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The Big Trunk / Power Line:
Columbia's disgrace — There is a suicidal mania that grips elite opinion in the United States. It is exemplified nowhere better than in our elite educational institutions. Today, for example, Columbia University has issued the following statement to its alumni:
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The Newshoggers, At-Largely, Outside The Beltway, PoliBlog (TM), Dr. Sanity, Israel Matzav, The Johnsville News and Whiskey Fire
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ABC 7 Eyewitness News:
Iranian president intends to visit Ground Zero — Iranian mission says he'll go despite NYPD rejection — Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad requested to visit Ground Zero during an upcoming trip to New York. That request was rejected Wednesday. But a source tells Eyewitness News that the decision may not stop him.
Stephen Spruiell / The Corner:
Bolton: Ahmadinejad's Proposed Ground Zero Visit "Nothing But Propaganda"
Bolton: Ahmadinejad's Proposed Ground Zero Visit "Nothing But Propaganda"
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Kesher Talk
Michelle Malkin:
Time to organize an Ahmadinejad welcoming party?
Time to organize an Ahmadinejad welcoming party?
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Richard Esposito Reports / The Blotter:
Secret Service Will Accompany Iranian President If He Goes to Ground Zero
Secret Service Will Accompany Iranian President If He Goes to Ground Zero
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The American Pundit
Wall Street Journal:
Donors Stir 'Bundling' Questions — Clinton Campaign Vows — To Check Contributions — Solicited by Supporter — BRISTOW, Va. — When Hillary Rodham Clinton held an intimate fund-raising event at her Washington home in late March, Pamela Layton donated $4,600, the maximum allowed by law …
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The Hill, TPMmuckraker, The Corner, Don Surber, MSNBC, Power Line, Blue Crab Boulevard and TIME
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Washington Post:
Past Clouds Candidates' Donor Lists — Names From '90s Scandal Among Clinton 'Bundlers' — A list of the donors who have "bundled" large sums from dozens of individuals to give to Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign includes several figures who were involved …
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Brilliant at Breakfast
Ianthe Jeanne Dugan / Wall Street Journal:
Norman Hsu Faces Charges Tied to Democratic Fund-Raising — Federal officials are expected to bring a criminal case against Norman Hsu today, charging the Democratic super-donor with operating a $60 million pyramid scheme and violating campaign-finance laws.
Flip / Suitably Flip:
Hillary, Truth Not At Peace Over $850,000 Said Refunded
Hillary, Truth Not At Peace Over $850,000 Said Refunded
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Wall Street Journal
Associated Press:
New al-Qaida video released — CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri said the United States was being defeated in Afghanistan, Iraq and other fronts in a new video released Thursday, the latest in a series put out by the terror network. — The video came days …
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Garance / theGarance.com:
Fred Thompson vs. Teh Sexy — Last Friday at a dinner party the conversation turned to Fred Thompson, and whether or not he is actually sexy. The guests were primarily political reporters, including one who'd just come back from following Thompson on the campaign trail, where …
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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.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Bush vs MoveOn — Just when the hubbub over MoveOn.org's "General Betray Us" ad appeared to be receding into the political background, President Bush unleashed an attack on the group — and the Democratic Party — during a just-concluded press conference. — Bush called the ad "disgusting" …
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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 …
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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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Standing on One Principle, Voting on Another — To paraphrase the immortal words of John Kerry, Sen. John Warner actually did vote to shorten the Iraq war before he voted to lengthen it. — Just two months ago, the courtly Virginia Republican went to the Senate floor and sided …
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Washington Wire:
What's in Your Wallet? New $5 Bill Debuts — T. W. Farnam reports on the latest currency anti-counterfeiting measures. — Perhaps it reflects the frequency with which the government redesigns its currency. — Instead of calling a news conference to roll out the new $5 bill …
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.
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
Fears of dollar collapse as Saudis take fright — Saudi Arabia has refused to cut interest rates in lockstep with the US Federal Reserve for the first time, signalling that the oil-rich Gulf kingdom is preparing to break the dollar currency peg in a move that risks setting off a stampede out of the dollar across the Middle East.
Ramesh Ponnuru / New York Times:
Taxing the Hand That Feeds Us — REPUBLICAN presidential candidates can't get elected without owning the tax issue. So far, the current crop is giving it away. — A huge reason for Ronald Reagan's popularity was his cutting of all income-tax rates and ending of "bracket creep," …