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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 …
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Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Conservatism, R.I.P.  —  We've all heard rumors that conservatism, as a governing philosophy, was on life support.  Under Bush, as the federal government embraced massive deficits, a stronger federal role in education, an expansion of Medicare, a stronger federal role in law enforcement …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
Indictments Added in GOP Fundraising Case
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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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Issue Senators Dare Not Speak of by Name
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Sounding Less Conservative but Still Noncommittal
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
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 …
Discussion: Brainster's Blog and sisu
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
The Point Of War Monuments
Honest Reporting:
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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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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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: MSNBC
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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.
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
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
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Coleman leads primary by 25-point margin over Kelly … St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly could be in for the fight of his political life after receiving barely half as many votes as former City Council Member Chris Coleman in Tuesday's primary.  —  In Minneapolis, Mayor R.T. Rybak outpolled …
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Whose Victory, Exactly?  —  Last week my son's elementary school raised several thousand dollars for hurricane victims by washing cars.  My other son's preschool announced without fuss that a boy from New Orleans would be joining the class.  My employer is organizing help …
Bigwig / Silflay Hraka:
The Carnival Of The Vanities Turns Three  —  The 156th edition of the Carnival of the Vanities is hosted by...us.  Three years ago today, give or take a week or so, the CoTV—and the idea of blog carnivals itself, was born.  As with so many blog inventions, its genesis is owed …

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