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'Crack in the Dike': White House in 'Panic Mode' Over GOP Revolt on Iraq — White House Trying to Find Consensus to Appease Democrats and 'Wobbly Republicans' — ABC News has been told the White House is in "panic mode" over the recent defections of Republican senators on the president's stay-the-course policy in Iraq.
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Moment of Truth for the President — Will he reject disastrous advice to compromise with opponents of the war? — The New York Times leads today with David Sanger's story, "In White House, Debate Is Rising On Iraq Pullback; Political Considerations; Not Waiting For Sept. 15, Aides Seek to Forestall G.O.P. Defections."
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
"Insane, Irrational Panic"
"Insane, Irrational Panic"
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Weekly Standard, BLACKFIVE, The Newshoggers, Booman Tribune, Middle Earth Journal, Townhall.com and Brian Beutler
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Petraeus Says Iraq Will Be "Decades" Long; Likens Struggle To Northern Ireland
Petraeus Says Iraq Will Be "Decades" Long; Likens Struggle To Northern Ireland
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wtopnews.com:
Accused D.C. Madam Releases Phone Records — WASHINGTON — The phone records of the accused D.C. Madam have been posted online and are available for public viewing. — Deborah Jeane Palfrey's attorney, Montgomery Blair Sibley, tells WTOP he changed his plan of distributing the information …
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Firedoglake, Seeing the Forest, The Democratic Daily, Connecting.the.Dots and Riehl World View
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Fox News:
Sen. Vitter Apologizes for Number Showing Up on Phone Records of Alleged Prostitution Ring — WASHINGTON — Louisiana Sen. David Vitter apologized Monday for his telephone number showing up on the old phone records of Pamela Martin and Associates, the alleged prostitution ring run in the nation's capital by Deborah Jeane Palfrey.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Michael Moore demands apology from Wolf Blitzer — Michael Moore went off on Wolfie and CNN for a hit piece they aired about "Sicko" right before he came on. He was hot! He slapped the beard around pretty good...He says he'll post the facts refuting their claims on his website tonight.
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Adam Howard / AlterNet.org:
Michael Moore Rips Wolf Blitzer on CNN: "Why Don't You Tell the American People the Truth" [VIDEO] — Michael Moore slams Blitzer and CNN for their lies about universal health care and his film "Sicko." — I have always noticed that Michael Moore only receives one kind of coverage from the mainstream media: the bad kind.
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Ianschwartz / Breitbart.tv:
Michael Moore Mocks Indian Anchor's Name During On-Air Tirade Against CNN
Michael Moore Mocks Indian Anchor's Name During On-Air Tirade Against CNN
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Robin Stringer / Bloomberg:
U.S. Military Losses Hit 4,000 in Iraq, Afghanistan — Four thousand U.S. service members have died in U.S. President George W. Bush's ``war on terror'' in Iraq and Afghanistan 5 1/2 years after American forces ousted the Taliban in December 2001. — A total of 3,596 have died in Iraq since …
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Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
The assault on the Red Mosque has begun — The Lal Masjid in relation to the government buildings. Click to view. — Pakistani security forces launch the assault on the Taliban mosque in Islamabad — After a week of negotiations and skirmishes at the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque …
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Michael J. Totten:
Syria Invades Lebanon — A few days ago Lebanese daily newspaper Al Mustaqbal quietly reported a limited Syrian invasion of Lebanon. (Via Naharnet.) … This happened immediately before I left town for two days. When I returned I was surprised to find no mention of this whatsoever anywhere else in the media.
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New York Times:
U.S. Envoy Offers Grim Prediction on Iraq Pullout — As the Senate prepares to begin a new debate this week on proposals for a withdrawal from Iraq, the United States ambassador and the Iraqi foreign minister are warning that the departure of American troops could lead to sharply increased violence …
Satyam / Think Progress:
Escalation Architect Kagan: 'Whatever You Can Say About The Current Strategy, It Has Not Failed' — Today, the American Enterprise Institute, a neoconservative think tank, held a discussion entitled "Assessing the Surge in Iraq," featuring prominent Iraq war proponents like Fred Kagan …
Glenn Gamboa / Newsday:
U.S. leg of Live Earth hits key notes — EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The American leg of Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis, like the other concerts on all seven continents, proved to be as complex as the issue it is trying to solve. — As the anointed launch of a social movement …
Megan Thee / The Caucus:
Polls: Cheney Nears Quayle as Least Popular Veep — Vice President Dick Cheney's popularity has hit an all-time low, with recent polling by The New York Times and CBS News suggesting that he has replaced Dan Quayle as the most unpopular vice president in recent history.
White House:
President Bush Participates in a Conversation on the Americas — White House Conference on the Americas — Fact Sheet: White House Conference on the Americas — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. Thanks for coming today. In my recent trip down to Central and South America …