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9:00 PM ET, September 13, 2007

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Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
COMPLAINT FILED WITH FEC OVER BETRAY US AD  —  Guess what I did at lunch?  That's right, I petitioned my government for redress of grievances, specifically illegal political advertising practices by the New York Times and MoveOn.org.  We are all well aware of the sorry political advertisement calling the General a traitor.
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Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
MoveOn Story Doesn't Pass the Smell Test  —  AP reports that MoveOn did not get special treatment.  Rather, MoveOn "received the rate of $64,575 that the newspaper charges for a special advocacy, full-page, black and white, standby ad."  —  How was it a "standby" ad?
Discussion: BLACKFIVE
Charles Hurt / New York Post:
TIMES GIVES LEFTIES A HEFTY DISCOUNT FOR 'BETRAY US' AD  —  The New York Times dramatically slashed its normal rates for a full-page advertisement for MoveOn.org's ad questioning the integrity of Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq.  —  Headlined "Cooking the Books …
Marc Lynch / American Prospect:
Sunni World  —  The cheerleaders for the surge have constructed a Disney-esque fantasy of Iraq which might as well be in Orlando for all it has to do with the grim reality on the ground.  And Abu Risha's assassination isn't likely to dim that fantasy.  —  During his visit to Iraq last week …
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Abu Aardvark:
Abu Risha murdered
Faiz / Think Progress:
Sattar Abu Risha
Discussion: ABCNEWS
Editor and Publisher:
As Bush Prepares for 'Surge' Address Tonight: Here Is What He Promised in January Speech  —  NEW YORK With President Bush reportedly ready to endorse a full continuation of the "surge" in Iraq through next summer in a speech to the nation tonight, a look back at what he promised in his address …
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Petraeus Has 'Expressed Long-Term Interest' In Running For President  —  According to a senior Iraqi officer who knew Gen. David Petraeus when he was stationed in Baghdad from 2004-2005, Petraeus is interested in running for President.  From The Independent today:
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Citing progress, Bush to reduce troops
Discussion: The Swamp
Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:
Clinton, Pelosi, Greenspan, Bloomberg, Gates, Annan Also Say Interviews 'Fakes'  —  Brian Ross Reports:  —  Former President Bill Clinton, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Microsoft founder Bill Gates …
The Politico:
Bush speech to the nation: advance excerpts  —  Here are excerpts of the prepared text of President Bush's 9 p.m. Iraq address from the Oval Office, as released by the White House for use on dinnertime newscasts:  —  On keeping us safe here at home:  —  In Iraq, an ally of the United States is fighting for its survival.
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The Corner:
Speech Excerpts
Discussion: Vox Popoli
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Boehner hammered over Iraq 'small price' comment  —  Democrats, anti-war groups and liberal bloggers are pounding on House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) for saying U.S. military deaths in Iraq are "a small price" to pay to stop al Qaeda from carrying out more terrorist attacks and stabilizing the Middle East.
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Horses Mouth:
I didn't do a good enough job yesterday explaining why the comment …
Lindsay Renick Mayer / Capital Eye:
The Other Iraq Surge  —  A sharp increase in contributions from the military to Democrats suggests the Republican commander-in-chief and his party are losing the troops' support.  —  Assessed favorably this week by the war's lead general, the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq appears to be causing …
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Foon Rhee / Boston Globe:   Military shifting donations to Democrats
Brendan Farrington / Associated Press:
Thompson gives no opinion on Schiavo  —  THE VILLAGES, Fla. - Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson gave no opinion Thursday when asked about efforts by President Bush and Congress to keep Terri Schiavo alive, saying he does not remember details of the right-to-die case that stirred national debate.
Discussion: D-Day and BartBlog
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George Bennett / Q: The Florida Politics Blog:
FRED: NOT SURE ABOUT NATIONAL CAT FUND, SCHIAVO  —  THE VILLAGES — Republican Presidential hopeful Fred Thompson, addressing some Florida-specific questions for a Tampa Bay-area cable program, says he doesn't have an opinion about a national catastrophic insurance fund or the 2005 congressional intervention in the Terri Schiavo case.
Kos / Daily Kos:
CT-Sen: Lamont would win rematch  —  Daily Kos commissioned the following poll from independent pollster Research 2000:  —  Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 9/10-12.  Likely voters.  MoE 4% (No trend lines) … Lieberman won 50-40-10 in 2006, so the poll tracks closely.
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Rasmussen Reports:
43% Support Petraeus Recommendation, 38% Oppose  —  Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans favor the recommendation made by General David Petraeus to withdraw 30,000 soldiers from Iraq but leave 130,000 troops in place at least through the summer.  A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found …
Discussion: Wake up America and protein wisdom
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Doug Kendall / Slate:
CALIFORNIA VOTERS CAN'T CHANGE THE 2008 ELECTION RULES ON THEIR OWN.  —  Republican presidential candidates are crossing the country promising voters that they'll pick judges who will be "strict constructionists" of the U.S. Constitution.  Meanwhile, Republican activists in California …
Discussion: MoJoBlog and BartBlog
Richard Esposito Reports / The Blotter:
How the CIA Broke the 9/11 Attacks Mastermind  —  Richard Esposito Reports:  —  When Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was strapped down to the water-board, he felt humiliated — not by the treatment but by the fact that a woman, a red-headed CIA supervisor, was allowed to witness the spectacle, a former intelligence officer told ABC News.
Discussion: Stop The ACLU
 
 
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Ed Henry / CNN:
Analysis: Will Bush sell success or buy time?
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Tom Friedman: "Suck on this, Iraq"
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BREITBART.COM:
Al-Qaida in Iraq takes heavy losses
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere
Hindrocket / Power Line:
WOULD-BE TERRORIST CAPTURED IN DEARBORN
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
CNN:
Impact Your World: Youssif meets his doc
Discussion: The Reaction
CNN:
Poll: Bush approval holds at 36 percent
Christopher Jencks / New York Review of Books:
The Immigration Charade  —  State of Emergency: The Third World …
Discussion: The Corner
 Earlier Items: 
Bob Moser / The Nation:
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Tim Graham / Media Research Center:
Huffington's House of Horrors
Mother Jones:
Crocker's Fuzzy Economics
Discussion: TPMmuckraker and Brian Beutler
Timothy Garton Ash / Los Angeles Times:
Battleground Europe  —  The Continent is a front line in the war …
Mike Glover / Associated Press:
Obama: Congress Won't Challenge Bush
Victor Davis Hanson / Real Clear Politics:
A New Strain of Anti-Semitism is Spreading
 

 
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