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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Olbermann's Special Comment: Are YOURS the actions of a true American? — (video coming soon) Keith pulled no punches and launched another smack down on Bush and FOX News... And finally tonight, a Special Comment about President Clinton's interview. The headlines about them are, of course, entirely wrong.
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Keith Olbermann / MSNBC:
A textbook definition of cowardice — Keith Olbermann comments on Bill Clinton's Fox News interview — SPECIAL COMMENT — The headlines about them are, of course, entirely wrong. — It is not essential that a past president, bullied and sandbagged by a monkey posing as a newscaster, finally lashed back.
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Ian Bishop / New York Post:
RICE BOILS OVER AT BUBBA — RIPS 'FLATLY FALSE' CLAIM ON BUSH'S BID — TO GET BIN LADEN — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday accused Bill Clinton of making "flatly false" claims that the Bush administration didn't lift a finger to stop terrorism before the 9/11 attacks.
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Senator Accused of Using Racially Charged Term — Two acquaintances of Senator George Allen of Virginia said today that he had used racially inflammatory language in the 1970's and 1980's, compounding allegations of racial insensitivity that have dogged his re-election campaign since he referred …
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
2 Ex-Acquaintances of Senator Allen Say He Used Slurs — Two former acquaintances of Senator George Allen said Monday that he used racist slurs in the 1970's and 1980's, a development that compounded accusations of racial insensitivity that have dogged his re-election campaign in Virginia.
Bob Lewis / Associated Press:
Allen denies ex-teammate's claim he used racial slur in college — RICHMOND, Va. — Sen. George Allen on Monday denounced as "ludicrously false" allegations from a former college football teammate that he frequently used a racial slur to refer to blacks in the early 1970s and that he once stuffed …
Agence France Presse:
Key 9/11 planner linked to London bombings: Musharraf — The chief architect of the September 11, 2001 attacks was also linked to last year's suicide blasts on the London transport network, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says in his memoirs. — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed …
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comedycentral.com:
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf To Appear On "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" — Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf To Appear On "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" — General Pervez Musharraf, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, will appear as a guest on …
AlterNet.org:
Republican General: Rummy responsible for deaths, failure, Abu Ghraib, the leaning tower of Pisa... Leadership "extraordinarily bad"; violated rules of war — Uber-decorated Major General John R.S. Batiste, who retired last year "on principle," delivers a bruising point by point indictment …
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R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Detainee Measure to Have Fewer Restrictions — White House Reaches Accord With Lawmakers — Republican lawmakers and the White House agreed over the weekend to alter new legislation on military commissions to allow the United States to detain and try a wider range of foreign nationals …
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Jane Galt / Asymmetrical Information:
There's no such thing as a stupid question . . . Brad Delong tears into the White Collar Crime Prof Blog for asking the following questions about Enron: … Sez Mr Delong in response: … Contra the title of this post, I do think there are stupid questions, like "Do you think I'm fat?"
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Hotline On Call:
What Bill Clinton Wanted To Accomplish — Still wondering what Pres. Clinton was trying to accomplish in his fiery, finger-wagging chat with FOX's Chris Wallace? Look no further than Camp Clinton's explanation. — "When Wallace questioned his record on terrorism, he responded forcefully …
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Agence France Presse:
German opera house cancels provocative Mohammed staging — Berlin's Deutsche Oper has removed the provocative staging of a Mozart opera from its schedule for fear of enraging Muslims, the opera house said in a statement. — One of three opera houses in the German capital …
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USS Neverdock
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Why Clinton "Lost His Temper" — The former president knew what he was doing. — LET'S DO A THOUGHT experiment: Perhaps Bill Clinton, an experienced and sophisticated politician, knew what he was doing when he made big news by "losing his temper" in his interview with Chris Wallace.
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Patrick Quinn / Associated Press:
British forces kill leading terrorist — BAGHDAD, Iraq - British forces shot and killed a leading al-Qaida terrorist Monday more than a year after he embarrassed the U.S. military by making an unprecedented escape from a maximum security military prison in Afghanistan, officials said.
Jamie Holly / Crooks and Liars:
Cafferty: "Sometimes Politicians Say Really Dumb Things" — Jack Cafferty just had some real choice words about Bush summing up Iraq as a "comma" during his interview with Wolf Blitzer. — Video - WMV Video - QT — Jack hits the nail on the head when he puts the tally of lives, security and money on the cost of this "comma".
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