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The Legend of Deep Throat By / Opinion Journal — Permalink Some wounds don't fully heal because they're too deep and cut too close to the bone. The story that Deep Throat was Mark Felt has torn open old wounds. Pat Buchanan, Robert Novak and Chuck Colson—all at the top of their game 30 years ago, all very much in the... | |
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Tom @Corrente: I was just reading this post of Josh Marshall's referring to Peggy Noonan's outrageous comments about W. Mark Felt today. Sam Rosenfeld: And today we have Peggy Noonan to thank for granting some establishment pundit legitimacy to Ben Stein's thoughtful Deep Throat-as-genocidaire thesis. Paul @PowerLine: Peggy Noonan argues convincingly that he was not. But this doesn't mean that Watergate was a psuedo-scandal, as many conservatives suggest. |
Norbizness: I'm going to have a relatively straight-forward take on this latest article by the jabbering insane spokesmodel of the right, Peggy Noonan. Edward _: Via Marshall, "The Washington Post said yesterday that Mr. Felt's information allowed them to continue their probe. Josh Marshall: Peggy Noonan on — Mark Felt's crimes against humanity and history ... "The Washington Post said yesterday that Mr. Felt's information allowed them to continue their probe. |
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Women's Suffrage Opponent Seeks Office By / AP — Permalink TOPEKA, Kan. - A state senator who once said that giving women the vote was a symptom of weakness in the American family now wants to be Kansas' top elections official. Sen. Kay O'Connor announced Wednesday that she is seeking the GOP nomination for secretary of state next year. | |
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Yuval Rubinstein: Would you believe that many of our modern ills can be traced back to...women's suffrage? Nick Gillespie: Her most interestin' policy pronouncement came a few years back. From an AP story: [snipped quote] Whole story here. Cookie Jill: guess she might not get the women's vote — [snipped quote] what the hell is wrong with kansas, anyway? |
Amanda Marcotte: Anti-suffragette city — Just after I finished writing up a response to an anti-feminist (non-blog stuff) on the subject... Gary Farber: Women's Suffrage Opponent Seeks Office: [snipped quote] And Saudis Outraged Over Women-Drive Proposal. |
Chirac Popularity Plunges to Record Low, Poll Shows (Update1) Bloomberg — Permalink June 2 (Bloomberg) — President Jacques Chirac's popularity plunged to a record low following the May 29 defeat of the European Union constitution in a national referendum, a TNS-Sofres poll showed. | |
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Hugh Hewitt: The Great Quarters War — This is the best news of the week: Chirac's approval numbers hit Nixon levels, August, 1974. Alexander K. McClure: Jacques Chirac — According to a new poll, Jacques Chirac's approval rating has fallen to: DRUM ROLL! McQ: Hello Jacques, this is George ... Approval numbers like this make Bush look postively loved: [snipped quote] Heh ... it... |
Tom @ScaredMonkeys: Bloomberg shows the fall out in this article: "President Jacques Chirac's popularity plunged to a record low following... Gerry @DalyThoughts: Foreign Poll Roundup — France, Bloomberg: "President Jacques Chirac's popularity plunged to a record low following the... |
Saudis Outraged Over Women-Drive Proposal By / AP — Permalink RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — He just wanted his colleagues in the government's legislative arm to discuss the possibility of conducting a study into the feasibility of reversing the ban on women drivers — the only prohibition of its kind in the world. | |
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Charles Johnson: "Driving By Women Leads to Evil" — All of Saudi Arabia is seething over "a proposal to discuss the possibility of... Echidne: The Saudis and Women With Wheels — A Saudi Conservative Council member got into trouble for suggesting a study about... Cookie Jill: you know how those women drivers are — [snipped quote] - laura bush [snipped quote] it's not dignified to be classified... |
Kieran Healy: Women Drivers The suggestion that women in Saudi Arabia might, conceivably, be allowed to drive cars provokes squeals... Marc @USSNeverdock: The Guardian reports. "But Consultative Council member Mohammad al-Zulfa's proposal has unleashed a storm in this... |
Amnesty defends 'gulag,' urges Guantanamo access Reuters — Permalink TOKYO (Reuters) - Human rights group Amnesty defended its description of Guantanamo prison as a "gulag" Thursday and urged the United States to allow independent investigations of allegations of torture at its detention centers for terrorism suspects. | |
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Glenn Reynolds: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL seems to have flushed its credibility with the comparison of Guantanamo Bay to a Gulag, which it continues to repeat. Red @ScaredMonkeys: The verbal feud that has ignited between AI and the Bush White House now has Amnesty International now defending their... Jonathan H. Adler: AMNESTY UNREPENTENT — Amnesty International is defending the "gulag" comment, according to this story. |
Charles Johnson: Amnesty International Defends "Gulag" Absurdity — Amnesty International secretary general Irene Zubaida Khan held a... Bill @INDCJournal: Also, John Podhoretz: "Why Gitmo's no gulag." (Second link via AoS) UPDATE: Yet they keep digging ... |
Fear and Rejection By / NYT — Permalink Forgive me for making a blunt and obvious point, but events in Western Europe are slowly discrediting large swaths of American liberalism. Most of the policy ideas advocated by American liberals have already been enacted in Europe: generous welfare... | |
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Brad Plumer: I Heart Europe — David Brooks is training his fire on Europe. Liberals have failed! Europe's the proof! McQ: David Brooks points to some realities within the "European model" that point to the fact that it's current condition... Praktike: But I must sally forth to defend my beloved Sweden from scurrilous attacks such as this one: Over the last few decades,... |
PGL: David Brook's latest attack on America's liberals points to European policies and claims that folks with relatively high... Barbara O'Brien: I read the opening line of David Brooks's column today with a heavy heart... "Forgive me for making a blunt and obvious... Tom Maguire: David Brooks hammers a similar theme and points to the failures in Europe as a reason to reject the left in this country (works for me!) |
| Also: Stanley Kurtz, Avedon Carol, Ben P, Attaturk, David Adesnik, Ezra Klein | |
Anurag Kashyap Wins National Spelling Bee AP — Permalink WASHINGTON — Bursting into tears, eighth-grader Anurag Kashyap (search) of California became the U.S. spelling champ Thursday, beating 272 other spellers in a tough two days of competition. He said he felt "just pure happiness." | |
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Michelle Malkin: WORD OF THE DAY: APPOGGIATURA — It was the winning word at the National Spelling Bee. Glenn Reynolds: SPELLING BEE UPDATE: [snipped quote] Kind of reinforces this piece from last year. |
Red @ScaredMonkeys: Spell It, I can't Even Say It Anurag Kashyap won the National Spelling Bee beating 272 other spellers in a two days of competition. |
From Stem Cell Opponents, an Embryo Crusade By / NYT — Permalink Randy and Julie McClure had three children who were long out of diapers and no plans for more when they heard about a program called Snowflakes, which arranges for women to become pregnant with embryos left over at fertility clinics. | |
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Chris Nolan: Today's New York Times has a front page piece on "adopted" embryos, yet another attempt on the part of the Family... Hugh Hewitt: The New York Times has a story on the adoption of embryos that is straightforward. Chris Mooney: Embryo "Adoption": The Story that Keeps on Giving — Everyone is writing about this; now Slate and the New York Times weigh in with very good articles. |
