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Drudge Report:
SHOCK DOCS: THE NEW REPUBLIC 'SHOCK TROOPS' STORY COLLAPSES — The DRUDGE REPORT has obtained internal documents from the investigation of THE NEW REPUBLIC'S "Baghdad Diarist", Scott Thomas Beauchamp, an Army private turned war correspondent who reported tales of military malfeasance from the Iraq War front.
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Drudge: The Beauchamp transcripts; Foer to Beauchamp: "Let us control the way this story proceeds;" Foer exploits Beauchamp's wife: "Ellie sent me an e-mail to tell you that it's the most important thing in the world for her that you say that you didn't recant." — Update 5:30pm Eastern.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Drudge: Leaked documents prove TNR's Beauchamp story has collapsed? Update: Drudge pulls documents? Update: TNR preparing to torpedo Drudge? Update: TNR editor doesn't dispute accuracy of docs — Haven't even had time to read it yet. Just tossing it up so that you guys have a place to comment while you read it yourselves.
The Corner:
Baghdad Diarist — We're hearing from The New Republic that the Drudge story isn't the damning evidence it suggests to be ... stay tuned. — UPDATE: An editor there e-mails: "Go to the story and click on the link that he claims is to Beauchamp's confession. It's not there.
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
MORE BEAUCHAMP....Drudge has more on the Scott Thomas Beauchamp affair: … It's hard to judge whether this is damning or not. On August 10, the Army was stonewalling TNR. They didn't get to talk to Beauchamp until nearly a month later. And the fact that after a month of browbeating …
The Corner:
Baghdad Diarist — The Drudge docs that were up earlier can be read here and here and here. I've read them very quickly — reads to me like a young soldier in way over his head. I've talked to Jonathan Chait at TNR and he doesn't dispute the accuracy of the documents but he does dispute the analysis that was on Drudge.
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
MORE TROUBLE FOR FRANKLIN FOER AND THE NEW REPUBLIC: Beauchamp Story Collapses. Documents at the link. — At the very least, they should be embarrassed about their snarky response to those who doubted the story. — UPDATE: Reader Kyle Kveton emails:
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Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard:That Took Foerever: Beauchamp Story Collapses
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Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Who's in Charge? "Dream Act" Fails, Southwick Wins — With votes like these, it's difficult to believe the Democrats are the majority party in Congress. The Senate vote to advance the Dream Act failed today. … Despite efforts of Sen. Harry Reid and Dick Durbin, the Republican opposition framing …
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David Lightman / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Bush is the biggest spender since LBJ — WASHINGTON — George W. Bush, despite all his recent bravado about being an apostle of small government and budget-slashing, is the biggest spending president since Lyndon B. Johnson. In fact, he's arguably an even bigger spender than LBJ.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Brownie: Bush not doing heckuva job on fires — President Bush isn't doing a heck of a job balancing National Guard call-ups to Iraq with states' needs back home - and that's crimping the government response to the California wildfires, according to the man who took the blame for the botched federal reaction to Hurricane Katrina.
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Deborah Netburn / Los Angeles Times:
Seven clues that 'Potter's' Dumbledore was gay — "Albus Dumbledore" is an anagram of "Male bods rule, bud!" — The Potter-verse was thrown for a loop when author J.K. Rowling announced she had always imagined one of the main characters in the "Harry Potter" series — Albus Dumbledore — to be gay.
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Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Obama Camp Says It: He'll Support Filibuster Of Any Bill Containing Telecom Immunity — It's official: Obama will back a filibuster of any Senate FISA legislation containing telecom immunity, his campaign has just told Election Central. The Obama campaign has just sent over the following statement from spokesman Bill Burton:
Rasmussen Reports:
Comedian Colbert Reaches Double Digits As Third-Party Candidate — Comedian Stephen Colbert is not a threat to win the presidency, but the odds are that that his satire will win plenty of laughs and maybe even some votes. — A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that Colbert …
Rick Klein / ABCNEWS:
No Joke: Colbert's Campaign May Run Afoul of Law — Campaign Finance Law May Spoil Comedian's Fun — Stephen Colbert says his presidential campaign is serious business and the Federal Election Commission may find that's no joke. (AP) — With its snack-food sponsorship …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: WHERE FEW DARE TO GO — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Julia Steers — *** Where few dare to go: Over the past 10 months, the national media have reported on almost every angle possible in this presidential race, especially as it relates to Hillary Clinton.
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Craig Franklin / Christian Science Monitor:
MEDIA MYTHS ABOUT THE JENA 6 — A local journalist tells the story you haven't heard. — Republish — JENA, LA. - By now, almost everyone in America has heard of Jena, La., because they've all heard the story of the "Jena 6." White students hanging nooses barely punished …
Cynthia R. Fagan / New York Post:
PROTESTOR ATTACKS CONDOLEEZZA RICE ON CAPITOL HILL — WOMAN TRIES TO SMEAR PAINT ON SECRETARY — An anti-war protestor, whose hands were painted red to look like blood, stormed up to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as she arrived to testify on Capitol Hill this morning, shouting …
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