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9:10 AM ET, September 6, 2007

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Susan Saulny / New York Times:
Thompson Declares His Candidacy for President  —  After months of false starts, staff shake-ups, and questions about the seriousness of his intention to run for president, Fred Thompson rolled out his presidential candidacy this evening with a two-pronged, guerrilla-style entry into the race …
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
McCain Helps Himself  —  And Romney appears vulnerable on Iraq.  —  NO PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION or election has ever been won on the basis of a performance in a debate.  But candidates can help or hurt themselves.  Last night in New Hampshire, John McCain helped himself and Mitt Romney hurt himself.
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Debate tonight.  —  I'm actually noticing in time to watch.
Discussion: MSNBC
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Liveblogging: The GOP debate
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Democrats Newly Willing to Compromise on Iraq  —  With a mixed picture emerging about progress in Iraq, Senate Democratic leaders are showing a new openness to compromise as they try to attract Republican support for forcing at least modest troop withdrawals in the coming months.
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Experts Doubt Drop In Violence in Iraq  —  Military Statistics Called Into Question  —  The U.S. military's claim that violence has decreased sharply in Iraq in recent months has come under scrutiny from many experts within and outside the government, who contend that some of the underlying statistics …
Squawkbox.tv / riverbendblog.blogspot.com:
Baghdad Burning  —  ... I'll meet you 'round the bend my friend, where hearts can heal and souls can mend...  Leaving Home...  Two months ago, the suitcases were packed.  My lone, large suitcase sat in my bedroom for nearly six weeks, so full of clothes and personal items, that it took me …
BBC:
Opera legend Pavarotti dies at 71  —  Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti has died at his home in the northern city of Modena, his manager has announced.  —  The singer, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, was 71.  —  His charismatic performances - particularly alongside fellow …
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CNN:
Tenor Luciano Pavarotti dead at 71
Discussion: Central Sanity and Rook's Rant
Sidney Blumenthal / Salon:
Bush knew Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction  —  Salon exclusive: Two former CIA officers say the president squelched top-secret intelligence, and a briefing by George Tenet, months before invading Iraq.  —  (Clockwise from top left) Naji Sabri, George W. Bush, Colin Powell and George Tenet.
Tanya Talaga / Toronto Star:
Patients suing province over wait times  —  Man, woman who couldn't get quick treatment travelled to U.S. to get brain tumours removed  —  Two Ontario patients who had brain tumours removed in the United States because they say they couldn't get quick treatment here are suing the provincial government …
Discussion: QandO
New York Times:
Clinton Donor Fails to Appear in Court Again  —  The mystery of Norman Hsu, the wealthy Clinton donor who turned out to be a fugitive from justice, took a bizarre twist yesterday when Mr. Hsu, who skipped out after pleading no contest in a California fraud case 15 years ago, disappeared yet again.
The Politico:
Penn, like Rove, wants intellectual cred  —  The rap on Mark Penn when he first came to Washington 12 years ago was that he was motivated mainly by money.  —  He was summoned from New York when Bill Clinton, his back to the wall after the rise of Newt Gingrich, lost confidence in the team …
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
GAO Criticizes Homeland Security's Efforts to Fulfill Its Mission  —  Hobbled by inadequate funding, unclear priorities, continuing reorganizations and the absence of an overarching strategy, the U.S. Homeland Security Department is failing to achieve its mission of preventing and responding …
Associated Press:
Craig supporters call for boycott of Minneapolis airport  —  BATTLE GROUND, Wash. — Supporters of Sen. Larry Craig with the American Land Rights Association are calling for a boycott of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport.  —  The Battle Ground (Washington) based association says airport police …
Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
Despite DNA Test, a Case is Retried  —  Kennedy Brewer was locked up for 15 years even though DNA tests in 2002 failed to show his DNA on a rape victim.  Such cases are usually dropped.  He greeted his mother after leaving jail.  —  The scene in the tiny Noxubee County jail on a rainy afternoon has become almost commonplace.
 
 
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L. Paul Bremer III / New York Times:
How I Didn't Dismantle Iraq's Army
Discussion: Telegraph
Sheldon Alberts / National Post:
Book reveals Bush's bouts of crying, ghostly visions
Stephanie Strom / New York Times:
Big Gifts, Tax Breaks and a Debate on Charity
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés / The Moderate Voice:
PAVAROTTI Looked as the Stars Trembled With Love and Hope
Discussion: Kiko's House
Hugh Riminton / CNN:
'Thriller' prisoners prepare to make 'Electric Dreams' come true
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
THE MYTH OF AQI....Who's responsible for the violence in Iraq?
Amanda / Think Progress:
Audience boos Brownback's proposal to ban gay marriage.
Discussion: News Hounds
LowerManhattanite / Group News Blog:
"Do you understand where you are?"  —  The song "Strange Fruit" …
Discussion: Feministe
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Fringe candidate gets bounced
John Kerry / The Huffington Post:
The Escalation Didn't Work
Lessig Blog:
A big victory: Golan v. Gonzales
Redstate:
The Perversion of Democracy Must Not Be Tolerated
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
3 Terror Suspects Arrested in Germany
The Atlantic Online:
Air travel for me, excercise for thee
Peterhamby / CNN Political Ticker:
Richardson to bloggers: 'I make no apologies'
Larry Johnson / NO QUARTER:
Staging Nukes for Iran?
 

 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Sean Burch / The Wrap:
Report: Garrett Ventry, who will join NBC News' Election Night coverage as a Republican pundit on election day, registered as an agent of Qatar in September

 
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