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Joy Powell / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
19 bicyclists arrested after rally turns into melee — Officers watching the event in downtown Minneapolis say they were attacked, escalating the confrontation. — Police arrested 19 bicyclists, including three juveniles, after a protest ride took an ugly turn in downtown Minneapolis Friday night.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
A Harbinger Of 2008? — We're almost exactly a year out from the Republican National Convention, and we're already seeing agitators arrive in the Twin Cities. Yesterday, a bicycle rally turned into a melee when police attempted to arrest a rider who had reportedly acted provocatively (via Power Line):
Donna Brazile / Washington Post:
Why We Stood Up to Florida — Last Saturday, the Democratic National Committee's rules and bylaws committee voted to enforce its rules. It was hardly an extraordinary act, although you wouldn't know it from the furious reaction that ensued in some quarters. — Why the uproar? — It's simple: state envy.
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The Caucus
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Politico Partners / The Politico:State of the States: Fred's coming to town
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William Yardley / New York Times:
Senator's Plan to Quit Sets Off Moves in Idaho — Before Senator Larry E. Craig of Idaho signaled that he would resign today over allegations that he solicited sex in an airport bathroom, a fellow Republican from the same remote ranchlands where Mr. Craig was born explained what the state …
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Free Republic:
Don't frighten the horses: What Larry Craig tells conservatives about ourselves. — Don't frighten the horses; what Larry Craig tells conservatives about ourselves. — Seems to me that confusing politics and Law has led many posters into a welter of contradictions.
Turkishdailynews:
The Koran and non-Muslims - myths versus facts — Religious militants go angry and violent not because they read their religious texts, but because they focus on the harsher parts of those texts since they are already angry and violent for a myriad of reasons. — Mustafa Akyol
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The Moderate Voice
New York Times:
Bush Fights Back on Iraq Debate — President Bush, appearing confident about sustaining support for his Iraq strategy, met at the Pentagon on Friday with the uniformed leaders of the nation's armed services and then pointedly accused the war's opponents of politicizing the debate over what to do next.
Frank Jordans / Associated Press:
Swiss deportation policy draws criticism — GENEVA - The campaign poster was blatant in its xenophobic symbolism: Three white sheep kicking out a black sheep over a caption that read "for more security." The message was not from a fringe force in Switzerland's political scene but from its largest party.
Joseph Rago / Opinion Journal:
Mr. Rodgers Goes to Dartmouth — A cautionary tale about a businessman who ventured back into the Ivory Tower. — SAN JOSE, Calif.—T.J. Rodgers does not seem pleased, his gelid stare intensifying at a recent project meeting. "You're not being aggressive enough on the transistors …
ABCNEWS:
Slim but Growing Number of Iraqi Refugees to U.S. — Thousands Admitted to Europe, Compared to 500 to U.S. — The number of Iraqi refugees who arrived in the United States in August increased almost tenfold compared to the previous month, according to a State Department official involved with refugees.
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The Atlantic Online
Telegraph:
Gen Sir Mike Jackson attacks US over Iraq — General Sir Mike Jackson, the head of the British Army during the invasion of Iraq, has launched a scathing attack on the United States for the way it handled the post-war administration of the country. — The former chief of the general staff …
Los Angeles Times:
Deadly cholera outbreak in north Iraq — The infectious disease has hit 80 people in two cities, killing at least five amid squalid conditions at camps and a scarcity of clean water. — SULAYMANIYA, IRAQ — A cholera outbreak in northern Iraq, where thousands of people have sought refuge …
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Justice Opens Investigation Of Hsu — The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the fundraising activities of Norman Hsu, the man who put over a million dollars into Democratic coffers while remaining a fugitive con man. They want to find out whether more than just coincidence …
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Macsmind
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Rachel Maddow's Campaign Asylum: Hookers Hookers Everywhere! — Air America Radio talk show host Rachel Maddow's newest Campaign Asylum video covers the numerous Republican hooker scandals that have plagued the party over the past couple of years. After the massive Republican defeat in the 2006 elections …
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