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Judith / Kesher Talk:
The rumble in the jungle — I don't have time to post more now, but the NYC Liberal Hawks had a fine time at the Hitchen-Galloway "debate" (one of us said in email today: "Aw, that one's not a debate; it's a dwarf-kicking contest.") and I will post more impressions this evening.
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Atlas Shrugs, Exit Zero, Winds of Change.NET, Abracadabrah, Ace of Spades HQ, Decision '08 and A Chequer-Board of Nights …
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Douglas / Drink-soaked Trotskyite Popinjays For WAR:HITCHENS GREETED WITH CHEERS IN NYC
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New York Times, SoCalPundit, normblog, littlegreenfootballs.com, Harry's Place and Mister Snitch!
TigerHawk:The Grapple in the Apple — I journeyed to the belly of the beast …
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The Hotline's Blogometer, The Belmont Club, Decision '08, The Bad Hair Blog, Dr. Sanity, gregpalast.com and Sister Toldjah
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
This worries me. Note the added emphasis. The clip comes from a piece in tomorrow's Post about yet another huge funding bill the president will roll out tomorrow for Katrina aid, which the Post says will cost more next year than the entire cost of the Iraq war thus far ... Regain public confidence in who?
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Washington Post:
Bush to Request More Aid Funding — President Bush will call tonight for an unprecedented federal commitment to rebuild New Orleans and other areas obliterated by Hurricane Katrina, putting the United States on pace to spend more in the next year on the storm's aftermath than it has over three years …
Washington Post:
Bad Start in Gaza — ONLY DAYS after the final withdrawal of Israeli forces, the Gaza Strip is on the verge of anarchy. Despite promises to impose law and order, the Palestinian Authority has allowed mobs of looters and armed extremists to rampage through former Jewish settlements …
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worldtribune.com:
Israel: Massive arms smuggling into Gaza in past 3 days — TEL AVIV — Israeli military sources said hundreds of weapons, including anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank rockets and bomb components, have been smuggled over the last three days from the Sinai Peninsula to the Gaza Strip.
Editor and Publisher:
Reuters Photog Captures Bush at U.N. With 'Bathroom Break' Note — NEW YORK In what seems destined to become one of the most joked about photos of the month, a well-known Reuters photographer on Wednesday captured President George W. Bush scribbling a note to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a session at the United Nations.
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New York Times:
Support for Bush Continues to Drop, Poll Shows — WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 - A summer of bad news from Iraq, high gasoline prices, economic unease and now the devastation of Hurricane Katrina has left President Bush with overall approval ratings for his job performance and handling of Iraq …
The MinuteMan / JustOneMinute:
We Hear From Former FEMA Chief Brown — Brownie, you give a heck of an interview! Former EMA head Michael Brown chats with the NY Times, and blames the debacle in New Orleans on everyone but the weatherman. … Well, fine, the locals were inept. But doesn't that mean that the White House needed to fill the leadership void?
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The Washington Monthly
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Robert / Jihad Watch:
Stalinism at CAIR: photo doctored for Islamic correctness — What happens if a woman shows up for a CAIR photo-op without a hijab? No problem! They'll just Photoshop one on! — These photos were kindly sent to me by Jihad Watch reader Ana. Above is a screenshot of CAIR's front page …
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Jay / Stop the ACLU:
When The State Becomes God — Just yesterday a lefty judge ruled the pledge of allegiance unconstitutional. It's pretty simple, either we are a nation under God, or a nation without God. I'm not sure the far left know how dangerous it is that they are trying to take God out of our history …
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New York Times:
Speech Is Expected to Focus on Vision for Reconstruction — WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 - President Bush is to pledge in an address to the nation from New Orleans on Thursday night that the federal government will provide housing assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina and also help reimburse …
Scott Helman / Boston Globe:
Wiretap mosques, Romney suggests — Pushes gathering of intelligence — WASHINGTON — Governor Mitt Romney raised the prospect of wiretapping mosques and conducting surveillance of foreign students in Massachusetts, as he issued a broad call yesterday for the federal government to devote far …
Bill Gertz / Washington Times:
Top CIA official to quit sooner over Goss dispute — A senior official in the CIA's espionage branch will leave earlier than announced because of a dispute with CIA Director Porter J. Goss on reforms within the agency's spying branch, Bush administration officials said yesterday.
Hoodlumman / File it Under:
Blog Linkage, A Case Study — In the world of blogging, there are two types of blogs - blogs and spam blogs. — Ok. Not really. There are thousands of types of blogs. There are political blogs (no kidding), medical blogs, science blogs, teaching blogs, literature blogs, cat blogs …
Ramesh Ponnuru / The Corner on National Review Online:
THE DELAY COMMENTS — DeLay's defenders, in addition to suggesting that he was being sarcastic, also say that the full context of his remarks has been missed. — From the transcript: — "Mr. DeLay. After 11 years of Republican majority we pared it down pretty good.
Pew Research Center:
Economic Perceptions — More Americans hold a pessimistic outlook on the nation's economic prospects than at any time during Bush's presidency. — By two-to-one (37%-18%), more believe the economy will be in worse shape a year from now than believe things will improve.