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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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Matt / Think Progress:
Nelson Mandela Foundation confirms 'Mandela is alive.'
Nelson Mandela Foundation confirms 'Mandela is alive.'
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The Daily Gut
Marc Santora / New York Times:
Giuliani Tells N.R.A. He Opposes New Gun Limits — Rudolph W. Giuliani appeared today before the National Rifle Association — a group he once likened to extremists — and defended his very vocal past advocacy of tougher gun laws while affirming the right of law-abiding citizens to bear arms.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Rudy and the NRA — In politics, showing up is at least half the battle.
Rudy and the NRA — In politics, showing up is at least half the battle.
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Dick Polman's American Debate
Andrew Kirtzman / WCBS-TV:
N.Y. Drops Citizenship Proof For Driver's Licenses — Move Should Cut Down Unlicensed Illegal Immigrants — Featured Slideshows: — Reporting — (CBS) NEW YORK They were celebrating outside the governor's office Friday as Eliot Spitzer handed a landmark victory to a half-million illegal immigrants.
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The American Pundit
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WWW.NY.GOV:
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES CHANGES LICENSE POLICY TO INCLUDE MORE NEW YORKERS AND IMPLEMENTS NEW REGIME OF ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN THE SECURITY OF THE SYSTEM — Improves Safety of New York Streets, Lowers Auto Insurance Rates and Brings more New Yorkers into the System
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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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.
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 …
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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.
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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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 …
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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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 …
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.
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.
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.
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.