - The House approved legislation Wednesday giving the Bush administration authority to interrogate and prosecute terrorism detainees, moving President Bush to the edge of a pre-election victory with a key piece of his anti-terror plan.
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Charles Babington / Washington Post:
House Approves Bill on Detainees — 253 to 168 Vote Backs Bush on Prosecution Of Terrorism Suspects — The House approved an administration-backed system of questioning and prosecuting terrorism suspects yesterday, setting clearer limits on CIA interrogation techniques but denying access …
William M. Arkin / Early Warning:
On the NIE, the Right and the Left Are Both Wrong — The National Intelligence Estimate regarding trends in global terrorism, partially released by the administration yesterday in response to weekend news leaks, is not centrally about Iraq, and it is certainly not the final word on the subject.
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Opinion, AMERICAblog, Hullabaloo, american footprints, Blue Crab Boulevard, CNN and Captain's Quarters
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History News Network:
Deja vu — Judith Apter Klinghoffer — POLL: AL QAEDA LOST IN IRAQ — Al Qaeda has desicively lost the Iraqi battlefield. … Iraqi confidence in Iraqi forces (as opposed to militias) is increasing while its confidence in US forces is decreasing. Given US policies there can be little doubt …
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The Fourth Rail, Democracy Project, The Belmont Club, Blue Crab Boulevard and Dean's World
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worldpublicopinion.org:
Most Iraqis Want US Troops Out Within a Year — Say US Presence Provoking More Conflict Than it is Preventing — Approval of Attacks on US-led Forces Rises to 6 in 10 — A new WPO poll of the Iraqi public finds that seven in ten Iraqis want US-led forces to commit to withdraw within a year.
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Political Animal, Flopping Aces, protein wisdom, Washington Post, The Strata-Sphere, Abu Aardvark and Hot Air
Robin Toner / New York Times:
New Hope for Democrats in Bid for Senate — Six weeks before Election Day, the Democrats suddenly face a map with unexpected opportunities in their battle for control of the Senate. — In Virginia, a state that few expected to be seriously competitive, Senator George Allen, a Republican …
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New York Times:
Rushing Off a Cliff — Here's what happens when this irresponsible Congress railroads a profoundly important bill to serve the mindless politics of a midterm election: The Bush administration uses Republicans' fear of losing their majority to push through ghastly ideas about antiterrorism …
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
New Report That Senator Uttered Slurs — Another acquaintance of Senator George Allen said Tuesday that she heard him use a racial slur in 1976, contradicting a statement he made Monday in an effort to tamp down similar accusations. — Mr. Allen's campaign manager, Dick Wadhams …
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Obsidian Wings, The Allen Blog, Associated Press, Media Blog, The Reaction, Riehl World View, Majikthise and Virginia Centrist
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Ailes: `An assault on all journalists' — NEW YORK - Fox News chief Roger Ailes says former President Clinton's response to Chris Wallace's question about going after Osama bin Laden represents "an assault on all journalists." — Ailes said Clinton had a "wild overreaction" in the interview, broadcast on "Fox News Sunday."
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
House Passes Ban on Permanent Iraq Bases — WASHINGTON — Congress is on the verge of barring the construction of permanent bases for U.S. forces in Iraq, a move aimed at quelling concerns in the Arab world that American forces will remain in the war-torn country indefinitely.
Rahimullah Yusufzai Reports / The Blotter:
Taliban to ABC News: OBL Alive and Safe — Rahimullah Yusufzai Reports: — In a surprise phone call to the home of an ABC News producer in Pakistan, the top Taliban military commander, Mulla Dadullah Akhund, said Osama bin Laden is alive and that there is no truth to the rumors of his death from typhoid.
Will Wilkinson / TCS Daily:
Neuro Wine in Old Bottles — In the September 18 edition of The New Yorker magazine, writer John Cassidy leads a fascinating tour through parts of the new field of neuroeconomics, the study of the neurological underpinnings of economic decision-making.
Brendan J. Lyons / Albany Times Union:
Lawyer looks to block witness — Controversial terrorism expert's credentials questioned by defense — Click byline for more stories by writer. — ALBANY — The credentials of a controversial al-Qaida expert, who has been dubbed "the Doogie Howser of terrorism," are being challenged …
USA Today:
Moms find spiritual friends in Faith Club — NEW YORK — The pope ignites Muslim anger by quoting a 14th-century source who called the Prophet Mohammed's teachings "evil." — American Christians square off — theological liberals vs. conservatives — over whose voting values are more godly.
Associated Press:
Casey increases lead over Santorum — Democrat Bob Casey appears to have doubled his lead over Sen. Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania's Senate race, according to a poll released today. — Mr. Casey had a 14-point lead in the Quinnipiac University Poll, with 54 percent of likely voters saying …
Associated Press:
Chairman seeks review, possible removal of memorial inscriptions — PHOENIX — A state commission that authorized placement of the Arizona 9-11 Memorial in Wesley Bolin Plaza will review controversial laser-cut inscriptions "and see if some of them could be removed," the panel's chairman said Wednesday.
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Hot Air
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Choice: A Longer Life or More Stuff — The most authoritative report on the cost of health insurance came out yesterday, and it's sure to cause some new outrage. — The average cost of a family insurance plan that Americans get through their jobs has risen another 7.7 percent this year …
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Feds: NY Pol Pirro Wanted Kerik to Spy on Hubby — Boy, it's been a rough year for Jeanne Pirro. First her fledging challenge to Sen. Hilary Clinton (D-NY) exploded after the worst campaign launch ever. — Now she's under federal investigation for plotting — with onetime NYPD chief …
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