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Media Matters for America:
Black and White and Re(a)d All Over: The Conservative Advantage in Syndicated Op-Ed Columns — Executive Summary — This project did something that has never been done before: It amassed data on the syndicated columnists published by nearly every daily newspaper in the country.
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Reuters:
Top Democrat vows to block possible Bush nominee — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid vowed on Wednesday to block former Solicitor General Theodore Olson from becoming attorney general if President George W. Bush nominates him to replace Alberto Gonzales.
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David Neiwert / Firedoglake:
Ted Olson and the Pushovers — Why is it that foulmouthed left-wing bloggers seem to be the only people who have noticed that there's a peculiar set of political rules ruling the Beltway, particularly within media circles, these days? — Here's what we've noticed: For some reason …
Los Angeles Times:
Chemerinsky says UC Irvine rescinds offer to become law school dean — The constitutional scholar says university officials told him the deal was off to head the new school because he was too 'politically controversial.' — Just days after he signed a contract to become the first dean …
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Captain's Quarters, Townhall.com, Gay Patriot, The Next Hurrah, Instapundit.com, Discourse.net, Ezra Klein and LA Observed
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Brian Leiter / Brian Leiter's Law School Reports:
New UC Irvine Law School Hires Chemerinsky as Dean, Then Fires Him for Political Reasons — I have all of the following from a reliable source. — About a week ago, Erwin Chemerinsky, the well-known constitutional law scholar at Duke, signed a contract to be the inaugural Dean …
Horses Mouth:
Okay, if this isn't portrayed as a major gaffe, with wall-to-wall condemnations from the pundits, it'll be stunning. (Editor's note: That was meant to be bitterly ironic.) — I've just received some advance excerpts of an interview CNN's Wolf Blitzer has done with GOP House leader John Boehner.
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Taylor Marsh
SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
Jon Stewart Tears Apart Petraeus' Dog and Pony Show — Last night Jon Stewart did what the media fails to do: namely, take General Petraeus' long record of rosey predictions into account when judging the accuracy and objectivity of his report on Iraq. — Download (7804) | Play (11845) Download (3617) |
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The Next Hurrah
Gareth Porter / IPS Inter Press Service:
U.S.-IRAQ: Fallon Derided Petraeus, Opposed the Surge — In sharp contrast to the lionisation of Gen. David Petraeus by members of the U.S. Congress during his testimony this week, Petraeus's superior, Admiral William Fallon, chief of the Central Command (CENTCOM), derided Petraeus …
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Corrente
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Faiz / Think Progress:
DNI McConnell: I Lied To The Senate — Earlier this week, in testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell claimed the new expansive FISA legislation passed by Congress prior to the August recess …
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Newsweek:
Spy Master Admits Error — Intel czar Mike McConnell told Congress a new law helped bring down a terror plot. The facts say otherwise. — In a new embarrassment for the Bush administration top spymaster, Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell is withdrawing an assertion …
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Cliff Schecter
James Glanz / New York Times:
Compromise on Oil Law in Iraq Seems to Be Collapsing — A carefully constructed compromise on a draft law governing Iraq's rich oil fields, agreed to in February after months of arduous talks among Iraqi political groups, appears to have collapsed. The apparent breakdown comes just as Congress …
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Talking Points Memo, About.com U.S. Politics, Obsidian Wings, The Next Hurrah and Needlenose
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Hsustock! — Looking for the perfect scandal name for the Norman Hsu scandal? The connection noted in today's Wall Street Journal gives a perfect opportunity to create an enduring label for the rapidly-expanding scandal behind one of the Democratic Party's biggest fundraisers.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper:
Challenge to Scientific Consensus on Global Warming: Analysis Finds Hundreds of Scientists Have Published Evidence Countering Man-Made Global Warming Fears — WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new analysis of peer-reviewed literature reveals that more than 500 scientists …
John Harwood / Wall Street Journal:
Public Gives Bush Slight Reprieve — U.S. War Dissatisfaction Eases a Bit, — But Opinion Favors Democrats — WASHINGTON — Public discontent with the Iraq war has eased slightly, a new Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll shows, suggesting President Bush may have a little more maneuvering room …
The Politico:
MoveOn's 'Betray Us' ad a smart move — We could be wrong, but here's a prediction about the power of viral campaigns: By the time the dust settles on the storm kicked up by MoveOn.org's highly provocative "Petraeus/Betray Us" ad in The New York Times on Sept. 10, the online group will have seen …
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Outside The Beltway, TIME, Interesting Times, Israpundit, The Liberal Avenger and The Swamp
BBC:
Led Zeppelin confirm reunion gig — Rock group Led Zeppelin are to reform for a tribute concert to the Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun. — Singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones will perform together for the first time in 19 years.