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1:20 AM ET, September 22, 2007

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Reuters:
Mandela still alive after embarrassing Bush remark  —  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Nelson Mandela is still very much alive despite an embarrassing gaffe by U.S. President George W. Bush, who alluded to the former South African leader's death in an attempt to explain sectarian violence in Iraq.
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James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
Best of the Web  —  Today's Video on WSJ.com: Brendan Miniter on Greenspan and other critics of GOP fiscal policy.  —  Dead Metaphor?  —  Here is a story to brighten your weekend: Early this afternoon we received an email from one of our most loyal readers.
Matt / Think Progress:
Nelson Mandela Foundation confirms 'Mandela is alive.'
Discussion: The Daily Gut
CNN:
2 arrested in noose incident near Jena  —  ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana (CNN) — Authorities in Alexandria, Louisiana, arrested two people after nooses were seen hanging from the back of a red pickup Thursday night, the city's mayor told CNN.  —  Alexandria is less than an hour away from Jena …
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Jason Whitlock / Kansas City Star:
Lessons from Jena, La.
The Politico:
NRCC chair threatens to resign  —  House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) is trying to force out the top two staffers of the National Republican Campaign Committee — leading to a threat of resignation from the NRCC by Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) if it happens, said GOP insiders.
New York Times:
In Search of a Congress  —  If you were one of the Americans waiting for Congress, under Democratic control, to show leadership on the war in Iraq, the message from the Senate is clear: "Nevermind."  The same goes for those waiting for lawmakers to fix the damage done to civil liberties …
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Martin Kady II / The Politico:
Dems end week with another Iraq failure
Media Matters for America:
O'Reilly surprised "there was no difference" between Harlem restaurant and other New York restaurants … During the September 19 edition of his nationally syndicated radio program, discussing his recent trip to have dinner with Rev. Al Sharpton at Sylvia's, a famous restaurant in Harlem …
Discussion: Obsidian Wings and The Mahablog
Christopher Lee / Washington Post:
Senate and House Reach Accord on Health Insurance for Children  —  Senate and House negotiators from both parties reached a final deal yesterday on an expansion of a health insurance program for the children of the working poor, just a day after President Bush vowed to veto it.
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Martin Kady II / The Politico:
Children's health deal sets up veto fight
Discussion: New York Times
The Blotter:
Anti-War YouTube 'Vet' Admits He Is Faker  —  Brian Ross and Vic Walter Report:  —  A Washington man, whose claims to have slaughtered civilians as a U.S. Army Ranger in Iraq were seen by millions on YouTube, admitted in federal court in Seattle today that he was a fake and a liar.
Drudge Report:
BOOK: CASTRO'S SON SAYS DAD DYING; BUT CUBAN LEADER DETERMINED TO OUTLIVE BUSH PRESIDENCY  —  The highly anticipated book on Fidel Castro from one of the preeminent authorities on Cuban and Miami politics and CBS' correspondent on Castro, Ann Louise Bardach, WITHOUT FIDEL …
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Associated Press:
Cuba's Castro looks healthy in new video
Discussion: JammieWearingFool and Babalu Blog
Matt / Think Progress:
Fox News To Air One-Hour Petraeus Special On Saturday Night  —  At 9 pm ET on Saturday, Fox News will air a one hour special about the top commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, who recently argued in Congressional testimony that President Bush's "surge" in Iraq is working.
Horses Mouth:
I've been going through the big lawsuit that Dan Rather filed against CBS the other day, and there's some stuff in it that's pretty eye-opening and definitely deserving of more attention.  —  Rather's lawsuit, of course, deals mostly with the scandal around the story about Bush and the Air National Guard.
Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:
Sen. Specter Asks: Who's This Jenna Jameson?  —  Guess who got a V.I.P. tour of the Capitol Thursday?  —  Porn star - no, make that former porn star - and big Hillary Clinton fan Jenna Jameson.  —  Jameson, who quit the porn business and got a breast reduction last month …
WBBM-TV:
CBS 2 Reporter Files Complaint After Scuffle  —  Mike Flannery Was Shoved By Aide After Rep. Weller Speech  —  (CBS) JOLIET, Ill. CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery has filed a complaint after he was shoved and sent down a flight of stairs while questioning a congressman Friday, knocking him into a woman who also fell.
WBZ-TV:
Student Charged With Wearing Fake Bomb At Logan  —  Police Say Simpson Had Circuit Board, Wiring, and Play-Doh  —  E-Mail Us: Did Police Act Appropriately?  —  Blog Chatter: See what people are saying about this story  —  (WBZ) BOSTON Troopers arrested an MIT student at gunpoint Friday …
Jeff Zaslow / Wall Street Journal:
A Beloved Professor Delivers The Lecture of a Lifetime  —  Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer-science professor, was about to give a lecture Tuesday afternoon, but before he said a word, he received a standing ovation from 400 students and colleagues.  —  He motioned to them to sit down.
CBC News:
U.S., France agree on new sanctions against Iran: Rice  —  U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner spoke Friday of a common front against Iran's nuclear program that included support for new sanctions against Tehran.
Discussion: Wizbang and Don Surber
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Feds target Blackwater in weapons probe  —  WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors are investigating whether employees of the private security firm Blackwater USA illegally smuggled into Iraq weapons that may have been sold on the black market and ended up in the hands of a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, officials said Friday.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and CNN
 
 
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
If Al Gore Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Jonathan Schwarz / A Tiny Revolution:
Threatening Lieberman-Kyl Amendment On Iran
IBDeditorials.com:
George Soros: The Man, The Mind And The Money Behind MoveOn
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
David Freddoso / The Corner:
Giuliani Attacks MoveOn.org
David N. Goodman / HeraldTribune.com:
Sheriff: U.S. prosecutor in child sex sting attempts suicide
Ronald Bailey / Reason Magazine:
On the Creeping Anti-Semitism Watch
Discussion: Washington Post and L.A. Times
The Washington Post / The Trail:
For Mrs. Giuliani, the NRA Can Wait
Associated Press:
For first time, Iran directly confronts Israel on alleged nuclear arms
 Earlier Items: 
Frank Newport / Gallup Poll:
Americans Deeply Dissatisfied With Nation's Governance
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Thompson's campaign plagued by errors
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
"It simply seemed depressing, oppressive and hopeless. …
Discussion: Jezebel
Doug B. / Sentencing Law and Policy:
Breaking news (and SL&P exclusive?): federal Judge Paul Cassell resigning!
White House:
Press Briefing by Dana Perino
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
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