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8:25 AM ET, September 27, 2006

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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.
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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 …
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 …
Washington Post:
Sobering Conclusions On Why Jihad Has Spread
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.
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Miniter's Notebook and Power Line
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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 …
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
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
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.
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
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
States, Counties Begin to Enforce Immigration Law  —  CHARLOTTE — Police here operated for years under what amounts to a "don't ask, don't tell" policy toward illegal immigrants.  —  As elsewhere in the United States, law enforcement officers did not check the immigration status of people …
Discussion: The Bullwinkle Blog
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.")
Paul Alexander / Associated Press:
Pakistan Explains Stance on Israel  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Pakistan's government will eventually have to recognize Israel, but it would be political suicide to do so today, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Tuesday.  —  Such recognition would end any hopes of Pakistan serving as bridge between …
Bashir Goth / Washington Post:
Community Censorship Plagues the House of Islam  —  Even worse than the official censorship is censorship imposed by the community, which then becomes self-censorship.  Friends, colleagues and even ordinary acquaintances all impose strict censorship rules on me under the guise of being concerned about my personal safety or honor.
Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:
The 'Moderate Republican' Scam  —  Sen. Lincoln Chafee, Republican of Rhode Island, is seeking reelection in his heavily Democratic state by insisting he's not really a Republican, or at least not part of the gang responsible for the decade's debacles.  He didn't even vote for George W. Bush in 2004, he protests.
Discussion: MyDD
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."
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 …
 
 
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Editor and Publisher:
P.R. Group That Paid Off Iraqi Papers Gets New $6.2 Million Media Contract
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Macaca Allen and the Deer Head
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James Lileks / Austin American-Statesman:
Now history is off limits lest we offend Islamicists
Discussion: Tim Blair
Rasmussen Reports:
Colorado Governor: Ritter's Biggest Lead Yet
The American Thinker:
Tony Blankley on The West's Last Chance
Katherine Shrader / Associated Press:
Dems Lose Vote for Closed House Session
Discussion: Wizbang, Reuters and PoliPundit.com
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Slate:
The George Allen Insult Generator
Anne Saunders / Associated Press:
Top Aide to N.H. Congressman Resigns
BBC:
It's hard to let go, admits Blair
Thomas Sowell / Real Clear Politics:
A Week's Revelations  —  This past week has told us …
Hugh Hewitt / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:
The NIE and the Chumps at the NYT
Adam Schrager / KUSA-TV:
Perlmutter surges ahead in 7th CD Poll
Discussion: MyDD and TIME