Ann Althouse: There's this front-page article about "snowflake babies," grown from embryos produced by fertility clinics:... Riggsveda @Corrente: First to smack one in the eye like the proverbial cream pie is the heartwarming tale of discarded cells rescued from the... Tim Graham: THE STEM SELL — Today's nitpicking of the day is how media outlets use the misleading term "stem cell opponents," as in... |
| Also: Steve M., Jesse Taylor | |
Why Europeans Are as Mad as Hell at the New Europe By / LAT — Permalink This is a Howard Beale moment in Europe. Remember the O'Reillyesque commentator in the 1976 movie "Network," who kept shouting, "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore"? It was never clear exactly what he felt was wrong, who was to blame, or what should be done about it. | |
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Ace: Max Boot: "The lives of ordinary French people are not dominated by dreams of lost glory; they simply want a decent job and public services that work. McQ: Max Boot does a little delving into the vote and is of the opinion that while the elites of Europe were sold, the little... Betsy Newmark: Max Boot explains why the rejection of the EU Constitution represents a Howard Beale moment in history. |
Kevin Drum: JEERING THE EU...Max Boot writes today about the rejection of the new European constitution by France and the... Daniel Drezner: ANOTHER UPDATE: Max Boot has an excellent analysis of the EU in the Los Angeles Times. |
The right's balance By / Boston Globe — Permalink JOHN KERRY had a complaint. Six months after winning more than 59 million votes in his bid for the White House, the Massachusetts senator was lamenting to a roomful of columnists and editorial writers that voters can't hear Democrats above the roar of the GOP spin machine. | |
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Tom Maguire: Tall John - Please Put Up Or Shut Up — Via Glenn, we see that Tall John Kerry is whining about the Republican Noise Machine subdivision of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. |
Glenn Reynolds: JOHN KERRY IS COMPLAINING. Jeff Jacoby is listening. UPDATE: So is P.J. O'Rourke. |
Acting Quickly, Bush Nominates Congressman to Lead S.E.C. By / NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, June 2 - President Bush today nominated a Republican Congressman from California, Christopher Cox, to be chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, replacing William H. Donaldson, who announced his resignation on Wednesday. | |
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Steve Bainbridge: Update: It's official. The White House has named Cox. Praktike: Priorities — I don't usually go in for cheap shots these days, as they're so easy ... but what's up with the Bush... |
Brad DeLong: White House Personnel — Praktike writes: Priorities | Liberals Against Terrorism: I don't usually go in for cheap... Riggsveda @Corrente: Christopher Cox: An SEC Shoo-In — Yeah, if Bush wants him, you know he's trouble. |
Bloggers take on European elites By / BBC — Permalink The French newspaper dubbed Marseille law teacher Etienne Chouard "Don Quichotte du non". Mr Chouard did not much care for the EU Constitution, but instead of simply voicing his upset to his neighbours, he wrote an essay and set up a blog to explain why he was voting 'Non'. | |
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Marc @USSNeverdock: Europe - Bloggers Responsible for No Vote? It's possible according to this BBC report. Chris @CrookedTimber: Bloggers and the French referendum The BBC News website has a piece on the role of bloggers in the French referendum,... |
Glenn Reynolds: BWAHAHAHA! The BBC says that bloggers were behind the "no" votes on the European Constitution. |
How Mark Felt Became 'Deep Throat' By / WaPo — Permalink In 1970, when I was serving as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and assigned to Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, the chief of naval operations, I sometimes acted as a courier, taking documents to the White House. | |
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Jan Haugland: WaPo may have been scooped, but they catch up well — Bob Woodward can finally tell the story I'm sure he's been aching... Jim Romenesko: Woodward was a Navy lieutenant when he first met Felt — Washington Post Bob Woodward on his 1970 encounter with Mark... Garrett M. Graff: Woodward Tells All front060205.gifThe article, which as you can see from the left is running prominently in papers around the country today. |
Nick Gillespie: From Woodward's account: [snipped quote] Whole thing here. There's no question that Nixon's secret machinations (both here and abroad) were odious. Joe Gandelman: How Mark Felt Became Deep Throat And Bob Woodward Made History — The Washington Post's Bob Woodward reveals how meeting... Red @ScaredMonkeys: How Bob Woodward Met DeepThroat; The Book that became an article — From the Washington Post comes a great read article... |
| Also: Ogged @Unfogged, Orrin Judd, Taegan Goddard, Laura Rozen, Gary Farber, Kevin Aylward, Kevin Drum, David Allan Pell | |
Anti-Syrian journalist killed in Beirut ITV — Permalink A prominent anti-Syrian journalist has died after a bomb destroyed his car as he started the engine in a Christian district of Beirut. The killing of columnist Samir Qaseer four days after the start of Lebanon's staggered parliamentary elections has... | |
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The Poorman: "And here's evidence that journalists are being targeted!" Glenn Reynolds: Somebody tell Amnesty International! And here's evidence that journalists are being targeted! UPDATE: More tales of horror. |
Charles Johnson: Anti-Syrian Journalist Killed in Beirut — Syria may have withdrawn their troops and intelligence operatives from... |
In the Prelude to Publication, Intrigue Worthy of Deep Throat NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, June 1 - This was not the way that Bob Woodward expected to tell the last chapter of the Watergate story that he and The Washington Post had owned for more than 30 years. Mr. Woodward, a one-man Washington media machine, has long soared high above normal journalistic rivalries. | |
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Richard Bradley: 3) And today's Times reports that the Felt family shopped their story to People magazine and Judith Regan, of... Garrett M. Graff: (5) The New York Times fills out some of the tick-tock, including that O'Connor's article yielded him less than $10k. Laura Rozen: Update: This NYT account of the complicated set of interests of the story's players, Woodward, Felt, the Washington Post, is interesting too. |
Jim Romenesko: > "This was not the way that Bob Woodward expected to tell the last chapter of the Watergate story that he and the... Orrin Judd: MORE: In the Prelude to Publication, Intrigue Worthy of Deep Throat (TODD S. PURDUM and JIM RUTENBERG, 6/02/05, NY... |
Gulag Guantanamo By / American Spectator — Permalink Every so often Amnesty International has to toss a bone to its wealthy liberal contributors. Otherwise the Ted Turners and George Soroses may begin to wonder whether they are getting the best bang for their buck. | |
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Glenn Reynolds: Christopher Orlet notes: "Gulag prisoners were systemically starved, beaten, and forced to labor in sub-zero weather. |
Betsy Newmark: Christopher Orlet reminds us why comparisons between Gitmo and the Soviet Gulags are ridiculously grotesque. |
Deep Throat shows the good that can come from anonymous sources By / Knight Ridder — Permalink WASHINGTON - "Deep Throat," the anonymous source who helped expose corruption at the highest levels of American government, chose to step forward when journalists are under relentless attack for using anonymous sources. | |
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TheAnchoress: I KNEW that in the end Mark Felts coming out had something to do with the press wanting renewed credibility for anonymous sources! here you go! |
Jayson @PoliPundit: Self-Indulgence — By the liberal media, that is. |
