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3:10 PM ET, September 29, 2006

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Book Says Bush Ignored Urgent Warning on Iraq  —  The White House ignored an urgent warning in September 2003 from a top Iraq adviser who said that thousands of additional American troops were desperately needed to quell the insurgency there, according to a new book by Bob Woodward, the Washington Post reporter and author.
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William Hamilton / Washington Post:
Card Urged Bush to Replace Rumsfeld, Woodward Says  —  Former White House chief of staff Andrew Card on two occasions tried and failed to persuade President Bush to fire Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, according to a new book by Bob Woodward that depicts senior officials of the Bush administration …
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Maha / The Mahablog:   Choices  —  Glenn Greenwald reads my mind.
James L. / Swing State Project:
VA-Sen: Say Hello to Spitgate  —  First it was Macacagate.  Then it was Deerheadgate, and, uh, Rugbygate.  The slow drip of questions surrounding George Allen's racist past have turned into an all-out deluge this week with witness after witness stepping out of the woodwork and revealing more incidents of Allen's legacy of racism.
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Michelle Malkin:
Malkin Derangement Syndrome  —  I have blogged before about the obsessed UNC professor Eric Muller.  —  He and his friends at Wonkette have sunk to a new low (Guess insulting me with ping-pong ball jokes wasn't enough).  As a response to my column this week on Charlotte Church …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Wonkette smears Michelle again; Update: Gawker piles on
Discussion: Wizbang
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Oberstar Fails The Pork Test  —  The House has considered a new Coast Guard appropriation (HR 5681), but they did so under a suspension of the rules.  This parliamentary manuever allows Representatives to undermine the new rule just created that forces them to identify their earmarks in the Congressional Record.
Discussion: Tapscott's Copy Desk
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Andrew Roth / Club for Growth:
Earmark Rule Evaded?
Washington Post:
Of Course Iraq Made It Worse  —  The declassified judgments from the National Intelligence Estimate on terrorism caused a stir in the political world this week, but for most — we would guess almost all — scholars of jihadist terrorism, they are largely uncontroversial.
Discussion: The Corner and Taylor Marsh
KNTV-TV:
Squirrels Go On Attack At South Bay Park  —  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — An aggressive squirrel pounced on a 4-year-old boy in an attack last week in Cuesta Park in Mountain View, Calif.  —  The attack happened as the boy's mother unwrapped a muffin during a picnic.  —  SLIDESHOW: Squirrel Attacks Child
MSNBC:
Senate passes bill on terror detainee trials  —  Bush backs legislation, had gone to Congress to lobby for it  —  WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday endorsed President Bush's plans to prosecute and interrogate terror suspects, all but sealing congressional approval for legislation …
Politics Central:
SENATOR JOSEPH LIEBERMAN, INDEPENDENT DEMOCRAT: THE PAJAMASMEDIA INTERVIEW:  —  On September 25, Senator Joseph Lieberman sat down with PajamasMedia CEO Roger L. Simon to talk about the poltical atmosphere of America, his own quest for re-election, and what it is like to be the front-running political hybrid in the race.
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Agence France Presse:
UN, Israeli tanks in brief face-off in south Lebanon  —  MARWAHEEN, Lebanon (AFP) - UN and Israeli tanks have been involved in a brief face-off on a road in southern Lebanon where the Israeli army has been setting up checkpoints.  —  Four French Leclerc tanks with UN peacekeepers moved …
Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
BREATHTAKING....You have to give the hawks credit.  Here is Robert Kaplan on why George Bush will have trouble getting support for a war with Iran: … That's a helluva triple gainer, isn't it?  The problem, apparently, lies not in the actual fact that Bush has prosecuted the Iraq war …
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Wildlife Waste Is Major Water Polluter, Studies Say  —  Does a bear leave its waste in the woods?  —  Of course.  So do geese, deer, muskrats, raccoons and other wild animals.  And now, such states as Virginia and Maryland have determined that this plays a significant role in water pollution.
wmur.com:
Students Start Petition To Remove UNH Professor For 9/11 Views  —  Professor Says Government May Have Had Knowledge Of Attacks  —  DURHAM, N.H. — A small group of students has started a petition to remove a University of New Hampshire professor who believes that Bush administration officials planned …
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
Media Anarchy Has Its Downside  —  We got freedom but lost standards.  —  We are talking past each other, the left and right in America.  I suppose we always did, but I'm noticing it more.  We have different intellectual styles (rather too emotive, arguably too linear), start with different assumptions, and recognize different data.
Susan Schmidt / Washington Post:
Abramoff Put White House Contacts at 400  —  Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his colleagues billed their clients for more than 400 contacts with White House officials between 2001 and 2004, according to a report released yesterday by the House Government Reform Committee.
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
House Approves Warrantless Wiretap Law  —  WASHINGTON — The House approved a bill Thursday that would grant legal status to President Bush's warrantless wiretapping program with new restrictions.  Republicans called it a test before the election of whether Democrats want to fight or coddle terrorists.
Associated Press:
Ex-Prez Carter: Bush has brought U.S. "international disgrace"  —  RENO, Nev. Former President Carter is urging northern Nevadans to elect his son, Jack, to the Senate to help combat a Bush administration he says has brought "international disgrace" to the country.
 
 
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David Holman / American Spectator:
Murtha and the FBI: The Director's Cut
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E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Why Bill Clinton Pushed Back
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 Earlier Items: 
Austin Bay / TCS Daily:
The Sword Is Mightier Than the Pen
Guardian:
Taliban attacks double after Pakistan's deal with militants
CNN:
Rumsfeld: No one anticipated insurgency's strength
Discussion: Making Light and Hit and Run
David Bauder / Associated Press:
'Survivor' Ends Segregation Game
Discussion: Althouse and Ace of Spades HQ
William Bender / zwire.com:
Poll: Weldon, Sestak locked in dead heat
White House:
Remarks by the President at Bob Riley for Governor Luncheon
R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Many Rights in U.S. Legal System Absent in New Bill
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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