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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The Big Question Democrats Are Ducking — No matter how you slice it, the National Intelligence Estimate warning that the Iraq war has spawned more terrorism is big trouble for President Bush and his party in this election year. It goes to the heart of Bush's argument for invading Iraq, which was that it would make America safer.
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Study Doesn't Share Bush's Optimism on Terror Fight — Three years ago, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld wrote a memo to his colleagues in the Pentagon posing a critical question in the "long war'' against terrorism: Is Washington's strategy successfully killing or capturing terrorists faster than new enemies are being created?
Michelle Malkin:Who is Paul Pillar? — Drip, drip, drip? — In its original …
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William M. Arkin / Early Warning:On the NIE, the Right and the Left Are Both Wrong
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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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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.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Olbermann death threat powered letter made fun of by Murdoch's NY Post — What would the conservative media be saying if Limbaugh was sent a letter like this? The NY Post: "POWDER PUFF SPOOKS KEITH" … You can be sure that it would be front page news for The Post with pictures of Limbaugh …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup Poll:
Bush Blamed More Than Clinton for Failure to Capture Bin Laden — Views are predictably partisan; independents mostly blame Bush — PRINCETON, NJ — The recent firestorm over former President Bill Clinton's culpability for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was fueled on Tuesday when Secretary …
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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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Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:The 'Moderate Republican' Scam
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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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David Espo / Associated Press:
Webb dodges question on racial epithet — FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Democratic Senate challenger Jim Webb declined to say definitively Tuesday whether he had ever used a common derogatory term to describe blacks, stepping carefully after watching his campaign rival confront charges of racism.
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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Source: Twin Cities Win GOP Convention — Republicans have chosen the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul _ in the politically pivotal Midwest _ for the 2008 presidential convention, GOP officials said Wednesday. — The selection was expected to be announced later in the day …
Denver Post:
Students held hostage in Bailey — A gunman took five people hostage, and is still holding at least two of them at a Park County school. Several shots have been fired. — Lance Clem, spokesman for the Colorado State Patrol, said it is unclear if anyone was injured at Platte Canyon High School in Bailey.
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brusselsjournal.com:
Third Night of Ramadan Rioting in Capital of Europe — It looks as if immigrants youths want to turn nightly rioting during the Islamic holy month of ramadan into an annual tradition. Around 8:30pm last night violence erupted again in Brussels, the capital of Europe.
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Brian C. Ledbetter / Snapped Shot: THOSE "YOUTHS" ARE AT IT AGAIN — Since when is a riot not considered newsworthy?
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 …
Associated Press:
7-Eleven dropping Venezuela-backed Citgo — DALLAS - Convenience store operator 7-Eleven Inc. is dropping Venezuela-backed Citgo as its gasoline supplier at more than 2,100 locations and switching to its own brand of fuel. — The retailer said Wednesday it will purchase fuel from several distributors …
Amit R. Paley / Washington Post:
Most Iraqis Favor Immediate U.S. Pullout, Polls Show — A strong majority of Iraqis want U.S.-led military forces to immediately withdraw from the country, saying their swift departure would make Iraq more secure and decrease sectarian violence, according to new polls by the State Department and independent researchers.
Pamela Geller Oshry / Atlas Shrugs:
ATLAS INTERVIEW: DICK MORRIS ON THE CLINTONS — How rich that after my Clinton VLOG FLOG I would have the opportunity to interview Dick Morris. If anyone knows Clinton it's Morris. — One Jerusalem. org once again sets up the penultimate Clinton interview with Ann, Boker tov, Boulder …
Faith Bremner / Coloradoan Online:
Musgrave declares protecting marriage America's top issue — WASHINGTON - Protecting traditional marriage is the most important issue Americans face today, Rep. Marilyn Musgrave said Friday, as she called on social conservatives to support candidates like herself who oppose same-sex marriages.
AugustJPollak / CampusProgress.org:
Giant bowls of Marshmallow Fluff: My Enchanted Evening with Pajamas Media … So I'm at a panel-slash-conservative happy hour hosted and attended by the A-list of DC's right-wing blogosphere, and the first person I see as I walk in the door is Jeff Gannon. Awesome; six seconds in and I've met my first porn star.
American Prospect:
The Prospect announces changes — Michael Tomasky to step down as editor, will stay on as editor-at large. — Michael Tomasky is stepping down as editor of The American Prospect to pursue writing projects. Tomasky, 45, has led the editorial staff at the Prospect for three years and will finish work on the November issue.
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