President Nominates Congressman Chris Cox as SEC Chairman White House — Permalink THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I'm pleased to announce my nomination of Congressman Chris Cox of California as our next Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a champion of the free enterprise system in Congress, Chris Cox knows that a free economy is built on trust. | |
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Steve Bainbridge: In making the announcement, President Bush stated: "Chris understands how markets work, and he knows the need for transparency in financial exchanges and in the halls of business. |
Billmon: "Rep. Christopher Cox Remarks to the Press June 2, 2005" CoxBush.jpg |
Civil Rights Group Plans Bush Judge Attack By / AP — Permalink WASHINGTON - Renewing the struggle over President Bush's judicial picks, a civil rights group intends to launch a limited ad campaign this week attacking Janice Rogers Brown as a "radical judge" unworthy of confirmation to the appeals court. | |
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Zoe Kentucky: The Surreal Card — I hope that the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is ready for the GOP to tar them as "racist"... Jayson @PoliPundit: Clarence Thomas Redux — Hell hath no fury as a liberal rim shot organization struggling to deal with the reality of a conservative African-American female. |
Orrin Judd: Civil Rights Group Plans Bush Judge Attack (DAVID ESPO, 6/02/05, (AP) [snipped quote] If they include an image of... |
Student Scores Climb Strongly Across the City By / NYT — Permalink New York City public school students achieved strong gains on the citywide reading and math tests this year. They were led by fifth graders, who posted extraordinary increases in the face of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's blunt threat to make them repeat the grade if they did poorly on either exam. | |
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Scott Sala: (The raw results can be viewed here) For some perspective, here's a roundup of media coverage: NY Times: Student Scores... Orrin Judd: NO BIGOTRY, NCLB: Student Scores Climb Strongly Across the City (DAVID M. HERSZENHORN, 6/02/05, NY Times) "New York... |
Robert Tagorda: New York City Public School Scores Increase — Michael Bloomberg attributes the educational gains to the imposition of... |
A 33-Year-Old Pledge Was Kept at a Price: The Post's Lost Scoop By / WaPo — Permalink How, after 33 years of secrecy, did The Washington Post get scooped on its own story about the tantalizing mystery of Deep Throat? The answer is that Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein and Ben Bradlee felt they were in a box — the promise of confidentiality... | |
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Jan Haugland: PS: Howard Kurtz answers the question to how come the Washington Post got scooped on its own story. Garrett M. Graff: (2) After a day of ribbing from every ther news agency that the Post was scooped by a monthly magazine, Howard Kurtz gets the call to defend the paper's reputation. |
Richard Bradley: Family members "have said he just doesn't have any memory now," Woodward says in today's Washington Post. Jim Romenesko: Kurtz: How WP was scooped on its own Deep Throat story — Washington Post Howard Kurtz writes: "The answer is that Bob... |
Felt Is Praised as a Hero and Condemned as a Traitor By / NYT — Permalink W. Mark Felt's disclosure that he was Deep Throat has sparked a debate about whether he should be praised as a hero for leaking information to The Washington Post or condemned as a traitor for going outside the legal system. | |
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Duckman GR: Honor in Deed — Atrios links to a NYT article that discusses whether Deep Throat was honorable or not, and also... Atrios: Oddly, it's currently missing from the online version. (thanks to reader A) |
Jim Romenesko: (NYT) > Nixon unwittingly testified on behalf of Deep Throat in 1980 (WP) > Many current and former FBI agents see Felt... |
The John McCain of Bagram Prison By / LAT — Permalink Torture is torture, in Vietnam or Afghanistan. On Memorial Day, I watched the A&E movie about former Navy Lt. Cmdr. John McCain's 5½ years in a Vietnam prison. McCain's face was beaten to a bloody pulp, his bones shattered, his teeth knocked out. | |
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Arthur Silber: THE JOHN MCCAIN OF BAGRAM PRISON — June 2nd, 2005 Margaret Carlson: [snipped quote] Read the entire column. |
Gary Farber: JUSTICE FOR DILAWAR. Why is it Generals are never responsible for anything? Anything bad, that is. Unless they're a brigadier in the Reserves. |
Bush Is Expected to Nominate Congressman to Head S.E.C. By / NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, June 1 - William H. Donaldson, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, announced his resignation on Wednesday, after repeated criticism from his two fellow Republican members of the agency and from some business groups and administration officials who contended that his enforcement and policy decisions had been too heavy-handed. | |
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Steve Bainbridge: GOP Congressman Chris Cox reportedly is the front-runner to be named SEC Chairman in the wake of SEC Chairman Donaldson's announced resignation. Sam Rosenfeld: In the face of business grumblings and the continued concern of Donaldson's fellow Republican panelists that he was a... |
Hugh Hewitt: Congressman Chris Cox will head up the SEC. Good choice as Chris knows the securities laws inside-out. |
The French Revolt By / LA Weekly — Permalink The massive defeat of the new European Constitution by the French in a May 29 referendum means a virtual political revolution in France — a rebellion by the people against the political elites of both left and right. | |
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Tom @ScaredMonkeys: If you are interested in Chirac's travials, Doug Ireland at LA Weekly has written an accurate and scathing indictment of the Chirac's policies and failures. |
Magpie @PacificViews: Luckily, we found this LA Weekly article by Doug Ireland that makes it very clear what the constitution's problems are:... |
The Gunslinger By / Rolling Stone — Permalink In his first five months as minority leader, Sen. Harry Reid has come out swinging. The soft-spoken Nevadan has called George Bush a "loser," Clarence Thomas an "embarrassment" and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan a "political hack." | |
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Lorie Byrd: Rolling Stone's Big Fat Wet Kiss To Harry Reid — I don't have time right now to give the Harry Reid interview in... |
Taegan Goddard: Bonus Quote of the Day — From a Rolling Stone interview with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV): [snipped quote] Link | Related News |
Blind Spot TNR — Permalink As with so many other issues of late, the Bush administration is starting to lose its grip on the great stem-cell debate. This week, even as W. reiterated his vow to veto legislation (passed by a Republican-controlled House, mind you) that would allow... | |
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Sarah Wildman: EMBRYO SCARES. Over at TNR, Michelle Cottle has a piece that I wish I'd written. |
Chris Mooney: Quote of the Day — [snipped quote] — Michelle Cottle, The New Republic. |
How a Lawyer Finally Unveiled 'Deep Throat' WSJ — Permalink The identity of "Deep Throat" was a scoop pursued by squads of ace reporters for 30 years. But the man who finally snagged it was no journalism school graduate or veteran newshound who had been lured to the business by the exploits of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. | |
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Jeralyn Merritt: Deep Throat's Lawyer - Not a Criminal Defense Lawyer — The Wall St. Journal ( free online here) profiles John O'Connor,... Jim Romenesko: Deep Throat story author is a charming defense lawyer — Wall Street Journal John D. O'Connor has represented R. J... |
Garrett M. Graff: Five other DT articles of note today: (1) Learn more than you wanted to know about the author of the original Vanity Fair article. |
