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President Discusses War on Terror at National Endowment for Democracy — Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center — Washington, D.C. — In Focus: Homeland Security — In Focus: National Security — Fact Sheet: President Bush Remarks on the War on Terror — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all.
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Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Bush Accuses Islamic Militants of Trying to Intimidate World — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush accused Islamic militants on Thursday of seeking to "enslave whole nations and intimidate the world" and charged they have made Iraq their main front. — "The militants believe that controlling …
Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Bush: Radicals Seek to Intimidate World — WASHINGTON - President Bush, trying to reverse a slide in public support for the war in Iraq, said Thursday that Islamic radicals are seeking to "enslave whole nations and intimidate the world," and called that a prime reason not to cut and run in Iraq.
MaryKatharineHam:
Bush Speech on War on Terror — UPDATE: Full transcript, here. — Bush is scheduled to give a speech on the War on Terror in a few minutes. I'll try to liveblog it the best I can, here. — All right, so I did liveblog this, but something happened with my computer, and it erased all my work.
bbc.co.uk:
God told me to invade Iraq, Bush tells Palestinian ministers — This press release is embargoed until 2230 hours on Thursday 6 October. Before that time it is only available through the link which you have been sent. — President George W. Bush told Palestinian ministers that God had told …
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Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report v3.0 Beta:
Islamic Terrorism in Oklahoma Likely — As more details become public about suicide bomber Joel Henry Hinrichs III, who blew himself up outside of a University of Oklahoma football game last Saturday, more and more evidence suggests that he may actually have been part of a larger plot.
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WorldNetDaily:
This is what 'advice and consent' means — I eagerly await the announcement of President Bush's real nominee to the Supreme Court. If the president meant Harriet Miers seriously, I have to assume Bush wants to go back to Crawford and let Dick Cheney run the country.
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Robert Novak / Townhall.com:
Bush's unpleasant surprise — WASHINGTON — Two questions were asked in conservative circles Monday when it was learned President Bush had nominated his lawyer, Harriet Miers, for the Supreme Court. Question No. 1: "Is this what we fought for?" Question No. 2: "What was he thinking?"
Washington Post:
Conservatives Confront Bush Aides — Anger Over Nomination of Miers Boils Over During Private Meetings — The conservative uprising against President Bush escalated yesterday as Republican activists angry over his nomination of White House counsel Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court confronted …
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John Dickerson / Slate:
Gods vs. Geeks — GOP evangelicals fight intellectuals over Harriet Miers. — The debate within the Republican Party over Harriet Miers has quickly devolved into a simple question: Is the nominee qualified because of her religious faith, or unqualified by her lack of intellectual heft?
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Rebutting the Six Big Complaints Of The Pro-Miers Crowd — 1) Opponents have Miers have said she's not qualified to be on the Surpeme Court. That's not true! Agreed. Harriet Miers is qualified to be on the Supreme Court. — That being said, she doesn't even come close to being the most qualified candidate.
Associated Press:
Text of Gore Speech at Media Conference — Here is the text of former Vice President Al Gore's remarks at the We — Media conference on Wednesday in New York: — I came here today because I believe that American democracy is in grave danger. It is no longer possible to ignore the strangeness of our public discourse .
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
The Miers Misstep — What was President Bush thinking? — It all depends on the hearings. — Barring a withdrawal of her nomination, it's going to come down to Harriet Meirs's ability to argue her own case before the Senate Judiciary Committee. If the American people decide she seems …
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Michael J. Totten:
Hezbollah: First Contact — I got the phone number for Hezbollah's press and propaganda office. So I called them. — (Ring ring.) — Hezbollah: Alloe? — Me: Yes, hello sir, may I please speak with Mr. Hussein ________? — Hezbollah: He is not here. — Me: Do you know when he will be in, please?
Jack Shafer / Slate:
Edward R. Movie — Good Night and Good Luck and bad history. … If Jesus Christ no longer satisfies your desire to worship a man as god, I suggest you buy a ticket for Good Night and Good Luck, the new movie about legendary CBS News broadcaster Edward R. Murrow.
Roy / alicublog:
WHEN YOU'RE A SUBURBANITE, EVERY SOLUTION LOOKS LIKE A SUBURB. The Ole Perfesser tries his hand at transportation policy, and for reasons that should be obvious, it's all about cars and computers. Light rail's a non-starter, sez the Perf, because "the changing U.S. economy makes traditional commuting …
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Wretchard / The Belmont Club:
Spy in the White House — Leandro Aragoncillo, a former US Marine of Filipino origin has been arrested for passing classified documents to foreign leaders, over a period during which he may have been assigned to the White House. SBS News Australia says Aragoncillo passed 100 classified documents …
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