memeorandum: Romney in Stem Cell Biz, Despite Political Opposition (Ron Claiborne/Associated Press)

3:25 AM ET, August 16, 2007

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Rush Interviews Karl Rove — BEGIN TRANSCRIPT — RUSH: I would like to introduce you all to Karl Rove. Karl, welcome to the EIB Network. I cannot tell you how great it is finally to have you here with us. — KARL ROVE: Well, thanks, Rush. I'm honored you'd ask me and delighted to be with you.

Discussion: JammieWearingFool, New York Times, Media Blog and Connecting.the.Dots

David Postman / Postman on Politics:

A newsroom reprimand at The Times — Seattle Times Executive Editor Dave Boardman wrote today in one of his morning notes to staff that there had been "an awkward moment at yesterday's news meeting." That's the meeting where editors and other staff from throughout the newsroom talk about the stories planned for the next day's paper.

Discussion: NewsBusters.org and UrbanGrounds

Editor and Publisher:

UPDATE: Seattle Editor Declares, Keep Political Views to Yourself — Then Responds to Reaction — NEW YORK No matter what you think of Karl Rove — or anyone else in politics — please keep it to yourself, or at least falrly quiet. That was the message in a note sent to staffers …

Discussion: The Jawa Report, Sister Toldjah, NewsBusters.org and Blue Crab Boulevard

Faiz / Think Progress:
Rove: Bush's critics are 'snobs' who hate his 'common sense.'

Discussion: RADAMISTO and The Huffington Post

Washington Post:

An Early Clash Over Iraq Report — Senior congressional aides said yesterday that the White House has proposed limiting the much-anticipated appearance on Capitol Hill next month of Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker to a private congressional briefing …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Monthly, Needlenose and The Reaction

Faiz / Think Progress:
Petraeus' September Report Will Be Written By The White House

Discussion: MoJoBlog, The Heretik, The Reaction, Horses Mouth, The Influence Peddler, Say Anything, DownWithTyranny!, rochesterturning.com, Cliff Schecter, RADAMISTO, Redstate and My Two Sense

Kevin Poulsen / Threat Level:

NSA Judge: 'I feel like I'm in Alice and Wonderland' — Ryan Singel and David Kravets are blogging the U.S. 9th Circuit hearing on the NSA's spying, and AT&T's alleged complicity, reporting live from the San Francisco courthouse. Hit 'refresh' in your browser and scroll to the bottom for updates.

Discussion: Amygdala, The Next Hurrah, Hullabaloo and The Volokh Conspiracy

Karl Vick / Washington Post:
Judges Skeptical of State-Secrets Claim

Discussion: New York Times and Threat Level

The Columbus Dispatch:

Pryce won't run again — Veteran lawmaker will announce decision Thursday — WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce of Upper Arlington will announce Thursday that she will not seek re-election to the congressional seat she has held since 1993. — Pryce has scheduled a news conference for 11 a.m. in Columbus.

Discussion: The Rothenberg Political …, The Politico, MyDD, Swing State Project and Ankle Biting Pundits

The Hill:
Pryce set to retire, GOP sources say

Discussion: Washington Post, DownWithTyranny!, The Impolitic and The Influence Peddler

MSNBC:

Magnitude 7.9 earthquake jolts Peru — Lima shaken; 17 reported killed in coastal city; tsunami warning canceled — LIMA, Peru - A powerful earthquake shook Peru's coast near the capital on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and injuring 200 as it toppled homes and caused many residents to flee buildings.