Rose Among Thorns NRO — Permalink A win for truth and justice. Congratulations to NRO Contributor Claudia Rosett, winner of the 2005 Eric Breindel Award for Excellence in Journalism! She should have a Pulitzer and maybe even a Nobel on her desk, but today Claudia Rosett has a true... | |
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Betsy Newmark: Congratulations to Claudia Rosett who clearly deserves winning the Breindel Award for her dogged work to expose the scandals in the United Nations. Michelle Malkin: Update: NRO's Kathryn Lopez has a write-up of last night's ceremony here. |
Roger L. Simon: We all know it's deserved. [Was Kofi Annan in attendance?-ed. Otherwise engaged. ] MORE here. |
2 'No' Votes in Europe: The Anger Spreads By / NYT — Permalink BERLIN, June 1 - Some are calling it a divorce; others, a disenchantment. Whatever you call it, the French "non" on Sunday and the Dutch "nee" on Wednesday have clearly left the European Union's proposed constitution a dead letter for now, frustrating the efforts of Europe's leaders to move to the next stage of integration. | |
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Tom Maguire: The Dutch And French Say "No" — The NY Times weighs in on the reasons that France and the Netherlands rejected the... Orrin Judd: MORE: 2 'No' Votes in Europe: The Anger Spreads (RICHARD BERNSTEIN, 6/02/05, NY Times) "Some are calling it a divorce; others, a disenchantment. |
Stanley Kurtz: If Merkel defeats Schroeder in the fall, and if Sarkozy wins the French presidency in 2007, economic reforms might jump-start European growth. |
Big Babies NRO — Permalink I've had enough of childish parents. My patience with self-absorbed parents has been wearing thin lately. One Sunday night around 9 P.M., for instance, the phone began ringing every 20 minutes or so for about two-and-a-half hours. | |
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Vanderleun: The Cathy Seipp says, "What is it with these aging baby boomers who still help their high-school kids out of schoolwork... |
Joanne Jacobs: Peter Pan Jr. Cathy Seipp writes about parents who feel obliged to solve their children's homework problems, and go... |
Nassau Leader Considers Run Against Spitzer, Pleasing G.O.P. NYT — Permalink The general assumption among New York Democrats is that Attorney General Eliot Spitzer will be the party's candidate for governor next year. He announced his bid in December and has been busy raising millions and building alliances to reclaim the office for the Democrats for the first time in 12 years. | |
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James Martin Capozzola: The New York Times today reports Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi is considering entering the race ("Nassau... Taegan Goddard: Spitzer Will Have Challenger — The conventional wisdom among New York Democrats is that Attorney General Eliot Spitzer... |
Alexander K. McClure: 2006 New York Governor Race — It looks like Eliot Spitzer has hit a roadblock on the way to his coronation as nominee and Governor. |
Interview with Former President Bill Clinton CNN — Permalink THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight, President Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States. His first live primetime in-depth interview since his quadruple bypass heart surgery in March. | |
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Captain Ed: Clinton delivered a jaw-dropping response that dripped with irony: "KING: ... What do you make of the Mark Felt story? Taegan Goddard: Quote of the Day — [snipped quote] — Bill Clinton, on CNN's Larry King Live, about what Sen. Hillary Clinton should say... |
Jim Romenesko: Clinton: Under the circumstances, Felt did the right thing — "Larry King Live" Bill Clinton says law enforcement... |
Military Again Tops "Confidence in Institutions" List By / Gallup — Permalink Gallup's 2005 update of Americans' confidence in institutions finds the military, once again, head and shoulders above the competition. The police and organized religion rank second and third, respectively, on this year's list, while HMOs have secured their spot at the bottom of the list. | |
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Chris Bowers: This is evident in the internals of the poll, where confidence in the Presidency is divided along lines similar to... |
Gerry @DalyThoughts: Military Again Tops "Confidence in Institutions" List — Gallup: "Gallup's 2005 update of Americans' confidence in... |
The Deep Throat story revives memories of the liberals' heyday in covering the news - before cable and blogs Newsday — Permalink For the major media, Watergate was the "good war," in which purely heroic reporters brought down the thoroughly villainous Richard Nixon. So the belated revelation that W. Mark Felt was Deep Throat is being cheered by the press establishment - even if those cheers sound a bit like last gasps. | |
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Betsy Newmark: JIm Pinkerton expresses a bit of what I've been feeling about the whole media orgy of self-analysis over Deep Throat. |
Jim Romenesko: > Felt frenzy shouldn't distract us from other Watergate questions (LAT) > Story has liberal media walking down happy-memory lane (Newsday) |
Watergate's Lost Legacy By / American Prospect — Permalink Upon the news this week that Watergate source "Deep Throat" had come forward, CNN's Judy Woodruff waxed nostalgic about the golden era of muckraking journalism. "It is so hard, I think, for young people we know who work here at CNN and other news organizations to even imagine what Watergate was like," she said. | |
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David Sirota: And after my American Prospect piece today, some folks have asked me which journalists I read and trust. |
Matt Singer: Meanwhile, David Sirota is wondering when reporters will actually be interested in finding the story. |
A Town's Struggle in the Culture War By / NYT — Permalink MUHLENBERG, Pa. - In April, at an otherwise mundane meeting of the school board here, Brittany Hunsicker, a 16-year-old student at the local high school, stood up and addressed the assembled board members. Mary Isamoyer, a senior, said banning the book would "insult our intelligence." | |
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Jesse Taylor: We Must Remove The Dangerous Verbs — Let's just ban encyclopedias and get it the f**k over with, okay? Tbogg: Dumb me down — Latest news on the That's Outrageous! I'm Outraged! Orrin Judd: EDUCATION VS THE CULTURE: A Town's Struggle in the Culture War (BRUCE WEBER, 6/02/05, NY Times) [snipped quote] Dr. Yarworth should run a European nation. |
Edward _: First we saw Republican Alabama lawmaker Gerald Allen suggest his state not purchase any books by gay authors or with... Jeff Jarvis: They're banning books, too. This case isn't about F words or nipples, but about the lowly penis. Get the cultural airbrush out. |
Poll says Stabenow holds big lead over GOP rivals AP — Permalink LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow held big leads over three declared Republican challengers and one possible rival in the 2006 election, according to a recent poll of likely Michigan voters. | |
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Gerry @DalyThoughts: Poll says Stabenow holds big lead over GOP rivals — The Detroit Free Press: [snipped quote] Stabenow's job approval... Taegan Goddard: Stabenow Way Ahead of Potential Rivals — Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has huge leads — 27% to 29% — [snipped quote] according to a recent EPIC/MRA poll of likely Michigan voters. |
Kos @DailyKos: MI-Sen: early Stabenow numbers look good EPIC/MRA. 5/22-26. MoE 4%. (No trend lines.) |
The 49ers Embarrassing Training Tape San Francisco Chronicle — Permalink A VHS copy of the 49ers team training video was obtained by The Chronicle. In order to make viewing the tape online less vulnerable to Internet bandwidth overload, the video has been divided into 8 segments, following natural break points in the source program. | |
