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Washington Post:
Petraeus, Crocker Face Skepticism on Drawdown — Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker went before Congress for a second day today to deliver a progress report on the war in Iraq and explain a new military plan to withdraw the 30,000 reinforcements sent there earlier this year to improve security.
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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.
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 …
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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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.
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MoveOn's money — You can see a full size PDF of today's MoveOn.org ad in today's New York Times by clicking on the accompanying image. I've got to say that this is probably the most disgusting piece of political hackery since Grover Cleveland had to endure taunts of "Ma, Ma, where's my pa?
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Ray McGovern / Consortiumnews.com:'Swear Him In' Provokes Expulsion
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Miers, Bolten contempt filings delayed — House Democratic leaders have decided to postpone a vote on a criminal contempt resolution against White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers for several weeks, and possibly longer, according to top lawmakers and aides.
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Michael Luo / The Caucus:
Romney Campaign Tied to Anti-Thompson Site — At least two top members of Mitt Romney's South Carolina operation appear to be connected to an anti-Fred Thompson Web site that was taken down today after reporters began to make inquiries about it. — The Web site, PhoneyFred.org …
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John O'Connor / The State:
GOP's Thompson brings young campaign to S.C. — Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson introduced himself to the Palmetto State on Monday, and won over Sumter residents Marylou Smith and Nalva Malcom. — Smith, 64, and Malcom, 67, were two of about 400 people who waited under …
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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.
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Roger L. Simon / Pajamas Media:
WORLD WAR IV WITH THE WRONG ROSIE — Pajamas Media CEO Roger L. Simon reviews Norman Podhoretz's World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism, published on the sixth anniversary of 9/11. — Support Pajamas Media; Visit Our Advertisers — "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you."
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Rasmussen Reports:
Minnesota Senate — Coleman at 46% Democrats Close Behind — Minnesota is likely to host one of the more interesting and competitive Senate races in Election 2008. — The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone poll of the race shows incumbent Senator Norm Coleman (R) attracting just 46% support …
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Michelle Malkin:
9/11: Remembrance and resistance — Update 1:30pm Eastern. Memorial photo of the day comes from Iraq, via MNF-I: — The caption reads: — Never Forget — Task Force Marne Soldiers take time on the sixth anniversary of the attacks Sept. 11, 2001, for a remembrance ceremony at the Task Force Marne Headquarters.
Johnny Dollar / Olbermann Watch:
Keith Olbermann Admits He Is Un-American! — And reprehensible too. Don't blame us...it's his words:
Matt / Think Progress:
Lieberman Decries 'Terrible, Partisan, Political Sniping,' Then Rocks Out With Hannity, Coulter — On Fox News this morning, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) used a moment of silence commemorating 9/11 to decry the "terrible, partisan political sniping" that he says ruined the "unity that we felt after September 11″:
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
The Surge's Real Target: Iran? — That's NRO's Andy McCarthy's instructive 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 …
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Peter Garnham / Financial Times:
Dollar hits fresh 15-year low — The dollar fell to a fresh 15-year low against a basket of currencies on Tuesday as the greenback continued to suffer from the prospect of a cut in US interest rates. — Expectations that the Federal Reserve would move to lower interest rates at its meeting …
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Atrios / Eschaton:
Doesn't Anyone Remember Anthrax? — What I just learned from CNN: … I've long been fascinated by the erasure of the anthrax attacks - which, in their own way, freaked out the country more than 9/11 did* - from our collective memory. — *People object when I suggest this …
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