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11:00 AM ET, September 17, 2007

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Fox censors Sally Field's anti-war speech at Emmy's. — At tonight's Emmy Awards show, the audience cheered Sally Field's acceptance speech, which the recognized mothers of U.S. troops. "Surely this [award] belongs to all the mothers of the world," she stated. "May they be seen, may their work be valued and raised.

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Tomoneil / Los Angeles Times:

Gold Derby by Tom O'Neil — Wow! They censored Sally Field! — "If mothers ruled the world, there wouldn't be any god -" Emmy winner Sally Field said before the Emmycast cut off her sound and pointed the camera away from the stage so viewers would be distracted.

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report, Greatscat!, The Atlantic Online, Hullabaloo and The Democratic Daily

SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:

Emmy Awards: Sally Field Censored by FOX — At last night's 59th Annual Emmy Awards, Sally Field, who won Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Nora Holden Walker in ABC's "Brothers and Sisters," was censored by FOX as she was about to make a point about the Iraq War. — Download (2285) |

Discussion: Althouse, Right Wing Nut House, Make Them Accountable, EW.com, New York Times and Associated Press

Allahpundit / Hot Air:

Video: Sally silenced at the Emmys; Update: Sally backstage audio added! — Dissent ain't what it used to be, my friends. But then, you knew that already. — Update: See Meryl Yourish's comment below. — Update: A tipster sends this snippet of Field backstage after the show. Lambs to the slaughter!

Discussion: The Corner, Ed Driscoll.com, James Hibberd, IMAO, Riehl World View and Liberty Pundit

Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:

Schumer Eats His Words, Up-Chucks — Chuck Schumer has begun his rapid retreat from his statements of support for Michael Mukasey. The New York Sun reports that Schumer, who had openly championed Mukasey as a "consensus candidate" to replace Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General …

Discussion: Washington Post, QandO, The Van Der Galiën Gazette, PoliPundit.com, rubber hose, Salon and New York Times

Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:

Getting At 'The Truth' — We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you an important development from the media world. — Ron Brownstein has been a fixture at the Los Angeles Times for nearly two decades, an influential political reporter and talking head who delves into policy as well as campaign strategy.

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CNN:
Ex-judge named to replace Gonzales

Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy and The Politico

Joseph Goldstein / New York Sun:
Bush To Tap Mukasey for Justice

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Guardian, Redstate, Liberty Pundit, The Mahablog and Weekly Standard

Washington Post:
Ex-Judge Is Said to Be Pick At Justice

Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Sources: Mukasey to Accept AG Position

Discussion: CNN

New York Times:
Bush to Name Ex-Judge as Successor to Gonzales

Discussion: Norwegianity, The Gate, Bench Conference, TIME and Outside The Beltway

Bob Woodward / Washington Post:

Greenspan: Ouster Of Hussein Crucial For Oil Security — Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman, said in an interview that the removal of Saddam Hussein had been "essential" to secure world oil supplies, a point he emphasized to the White House in private conversations before the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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Los Angeles Times:
Greenspan: 'The Iraq war is largely about oil'

Discussion: Heading Right and Captain's Quarters

Krishna Guha / Financial Times:
Greenspan alert on US house prices

Discussion: European Tribune and Calculated Risk

Richard Adams / Guardian:
Invasion of Iraq was driven by oil, says Greenspan

Discussion: The Huffington Post

Edmund L. Andrews / New York Times:
A 'Disappointed' Greenspan Lashes Out at Bush's Economic Policies

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and The Blue State

Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:

Clinton to offer health care plan — DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is unveiling a sweeping health care proposal Monday that would require everyone to carry health insurance and offer federal subsidies to help reduce the cost of coverage.

Discussion: Washington Post, Don Surber, Macsmind, NewsBusters.org, Wizbang, eyeon08.com, Vox Popoli and PoliPundit.com

Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Clinton Health Plan Due

Discussion: TIME, The Caucus, Associated Press, New York Times and New York Times

Ben Smith / The Politico:
Clinton set to unveil health care plan

Discussion: Open Left, Democratic Strategist and MSNBC

CNN:

Blackwater Security banned from Iraq — BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Iraq's Interior Ministry has revoked the license of Blackwater USA, an American security firm whose contractors are blamed for a Sunday gunbattle in Baghdad that left eight civilians dead. — Sunday's firefight took place near Nusoor Square …

Discussion: Shakespeare's Sister and Blogs of War

Walter Pincus / Washington Post:

'Help Wanted' Ad Belies Report on Iraq Security — A week ago today, Gen. David H. Petraeus started his rounds on Capitol Hill, reporting that security in Iraq was improving to the point that a small number of troops could begin coming home by year's end. — But 10 days ago …

Discussion: Corrente and Make Them Accountable

CNN:

On tape, O.J. demands his stuff — LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) — O.J. Simpson walked into a Las Vegas hotel room barking orders, hurling profanities and repeatedly accusing someone of stealing his things, according to a recording that a celebrity news Web site claims came from the incident.

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, Los Angeles Times, The Moderate Voice, TMZ.com and Scared Monkeys

Roger Friedman / Fox News:

Britney Spears Bombshell: Custody of Kids Imperiled — Britney Spears could lose custody of her two little kids as early as Monday morning. — This is a real possibility, thanks to crusading Los Angeles attorney Gloria Allred. She's bringing a "secret" witness to court Monday …

Discussion: TMZ.com, The Van Der Galiën Gazette and New York Post

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

[TS] Op-Ed Columnist: Sad Alan's Lament — If Alan Greenspan wasn't intending to lend crucial support to the Bush tax cuts, he had ample opportunity to set the record straight when it could have made a difference.

Discussion: Middle Earth Journal, Dohiyi Mir, Norwegianity, Hoffmania! and Economist's View

Mike Allen / The Politico:

Obama hits Wall Street in Times Square — Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) went to the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square this morning to call for greater openness and transparency on Wall Street - an approach that echoed his choice of Detroit for a speech in May taking on auto companies.

Discussion: The Swamp