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Ogged @Unfogged: We make our own rules here in San Francisco.'' Reynolds then goes to SBC Park, where acting as "mayor'' he throws out... |
Tom Biro: Check out eight excerpts, courtesy of the Chronicle. Additionally, columnist Scott Ostler wants a sequel - with tongue firmly planted in cheek - I think. |
Bush Private Accounts Are Dead Shark: Gene Sperling (Update1) Bloomberg — Permalink June 1 (Bloomberg) — Yesterday, President George W. Bush promised that his strategy for selling his now sinking Social Security private accounts proposal will eventually cut through opposition ''like water through a rock.'' | |
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Brad DeLong: Gene Sperling on Social Security — He writes, at Bloomberg: Bloomberg.com: Gene Sperling: June 1 (Bloomberg) —... |
Matthew Yglesias: ADD-ONS, YES; NEGOTIATIONS, NO. In an excellent column, Gene Sperling explains why even those of us who are enthusiastic... |
Divided We Stand By / WaPo — Permalink Well, at least the French aren't mortally afraid of the Germans anymore. At one level, French voters' decisive rejection of the European Union's constitution shows that the first phase of the project of European unification — the binding of Germany to... | |
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McQ: But it is, at least, debatable. That brings me to a Harold Meyerson column on the Constitutional vote in the EU. QD @SouthernAppeal: How to think about it? Some suggest it's because a newly constituted EU would have been too market-friendly. |
Barbara O'Brien: Harold Meyerson mentioned the plumbers yesterday... "But with unemployment high, and with the specter of... David Adesnik: In the Post, Harold Meyerson asserts that "While Europe still remains a bastion — an embattled bastion — of social... |
Amnesty leadership aided Kerry By / Washington Times — Permalink The top leadership of Amnesty International USA, which unleashed a blistering attack last week on the Bush administration's handling of war detainees, contributed the maximum $2,000 to Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign. | |
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Charles Johnson: They claim to be a non-partisan group, but the top officials of Amnesty International donated the maximum personal... Marc @USSNeverdock: America - Amnesty International Backs Dems — As the Washington Times reports we now know why AI "unleashed a blistering... |
Red @ScaredMonkeys: The top leadership of Amnesty International contributed the maximum amount of campaign funds to the Kerry campaign in his run for the 2004 Presidential election. |
Wounded Iraqis Left Broken and Burdened WaPo — Permalink BAGHDAD, June 1 — On a steamy June morning two years ago, a U.S. soldier's warning shot ricocheted off a sand berm and blew a hole in Raez Habib's life. The stray bullet plowed through the meat of his left thigh and shattered his right femur, leaving him bleeding in the street, Habib recalled in a recent interview. | |
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Arianna Huffington: With front-page stories today in the Washington Post about mutilated Iraqis and in the LA Times about the "staggering"... Attaturk: And speaking of Poor Countries looking forward... and how they are better, by Bobo Logic... [snipped quote] Why, the... |
Jo Fish: The cost of a leg — This story is one that makes me sad and hopeful. |
How Personal Is Too Personal for a Star Like Tom Cruise? By / NYT — Permalink LOS ANGELES, June 1 - Just months into his tenure as chairman of Paramount, Brad Grey is facing the sort of decision that makes Hollywood executives quiver: whether to proceed with production of the hugely expensive "Mission: Impossible III," even as its star,... | |
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Arthur Silber: June 1st, 2005 You have to get through a lot of standard Hollywood filler in this story...about how Tom Cruise's recent... Kevin Roderick: The Cruise missile — Sharon Waxman reports in Thursday's New York Times that, with his star Tom Cruise increasingly... |
Ann Althouse: Tom Cruise is an actor. Why are people fretting about Tom Cruise? Jeff Jarvis: Cruisin' for a losin' : When even The New York Times writes about your crackup, you know it's bad. |
What's wrong with being an MTV martyr? By / Guardian — Permalink In the 1980s, a couple of years before American capitalism finally won the cold war against Soviet communism, I found myself on a coffee brigade in Nicaragua. My fellow "brigadistas" and I were an odd bunch, made up of southern softy liberals, northern... | |
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Tom Paine: Give in, Anthony Andrew , let the desire to follow facts and reason to a logically consistent conclusion flow through... |
Norm Geras: A freedom taken for granted — There's a good piece by Andrew Anthony in the Guardian G2 today: "Ever since then [an... |
Bush Maintains Opposition to Doubling Aid for Africa NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, June 1 - President Bush refused on Wednesday to budge on his administration's opposition to doubling aid for Africa, a major proposal on the agenda for a summit meeting of industrial nations next month in Scotland. | |
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Mark Leon Goldberg: As this New York Times article suggests, the forthcoming G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, will feature a showdown... Suzanne Nossel: In fact, the Bush Administration's failure to support the UK is becoming a source of real friction between Bush and Blair. |
Riggsveda @Corrente: Meanwhile, our Culture of Life president is coming up with reasons why we can't give more money to Africa, in addition... Nathan Newman: What Would Jesus Do? Probably not resist helping fight starvation and disease in Africa. |
Soros Joins Ledecky's Bid For Nationals By / WaPo — Permalink Billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros has joined Washington entrepreneur Jonathan Ledecky's bid to purchase the Washington Nationals, Ledecky said in an interview yesterday. | |
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Attaturk: I noticed that someone may have some spare jack laying around: [snipped quote] You know, Mr. Soros, I know you could... |
Roger Ailes: Field Of Dreams — [snipped quote] Bush Lied, People Died Night. MoveOn ads on the Jumbotron. Weeping and wailing in the Kool Kids clubhouse. |
Companies subvert search results to squelch criticism By / Online Journalism Review — Permalink It's not illegal, but it's SEO gone bad. Companies such as Quixtar are using Google-bombing, link farms and Web spam pages to place positive sites in the top search results — which pushes the negative ones down. Someone tells you they have the opportunity of a lifetime for you. | |
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Ed Cone: Good news first — Gaming Google: How Amway's Quixtar and other corporations manipulate search engines, by Mark Glaser. Glenn Reynolds: MARK GLASER REPORTS on underhanded search engine tricks. |
RCox: SEO Shenanigans — Mark Glaser in OJR: Companies subvert search results to squelch criticism It's not illegal, but it's SEO gone bad. |
President and South African President Mbeki Discuss Bilateral Relations White House — Permalink PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. President, welcome back. We've just had a wide-ranging discussion on very important issues. We spent time talking about our bilateral relations. I would characterize our bilateral relations as strong. We spent time talking about the continent of Africa. | |
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Frederick Maryland: In his statements, Bush acknowledged once again that Darfur is the scene of a genocide. Derek Chollet: Missed Opportunity — In today's Oval Office press availability with South African President Mbeki, President Bush... |
Suzanne Nossel: The end of today's press conference was a recitation of tired arguments on Zimbabwe. |
Euro sinks further after 'break up' talk By / Financial Times — Permalink The fresh selling was prompted by a report claiming that Hans Eichel, the German finance minister, and Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank, were present at a meeting at which the possible break-up of European Monetary Union was discussed. | |
