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David Ignatius / Opinions:
A Shift on Iraq — DOHA, Qatar — Posted on a bulletin board at Centcom headquarters here is a 1918 admonition from T.E. Lawrence explaining what he learned in training Arab soldiers: "It is better to let them do it themselves imperfectly than to do it yourself perfectly.
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democracyarsenal.org, Donklephant, The Washington Monthly, QandO, Don Surber and War and Piece
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Fox News:
U.S. Special Forces Kill No. 2 Terrorist in Iraq — WASHINGTON — U.S. Special Forces killed Al Qaeda's (search) No. 2 terror mastermind in Iraq (search), Defense Department officials said. — FOX News has confirmed that Abu Azzam (search), who was believed to have been in charge …
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The Counterterrorism Blog, Pandagon, Power Line, Vodkapundit, Blogs for Bush and Dr. Sanity
Associated Press:
Hurricane Rita Blog — (CBS/AP) This is a running list compiled by CBSNews.com staffers of the latest developments of Hurricane Rita and the recovery efforts underway on the Gulf Coast. For a look back to fast-breaking events of the Katrina disaster, see our previous blog.
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Matthew Sheffield / NewsBusters.org:
Rather: CBS 'Doesn't Want Me to' Pursue Bush Guard Story — In a televised interview with former CBSer Marvin Kalb, retired CBS anchor Dan Rather stated that his network will not allow him to continue to pursue the story of President Bush's Air Guard service.
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Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:"Rather: CBS 'Doesn't Want Me to' Pursue Bush Guard Story"
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Power Line
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
GOP Leaders Try to Soothe Conservatives — Drive Planned to Defuse Ire Over Spending — Squeezed between a conservative clamor for spending cuts and the rising cost of hurricane relief, Republican congressional leaders will respond this week with a public relations offensive to win …
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Washington Post:
FEMA Plans to Reimburse Faith Groups for Aid — As Civil Libertarians Object, Religious Organizations Weigh Whether to Apply — After weeks of prodding by Republican lawmakers and the American Red Cross, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said yesterday that it will use taxpayer money …
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Shakespeare's Sister, ACSBlog, QandO, The Blogging of the President, Running Scared, AMERICAblog, Don Surber and Bark Bark Woof Woof
Daniel Williams / Washington Post:
Purported al Qaeda Newscast Debuts on Internet — Masked Anchorman Lauds Gaza Pullout, Iraq Attacks, Hurricane Katrina — ROME, Sept. 26 — An Internet video newscast called the Voice of the Caliphate was broadcast for the first time on Monday, purporting to be a production of al Qaeda …
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Captain's Quarters, Winds of Change.NET, Power Line, Outside The Beltway and PrairiePundit
Patrick Ruffini / Patrick Ruffini '05:
September Straw Poll: Tag the Vote — You knew it was coming. — Last month's GOP primary straw poll got over 17,000 votes (!) and provided reams of state-by-state and blog-by-blog data to chew over. This month's poll has all the features you know and love — the results by blog referrer …
Washington Post:
Picture This: Ben Affleck, Senator From Va. — If you liked him as Bennifer . . . you'll love him as Benator! — That's the hot new idea being tossed around by Virginia Democrats, who are desperately searching for a big name to challenge the reelection bid of rising GOP star Sen. George Allen next year …
Associated Press:
Iraq war protester Sheehan arrested — Protest near White House aimed at refocusing attention on conflict — Anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan was arrested in front of the White House during a protest in Washington Monday. — FREE VIDEO — • Anti-war mother arrested
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The Left Coaster
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White House:
President Discusses Hurricane Effects on Energy Supply — Washington, D.C. — Fact Sheet: President Bush Discusses Energy Supplies in the Gulf Region — In Focus: Energy — In Focus: Hurricane Relief — THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank Secretary Bodman for welcoming us here at the Energy Department; Secretary Norton.
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Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Anti-War, My Foot — The phony peaceniks who protested in Washington. — Saturday's demonstration in Washington, in favor of immediate withdrawal of coalition forces from Iraq, was the product of an opportunistic alliance between two other very disparate "coalitions."
New York Times:
Corrections — An article on Sept. 19 about refugees in a camp in Romania who fled Uzbekistan after it put down an uprising in the city of Andijon misstated a conclusion by Human Rights Watch. Its report quoted a former detainee who said police officials had told him that the government …
Washington Post:
Bush Urges Shift in Relief Responsibilities — Congress Asked to Consider Placing Pentagon in Charge of Disaster Response — SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 25 — On Sunday, President Bush called on Congress to consider a larger role for U.S. armed forces in responding to natural disasters …
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Talking Points Memo, Associated Press, Outside The Beltway, Needlenose, Charging RINO and Wonkette
BBC:
Cooing at new-born babies banned — A West Yorkshire hospital has banned visitors from cooing at new-born babies over fears their human rights are being breached and to reduce infection. — A statement from Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax said staff had held an advice session …
Los Angeles Times:
Katrina Takes a Toll on Truth, News Accuracy — Rumors supplanted accurate information and media magnified the problem. Rapes, violence and estimates of the dead were wrong. — BATON ROUGE, La. — Maj. Ed Bush recalled how he stood in the bed of a pickup truck in the days after Hurricane Katrina …
