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Text of the President's Address — Following is the prepared text of President Bush's address on Iraq, as provided by the White House: — THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. In the life of all free nations, there come moments that decide the direction of a country and reveal the character of its people.
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Fred Kaplan / Slate:
BUSH'S APPALLING IRAQ SPEECH. — President Bush's TV address tonight was the worst speech he's ever given on the war in Iraq, and that's saying a lot. Every premise, every proposal, nearly every substantive point was sheer fiction. The only question is whether he was being deceptive or delusional.
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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Washington Post:
The Least Bad Plan — PRESIDENT BUSH'S explanation of his latest plans for Iraq last night was marred by a couple of important omissions. First, the president failed to acknowledge that, according to the standards he himself established in January, the surge of U.S. troops into Iraq has been a failure …
New York Times:
No Exit, No Strategy — This was the week in which Americans hoped they would get straight talk and clear thinking on Iraq. What they got was two exhausting days of Congressional testimony by the American military commander, hours of news conferences and interviews, clouds of cut …
Washington Post:
Bush Tells Nation He Will Begin to Roll Back 'Surge' — Gen. Petraeus Says U.S. Is Projecting 'Sustainable Security' in Iraq in 2009 — President Bush tried to turn a corner in the fractious debate over Iraq last night by ordering the first limited troop withdrawals since voters elected an antiwar Congress last year.
Democrats.senate.gov:Senator Jack Reed Responds To President Bush's Address On Iraq
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Matt Cooper / Condé Nast Portfolio Magazine:
CAPITAL — The Liberal Case for Ted Olson — Lots of rumors floating about that the administration is backing off appointing Ted Olson as Attorney General because of Democratic objections. Look, he was my lawyer in the CIA leak case for my Supreme Court appeal.
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The Prowler / American Spectator:
The New York Times MovesOn — The New York Times in the past has rejected "advocacy" ads from Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, as well as from the National Right to Life Committee, despite the fact that both would have qualified for the same "special advocacy, stand by" rates that the radical …
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:Giuliani demands MoveOn's New York Times ad rate
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Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
Just the Facts — Gen. Petraeus brings some clarity to the Iraq debate. — We are at a new point in the American experience of the Iraq war. It is also a decisive one: We have to decide, now, what to do. Stay. Go. Stay in a certain way, or at a certain size.
RIA Novosti:
U.S. develops 14-ton super bomb, bigger than Russian vacuum bomb — The U.S. has a 14-ton super bomb more destructive than the vacuum bomb just tested by Russia, a U.S. general said Wednesday. — The statement was made by retired Lt. General McInerney, chairman of the Iran Policy Committee …
Christopher Lee / Washington Post:
N.J.'s Corzine to Defy New Health-Care Rules — Fight Grows Over Changes in Children's Program — Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine informed President Bush this week that New Jersey will not obey federal rules that would make it harder to enroll middle-income kids for a popular government-subsidized health insurance program.
Matt / Think Progress:
Boehner misleadingly responds to 'small price' criticism. — Last night, TPM caught House Minority Leader John Boehner saying that the sacrifice of soldiers who have died or been wounded in Iraq "will be a small price if we're able to stop al Qaeda." After Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) …
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Reuters:
Oil hits new high above $80 — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil hit an all-time high over $80 a barrel on Thursday after Hurricane Humberto forced the closure of some U.S. Gulf refiners, stoking concerns of fuel supply shortfalls. — U.S. crude traded up 9 cents to $80.00 a barrel by 2:15 p.m. EDT, after hitting a record $80.20 earlier.
John DiStaso-Union Leader / The Politico:
Shaheen to run for Senate, N.H. paper says — Former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen will be a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2008, the New Hampshire Union Leader has learned. — The Democratic former three-term chief executive is expected to issue a statement soon addressing her political plans.
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