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Harriet Rubin / New York Times:
Ayn Rand's Literature of Capitalism — One of the most influential business books ever written is a 1,200-page novel published 50 years ago, on Oct. 12, 1957. It is still drawing readers; it ranks 388th on Amazon.com's best-seller list. ("Winning," by John F. Welch Jr., at a breezy 384 pages, is No. 1,431.)
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Joe Kovacs / WorldNetDaily:
Keyes looks to rescue GOP, announces run for president — Former Reagan diplomat says he's unmoved by lack of moral courage displayed by others — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - After two previous runs for U.S. president, former Reagan diplomat Alan Keyes has announced he's again seeking …
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RenewAmerica:
Alan Keyes announces for President! — Will appear in Values Voter Debate Sept. 17 — On Friday, Sept. 14, Alan Keyes filed a Statement of Candidacy (Form 2) with the Federal Election Commission—thus officially announcing as a Republican candidate for President of the United States.
New York Times:
Former Fed Chief Attacks Bush on Fiscal Role — Alan Greenspan, who was chairman of the Federal Reserve for nearly two decades, in a long-awaited memoir, is harshly critical of President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and the Republican-controlled Congress, as abandoning their party's principles on spending and deficits.
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Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Gen. Wesley Clark Endorses Hillary Clinton — Update: Here's Gen. Clark's statement. — In a blogger conference call this morning, Gen. Wesley Clark endorsed Hillary Clinton for President. (Big Tent Democrat and I were both on the call. Be sure to read his separate post on the endorsement.)
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Los Angeles Times:
UCI reportedly working on a deal to rehire Chemerinsky — Days after the legal scholar was rejected as law school dean, talks are in progress. He is noncommittal. — UC Irvine officials on Friday were attempting to broker a deal to once again hire liberal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky as dean …
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Gillian Flaccus / Associated Press:
GOP politician sent email asking how to stop naming of dean — A conservative Los Angeles County politician asked about two dozen people in an e-mail last month how to prevent the University of California, Irvine from hiring renowned liberal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky as its founding law school dean …
Washington Post:
Antiwar Protest Held in Washington — Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Washington today, from near the White House to the Capitol, where they planned to stage a "die-in" to demonstrate their fervant opposition to the war in Iraq. — Protesters and counter-protesters started …
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The New Republic:
LIKE BRITNEY, BUSH IS A FLOP: — On Sunday night, it seemed pretty clear that Britney Spears' performance at the MTV awards ceremony was the biggest prime-time fiasco of the week. Then came Thursday night and President Bush's Oval Office address on Iraq. At first blush, coverage …
Sharon Stello / Davis Enterprise:
UC yanks speaker's invitation: Controversial ex-Harvard president was scheduled to address regents Wednesday — After a group of UC Davis women faculty began circulating a petition, UC regents rescinded an invitation to Larry Summers, the controversial former president of Harvard University …
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David Gelernter / Weekly Standard:
Defeat at Any Price — Why Petraeus's testimony was a nightmare for the Democrats. — To prepare for General David Petraeus's long-awaited testimony on Iraq to Congress last week, the liberal pressure group MoveOn.org wrote itself into the history books with an anti-Petraeus ad so repulsive …
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Moran Upsets Jewish Groups Again — U.S. House Democrat Said Pro-Israel Lobby Promoted War — Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.) has again come under fire from local Jewish organizations for remarking in a magazine interview that the "extraordinarily powerful" pro-Israel lobby played a strong role promoting the war in Iraq.
Alpha Doggs / Network World:
Researchers flash personal aircraft, future jetpack — This one is straight out of a James Bond movie or Batman script. — German researchers this week showed off their Gryphon personal strap-on jet wing that lets the pilot scream through the air at about 135MPH.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
AQI Declares War On The Sunni — The leaders of al-Qaeda in Iraq will never run short on enemies, mostly because they hate everybody. Today they issued a statement declaring war on the Sunni tribes of western Iraq, a move that will undoubtedly underscore the folly of believing them to be liberators …
Ana Marie Cox / TIME: Swampland:
McCain Calls for MoveOn.org to be "Thrown Out of the Country" — At a crowded rally at a VFW hall in Hudson, NH last night, McCain — again — used the MoveOn "Betray Us" ad as a emotional crowd-pleaser. It was a boisterous event, so when I thought I heard McCain call for MoveOn to be …
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Richard S. Dunham / Houston Chronicle:
Snow: Immigration bill opposition misjudged — Outgoing White House press secretary Tony Snow said today that the Bush administration had underestimated the ferocity of opposition to White House-backed immigration legislation. — "I freely admit that we underestimated the (public) …
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