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9:55 AM ET, September 11, 2007

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George Will / Real Clear Politics:
By Bush's Own Standard, Surge Has Failed  —  Before Gen. David Petraeus' report, and to give it a context of optimism, the president visited Iraq's Anbar province to underscore the success of the surge in making some hitherto anarchic areas less so.  More significant, however, was the fact that the president did not visit Baghdad.
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New York Times:
Empty Calories  —  For months, President Bush has been promising an honest accounting of the situation in Iraq, a fresh look at the war strategy and a new plan for how to extricate the United States from the death spiral of the Iraqi civil war.  The nation got none of that yesterday …
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
What Crocker and Petraeus didn't say  —  WASHINGTON — The Bush administration's top two officials in Iraq answered questions from Congress for more than six hours on Monday, but their testimony may have been as important for what they didn't say as for what they did.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
THAT FOX "EXCLUSIVE"
Paul Richter / Los Angeles Times:
Bush policy to bequeath Iraq to successor
Discussion: Washington Post
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
'Six Months' Without End
Bloomberg:
Petraeus's Credibility Wins Bush Extra Time for Iraq Strategy
Discussion: Reuters and Agence France Presse
Jackie Kucinich / The Hill:
Republicans introduce measure condemning MoveOn ad  —  House Republican leaders introduced a resolution Monday condemning a full-page newspaper ad from MoveOn.org that criticizes the character of Gen. David Petraeus, the commanding general of U.S. troops in Iraq.
Discussion: TPM Election Central
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ABCNEWS:
MoveOn.org Ad Takes Aim at Petraeus  —  Ad From Liberal Activist Group Takes on Petraeus and the GOP Finds a New Talking Point  —  A newspaper ad from the anti-war group MoveOn.org that attacks Gen. David Petraeus has prompted a Republican outcry in Washington, D.C., as supporters …
Michael Yon / The Tank:
The Times Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Discussion: Blogs for Bush and Gateway Pundit
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Romney Adviser Linked to Anti-Thompson Internet Site  —  A top adviser to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney appears to be behind the launch of a new Web site attacking GOP presidential rival Fred D. Thompson during his first week on the trail.  —  The site, PhoneyFred.org …
Discussion: Althouse and The Democratic Daily
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CBS News:
Poll: Giuliani Tumbles, GOP Race Tightens  —  CBS News Poll: Thompson's Entry Vaults Him To A Close Second Place In Republican Contest  —  (CBS) Rudy Giuliani, after holding the front-runner spot in the race for the Republican presidential nomination for months, has seen his lead nearly evaporate …
New York Times:
In Poll, Voters See Strengths and Flaws in Giuliani
Discussion: MyDD and Pollster.com
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Clinton to Return Money Linked to Fund-Raiser  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign announced last night that it would return about $850,000 to about 260 donors who had been recruited or tapped by Norman Hsu, the disgraced Clinton campaign fund-raiser who recently fled arrest …
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Patrick Healy / The Caucus:
Clinton to Return All Hsu-Tainted Money
Flip / Suitably Flip:
Hillary's Massive Hsu War Chest: Abramoff Parity Nears
Discussion: Washington Wire and The Politico
Alexandra Marks / Christian Science Monitor:
In 9/11 remembrance, a turning to good deeds  —  NEW YORK - On Sept. 11, Jacob Sundberg of San Antonio has pledged to make eye contact and smile at everyone he meets.  Kaitlin Ulrich will bring goody baskets to the police and fire departments in and around Philadelphia.
Discussion: Firedoglake and Scared Monkeys
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Amy Westfeldt / Associated Press:
Heads bow in memory of 9/11 victims
Discussion: Make Them Accountable
USA Today:
Is 9/11 becoming just another calendar date?
Norman Podhoretz / Opinion Journal:
'America the Ugly'  —  Six years after 9/11, it's notable how little the politics of the left have changed.  —  In the immediate aftermath of the attacks on us that took place on this very day six years ago, several younger commentators proclaimed the birth of an entirely new era in American history.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Strike Three?  —  A bomb-sniffing dog in Ankara helped Turkish authorities stop a massive terrorist attack on the anniversary of 9/11.  A van full of explosives in a parking garage would have devastated the center of the large city, and it would have served as a counterpoint to the messages released by Osama bin Laden in the past week:
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Fred completes overhaul, campaign goes 'corporate'  —  Fred Thompson has put the finishing touches on a six-week staff sweep that has transformed his campaign from a guerrilla-tactics style insurgency into more of a "corporate" machine that will follow a traditional playbook.
 
 
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Alan Fram / Associated Press:
AP Poll: Most see Iraq war as failure
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Lorie Byrd / Wizbang:
Six Years Later — We Will Not Forget
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Baron Bodissey / Gates of Vienna:
Arrests in Brussels  —  Note: The earliest reports are at the bottom of this post.
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Spree / Wake up America:
My name is Forrest Langley
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
USA Today:
Colin Powell: Terrorists are not greatest threat to nation
Gary / Easter Lemming Liberal News:
Do you ever feel like Cassandra?
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David Charter / Times of London:
Young Muslims begin dangerous fight for the right to abandon faith
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
James F. Lawrence / Democrat And Chronicle:
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Ynetnews:
67 wounded in Qassam attack
Carolyn Marshall / New York Times:
24-Year Term for Californian in Terrorism Training Case
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
THAT POLL OF IRAQIS  —  There's been a lot of attention …
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
New U.S. Law Credited in Arrests Abroad
 

 
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