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Rich Schapiro / NY Daily News:
N.Y. Times admits Petraeus ad sold to Moveon.org at 1/2 off — The old gray lady has some explaining to do. — Officials at the New York Times have admitted a liberal activist group was permitted to pay half the rate it should have for a provocative ad condemning U.S. Iraq commander Gen. David Petraeus.
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Clark Hoyt / New York Times:
Betraying Its Own Best Interests — FOR nearly two weeks, The New York Times has been defending a political advertisement that critics say was an unfair shot at the American commander in Iraq. — But I think the ad violated The Times's own written standards, and the paper …
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Remember me — Hillary Rodham Kerry — Hillary Clinton embarassed herself last week—but Republicans shouldn't celebrate for too long. — On October 2, 2003, Senator John Kerry voted for an $87 billion appropriation to fund U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan that was paired with rescinding some Bush tax cuts.
Sarah Baxter / Times of London:
Secret US air force team to perfect plan for Iran strike — Also from Sarah Baxter: Israelis seized nuclear material in Syrian raid | Snatched: Israeli commandos 'nuclear' raid | Israelis 'blew apart Syrian nuclear cache' | Alan Greenspan: "Blair was clearly an aide to Brown"
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Times of London:
Israelis seized nuclear material in Syrian raid — Israeli commandos seized nuclear material of North Korean origin during a daring raid on a secret military site in Syria before Israel bombed it this month, according to informed sources in Washington and Jerusalem.
Washington Post:
In Swing Districts, Democratic Enthusiasm Is Harder to Come By — Conventional wisdom dictates that Democratic voters are thrilled with their choices for president, bursting at the seams to rally behind Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) or whoever gets the party's nod next year.
Angela Doland / Associated Press:
Marcel Marceau, Famed French Mime, Dies — PARIS (AP) — Marcel Marceau, whose lithe gestures and pliant facial expressions revived the art of mime and brought poetry to silence, died Saturday. He was 84. — Wearing white face paint, soft shoes and a battered hat topped with a red flower …
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BBC:
French mime artist Marceau dies — The French mime artist Marcel Marceau has died at the age of 84, his family has announced. — The performer was known around the world for his portrayal of a white-faced clown with battered hat. — Born in Strasbourg in 1923, Marceau studied under mime master Etienne Decroux in Paris.
Steve Benen / Talking Points Memo:
REWRITING 'GOD BLESS AMERICA' — It didn't generate much in the way of media attention this week, but a bunch of religious right groups co-sponsored the first-ever "Values Voter" debate a few days ago for the GOP presidential field. The top four (Giuliani, Romney, McCain, and Thompson) …
mrzine.monthlyreview.org:
Open Letter to Progressive Opponents of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — by The Columbia Coalition Against the War — As Columbia only very recently announced, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be speaking in Roone Arledge auditorium this Monday. A number of students and student organizations …
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Sunday Talking Head Thread — Here's the Sunday Talking Head line-up for this morning. (partially via the Contra Costa Times.) — C-Span Washington Journal:7:45am - Thomas Schaller, Baltimore Sun, National Political Columnist | Article; 8:30am - Newspaper Articles & Viewer Calls …
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Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:A Mother's Strength, a Candidate's Ambition
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Newsweek:
Terror: Al Qaeda's Feuds and Fears — Lonely, marginalized and suddenly suspicious that he was losing his grip over the organization he helped create, Osama bin Laden finally decided that enough was enough. At least that's the explanation sources close to him are giving for why …
David Freddoso / The Corner:
Wake Up, Dead Man? — I'm at O'Hare at the moment. A friend just phoned me with the straw poll results, I'll correct them later when I get a chance to look: … This is an incredible result for several reasons. Romney's win is no surprise — he paid for many volunteers to attend …
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Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Hurricane Katrina Exacts Another Toll: Enduring Depression — Health Officials Cite Stresses of Rebuilding — NEW ORLEANS — A gravel-voiced fire department captain, Michael Gowland says he had never been a big crier. — "I'm not a Neanderthal," he said last week, "but I wasn't much for tears."
Investor's Business Daily:
The 'Old' Consensus? — Climate Change: Did NASA scientist James Hansen, the global warming alarmist in chief, once believe we were headed for . . . an ice age? An old Washington Post story indicates he did. — On July 9, 1971, the Post published a story headlined "U.S. Scientist Sees New Ice Age Coming."
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