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The Blotter:
Exclusive: Terror Commander: New Attack Will Dwarf Failed Bomb Plot — Brian Ross and Maddy Sauer Report: — As senior intelligence and law enforcement officials met again today in the White House Situation Room to deal with the "summer terror threat," a top terror commander said an attack …
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Signal to Attack? Worries Over Latest al Qaeda Tape — Brian Ross and Rhonda Schwartz Report: — Fearing a possible coded signal to attack, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials are studying an unusual pattern of words in the latest audiotape from al Qaeda's No. 2 man, Ayman al Zawahri.
Mark Thoma / Economist's View:
Yet Again, Tax Cuts Do Not Pay for Themselves — The Wall Street Journal says Kevin Hassett has discovered the Laffer curve, but I think these data might say something else. Here's the picture from the editorial where they are making their usual plea for more tax cuts:
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
LAFFING IT UP....The Wall Street Journal editorial page is really getting desperate. Even for them. In an editorial today they present data on corporate tax rates around the world and, like those people who find an outline of the Virgin Mary in a potato chip, they discover a Laffer Curve!
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Lawyers, Guns and Money
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Republican Senators Call for New War Authorization — Two leading Republican senators said today that President Bush should seek a new war authorization and present a plan to Congress by Oct. 16 outlining contingency plans in Iraq. Those plans, which would include reducing American forces, should begin by the end of the year.
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Hot Air, Booman Tribune, The Daily Background, Comments From Left Field, Redstate, Taylor Marsh, TalkLeft and On Deadline
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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
New GOP bill challenges Bush Iraq policy — WASHINGTON - Two top Republicans cast aside President Bush's pleas for patience on Iraq Friday and proposed legislation demanding a new strategy by mid-October to restrict the mission of U.S. troops. — The proposal, by veteran GOP Sens. John Warner …
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Booman Tribune, Left I on the News, The Carpetbagger Report, All Spin Zone, Daily Kos and BartBlog
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
American Grit — We can't fire the president right now, so we're waiting it out. — It's been a slow week in a hot era. I found myself Thursday watching President Bush's news conference and thinking about what it is about him, real or perceived, that makes people who used to smile at the mention of his name now grit their teeth.
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Allison Klein / Washington Post:
A Gate-Crasher's Change of Heart — The Guests Were Enjoying French Wine and Cheese on a Capitol Hill Patio. When a Gunman Burst In, the Would-Be Robbery Took an Unusual Turn. — A grand feast of marinated steaks and jumbo shrimp was winding down, and a group of friends was sitting …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
A Colloquy On The Fairness Doctrine — The debate over the Fairness Doctrine continued in the Senate today, as Dick Durbin blocked Norm Coleman from offering an amendment that would forbid content control in political speech on the airwaves. Coleman and Durbin then got into a series …
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Jeffrey Feldman / FRAMESHOP:
Frameshop: A Picture of the GOP on Civil Rights — The one photo the GOP does not want anyone to see was snapped at yesterday's NAACP GOP Presidential Candidate Forum. The NAACP invited all 9 Republican candidates to the forum, but only one showed up: Tom Tancredo.
Discussion:
Crooks and Liars, Watching Those We Chose, DownWithTyranny!, All Spin Zone and Feministe
Associated Press:
Clinton, Edwards talk of limiting debate — DETROIT (AP) - Democrats John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton consider themselves among the top presidential candidates. — They were caught by Fox News microphones discussing their desire to limit future joint appearances to exclude some lower rivals after a forum in Detroit Thursday.
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Andy Juniewicz / U.S. Newswire:
Kucinich Camp Outraged by 'Overheard' Plans of Clinton and Edwards …
Kucinich Camp Outraged by 'Overheard' Plans of Clinton and Edwards …
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Taylor Marsh, Hot Air, Riehl World View, Political Radar, Political Punch and Liberal Values
Satyam / Think Progress:
ABC Hit Piece On Reid Embraced By Right Wing — During a press conference yesterday after President Bush's briefing on Iraq progress, ABC's Jake Tapper pressed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to speculate on post-withdrawal from Iraq. — Even though Reid responded and explained …
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Benchmarks and Bickering: Where Are Dems on Iraqi Security?
Benchmarks and Bickering: Where Are Dems on Iraqi Security?
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The Politico
Bloomberg:
Conrad Black, Three Codefendants Convicted of Fraud — Conrad Black, former chief executive officer of Hollinger International Inc., was found guilty of defrauding the newspaper publisher, becoming the latest CEO convicted in a five-year U.S. crackdown on corporate crime.
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Roger Ailes
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Lieberman: Bush's 'Ratings Among Historians Will Be Greater Than His Ratings In The Polls Today' — Yesterday in an interview with right-wing radio host Hugh Hewitt, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) praised President Bush's policies in Iraq and predicted that Bush will be remembered by historians as a great President:
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Sky News:
Iranian Police Smash Squirrel Spy Ring — Police in Iran are reported to have taken 14 squirrels into custody - because they are suspected of spying. — The rodents were found near the Iranian border allegedly equipped with eavesdropping devices. — The reports have come from the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
Arlen Parsa / The Daily Background:
Exclusive: "Swift Boat" Ad Firm Linked to Viral Videos — An employee of the Republican ad firm responsible for 2004's controversial "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" advertisements has apparently been producing viral videos which ridicule Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson.
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New York Post, Gateway Pundit, Comments From Left Field, Taylor Marsh, techPresident, Huffington Post, Hot Air and Ian Schwartz