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10:55 AM ET, September 6, 2007

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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 …
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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:
Jones Report: Iraqi Security Forces Not Ready  —  Logistical Self-Sufficiency Is at Least Two Years Away  —  Iraq's Interior Ministry is "dysfunctional," filled with sectarianism and corruption, according to an independent assessment of the Iraqi security forces to be published tomorrow.
Faiz / Think Progress:   Report: Massive U.S. 'Footprint' In Iraq Conveys 'Permanence …
The Politico:
Democrats retreat on war end
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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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Fox News:
Two Republican Presidential Candidacies Offered New, Revived Life
Discussion: The Swamp and TalkLeft
CNN:
Tenor Luciano Pavarotti dead at 71  —  (CNN) — Famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who appeared on stage with singers as varied as opera star Dame Joan Sutherland, U2's Bono and Liza Minnelli, died Thursday in Italy after suffering from pancreatic cancer, manager Terri Robson said in a statement.
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BBC:
Opera legend Pavarotti dies at 71
Bernard Holland / New York Times:
Luciano Pavarotti, Italian Tenor, Is Dead at 71
Discussion: The Glittering Eye and Althouse
Jerusalem Post:
Syria: Air defenses fired at Israeli aircraft over our airspace  —  Syrian air defenses opened fire on IAF aircraft that violated Syrian airspace overnight Thursday, a Syrian military spokesman said.  —  "We warn the Israeli enemy government against this flagrant aggressive act …
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Khaled Yacoub Oweis / Reuters:
Syria says Israeli jets bomb territory
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
L. Paul Bremer III / New York Times:
How I Didn't Dismantle Iraq's Army  —  "The Iraqi Army of the future cannot be an extension of the present army, which has been made into a tool of dictatorship."  — Report by the Department of State's Future of Iraq Project, May 2002  —  IT has become conventional wisdom that the decision …
New York Sun:
Petraeus for President?  —  "Senators and distinguished guests, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify in respect of progress in the Battle of Iraq.  Before I do however, there are a few things I'd like to get off of my chest.  Although your house of Congress confirmed …
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.
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 …
S.A. Miller / Washington Times:
Dems already dismissing Iraq war report  —  Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat, talked with reporters yesterday in Washington.  "We know what is going to be in it," he said of the Iraq war report next week.  "I expect the Bush report to say, 'The surge is working.
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
The Making of the Front-Runner  —  As the serious stage of the presidential campaign begins this fall, Hillary Rodham Clinton has clearly established herself in the lead of the race for the Democratic nomination.  That makes her the most worthy subject for examination among all the White House prospects.
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 …
 
 
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
SO I'M READING JACK GOLDSMITH'S NEW BOOK, The Terror Presidency …
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Chicago Tribune:
A countercultural movement
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Associated Press:
Fake motorcade causes summit stir
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Al Gore readying new environmental book
Michael Perry / Reuters:
Australia to tell Russia no uranium sales to Iran
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Taliban Of Tolerance By Matt Sanchez
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Haider Salahaddin / Reuters:
U.S. air strike in Baghdad kills 14: police
Tanya Talaga / Toronto Star:
Patients suing province over wait times
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
McCain Helps Himself
The Politico:
Penn, like Rove, wants intellectual cred
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PAVAROTTI Looked as the Stars Trembled With Love and Hope
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
THE MYTH OF AQI....Who's responsible for the violence in Iraq?
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"Do you understand where you are?"  —  The song "Strange Fruit" …
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