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Christopher Cooper / Wall Street Journal:
Edwards, Foreclosure Critic, Has Investing Tie to Subprime Lenders — As a presidential candidate, Democrat John Edwards has regularly attacked subprime lenders, particularly those that have filed foreclosure suits against victims of Hurricane Katrina. But as an investor …
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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Elizabeth Edwards: Attacker-in-chief — Elizabeth Edwards has emerged as the attacker-in-chief for her husband's presidential campaign and it is a job to which she is well-suited. — I do not say this because I think she is a mean person — she is not — but because she so completely believes …
New York Times:
Padilla Is Guilty on All Charges in Terror Trial — In a significant victory for the Bush administration, a federal jury found Jose Padilla guilty of terrorism conspiracy charges on Thursday after little more than a day of deliberation. — Mr. Padilla, a Brooklyn-born convert to Islam …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
What Did We Learn From Padilla? — The New York Times provides an interesting analysis of the Jose Padilla conviction, one that essentially credits the Bush administration with a victory. The jury convicted Padilla in almost no time at all, saying that the evidence was overwhelming …
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
What History Taught Karl Rove — When I asked Karl Rove this week to summarize his approach to politics, he quoted from memory a 167-year-old letter by Abraham Lincoln to his Whig campaign committee: "Keep a constant watch on the doubtful voters, and from time to time have them talked to by those in whom they have the most confidence."
Discussion:
The Carpetbagger Report, Crooks and Liars, Rising Hegemon, The Impolitic and Brian Beutler
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
KARL ROVE, CHAMPION OF THE LITTLE GUY....A couple of days ago …
KARL ROVE, CHAMPION OF THE LITTLE GUY....A couple of days ago …
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State of the Day
Confederate Yankee:
Yet Again: AFP's Photo Woes Continue — Fresh off of being caught trying to pass off unfired civilian ammunition as evidence of soldiers shooting into the home of an elderly Iraqi woman, the French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) has been caught once again in a photography scandal involving …
Los Angeles Times:
A rush to pull out cash — Worried about the stability of mortgage giant Countrywide Financial, depositors crowd branches. — Anxious customers jammed the phone lines and website of Countrywide Bank and crowded its branch offices to pull out their savings because of concerns …
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Russ Buettner / New York Times:
For Giuliani, Ground Zero as Linchpin and Thorn — As Rudolph W. Giuliani campaigns around the country highlighting his stewardship of New York City after the Sept. 11 attacks, he is widely hailed for bringing order to a traumatized city. But he has also raised the hackles of rescue …
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Horses Mouth:
Twenty-nine hours. — That's the total amount of time Rudy Giuliani actually spent at Ground Zero in three months following the attacks, according to a report in this morning's New York Times. — Rudy, you'll recall, recently caused a huge controversy by saying he'd spent …
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Eschaton
Tony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
Pentagon Paid $999,798 to Ship Two 19-Cent Washers to Texas — Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) — A small South Carolina parts supplier collected about $20.5 million over six years from the Pentagon for fraudulent shipping costs, including $998,798 for sending two 19-cent washers to a Texas base, U.S. officials said.
Alex Hammer / The Moderate Voice:
Vision — They say that "in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man (or woman) is king (queen)." — Malcolm X was assassinated when he started embracing more peaceful/conciliatory (difficult to find the most accurate word, I want to be very fair) views. — Ghandi was, most assuredly, a man of peace.
Brendan Loy / The Irish Trojan's Blog:
Dean already a Cat. 2, could become a Cat. 5 this weekend — I'm breaking my Dean-silence 80 minutes early to report that the storm is now a Category 2 hurricane, with 100 mph winds, rapidly approaching the Lesser Antilles. Indeed, the outer bands are already affecting the islands …
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Fausta's blog
Noah Shachtman / Danger Room:
Army Audits: Official Sites, Not Blogs, Breach Security — For years, members of the military brass have been warning that soldiers' blogs could pose a security threat by leaking sensitive wartime information. But a series of online audits, conducted by the Army, suggests …
Robert Bryce / Energy Tribune:
Al Gore's Zero Emissions Makes Zero Sense — It is the nature of civilization to use energy and it's the nature of liberalism to feel bad about it. That's my conclusion after finally sitting down to watch "An Inconvenient Truth," the Oscar-winning documentary that has turned Al Gore into a rock star (and rock music promoter).
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
A Liberal Reconsiders Chavez — Jeb Koogler, a staunch liberal at The Moderate Voice, has defended Hugo Chavez for a long time. He thought that Chavez intended to help the poor and downtrodden and made excuses for his tough tactics as a necessary interlude towards a better society.