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3:50 AM ET, September 27, 2006

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Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Bush Makes Public Parts of Report on Terrorism  —  The Bush administration released late this afternoon declassified parts of a major intelligence report stating that intelligence agencies found the Iraq war had become a "cause célèbre" for Islamic militants …
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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.
Michelle Malkin:
The NIE  —  ***updated with my first read***  —  Here's the link to the PDF document of the NIE's key judgements at the DNI site.  If the server is down, we've got it here.  —  Some of what you didn't read in the NYTimes: … Andy Cochran writes: "I wish they could declassify more or …
MSNBC:
President says NIE leak was political, denies Iraq has worsened terrorism  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush on Tuesday announced that he will declassify parts of the National Intelligence Estimate, which reportedly concluded that the war with Iraq has worsened terrorism.
Larry Womack / The Raw Story:
2001 memo to Rice contradicts statements about Clinton, Pakistan  —  A memo received by United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shortly after becoming National Security Advisor in 2001 directly contradicts statements she made to reporters yesterday, RAW STORY has learned.
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Ian / Hot Air:
Video Flashback: Clinton points finger at Jennings, enraged …
San Francisco Chronicle:
Angry white man meets 'the smirk'
Discussion: PoliPundit.com and Big Brass Blog
New York Times:
Deal Is Likely on Detainees but Not on Eavesdropping  —  Senator John W. Warner, right, Republican of Virginia, after a party caucus meeting Tuesday.  Mr. Warner is one of three senators who have resisted the administration on wording of legislation on terrorism suspects.
Discussion: Real Cities and Amygdala
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:   Congress unlikely to pass wiretapping
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Will the Congressional calender preserve some basic liberties …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Karzai responds to reporter's question about terrorism; Update: Reporter was left-wing shill Jennifer Loven  —  We've gotten four or five requests for this since it aired this morning.  It's not so much what he says as how he says it: the long pauses, the look of utter incredulity …
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 …
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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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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Pushback: NRO questions Sabato's racism charges against Allen  —  I said yesterday it sounded like Sabato had heard Allen use the N-word himself.  This quote suggests otherwise: … How does that square with what Sabato told Chris Matthews last night on Hardball, wonders Greg Pollowitz.
Dan / Daniel W. Drezner:
SO WHAT'S OUR IRAN POLICY RIGHT NOW?  —  I blogged in the spring about my puzzlement and confusion regarding U.S. foreign policy towards Iran.  On the one hand, it was clear that certain elements of the Bush administration were not big fans of either direct or indirect dialogue.
Will / Attytood:
Why I'm mad: An open letter to David Broder from a fellow journalist  —  This is an open letter that I am sending today to columnist David Broder of the Washington Post, the so-called "dean of American journalism."  I am hoping that others will read it, because it touches on many of the important issues …
David Corn:
Corn versus Hitchens  —  I said I would eventually get to Christopher Hitchens and his claims that Iraq had indeed sought uranium in Niger and that the Plame leak was not connected to a White House vendetta against Joe Wilson (and that I had promoted this "delusion.")
Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Anxious Dems eye power of the purse on Iraq  —  Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) will chair the powerful Ways and Means Committee if Democrats win control of the House next year, but his main goal in 2007 does not fall within his panel's jurisdiction.  —  "I can't stop this war," …
Matthew Yglesias / American Prospect:
Rogue State  —  Lawbreaker and torturer — that's America, loud and proud.  —  "The United States is committed to the world-wide elimination of torture," George W. Bush explained in a June 2003 speech, "and we are leading this fight by example."  Oh, the irony!
Think Progress:
Falwell Refuses To Apologize For Lucifer Attack, Swears To Repeat It 'Over And Over Again'  —  Appearing on MSNBC today, Rev. Jerry Falwell responded to criticism of his recent attack comparing Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) to Lucifer.  Asked whether his remarks were disrespectful, Falwell said, "I do not."
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.
 
 
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