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Jan Haugland: PS: The Euro fell dramatically, not only over the double-no (which most expected anyway) but over some rather surprising... Jonathan Gewirtz: Abandonment of the Euro Becomes Conceivable — From FT.com: "The under-fire euro fell further on Wednesday, slumping to... |
Red @ScaredMonkeys: UPDATE II: The net result of the second strike against the EU; euro fell further on Wednesday, slumping to an... Orrin Judd: E UNIQUE (via Robert Schwartz): Euro sinks further after 'break up' talk (Steve Johnson, June 1 2005, Financial Times)... |
Dutch Voters Reject EU Constitution By / AP — Permalink AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Dutch voters overwhelmingly rejected the European constitution in a referendum Wednesday, exit polls projected, in what could be a knockout blow for the charter roundly defeated just days ago by France. | |
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Barbara O'Brien: As Avedon says, "The wingers have been having fun all week talking about the vote for the European constitution that... Jan Haugland: The Dutch say 'nee' — Nobody is surprised by the Dutch voters turning down the EU constitution, but the nee was... Red @ScaredMonkeys: According to the exit poll projections it wasn't even close forcing the Dutch Parliament to abide by the will of the people. |
Avedon Carol: And this morning we have an example of this from David Brooks, who says: [snipped quote] The wingers have been having fun... Lexington Green: Tulip Revolution: The Dutch Vote it DOWN — Oh man, this is so great: "...the constitution failed by a vote of 63... Captain Ed: Dutch: We Are The Knights Who Say ... Nee — Fresh on the heels of the French rejection of the proposed EU charter, the... |
| Also: Joe Gandelman, Michael J. Totten, Glenn Reynolds, Pejman Yousefzadeh, Justin @SouthernAppeal, Smash, Alexander K. McClure, TheAnchoress, Tully @Centerfield, Robert Clayton Dean | |
Dutch say 'No' to EU constitution BBC — Permalink Voters in the Netherlands have overwhelmingly rejected the proposed European Union constitution. Provisional final results indicated that 61.6% of voters said "No" to the charter and 38.4% approved it. | |
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Jan Haugland: The provisional result is close to the one projected by the exit poll: Provisional final results indicated that 61.6% of voters said "No" to the charter and 38.4% approved it. David Carr: Indeed, it may prove to have been a merciful providence that she found herself in a terminal condition in the... Kevin Drum: THE DUTCH VOTE NO....The polls have closed in the Netherlands, and exit polls say that the Dutch have voted overwhelmingly against the new EU constitution. |
Red @ScaredMonkeys: Live Blogging with Peaktalk Hat Tip: Captain's Quarters, Dutch: We Are The Knights Who Say … Nee (classic) Update: The BBC chimes in. Joe Gandelman: The BBC: [quote] Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, who campaigned for a "Yes" vote, said he would respect the result.[end quote] Praktike: The Nees have it — And overwhelmingly so: 62-38 by one early count. Sorry for the title, Kevin. You asked for it. |
Deep Throat and Genocide By / American Spectator — Permalink Re: The "news" that former FBI agent Mark Felt broke the law, broke his code of ethics, broke his oath and was the main source for Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward's articles that helped depose Richard Nixon, a few thoughts. | |
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Tbogg: Chronicles of Deaths Foretold — Quoth Ben Stein regarding Nixon and Deep Throat: When his enemies brought him down, and... Ezra Klein: Via Sam Rosenfeld, Ben Stein's article arguing that Deep Throat somehow brought the Khmer Rouge to power and was thus... Yuval Rubinstein: But nothing even comes close to what Ben Stein, the erstwhile Nixon speechwriter and current game-show bloopers avatar... |
Charles Johnson: Ben Stein: Deep Throat and Genocide — The front page of the Washington Post waxes maudlin about Watergate, but Ben... Joe Gandelman: But the award for apparent off-the-wall anger can be read in an angry, almost bitter piece in the American Spectator by... John Cole: Watergate Fall-out — If this Ben Stein piece and the links the Instapundit has collected are any indication, tempers... |
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Dutch reject EU charter in referendum - exit poll By / Reuters — Permalink AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch voters rejected the European Union constitution on Wednesday, exit polls showed, deepening a crisis in the bloc and possibly dooming the treaty after fellow EU founding member France rejected it on Sunday. | |
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Daniel Drezner: Oh, there were some surface similarities — Emma Thomasson and Paul Gallagher explain for Reuters: "The Netherlands... Robert Tagorda: Dutch Reject EU Charter in Referendum - Exit Poll (Reuters) [quote] The resounding "No" is the latest sign of Dutch anger with...[end quote] Jack Fowler: RE: DUTCH NO — Reuters is reporting an exit poll showing Dutch uber-rejecting EU Constitution by 63-37 percent margin. |
Joe Gandelman: And Reuters: "AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch voters rejected the European Union constitution on Wednesday, exit polls... John Cole: The Dollar Looks Good Against The Euro — I don't know how to say "No!" in Flemish, but the Dutch sure as hell do: [snipped quote] There will never be a United States of Europe. Charles Paul Freund: Netherlands: Nee — According to exit polls, the Dutch have rejected the proposed EU constitution by a landslide. |
A potion to be taken on trust Guardian — Permalink Swiss scientists have realised the snake oil salesman's dream: a potion that increases trust. One whiff of a brain-penetrating hormone called oxytocin, and you would trust him with your wallet, if not your life. | |
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Jan Haugland: Trust by nose spray — Swiss scientists have found that a dash of a hormone called oxytocin into your nostrils can make you more trusting of other people. Brad DeLong: I don't know about you, but I'm taking noseplugs to my next car-shopping expedition: The Washington Monthly:... |
Tom @ScaredMonkeys: The Car Salesman's New Best Friend — This story has some scary implications: "Swiss scientists have realised the snake oil salesman's dream: a potion that increases trust. Kevin Drum: TRUST...Swiss researchers have discovered a hormone that increases your trust in fellow human beings |
German Finance Ministry Declines Comment on Stern Euro Report Bloomberg — Permalink June 1 (Bloomberg) — The German Finance Ministry declined to comment on a magazine report that discussions took place last week between Finance Minister Hans Eichel, Bundesbank President Axel Weber and economists on a possible failure of European Monetary Union. | |
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Ian Welsh: The Mark and the Euro — Via Brad DeLong I see the following: ""The gap risks widening, so that the danger of an... Brad DeLong: The Europeans Figure Out How to Stop the Appreciation of the Euro — Edward Hugh refers us to: Bloomberg.com: Germany:... |
Jane Galt: Euromania — There is a rumour going around, based on a report by the German magazine Stern, that the German... |
Just Say 'Non' By / WaPo — Permalink On the Sunday evening and Monday morning after the French voters' definitive non to the European constitution, the French president worked the phones. According to his spokesman, he called, among others, the German chancellor, the British prime minister, and... | |
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David Adesnik: According to Anne Applebaum, [snipped quote] 'Inchoate' is a good word to describe the situation, because it seems almost... Orrin Judd: FALSE POSITIVE: Just Say 'Non' (Anne Applebaum, June 1, 2005, Washington Post) "[O]ne of the most remarkable... |
