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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Reso Condemning MoveOn Passes Overwhelmingly, With Lots Of Dems — The GOP-introduced resolution condemning MoveOn just passed by a huge margin, 72-25. Roughly half the Democrats in the Senate supported it. — A couple of the more interesting votes: Jim Webb, who just yesterday was a Netroots hero …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
25 Senate Democrats Support "Betray Us", Including Hillary — The Senate passed the Jon Cornyn amendment condemning the MoveOn.org ad that called General David Petraeus a liar and potential traitor, 72-25. All 25 Senators who voted in support of these smears against an American military commander …
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama Misses Vote On MoveOn — Right After Voting On Boxer Measure
Obama Misses Vote On MoveOn — Right After Voting On Boxer Measure
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White House:
Press Conference by the President — THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. In just 10 days the State Children's Health Insurance Program, known as S-CHIP, is set to expire. This important program helps children whose families cannot afford private health insurance, but do not qualify for Medicaid to get coverage they need.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Audio: Ahmadinejad should be "physically restrained" from going to Ground Zero, says McCain; Update: Ahmadinejad backs down? — He's half-joking but it may come to that. Against all odds, this thing looks like it's going to happen. The word today from the relevant powers …
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ABC 7 Eyewitness News:
Iranian president intends to visit Ground Zero
Iranian president intends to visit Ground Zero
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Rather Strikes Back — I was extremely surprised by Dan Rather's lawsuit yesterday, but not as stunned as the CBS people I called, who just simply could not believe it. — No one was shocked that Rather is still mad at CBS — he made that clear when he left the network last year …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Dan Rather Sues CBS, Seeking To 'Restore His Reputation'
Dan Rather Sues CBS, Seeking To 'Restore His Reputation'
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Think Progress:
Bush: Don't Ask Me About The Economy, I Got A 'B In Econ 101′ — Today in his press conference, a reporter asked President Bush whether there was a "risk of a recession." Bush declined to answer, pointing out that he's never been very good at "Econ 101″: … Watch it:
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Fox's goddamn hypocrisy. — During the Fox network broadcast of the Emmy Awards this week, Actress Sally Field's acceptance speech was censored because she used the word "goddamn." "If mothers ruled the world," Field said, "there would be no god-damned wars in the first place."
Lydia Saad / Gallup Poll:
Congress Approval Rises Slightly to 24% — Gain almost entirely due to improved ratings from Republicans — PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup's 2007 polling from January through August chronicled a nearly relentless decline in public approval of the job Congress is doing.
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Hey All You Anti-War Crazies.... Just shut up already, and let the Senate deal with it: … Or not. You can sign the MoveOn petition: … Hagel, by the way, voted to condemn MoveOn. — I guess that's his right. He's a Senator, after all. — Update: Hello!
Pam / Pam's House Blend:
Progressive blogosphere MIA on Jena 6 — [My god. The depth of ignorance and denial over the lack of progressive blogging on this story is displayed in full flower at Chris's diary at DKos, where he cross posted — and some of the excuses are mind-boggling.]
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DownWithTyranny!:
STUNNING ABOUT FACE! REPUBLICAN MAYOR OF SAN DIEGO ABANDONS HOMOPHOBIA AND ENDORSES SAME SEX MARRIAGE — Yesterday, by a 5-3 vote, the City Council of San Diego passed a resolution supporting marriage equality. Jerry Sanders, the Republican mayor— who campaigned opposing marriage equality …
Horses Mouth:
Okay, this is a fun postcript to the whole battle over John Bohner's "small price" remark, which this blog first reported on a couple of weeks ago. — Boehner has finally responded personally on television for the first time to all the criticism of his remark, a sign that the beating he's taking …
Adrian Croft / Reuters:
Giuliani says NATO should admit Israel, Japan — LONDON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani urged NATO to admit Australia, India, Israel, Japan and Singapore on Wednesday as part of proposals to combat Islamic extremism. — Speaking to a U.S.-British conservative group in London …
Newsweek:
Terror Watch: A secret lobbying campaign — The secret lobbying campaign your phone company doesn't want you to know about — The nation's biggest telecommunications companies, working closely with the White House, have mounted a secretive lobbying campaign to get Congress to quickly approve …
CBN.com:
James Dobson to Fred Thompson: No Thanks — James Dobson, head of the influential Focus on the Family Ministry will be taking a pass on supporting Fred Thompson. You can read why below from The Associated Press and then get my take afterwards: … Read the whole article here.
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