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9:05 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 …
Washington Post:
Sobering Conclusions On Why Jihad Has Spread
Discussion: Daily Kos and Booman Tribune
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
The Real NIE Revelations
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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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
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 …
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New York Times:   Opera Canceled Over a Depiction of Muhammad
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
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
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
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
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.
Tom Bevan / TIME:
How Partisan Is Too Partisan?  —  That's the question we tried to tackle at the Pajamas Media event last night at the National Press Club.  The gist of my remarks was that it is a very difficult, if not impossible question to answer.  Indeed, I came to the conclusion that it's probably best …
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
 
 
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Deacon / Power Line:
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The 'Moderate Republican' Scam
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