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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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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Sales Calls Begin on Capitol Hill, but Some Aren't Buying  —  The woman President Bush called the most qualified person in America to sit on the Supreme Court arrived early yesterday morning for her courtesy call on Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.).  They talked about the weather.
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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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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rawstory.com:
BBC will report Bush told Palestinian leaders …
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White House:
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.
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 …
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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.
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?"
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
THE SENATE HAS PASSED a bill setting standards for treatment of detainees regardless of whether they're covered by the Geneva Convention or not.  The White House is resisting.  —  This resistance seems to me to be a mistake.  First — as Lamar Alexander noted on the Senate floor …
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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 .
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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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 …
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?
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.
Discussion: Poynter Online
Will Lester / Associated Press:
Democrats Urged to Abandon Election Myths  —  WASHINGTON - To regain political power Democrats must abandon favorite election myths, adopt a strong position on national defense and pick candidates who connect with average voters, two political analysts from the party said Thursday.

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