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8:20 AM ET, September 2, 2007

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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
What maketh a neo-con?  [Jamie]  —  There's been a lot of discussion on the blog about the use—and abuse—of the label "neo-con." Which has got me thinking—what is it that causes people to label others this way?  And why is it that people who would never consider themselves neo-conservatives are labeled as such?
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Ben Stein's Delusional Defense Of Senator Larry Craig  —  Former Nixon advisor, actor, TV game show host and comedian, Ben Stein appeared with FOXNews' Neil Cavuto and makes what is probably the most misguided, fact-free and delusional defense of Larry Craig we've found since the scandal broke earlier this week.
Discussion: Pharyngula and The Moderate Voice
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Alec Baldwin / The Huffington Post:
Larry Craig's Real Mistake
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Craig ouster marks new GOP strategy
Jay Newton-Small / Time:
Craig is Gone, Leaving GOP Bruised
Sarah Baxter / Times of London:
Pentagon 'three-day blitz' plan for Iran  —  THE Pentagon has drawn up plans for massive airstrikes against 1,200 targets in Iran, designed to annihilate the Iranians' military capability in three days, according to a national security expert.  —  Alexis Debat, director of terrorism …
Don Surber:
Dems should be like Bush  —  The line from the left is that we neo-cons so screwed things up that the world has turned against the United States; restoring American prestige overseas will require multiple terms by Jimmy Carter acolytes Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards — so hated is George Walker Bush.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
NPR:
Report Reveals Corruption in Iraqi Government  —  · State Department investigators in Iraq have concluded that the government of Nouri al-Maliki is not capable of even rudimentary enforcement of anti-corruption laws.  The investigators also say that corrupt civil servants with connections …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Bush Is Said to Approve More Aid to Iraqi Sunnis Battling Extremist Groups  —  President Bush, marshaling his arguments to maintain current troop levels in Iraq, has approved the acceleration of a new program to intensify economic assistance directly to Sunni Arab regions where former insurgents …
Discussion: Rising Hegemon
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
7 Questions as the Race for the White House Accelerates  —  Not a juggernaut, but it is the best campaign on the block right now.  That's a view widely shared among Democratic strategists and emphatically asserted by some veteran Republicans sizing up the race.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
John Crawley / Reuters:
Mexico trucks to roll on U.S. highways  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration can proceed with a plan to open the U.S. border to long haul Mexican trucks as early as next week after an appeals court rejected a bid by labor, consumer and environmental interests to block the initiative.
Judith Chevalier / New York Times:
Welcome, Stranger.  Here's a Speeding Ticket.  —  DRIVING through a tiny Vermont town a few weeks ago on my way to drop off my daughter at camp, I saw flashing yellow lights appear in my rearview mirror.  —  My car had picked up speed coming down a hill, and a police officer pulled me over.
Discussion: Economist's View
Michelle Malkin:
Geraldo Rivera unhinged  —  The Boston Globe has a fawning Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous-ish profile of Fox News Channel's Geraldo Rivera.  In between musing about his favorite pair of soft Uggs ("I've worn these in Tora Bora and Somalia," he says, admiring the suede slip-ons with the sheepskin lining.
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Mark Shanahan / Boston Globe:   Making waves  —  Controversial celebrity newsman Geraldo Rivera …
Ian Welsh / Firedoglake:
When Labor Is Strong Democrats Win...  Given that it's Labor Day weekend let's have a chat about labor - organized labor.  If you take a look at the map on your left something may jump out at you, as it did me.  Where Labor is strong - Democrats tend to win.  Where Labor is weak, they don't.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
Federal Bombing Charges Against Florida "Students" Arrested in South Carolina  —  Remember those two Egyptian "students" arrested in South Carolina back in early August for possessing what CAIR spokesman Ahmed Bedier claimed were fireworks but turned out to be pipe bombs according to state authorities?
Michael Ledeen / The Corner:
Rev Guards Base Uncovered in Syria  —  I've been saying for some time that Syria is an Iranian colony, and that the defense pact the two signed several months ago was a serious matter.  Now the Reform Party of Syria, which I trust, has just sent out the following:
Discussion: The Newshoggers
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
In Book, Bush Peeks Ahead to His Legacy  —  When President Bush is asked what he plans to do when he leaves office, he often replies curtly: "I don't have that much time to think beyond my presidency" or "I'm going to sprint to the finish."  —  But in an interview with a book author …
Liz Sly / Chicago Tribune:
chicagotribune.com  —  Some see 'coup' as Iraq's best hope  —  Ex-premier Allawi building political bloc to challenge al-Maliki  —  In the lobbies of luxury hotels and the apartments of exiles, an assortment of Iraqi politicians has been spending the summer vacation plotting a new Iraqi coup …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
 
 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
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