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12:40 PM ET, September 17, 2007

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thinkprogress.org:
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.
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 (2809) |
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!
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 …
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Peter Lattman / Law Blog:
Seven Things to Know About Michael Mukasey  —  He was on our initial list of candidates.  The New York Sun endorsed him last week.  This liberal blog suggested him on Aug. 30.  It looks like Michael Mukasey will be Bush's pick to replace Gonzales.  Here are stories from the NYT, WSJ and WaPo …
Associated Press:
Bush Text on Attorney General Nomination  —  Text of President Bush and Michael Mukasey on Monday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.  —  BUSH: Good morning.  —  I'm pleased to announce my nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey to be the 81st attorney general of the United States.
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
New York Times:
Bush Names Choice for Successor to Gonzales
Discussion: The Swamp and The Politico
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Leonard Greene / New York Post:
HILL BILL FOOTED BY HSU  —  VEGAS VICTORY BASH  —  Members of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign staff got a nice payoff last year for their work to get her re-elected - a trip to Las Vegas funded by her fugitive former fund-raiser.  —  Among the Sin City guests of disgraced former …
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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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.
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 …
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 …
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
The Benefits Of Showing A Little Spine  —  What happens when you show a little spine up front?  Via the WaPo: … This was the appropriate response, swiftly rolled out, firmly communicated, and designed to take advantage of the weakened posture of the Bush WH on legal and ethical matters.
Discussion: Washington Post
Jules Crittenden:
Little Tet  —  Al-Qaeda announces its Ramadan offensive.  No indication as yet al-Qaeda is capable of a Tet, but an indication they may be trying.  AP: … Meanwhile, … Good luck with that. … AP's own reporting would suggest it is inspiring Shiites to jump on the bandwagon.
Discussion: Townhall.com and Washington Post
Washington Post:
Crocker Blasts Refugee Process  —  Iraqis Could Wait 2 Years for Entry, Ambassador Says  —  The U.S. ambassador to Iraq warned that it may take the U.S. government as long as two years to process and admit nearly 10,000 Iraqi refugees referred by the United Nations for resettlement to the United States …
Caroline Glick / Jerusalem Post:
IDF demands uncut al-Dura tape  —  The IDF has abandoned its official silence in a seven-year-old case that has been characterized as a "blood libel" against the IDF and the State of Israel.  —  On September 10, the deputy commander of the IDF's Spokesman's Office, Col. Shlomi Am-Shalom …
 
 
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