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2:05 PM ET, September 21, 2007

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Martin Kady II / The Politico:
Dems end week with another Iraq failure  —  The Senate will adjourn for the weekend after a long week of tense debate over Iraq in which Democrats failed to move the ball and Republicans decided to stick with the White House in backing an unpopular war.  —  Yet another Democratic amendment …
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Breaking: Levin-Reed amendment fails.  —  Today, the Senate voted 47-47 on an amendment sponsored by Sens. Carl Levin (D-MI) and Jack Reed (D-RI) that "would require a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq to begin in 90 days and end in nine months."  —  When the Senate previously voted on the bill in July, the vote was 52-47.
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Sen. Dodd votes 'no' on Senate war bill
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Partisan Lines Solidify as Republicans Thwart Democrats Again on an Iraq Vote
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:   A Strategy For Democrats on Iraq
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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.
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Middle East Volcano
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 …
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CNN Political Ticker:
Clinton: I am not a lesbian
Discussion: Shakespeare's Sister
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.
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Boycott Ahmadinejad  —  Let the Iranian president (and the Columbia president) speak to a sea of empty seats.  —  A COLUMBIA STUDENT asked how he could effectively protest his university's invitation to Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak Monday.
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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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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 …
Rhonda Stewart / The Swamp:
Protesters give McCain best line at NRA gathering  —  McCain: "We beat you yesterday.... We'll beat you today . . . And we'll beat you tomorrow!"  File photo by Chuck Kennedy, McClatcthy/Tribune  —  by Christi Parsons  —  Anti-war protesters barged into a speech Sen. John McCain was giving …
WBZ-TV:
MIT Student Arrested For Fake Bomb At Logan  —  Police Say Simpson Had Circuit Board, Wiring, and Play-Doh  —  Blog Chatter: See what people are saying about this story  —  (WBZ) BOSTON An MIT student with a fake bomb strapped to her chest was arrested at gunpoint Friday at Logan International Airport …
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 …
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Kerrey Is Leaning Against a Senate Run  —  For weeks, Democrats have been keeping their fingers crossed for Bob Kerrey to announce that he was jumping back into politics to run for an open Senate seat in Nebraska.  —  But that, of course, would require Mr. Kerrey to leave New York City.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
The Bully Boys Of The Internet  —  The Dan Rather lawsuit has given more of the TANG story figures a new lease on life, even if animated by the former CBS anchor's strange brand of conspiracy thinking.  The woman who had the most responsibility for the airing of the 60 Minutes II segment …
Jennifer C. Kerr / Associated Press:
Do Not Call listings aren't forever  —  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.
CBS News:
Ahmadinejad: How Is WTC Visit Insulting?  —  60 Minutes Exclusive: Iranian President On Failed Request To Pay Tribute At Ground Zero  —  (CBS/AP) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will not press his plan — just denied by New York City police for security reasons …
Jim Henley / Unqualified Offerings:
The Fake Headlines  —  A chilling look at an all-too-possible future, if the doubters and defeatists get their way, from Army of Dude: … Make no mistake, if the Congress "votes against money for the troops" and the angry antiwar "base" forces a precipitous withdrawal …
Discussion: The Impolitic and Army of Dude
 
 
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Brian Faughnan / Weekly Standard:
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Too bad to check: NYT taking Ahmadinejad to lunch at Four Seasons?
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The Atlantic Online:
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