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David Kravets / Associated Press:
Judge: School Pledge Is Unconstitutional  —  SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge declared the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools unconstitutional Wednesday in a case brought by the same atheist whose previous battle against the words "under God" was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court on procedural grounds.
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Suzanne Herel / San Francisco Chronicle:
Judge rules Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional 'Under God' reference not appropriate for public schools, he says  —  Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional, a federal court judge ruled today, saying that the pledge's reference to "under God" …
La Shawn / La Shawn Barber's Corner:   If You Haven't Gotten the Message Yet...
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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Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Baghdad Battles  —  After Tal Afar, al Qaeda strikes in its predictable and brutal fashion: suicide bombs and terror.  In Baghdad, a suicide bomber lures in Shiite day-laborers, blows up his truck.  Reports indicate 114 killled and 156 wounded in this single incident.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Time to talk to Al Qaeda?
Mohammed / IRAQ THE MODEL:
Al-Qaeda avenging Talafar.
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
F.A.A. Alerted on Qaeda in '98, 9/11 Panel Said  —  WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 - American aviation officials were warned as early as 1998 that Al Qaeda could "seek to hijack a commercial jet and slam it into a U.S. landmark," according to previously secret portions of a report prepared last year by the Sept. 11 commission.
Will / Attytood:
This man almost died because of Bush's FEMA  —  And he has a name — Edgar Hollingsworth.  Remember it.  Mr. Hollingsworth is 74 years old, and although he was found by California National Guardsmen at death's door inside his house in the flooded Broadmoor section of New Orleans, the wonderful news is that he is expected to live.
Joe Strupp / Editor and Publisher:
Swapping Scoops: Every Night the 'NY Times' and 'Wash Post' Exchange Front Pages for the Following Day  —  NEW YORK When The New York Times on July 16 broke the story of a 2003 State Department memo that had become a key element in the Valerie Plame leak investigation, the paper scored a major exclusive.
Lara Jakes Jordan / Associated Press:
Senate kills bid for Katrina commission  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday scuttled an attempt by Sen. Hillary Clinton to establish an independent, bipartisan panel patterned after the 9/11 Commission to investigate what went wrong with federal, state and local governments' response to Hurricane Katrina.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Crooks and Liars
Paul / Wizbang:
BLANCO IS TOAST.  GAME.  SET.  MATCH.  —  (I'm breaking my blogging break because this is just too important to miss.)  —  For all of you who keep blaming Bush and trying to protect Blanco, I'm afraid I have some bad news for you.  Blanco got caught on tape by CNN admitting she did not ask for Federal Troops.
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Gateway Pundit:
Game, Set, Match
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
Bush approval at lowest level of his presidency  —  NBC/WSJ Poll: Katrina, gas prices and Iraq damage president's support  —  WASHINGTON — Rocked by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, record-high gas prices, and the continued debate over Iraq, President George W. Bush's public standing …
Patrick D. Healy / New York Times:
Concession Sets Up Bloomberg-Ferrer Race  —  Representative Anthony D. Weiner conceded the 2005 Democratic mayoral nomination today to Fernando Ferrer, the top vote-getter in the race, in hope of avoiding a destructive runoff and strengthening Mr. Ferrer's hand as he begins …
gvsu.edu:
Hanson v. Huffington  —  In what promises to be a lively debate, Victor Davis Hanson and Arianna Huffington will square off on whether the United States is an empire.  (Change of Venue: The debate will now be held at DeVos Place, Ballroom A, downtown Grand Rapids.  The event will be webcast live on www.allpresidents.org.)
Discussion: Isaac Schrödinger

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