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Washington Times:
DeLay declares 'victory' in war on budget fat  —  House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said yesterday that Republicans have done so well in cutting spending that he declared an "ongoing victory," and said there is simply no fat left to cut in the federal budget.  —  Mr. DeLay was defending …
Michelle Malkin / Townhall.com:
Monumental surrender  —  I am not an architect, but here is my 9/11 architectural philosophy: War memorials should memorialize war.  If you want peace and understanding and healing and good will toward all, go build Kabbalah centers.  —  Please, for the sake of those who have sacrificed …
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Synagogue Desecrations  —  Media outlets rationalize the burning of sacred Jewish sites in Gaza  —  Mere hours after Israel completed its historic withdrawal from Gaza on Sunday (Sept. 11), Palestinian mobs descended on former Jewish settlements, desecrating their synagogues by burning them to the ground and looting anything left.
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Melanie / Melanie Phillips's Diary:
Britain's descent into madness (1)
Discussion: Kesher Talk
Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
Egypt struggles with Gaza infiltrators
Discussion: Daimnation!
Joe / Joe's Dartblog:
ON THE NEWS  —  Jalal Talabani is in Washington right now, in the capital of the world's oldest democracy.  On behalf of the world's youngest, he thanks President Bush and the "glorious" American people.  It is just incredible to see.  He is reporting real, quantifiable progress.
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The Anchoress:
Press ignores Talabani's grateful praise  —  "In the name of Iraqi people, I say to you, Mr. President, and to the glorious American people, thank you, thank you.  Thank you, because you liberated us from the worst kind of dictatorship."  —  "Mr. President, you are a visionary, great statesman.
Jay DeFoore / Editor and Publisher:
NYTimes.com To Launch Premium Service Next Monday: Will Fans Pay for Famed Columnists?  —  NEW YORK Come Monday, Sept. 19, fans of New York Times columnists Maureen Dowd, Paul Krugman, and David Brooks will have to break out their credit cards.  Sept. 19 is the launch date of TimesSelect …
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Guardian:
The beauty products from the skin of executed Chinese prisoners  —  · Cosmetics firm targets UK market  ·  —  Lack of regulation puts users at risk  —  A Chinese cosmetics company is using skin harvested from the corpses of executed convicts to develop beauty products for sale in Europe …
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Usmc Vet / The Blue State Conservatives:
China: Harvesting Skin of the Executed for Cosmetics Exports
Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
The Roberts Hearings, Day Three  —  11:10 - Fifteen minute break.  —  11:09 - Kennedy raises affirmative action.  He asks about the weight Roberts would give to a brief filed by military officers.  Roberts says it is relevant to whether there is a "compelling governmental interest."
Discussion: MyDD
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Amid Katrina Chaos, Congressman Used National Guard to Visit Home  —  Two Heavy Trucks, Helicopter Were Involved in Lawmaker's Trip at Height of Crisis  —  Sept. 13, 3005 — Amid the chaos and confusion that engulfed New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck, a local congressman used National Guard troops …
Rex / MNspeak.com:
Trial Of The Century: Keillor V. MNspeak.com  —  A couple weeks ago, this website received, via the appropriately old-fashioned U.S. Postal Service, a cease and desist letter from Garrison Keillor's attorney.  Click inside to read the letter and the unfinished saga of the humorless crank.
Discussion: Power Line and Shot In The Dark
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Sounding Less Conservative but Still Noncommittal  —  Under detailed public questioning for the first time since President Bush tapped him for a seat on the Supreme Court, John G. Roberts Jr. appeared to sound a less conservative note on abortion-related issues than he had in the memos …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and SCOTUSblog
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Before getting to the meat of this post, let me stipulate that there are some cases where restoring critical infrastructure after a natural disaster is more important than restoring power to civilian neighborhoods, hospitals or even possibly saving lives.  —  That said, this seems awfully odd.
Anthony Browne / Times of London:
Europe wins the power to jail British citizens  —  BRUSSELS has been given the power to compel British courts to fine or imprison people for breaking EU laws, even if the Government and Parliament are opposed.  —  An unprecedented ruling yesterday by the supreme court in Europe gives Brussels …
Discussion: Secular Blasphemy
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
As Questioning Begins, Euphemisms Abound  —  Early in yesterday's hearing into his nomination to be chief justice, John G. Roberts Jr. took the Senate Judiciary Committee in an unexpected direction, praising Justice Robert H. Jackson, who served as Franklin D. Roosevelt's attorney general before joining the high court.

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