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3:19 AM ET, September 26, 2007

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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?
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 …
Jesse Lee / The Gavel:
House Passes Expanded Children's Health Insurance  —  With an overwheming bipartisan vote of 265-159, the House has just passed the final House-Senate agreement to reauthorize the successful Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), H.R. 976, for an additional five years.
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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.
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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:
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 …
Discussion: Riehl World View and Stop The ACLU
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Washington Post:   Iranian President Ahmadinejad Delivers Remarks at U.N. General Assembly Meeting
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.
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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 …
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
Klaus Marre / The Hill:
Pay Pals — Paul supporters reach into their pockets  —  Supporters of long-shot GOP presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (Texas) are putting their money where their mouth is — the Internet.  —  With the third quarter drawing to a close, the campaign said it expects to exceed the $2.4 million haul …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Jennifer Parker / Political Radar:
Bush's UN Speech Full of Fone-eh-tick Pronunciations for World Leaders  —  ABC News' Ann Compton and Jennifer Duck report: Never before has the White House released a draft version of the President's speech to the annual United Nations General Assembly.  —  But this year, a glimpse …
Discussion: The Young Turks
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Mike Carney / On Deadline:
White House upset over copy of Bush speech posted to U.N. website
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
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.
Discussion: alicublog, Power Line and TBogg
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 …
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Queen Hillary, Empress of Mesopotamia  —  My friend, David Brooks, does his best to reinforce the Hillary-Is-Inevitable consensus in Washington right now.  He may regret this, though: … Then we hear this from a right-wing reporter with access to Bush:
 
 
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
IF HENRY AIN'T HAPPY, AIN'T NOBODY HAPPY
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
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SPAIN OPENS THE BOOKS ON BUSH?
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Kim Sengupta / The Independent:
Weapons left by US troops 'used as bait to kill Iraqis'
Shelby Steele / Opinion Journal:
The Legacy of Little Rock
Hindrocket / Power Line:
BACK FROM IRAQ  —  Congressman John Kline has just returned …
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Justices Agree to Hear Case About Voter ID Laws
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Koppel on Rather Suit: Squeezing Out of Newsman was a 'Travesty'
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Agence France Presse:
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Youssef Ibrahim / New York Sun:
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Europeans Want America to Stay in Iraq
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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