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11:35 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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Think Progress:
REPORT: Petraeus Spent At Least 17 Days In August Flacking For Bush's Escalation  —  The Washington Post reported this weekend that the White House political office and Gen. David Petraeus' unit have been "hard-wired" together, working jointly to "map out ways of selling the surge."
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Empire Burlesque
CNN Political Ticker:
Kerry: MoveOn.org is 'over the top'  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - Sen. John Kerry, D-Massachusetts, criticized MoveOn.org Monday for taking an ad out in The New York Times criticizing Gen. David Petraeus.  The general is testifying before Congress today about the situation in Iraq.
CNN Political Ticker:
Thompson calls on Democrats to return MoveOn.org donations  —  COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) - Former senator and Republican White House hopeful Fred Thompson called on Democratic presidential candidates Monday to refund all donations received from MoveOn.org after the liberal advocacy group ran …
Michael Hirsh / Newsweek:
Newsweek: Rating Petraeus's report
Discussion: Hot Air
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
With Enemies Like This, General Petraeus Gets New Friends
Discussion: The Politico
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Austin Bay Blog:
Initial thoughts on Petraeus-Crocker testimony  —  After three hours of testimony — at times grueling testimony — I've some initial reactions.  (As it is, I have to get ready to give a speech this evening.)  —  My first thought is MoveOn.org lost this political battle — the chumps went an …
Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
Petraeus Leaves Large Questions Unanswered
Discussion: Prairie Weather and The Mahablog
Ed Kilgore / Democratic Strategist:
Petraeus Made EZ
The Washington Post / The Trail:
Anti-Thompson Site Connects to Romney Camp  —  A top adviser to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney appears to be behind today's launch of a new Web site attacking GOP presidential rival Fred Thompson.  —  The site, www.phoneyfred.org, paints an unflattering picture of Thompson …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:   Thompson wants 'due process' for Bin Laden
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:   Anti-Fred site pops up
Lara Jakes Jordan / Associated Press:
Clinton to return $850,000 raised by Hsu  —  WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign said Monday it will return $850,000 in donations raised by Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, who is under federal investigation for allegedly violating election laws.
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John Solomon / The Trail:
Clintons to Return $850,000 in Hsu Funds
Discussion: TalkLeft
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: The Newshoggers and New York Times
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John Cole / Balloon Juice:
Look At All the Pretty Colors
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
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE....This is an obvious point to make, but I want to make it anyway.  Just in case there's anyone who doesn't know this.  —  Surge discussions often go something like this: At the beginning of the year we had 132,000 troops in Iraq.  Now we have 160,000.
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 …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
THAT POLL OF IRAQIS  —  There's been a lot of attention to that poll that showed that the great majority of Iraqis (70%) believe that the surge has failed and that security conditions have deteriorated.  But there's a lot more in that poll that's worth looking at.  (Click here for the full results.)
Discussion: The Atlantic Online and Eschaton
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
New U.S. Law Credited in Arrests Abroad  —  The government's ability to eavesdrop on terrorism suspects overseas allowed the United States to obtain information that helped lead to the arrests last week of three Islamic militants accused of planning bomb attacks in Germany, Mike McConnell …
Discussion: Don Surber
 
 
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