Damian Penny: Anne Appelbaum, in a column written after the French referendum but before the Dutch one, wonders whether the Euro-elite... |
Ya'alon: Israel to face terror war after pullout By / Haaretz — Permalink Prior to handing his position to successor Dan Halutz, Ya'alon also said in the interview that the establishment of a Palestinian state would lead to war at some stage. | |
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Dafydd: Words of Wall Over on Power Line, another of my favorite blogs (along with this here one and Captain's Quarters),... Colt: Outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Moshe Ya'alon has said that Israel can do without the Golan Heights, so long as... |
Scott @PowerLine: Today Haaretz runs an interesting interview with the retiring chief of the IDF: "Ya'alon: Israel to face terror war after pullout." Bunuel Cela: "Read this important interiew in Haaretz |
Dutch Voters Reject E.U. Constitution By / WaPo — Permalink THE HAGUE, June 1 — Dutch voters resoundingly rejected the proposed European constitution on Wednesday, following the lead of France in blocking efforts to cede more political and economic authority to a European central government. | |
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Red @ScaredMonkeys: So much for consultive, the people have spoken. What an interesting concept the Dutch people casts their ballots on. Glenn Reynolds: And here's the Washington Post story: "Like the French, many Dutch voters said in interviews that they were concerned... |
Joe Gandelman: Note the Washington Post: "THE HAGUE, June 1 — Dutch voters rejected the proposed constitution for the European... |
Europe in crisis after Dutch, French reject treaty Reuters — Permalink AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The European Union was in disarray on Thursday after the Netherlands followed France in resoundingly rejecting the bloc's new constitution, possibly stalling future expansion and disrupting decision making. | |
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John @PowerLine: No, Once Again — As expected, voters in the Netherlands dealt the European Union another blow today with a resounding vote against the proposed European Constitution. Jayson @PoliPundit: Cry Me a River — I'm so consumed with despair over these developments, hell, I might even fire up a nice cigar and hoist a Cabernet or three. |
Ed Driscoll: God, I love the headline on this Reuters piece, found via PoliPundit: "Europe in crisis after Dutch, French reject treaty" There's a crisis? |
Downing Street Memo Mostly Ignored in U.S. By / Fox News — Permalink WASHINGTON — A British government memo that critics say proves the Bush administration manipulated evidence about weapons of mass destruction in order to carry out a plan to overthrow Saddam Hussein (search) has received little attention in the mainstream media, frustrating opponents of the Iraq war. | |
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Kevin Aylward: No Moonbat Left Behind — Lefty bloggers are in titters over a Fox News article about the Downing Street Memo; an article in which I was one of those interviewed. Zoe Kentucky: The Iraq MemoGate — Via Shakespeare's Sister, FoxNews is throwing down the gauntlet over the Downing Street Memo. |
Digby: Shakespeare's Sister spots a FoxNews headline that says: Downing Street Memo Mostly Ignored in US. Can you believe it? |
A Recess Appointment for Bolton NRO — Permalink Bad faith pays. That's the lesson of the Democratic campaign against the nomination of John Bolton to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. At the beginning, Joe Biden strung the proceedings along with serial false promises to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Dick Lugar to agree to have a committee vote . . . after just one more delay. | |
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Steve Clemons: Here is an excerpt from the piece: "All of this goes to show that Democrats are looking for any possible reason to put off Bolton's confirmation. McQ: NRO contends that given the Democrat shenanigans (or if you prefer, the contention that they acted in bad faith after... |
Justin @SouthernAppeal: C'mon, do it for the kids. The editors of NRO: "Maybe the White House is right. But we are skeptical. Laura Rozen: National Review is calling for a recess appointment for Bolton. |
Security forces prevent double suicide attack By / Jerusalem Post — Permalink Security forces thwarted attempts by Islamic Jihad to launch double suicide bomb attacks in Jerusalem, including one that was to have occurred Wednesday. In recent days five cell members were arrested and two explosive belts that were to have been used in the attacks were blown up by sappers. | |
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Scott @PowerLine: Yesterday Israeli security forces foiled a double suicide attack by Islamic Jihad in Jerusalem (click here for the Jerusalem Post story). |
Joseph Alexander Norland: Give 'em a state - they only want a democratic country living in peace with Israel — JPost reports: "Security forces... |
America's DNA By / NYT — Permalink A few years ago my youngest daughter participated in the National History Day program for eighth graders. The question that year was "turning points" in history, and schoolchildren across the land were invited to submit a research project that illuminated any turning point in history. | |
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Gregory Djerejian: And today, in similar vein, he writes: "Then he reminded me: It was about the new post-9/11 U.S. Consulate in Istanbul,... Avedon Carol: There are some big ones Friedman doesn't mention in this article, but I can't really disagree with him - for a change. Ann Althouse: I was going to say something about the content of today's Tom Friedman column, but I've decided to say something about the form. |
Steve M.: Hey, Tom Friedman: Openness to foreigners is one of the "core elements of American identity"? Patrick: Thomas Friedman, much abused on this weblog, has an good column in this morning's Times, asking what we're becoming and what we've become. Attaturk: "I'm Tom Friedman, and you're not!" I tell you, the man's heart just isn't in it anymore. |
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N Korea ridicules Rice, Rumsfeld BBC — Permalink In what media watchers are calling a first for North Korea, state radio in Pyongyang has turned to the medium of the comic sketch to mock two of the leading figures in the US administration. | |
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Tom Maguire: Let's go the Times: "North Korea, Facing Food Shortages, Mobilizes Millions From the Cities to Help Rice Farmers" But what does the BBC tell us? Kerry Howley: BBC News reports on a "special weekend feature" that recently aired in North Korea: [snipped quote] The satirist is not... |
Gary Farber: A new one via the BBC: "In what media watchers are calling a first for North Korea, state radio in Pyongyang has... |
Iranian smuggling ring busted near Mex border WorldNetDaily — Permalink A smuggling ring specializing in bringing Iranians into the U.S. over the Mexico border has been broken up in an FBI sting operation. A 39-year-old Iranian with permanent legal residency status who is suspected of having smuggled 60 other Iranians into the U.S. was arrested Thursday in Mesa, Ariz., according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. | |
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Colt: An Iranian smuggling ring on the Mexican border has been broken up. RAND: Americans support the war on terror. |
Marc @USSNeverdock: Iran - Infiltrating America — Forget about Iranians infiltrating Iraq, they're infiltrating America too. |
Nixon aides condemn 'Deep Throat' for betrayal AFP — Permalink Aides to the late president Richard Nixon have said that former FBI deputy director Mark Felt, unmasked as the anonymous Watergate source known as "Deep Throat," had breached professional ethics by leaking information. | |
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Gary Farber: ADDENDUM: AP also makes the claim: [quote] Former Nixon speechwriter Pat Buchanan, in an appearance on MSNBC television, bluntly said Felt was a "traitor." [end quote] Eugene Oregon: Deep Throat Revealed, Criminal Angered — This is barely even worth commenting on [snipped quote] Considering that many... |