CNN:
Deadly earthquake strikes Peru

Discussion: Blogs of War and PoliBlog (TM)

Joby Warrick / Washington Post:

Domestic Use of Spy Satellites To Widen — Law Enforcement Getting New Access To Secret Imagery — The Bush administration has approved a plan to expand domestic access to some of the most powerful tools of 21st-century spycraft, giving law enforcement officials and others the ability …

Discussion: The Gun Toting Liberal™

Robert Block / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. to Expand Domestic Use Of Spy Satellites

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Amygdala, Corrente, ThreatsWatch, The Van Der Galiën Gazette, The Democratic Daily, Discourse.net, Booman Tribune, Secrecy News, The Newshoggers, The Swamp, TPMmuckraker, The Atlantic Online, Truthdig, Brian Beutler and Liberty Street

Pauline Jelinek / Associated Press:

Army Suicides Highest in 26 Years — WASHINGTON — Army soldiers committed suicide last year at the highest rate in 26 years, and more than a quarter did so while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new military report. — The report, obtained by The Associated Press ahead …

Discussion: MoJoBlog, TalkLeft, Greatscat!, Winds of Change.NET and Donklephant

Siun / Firedoglake:

FDL Demands Apology - Calls on Collins to Fire Dutson — Firedoglake has issued the following press release today: — Collins Campaign In Sexist Attack on Leading Blog — Firedoglake Calls for Apology and Firing of Collins Campaign Blogger — Washington, DC August 15, 2007 …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, DownWithTyranny!, Sister Toldjah, NewsBusters.org, The American Mind, Crooks and Liars, skippy the bush kangaroo, Ian Schwartz, My Two Sense, Taylor Marsh, Daily Kos and Maine blog

Tom Groening / Bangor Daily News:
Collins to Allen: Call off tracker

Discussion: Firedoglake, skippy the bush kangaroo and DownWithTyranny!

Associated Press:

Dutch bishop: Call God 'Allah' to ease relations — Roman Catholic leader stokes already heated debate on religion — AMSTERDAM - A Roman Catholic Bishop in the Netherlands has proposed people of all faiths refer to God as Allah to foster understanding, stoking an already heated debate …

Discussion: ProfessorBainbridge.com ® and The Belmont Club

Associated Press:
Dutch Bishop Suggests Calling God Allah

Discussion: Once Upon a Time

Extreme Mortman:

Global Whining — Jeff Jacoby has this fascinating opening in today's Boston Globe: … You'll want to click here to read the whole piece. It's worth it. — Turns out, that April 1975 Newsweek is getting passed around more than a cheap metaphor at the end of a sentence.

Discussion: TigerHawk

Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe: Hot tempers on global warming

Denver Post:

Russians get day off to procreate, then win prizes — Moscow - A Russian region of Ulyanovsk has found a novel way to fight the nation's birth-rate crisis: It has declared Sept. 12 the Day of Conception and for the third year running is giving couples time off from work to procreate.

Discussion: The Van Der Galiën Gazette

Mark Steyn / The Corner:

Unidirectional multiculturalism — Andrew's post on Scottish hospitals telling infidel doctors to cut out working lunches during Ramadan and Kathryn's post on Dutch bishops telling European Catholics to call God "Allah" are two small examples of the remorseless incremental concessions …

Discussion: ++ Relapsed Catholic …, Wizbang and Amygdala

Ron Claiborne / Associated Press:

Romney in Stem Cell Biz, Despite Political Opposition — Campaign Insists Investments Are in Blind Trust Only — Among the investments in Mitt Romney's vast portfolio worth upward of $287 million are two companies that perform or support stem cell research.

Discussion: Heading Right, Liberal Values and Power Line

Jonathan Fildes / BBC:

Wikipedia 'shows CIA page edits' — An online tool that claims to reveal the identity of organisations that edit Wikipedia pages has revealed that the CIA was involved in editing entries. — Wikipedia Scanner allegedly shows that workers on the agency's computers made edits to the page of Iran's president.

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Biased BBC, EU Referendum and Wonkette

Media Matters for America:

Gibson: "The war on Gibson is real" and "it's pursued every day" … On the August 14 broadcast of his Fox News Radio show, John Gibson said he and the show's executive producer, known on the air as "Angry Rich," are "being attacked on a liberal website," referring to Media Matters for America.

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Think Progress, The Vanity Press and Hoffmania!