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12:00 PM ET, September 21, 2007

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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Middle East Volcano  —  On Sept. 6, something important happened in northern Syria.  Problem is, no one knows exactly what.  Except for those few who were involved, and they're not saying.  —  We do know that Israel carried out an airstrike.  How do we know it was important?
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Washington Post:
Israel, U.S. Shared Data On Suspected Nuclear Site  —  Bush Was Told of North Korean Presence in Syria, Sources Say  —  Israel's decision to attack Syria on Sept. 6, bombing a suspected nuclear site set up in apparent collaboration with North Korea, came after Israel shared intelligence …
Salon:
Neither - 65%  —  As always, it is worth underscoring how lopsided American public opinion is on these questions even though there is virtually no significant American politician who was or is willing to criticize Israel's actions in Lebanon, and equally few who were willing to argue that U.S. support for Israel is excessive.
Associated Press:
N. Korea, Syria Hold High-Level Talks
Discussion: The American Pundit
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Senate Approves Resolution Denouncing MoveOn.org Ad  —  The Senate approved a resolution on Thursday denouncing the liberal antiwar group MoveOn.org over an advertisement that questioned the credibility of Gen. David H. Petraeus, the American commander in Iraq.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Health Care Hopes
Discussion: Norwegianity
Donald Lambro / Washington Times:
Hillary's health plan estimates too low, analysts say
Discussion: New York Times, The Corner and TIME
Michael Saul / NY Daily News:
Hillary Clinton: I'm not a lesbian  —  Hillary Clinton officially declared she's not a lesbian - not that there's anything wrong with that.  —  During an interview with The Advocate to be published next week, Sean Kennedy, the gay magazine's news and features editor, asked the presidential candidate …
Patrick Graham / Macleans.ca:
How George Bush became the new Saddam  —  COVER STORY: Its strategies shattered, a desperate Washington is reaching out to the late dictator's henchmen.  —  It was embarrassing putting my flak jacket on backwards and sideways, but in the darkness of the Baghdad airport car park I couldn't see anything.
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USA Today:
Iraqi alliances spread, U.S. says  —  Most of the major tribes in a strategic province northeast of Baghdad have signed agreements to support U.S. and Iraqi forces, a sign the alliance-building initiative that started in Anbar province is spreading.  —  In Diyala province …
Josh Hirschland / Columbia Spectator:
Student Groups Question Bollinger on Ahmadinejad  —  Nearly 50 student leaders and a dozen administrators sat down with University President Lee Bollinger for an hour on Thursday for a passionate yet civil discussion to air concerns about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's scheduled speech on campus on Monday.
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Associated Press:
Columbia Won't Cancel Ahmadinejad Speech
Discussion: Fausta's blog
Rhonda Stewart / The Swamp:
Protesters give McCain best line at NRA gathering  —  Anti-war protesters barged into a speech Sen. John McCain was giving at the Capital Hilton this morning, but the interruption ended up giving McCain the high moment of his address to the National Rifle Association.
Flip / Suitably Flip:
Hsocking Hsu Secrets Revealed!  —  If there's one thing that can be said about Clinton financial scandals, it's that they tend to be complex.  And thus far, the Norman Hsu debacle is living up to the archetype.  —  This rabbit hole is proving to be a fair bit deeper than anyone might've guessed and we're about to plumb its depths.
The Atlantic Online:
That MoveOn Ad  —  I completely agree with the dread DC Establishment that calling General Petraeus "General Betrayus" was dumb.  That said, I'm staggered by the amount of emphasis that people inside this town are placing on this.  One virtue of having moved to the Beltway is that I can tell you …
Jennifer C. Kerr / Associated Press:
Do Not Call listings to expire in 2008  —  WASHINGTON - The cherished dinner hour void of telemarketers could vanish next year for millions of people when phone numbers begin dropping off the national Do Not Call list.  —  The Federal Trade Commission, which oversees the list, says there is a simple fix.
Alex Spillius / Telegraph:
George Bush the Texan is 'scared of horses'  —  President Bush may like to be seen as a swaggering tough guy with a penchant for manly outdoor pursuits, but in a new book one of his closest allies has said he is afraid of horses.  —  Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico …
Discussion: TPM Election Central
Paul Krugman:
Is This the Wile E. Coyote Moment?  —  Lots of buzz suddenly about the possibility of a sharp fall in the dollar.  The Canadian dollar is back at parity with the greenback; there are rumors that the Saudis are planning to diversify into euros, and maybe even that the Chinese might break the dollar peg.
Discussion: The Big Picture and Telegraph
New York Times:
Guards' Shots Not Provoked, Iraq Concludes  —  Iraq's Ministry of Interior has concluded that employees of a private American security firm fired an unprovoked barrage in the shooting last Sunday in which at least eight Iraqis were killed and is proposing a radical reshaping of the way American diplomats …
 
 
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Lisa Lerer / The Politico:
Yom Kippur marks D.C. networking bonanza
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Helen Smith / Pajamas Media:
ASK DR. HELEN: IF MOMS RAN THE WORLD
Jim Henley / Unqualified Offerings:
The Fake Headlines  —  A chilling look at an all-too-possible future …
Discussion: Army of Dude
Jason Whitlock / Kansas City Star:
Lessons from Jena, La.
Kathleen Parker / Real Clear Politics:
Larry Summers & the Thought Police
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Bush's News Conference Almost Makes News
Discussion: Think Progress and AMERICAblog
John M. Donnelly / CQ.com:
Moderates' Hope for Compromise on Iraq Fading as Reid Takes Hard Line
 Earlier Items: 
The Atlantic Online:
The Wages of Obstruction  —  Via Chris Bowers this curious …
Discussion: Eschaton, Open Left and Gallup Poll
Jerome R. Corsi / WorldNetDaily:
Sheikdom shakedown: Dubai moves on Nasdaq
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Cheney's Next War
StrategyPage:
Al Qaeda's Secret War With Itself
New York Times:
$6 Billion in Contracts Reviewed, Pentagon Says
Drew Westen / The New Republic:
New Democrats  —  With the curtains finally closing …
Washington Post:
Veto Threat Angers Republicans
Faiz / Think Progress:
Bush inartfully suggests Saddam killed Mandela.
 

 
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