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9:35 AM ET, September 27, 2006

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Hugh Hewitt / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:
The NIE and the Chumps at the NYT  —  Keep in mind that the National Intelligence Estimate, portions of which were declassified today —hailed by the New York Times on Sunday as "a consensus view of the 16 disparate spy services inside government"— begins its "Key Judgments" section this way:
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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?
Washington Post:
Sobering Conclusions On Why Jihad Has Spread  —  In announcing yesterday that he would release the key judgments of a controversial National Intelligence Estimate, President Bush said he agreed with the document's conclusion "that because of our successes against the leadership of al-Qaeda …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
The Real NIE Revelations
Katherine Shrader / Associated Press:
Iraq is 'cause celebre' for extremists  —  WASHINGTON - A declassified government intelligence report says the war in Iraq has become a "cause celebre" for Islamic extremists, breeding deep resentment of the U.S. that is likely to get worse before it gets better.
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New York Times:
The Fine Art of Declassification  —  It's hard to think of a president and an administration more devoted to secrecy than President Bush and his team.  Except, that is, when it suits Mr. Bush politically to give the public a glimpse of the secrets.  And so, yesterday, he ordered …
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Washington Post:   Detainee Bill in Final Stages
Richard Miniter / Opinion Journal:
What Clinton Didn't Do . . .  . . . .and when he didn't do it.  —  Bill Clinton's outburst on Fox News was something of a public service, launching a debate about the antiterror policies of his administration.  This is important because every George W. Bush policy that arouses the ire of Democrats …
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Angry white man meets 'the smirk'  —  THE SMIRK is the new angry.  Remember the '90s, which Dems spent putting down "angry white men?"  Now the Dems are angry.  They've been hopping mad for six years.  Sunday, their biggest star, former President Bill Clinton, embraced his angry side during …
Discussion: PoliPundit.com and Big Brass Blog
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Opera Cancelled In Germany For Being Offensive To Muslims  —  How far have political correctness and political fears gone?  This far: … Perhaps you didn't know that Mozart is considered offensive and should be banned.  —  But the uproar has been over the more modern staging …
Discussion: Liberty and Justice
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New York Times:
Opera Canceled Over a Depiction of Muhammad
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:   Fat Lady Sings For Berlin Opera That Depicts Mohammed
CNN:
Musharraf: Iraq war makes world more dangerous  —  (CNN) — The war in Iraq has not made the world safer from terror, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has told CNN, saying he stands by statements on the subject he makes in his new book, "In the Line of Fire."
Discussion: The RBC and Democrats.com
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Paul Alexander / Associated Press:
Pakistan Explains Stance on Israel
Reuters:
Russia rejects move to give Putin third term  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top election authority on Wednesday threw out a call for a people's poll that would clear the way for President Vladimir Putin to stay on in power, making it more likely he will step down as he plans in 2008.
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:   Russia Rejects Putin Power Extension
Randolph E. Schmid / Associated Press:
White House said to bar hurricane report  —  WASHINGTON - The Bush administration has blocked release of a report that suggests global warming is contributing to the frequency and strength of hurricanes, the journal Nature reported Tuesday.  —  The possibility that warming conditions …
David B. Caruso / Associated Press:
NYC Mulls Ban on Trans Fats in Eateries  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Three years after the city banned smoking in restaurants, health officials are talking about prohibiting something they say is almost as bad: artificial trans fatty acids.  —  The city health department unveiled a proposal Tuesday …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
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.
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
New Campaign Ads Have a Theme: Don't Be Nice  —  Clockwise from top, Connecticut: Representative Rob Simmons, a Republican, points out his challenger's lack of service.  New Mexico: A Democratic spot details campaign contributions to Representative Heather A. Wilson.
Joshua Rozenberg / Telegraph:
Britain must pay traitor Blake for breaching his human rights  —  George Blake, who spied for the Soviet Union, won a human rights claim against the British Government yesterday, 40 years after he escaped from prison in London and fled to Moscow.  —  Britain was ordered by judges in Strasbourg …
Discussion: Tim Worstall
John Ward Anderson / Washington Post:
Romania, Bulgaria Favored to Join E.U.  —  The European Commission recommended Tuesday that Romania and Bulgaria be admitted to the European Union on Jan. 1 but attached unprecedented conditions, signaling that there is still deep unease about the union's expansion eastward and the potential economic …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
 
 
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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Judge to weigh evidence in CIA leak case
Amit R. Paley / Washington Post:
Most Iraqis Favor Immediate U.S. Pullout, Polls Show
Discussion: DonkeyRising
Ian Urbina / New York Times:
Bill Would Reimburse States for Printing Alternate Ballots
Tom Bevan / TIME:
How Partisan Is Too Partisan?  —  That's the question we tried …
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
Deacon / Power Line:
PAJAMAS AT THE PRESS CLUB
Discussion: TBogg
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
States, Counties Begin to Enforce Immigration Law
Editor and Publisher:
P.R. Group That Paid Off Iraqi Papers Gets New $6.2 Million Media Contract
Discussion: News Hounds
Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:
The 'Moderate Republican' Scam
Discussion: MyDD
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James Lileks / Austin American-Statesman:
Now history is off limits lest we offend Islamicists
Discussion: Tim Blair
Rasmussen Reports:
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Anne Saunders / Associated Press:
Top Aide to N.H. Congressman Resigns
BBC:
It's hard to let go, admits Blair
Bashir Goth / Washington Post:
Community Censorship Plagues the House of Islam
David Corn:
Corn versus Hitchens