Amanda Marcotte: Next week, G. Gordon Liddy holds forth on why he's against the Witness Protection Program — What an asshole. |
'Deep Throat' Unmasks Himself as Ex-No. 2 Official at F.B.I. By / NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, May 31 - Deep Throat, the mystery man who reigned as Washington's best-kept secret source for more than 30 years, was not just any shadowy, cigarette-smoking tipster in a raincoat. He was the No. 2 official of the F.B.I. | |
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Riggsveda @Corrente: The Good Old Days Aren't Gone—Just Hard To Locate — Everywhere you look, details of the newly-revealed identity of "Deep Throat" are splashed across the headlines. Jim Romenesko: > "The revelation by the magazine, Vanity Fair, caught The Post by surprise and threw the paper into turmoil," writes... James Martin Capozzola: As Todd S. Purdum reports in today's New York Times ("'Deep Throat' Unmasks Himself as Ex-No. 2 Official at F.B.I.") |
Steve Clemons: Lastly, as a nation we owe W. Mark Felt some serious thanks. Garrett M. Graff: Turning to Mrs. Bradlee (whose husband will be interviewed on Nightline tonight), Sally Quinn told the New York Times... Ed Cone: Deep Throat — Deep Throat revealed. Does this mean I shouldn't believe everything I read on Free Republic? |
What Officials of Era Think of Revelation NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, May 31 - Watergate-era officials spoke Tuesday about the disclosure that W. Mark Felt was the source for much of The Washington Post's reporting on the events leading to President Richard M. Nixon's resignation. | |
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James Martin Capozzola: LEAVE IT TO PAT — Or, Rather, Just Leave Pat Here's almost nobody's favorite neo-Nazi, Patrick J. Buchanan, on the... Laura Rozen: It's always nice to read things that affirm your convictions, and reading Pat Buchanan's reaction to the confirmation of... |
Jim Romenesko: He'd say 'I don't talk about rumors' and 'I never tell secrets.'" > "I think Mark Felt behaved treacherously," says... Yuval Rubinstein: Ben Stein Gone Bananas — In the 24 hours since hearing the news that Mark Felt has finally 'fessed up to being Deep... |
Beyond Viagra Politics By / NYT — Permalink In recent days, governors of both parties have swung into action to deny state-subsidized Viagra to known sexual offenders. Who says our leaders aren't taking on the tough issues and speaking truth to power? Note: Maureen Dowd is on book leave. | |
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Ezra Klein: Scary Truths — This point of Matt Miller's is quite peculiar: [snipped quote] Indeed. Matthew Yglesias: Today's column quite rightly skewers the GOP's "big government" fraud and then goes on for a fair and balanced attack on... |
Eriposte @LeftCoaster: Dear Matt, I notice that you have become the latest "progressive" (a Fellow at the Center for American Progress, to... Orrin Judd: ALLIGATOR ARMS: Beyond Viagra Politics (MATT MILLER, 6/01/05, NY Times) [snipped quote] Want to know why we scare the bejeebies out of people? |
Possible grant cuts pain localities By / Richmond Times-Dispatch — Permalink How do you choose between funding a program for autistic children or a shelter for battered women? It's the type of choice local lawmakers face every year when budgets are adopted, a Chesterfield County employee observed as he watched a recent Board of Supervisors meeting. | |
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Sam Rosenfeld: Over at his new digs, Matt recently plugged this Richmond Times-Dispatch article on Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and the threat they face from George W. Bush's budget. |
David Sirota: Check it out. |
Dutch Voters Reject European Union Charter AP — Permalink AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Dutch voters overwhelmingly rejected the European Union (search) constitution Wednesday, the prime minister said, in what could be a knockout blow for the charter roundly defeated just days ago by France. | |
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Damian Penny: Nee — According to exit polling, the Dutch have rejected the EU constitution by an even bigger margin than the French - 63-37. |
Dale Franks: EU Constitution, Strike 2 — The natives of my old stomping ground in the Netherlands, have voted on the EU Constitution. |
Annan impressed by better Darfur situation Washington Times — Permalink Khartoum, Sudan, May. 31 (UPI) — U.N. envoy to Sudan Jan Pronk said Tuesday Secretary-General Kofi Annan was "impressed" by improvement of the situation in war-torn Darfur. "Mr. Annan was really impressed by the improved situation in Darfur, which he visited on Saturday," Pronk told a press conference in Khartoum. | |
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Steve Dillard: Improvement is in the Eye of the Beholder: Here's the latest from the CFD: "Jan Pronk, U.N. envoy to Sudan, recently... |
Eugene Oregon: Improvement is in the Eye of the Beholder — Here is the latest Coaltion for Darfur post "Jan Pronk, U.N. envoy to... |
Democrats Buying Electoral Snake Oil By / New York Observer — Permalink At some point during last year's Presidential campaign, several donkey watchers wondered aloud how the party of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman and John F. Kennedy became the party of Michael Moore. | |
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Gerry @DalyThoughts: Terry Golway writes in the New York Observer that he thinks Democratic "national leaders actually hate politics." Dale Franks: Electoral Fantasies — Terry Golway writes in the New York Observer that the Democrats seem oddly fixated on buying electoral snake oil. |
Betsy Newmark: Terry Golway in the New York Observer has some advice for the Democrats. |
Can Rev. Al be Limbaugh's air apparent? NY Daily News — Permalink Could there be any odder couple than Rush Limbaugh and Al Sharpton? Not if I have anything to do with it. Last week - after Matrix Media announced a deal for Sharpton to host a "Limbaugh of the Left"-type talk radio show - the conservative radio star said he'll think about mentoring the minister in the finer points of the medium. | |
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James Joyner: Sharpton talked with New York Post's Lloyd Grove and is apparently quite interested: [quote] Sharpton told me: "I was a little...[end quote] John Cole: Talk Radio Wet Dream — This is interesting: [snipped quote] Whatever you think about either one, it would be interesting. |
Brian Stelter: The Ticker: Hemmer/Newsom, Kaplan... > "Court TV anchor Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom...is hot and heavy with CNN "American Morning" anchor Bill Hemmer," Lloyd Grove hears. |
Mr. Bush and the Press WaPo — Permalink ONE OF THE unattractive distinctions of President Bush's first term was his inaccessibility to reporters. Through his reelection last November, Mr. Bush met the press for full-scale, solo news conferences just 15 times. | |
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Steve Soto: Another Economics Columnist Besides Krugman Cuts Through The Spin — There are some business and economics columnists at... |
Jo Fish: Preznit Press Avoider — Shorter WaPo editorial board: "If you piss in my cup while I'm still thirsty, it's OK because that's liquid too". |
Victor Navasky Now Playing Key Role at 'CJR' By / Editor and Publisher — Permalink NEW YORK Victor Navasky, publisher and former editor of The Nation, has been working behind the scenes in a key, if uncredited, role at the Columbia Journalism Review, CJR executive editor Michael Hoyt told E&P Wednesday. | |
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Hugh Hewitt: UPDATE: My hat is off to David M. CJR in fact confirmed Navasky's role at the magazine today, and will name him "Chairman" last week. |
Tim Graham: I had to giggle at the funny denials in this account from Editor and Publisher: "As for whether having the longtime... |