Top Items:
Rick Perlstein / commonsense.ourfuture.org:
Bed-wetter Nation — Here's a big question that I want to start addressing in upcoming posts: what is conservative rule doing to our nation's soul? How is it rewiring our hearts and minds? What kind of damage are they doing to the American character? And can we ever recover?
Discussion:
Time, Crooks and Liars, Ezra Klein, All Spin Zone, Open Left, The Agonist and Riehl World View
Washington Post:
House Passes Children's Health Bill — A broad House majority gave final approval last night to a $35 billion expansion of the popular children's health insurance program, with members from both parties brushing aside a stern veto threat from President Bush to vote their support, 265 to 159.
RELATED:
William Douglas / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Bush astounds activists, supports human rights — UNITED NATIONS — President Bush implored the United Nations on Tuesday to recommit itself to restoring human decency by liberating oppressed people and ending famine and disease. — Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly …
RELATED:
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Bush, at U.N., Announces Stricter Burmese Sanctions — President Bush, calling on countries to live up to freedoms and rights promised by the United Nations almost six decades ago, on Tuesday announced tighter sanctions on Myanmar and denounced the governments of Belarus, Cuba, Iran …
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog
Ezra Klein:
Ahmadinejad Gets Laughed At — Watch Ahmadinejad's face here. — He's not being feared. He's being laughed at. Imagine how the Iranian people feel seeing these clips (and they're seeing them). Imagine how the rest of the Iranian government feels being made to look so foolish …
Discussion:
The Sundries Shack, PoliBlog (TM), Pandagon, Outside The Beltway, The American Scene, QandO and The Glittering Eye
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés / The Moderate Voice:
Burma Dharma: What is the Sound of 20,000 Monks Marching? — Can you imagine 20,000 Rabbi's taking to the streets of Manhattan to protest the treatment of the poor? How about 20,000 Bishops and Cardinals marching in the streets of say, Venice, holding hands?
Discussion:
The Van Der Galiën Gazette
RELATED:
Faiz / Think Progress:
Reid: Lieberman-Kyl amendment being revised. — At a press conference this afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said that the hawkish amendment on Iran being offered by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Jon Kyl (R-AZ) is now being revised prior to a Senate vote on the matter:
RELATED:
Lee Bollinger / Salon:
My questions for President Ahmadinejad — The full text of the speech that Columbia University president Lee Bollinger delivered Monday blasting the Iranian president — with Ahmadinejad present. … Columbia University president Lee Bollinger speaks prior to introducing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sept. 24.
Discussion:
New York Times
RELATED:
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Tiny terrorist declares end of world order, dawn of new golden age — A few highlights stitched together. The World War II era, "as well as the era of materialistic thoughts based on arrogance and domination," hath ended and the new age of love, peace, justice, dignity, friendship …
RELATED:
Steven R. Weisman / New York Times:
House Panel Approves a Trade Pact With Peru — A trade pact between the United States and Peru won bipartisan support in a crucial Congressional committee Tuesday, signaling that some Democrats will be receptive to new trade deals as long as they call on other nations to adhere to international labor and environmental standards.
Discussion:
The Huffington Post
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Iraqi Prime Minister Says That Civil War Has Been Prevented — Maliki Also Plays Down Iran's Influence — Civil war has been averted in Iraq and Iranian intervention there has "ceased to exist," Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said yesterday. — "I can't say there is a picture …
Los Angeles Times:
Hollywood reporting for duty? — What duty, if any, does Hollywood have to the country? What role should it play in the national discourse? … Good night and good laugh — By Andrew Breitbart — David, — Trust me, David, my expectations for the cinematic braintrust you eagerly defend are quite low.
Hofstra University:
Hofstra Law School Hosts Sixth Biannual Legal Ethics Conference "Lawyering at the Edge: Unpopular Clients, Difficult Cases, Zealous Advocates" — Hofstra Law School, Hempstead, NY: Hofstra Law School is pleased to announce its upcoming 2007 Legal Ethics Conference, Lawyering at the Edge …
Chuck Ross / TVWeek.com:
Koppel on Rather Suit: Squeezing Out of Newsman was a 'Travesty' — Calling the ouster of Dan Rather from CBS News in 2006 a "travesty," newsman Ted Koppel said today that he hopes the $70 million suit filed by Mr. Rather against CBS and Viacom will bring Mr. Rather "relief from his [emotional] pain."
CNN Political Ticker:
Clinton pulling away from Obama in New Hampshire — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has significantly increased her lead over rival Barack Obama in the crucial early-voting state of New Hampshire, according to a CNN/WMUR poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire released Tuesday.