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10:41 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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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.
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 …
Paul Richter / Los Angeles Times:
Bush policy to bequeath Iraq to successor  —  The president plans to end his term with a strong U.S. military in the country and leave the issue of exiting to his successor.  —  WASHINGTON — The talk in Washington on Monday was all about troop reductions, yet it also brought …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
THAT FOX "EXCLUSIVE"
Bloomberg:
Petraeus's Credibility Wins Bush Extra Time for Iraq Strategy
Discussion: Reuters and Agence France Presse
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
'Six Months' Without End
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 …
Opinion Journal:
Trashing Petraeus  —  MoveOn.org, and the new standards of Democratic debate.  —  Important as was yesterday's appearance before Congress by General David Petraeus, the events leading up to his testimony may have been more significant.  Members of the Democratic leadership and their supporters …
Michael Yon / The Tank:
The Times Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Discussion: Blogs for Bush
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USA Today:
Is 9/11 becoming just another calendar date?
Los Angeles Times:
Clinton to cut ties with fundraiser  —  The Democrat's presidential campaign is refunding $850,000 linked to Norman Hsu, caught up in allegations of running a Ponzi scheme.  —  WASHINGTON — Confronted with the possibility that disgraced fundraiser Norman Hsu might be running …
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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:
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 …
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 …
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.
USA Today:
Colin Powell: Terrorists are not greatest threat to nation  —  In an interview with GQ magazine that's scheduled to be put online here at 11 a.m. ET, former secretary of State and one-time potential presidential candidate Colin Powell has this to say about terrorism and the threat it poses to the USA:
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Attack Iran!  —  That's NRO's Andy McCarthy's take on the Petraeus testimony.  He cites this comment from the general: … I predict an echoing chorus from the far right.  In fact, I think Petraeus' testimony and the administration's agenda makes the most sense if you see all of this as a prelude …
Discussion: The Corner
 
 
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Quote for the Day  —  "The lazier a man is, the more he plans …
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
THE FIGHT TO FILL JUDICIAL VACANCIES GROWS EVER WEIRDER.
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Miers, Bolten contempt filings delayed
Jonathan Kozol / The Huffington Post:
Why I am Fasting: An Explanation to My Friends
Daniel Larison / Eunomia:
Unambiguously Silly  —  Maybe Ross is right, though I suspect …
Alan Fram / Associated Press:
AP Poll: Most see Iraq war as failure
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Amy Westfeldt / Associated Press:
Heads bow in memory of 9/11 victims
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Six Years Later — We Will Not Forget
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
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Fred completes overhaul, campaign goes 'corporate'
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David Charter / Times of London:
Young Muslims begin dangerous fight for the right to abandon faith
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New U.S. Law Credited in Arrests Abroad
 

 
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