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6:50 PM ET, September 10, 2007

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Frank James / The Swamp:
Petraeus 'Betray Us' ad is group's 'shock and awe'  —  MoveOn.org was looking to get attention and so they have with their full-page New York Times ad in which they slam Gen. David Petraeus, rhyming his name with "betray us."  It's the liberal group's version of shock and awe.
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CNN Political Ticker:
Dems join GOP in slamming ad attacking Petraeus  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - A liberal advocacy group's print ad attacking Gen. David Petraeus drew a firestorm of criticism from both sides of the aisle on Monday.  —  The ad, running in Monday's edition of the New York Times, shows a picture of Petraeus.
Deacon / Power Line:
MOVEON.ORG HITS THE BOTTOM  —  General Petraeus is now testifying before the House, providing his assessment of the situation in Iraq and making recommendations as to how to proceed.  Here is his written testimony.  —  This morning, the leftist group Moveon.org ran an ad in the New York Times …
Gaius / Blue Crab Boulevard:
"Until This Moment, Senator, I Think I Never Gauged Your Cruelty Or Recklessness...."  —  Those were some of the words that are generally credited with beginning the downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy.  The rest of the exchange between McCarthy and Joseph Welch, acting special counsel for the US Army …
Think Progress:   REPORT: Petraeus Spent At Least 17 Days In August Flacking For Bush's Escalation
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:   With Enemies Like This, General Petraeus Gets New Friends
Ron Christie / The Hill:
General Betray Us?
Discussion: Confederate Yankee
Think Progress:
Petraeus Falsely Claims That Six Months Ago, 'No One Would Have Forecast' Anbar's Success  —  Today in his testimony to the House, Gen. David Petraeus cited the reduced violence in the Anbar province as evidence that President Bush's "surge" is working.  He added that it would be "premature" …
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David Stout / New York Times:
Slow Progress Being Made in Iraq, Petraeus Tells Congress  —  Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American military commander in Iraq, told Congress this afternoon that the United States by next summer should be able to reduce its troop strength there to about 130,000, or what it was before the recent increase.
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
'Testing... testing...,' the surge's 15-minute delay
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
The Iraq War Report: Rep. Lantos "We can not take ANY of this …
Discussion: The Gavel and Firedoglake
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Thompson wants 'due process' for Bin Laden  —  Fred Thompson said today in South Carolina that Osama bin Laden should be granted "due process."  —  Speaking to reporters in Greenville, Thompson said the leader of Al Qaeda "needs to be located and killed."  —  But, according to the AP …
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Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:
Second Bin Laden Tape Expected  —  Brian Ross Reports:  —  A second tape from Osama bin Laden was recorded in the same location as the video released last week.  —  People in the intelligence community who have seen the tape feel it is directly related to the 9/11 anniversary since …
Jim Davenport / Associated Press:
Thompson: Due process for bin Laden
Ben Smith / The Politico:
'General Betray Us'  —  A footnote to the fuss over MoveOn's "General Betray Us" ad, a favored GOP talking point of the day.  (Genius?  Idiocy?  Interested in readers' views.)  —  Anyway, it also appears to have been borrowed, indirectly, from Rush Limbaugh.
Rasmussen Reports:
2008 Republican Presidential Primary  —  The Thompson Bounce  —  Former Senator Fred Thompson first announced that he might be available for the Republican Presidential nomination nearly six months ago.  Since then, he has done well in the polls, missed a few possible dates to formally enter the campaign …
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
PETRAEUS'S DRAWDOWN....This slide from Gen. David Paraeus's testimony today is a work of art, isn't it?  It looks like some kind of timeline for withdrawal, but all it actually says is that we'll withdraw five brigades by next July, something we already know is driven not by strategic considerations …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Bob Owens / Pajamas Media:
ARMY CHECKMATES THE NEW REPUBLIC  —  Last month Pajamas Media published an in-depth report on the scandal surrounding the "Baghdad Diarist" articles by Scott Thomas Beauchamp in The New Republic.  —  Now PJM's Bob Owens interviews Major John Cross, who led the U.S. Army's investigation into Private Beauchamp's shocking claims.
The Sun:
Plans to ban plasma TV's  —  THE Conservatives will propose banning plasma screens and other energy-guzzling electrical goods in a report to be unveiled next week.  —  The proposals target white goods like fridges and freezers, as well as TVs, personal computers and DVD players that use too much energy or operate on stand-by.
Discussion: Cato-at-liberty and Dean's World
Mario Loyola / The Tank:
Democrats Face Hobson's Choice  —  I must say that I sympathize with the bind that Democratic leaders are in somewhat.  Defeatism is forced upon them by their base.  That's why they have no choice but but to insist that Iraq is going disastrously badly, that it was all a mistake, and that we should get out now.
Discussion: Say Anything
The Atlantic Online:
Hope: The New Plan  —  Check out this briefing slide from General Petraeus' presentation:  —  Basically, the idea is that about nine months from now, we'll be back to the number of troops we had in Iraq about nine months ago.  After that, more stuff is supposed to change . . . maybe …
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
New Gig  —  I'm starting a new chapter in my professional career this morning, having been hired as the managing editor for the Atlantic Council of the United States.  Over the next few weeks, I'll be working with CEO Fred Kempe and the senior leadership of the Council in relaunching their Web presence.
 
 
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Washington Wire:
A Tale of Two Microphones  —  Susan Davis reports on the Petraeus hearing.
Discussion: New York Times
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
RUNNING THE NUMBERS  —  For ease of comparison, here are all three …
Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
Rove Replacement Seen as Highly Partisan Go-Getter
Discussion: Think Progress
Free exchange:
The unbearable lightness of being Martin Feldstein
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Key Quotes from Crocker's Testimony
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