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6:55 AM ET, August 23, 2006

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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Judicial Watch says NSA judge might have had conflict of interest  —  Gateway Pundit's all over it.  Here's the press release at JW.  Oh, how the lefties will howl.  And oh, with what relish they'd be working this themselves if it had been a Republican judge and the decision had gone the other way.
Discussion: Stop The ACLU
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:   Taylor Conflicted?  —  The judge who ruled against the government …
New York Times:
51% in Poll See No Link Between Iraq and Terror Fight  —  Americans increasingly see the war in Iraq as distinct from the fight against terrorism, and nearly half believe President Bush has focused too much on Iraq to the exclusion of other threats, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
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Alastair Macdonald / reuters.excite.com:
Military upbeat on Baghdad clampdown  —  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Violence in Baghdad has declined in the past two weeks and all but ended in some formerly deadly neighborhoods, the U.S. military said in a cautiously upbeat report on Tuesday on a major security clampdown in the city.
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:   New Security Plan Working?
Edmund Blair / Reuters:
Iran says it ready for serious nuclear talks  —  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday it was ready to start immediately what it called "serious" talks with six world powers about their offer to defuse Tehran's nuclear standoff with the West.  —  Chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani …
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Hotline On Call:
Allen's Campaign Shifts Gears, Seeks Help  —  Burned by a blog-induced firestorm over an an off-hand comment at a campaign rally, Sen. George Allen's campaign is seeking a conservative blog maven who can blunt future attacks and help rally conservatives in the state and elsewhere behind Allen's campaign.
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Paul Hackett on Hardball  —  Paul Hackett debated the Iraq war with Republican-TX-17 candidate Van Taylor,  —  Taylor who did fight in the Iraq war-for some reason uses the most original "we're fighting them over there" argument which is sounding more and more like an Abbott & Costello routine.
Aziz P / Dean's World:
Hizbollah won, but Israel didn't lose  —  The concensus is that the Lebanon-Israeli conflict was a complete debacle.  At the outset of the conflict, I mourned that Hizbollah was winning, again.  It's worth reading Greg Djerjian for the definitive post-"cease fire" analysis in terms of what strategic advantage Israel has lost.
Discussion: IraqPundit and Abu Aardvark
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
August 22nd: The recriminations begin  —  It's after midnight in Tehran.  The apocalypse turned out to be four soldiers getting froggy with some Romanian laborers.  —  I won't name names, but my feelings about the people who were pimping this are the same as my feelings about Amir Taheri …
Judd / Think Progress:
Buchanan Argues For Immigration Moratorium To Preserve White Dominance  —  In his new book, State of Emergency, Pat Buchanan argues for "an immediate moratorium on all immigration."  Why?  To preserve the dominance of the white race in America.  Buchanan explains on pg.  11:
CNN:
Bush OKs involuntary Marine recall  —  Initial recall is for 2,500, but there is no cap  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush has authorized the U.S. Marine Corps to recall 2,500 troops to active duty because there are not enough volunteers returning for duty in Afghanistan and Iraq, Marine commanders announced Tuesday.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Liberal Values
CNNMoney.com:
Paramount cuts ties with Tom Cruise  —  Film distribution giant ends 14-year relationship with actor's production company because of Cruise's recent erratic behavior, says a report.  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Paramount Pictures will end its longstanding relationship with Cruise/Wagner Productions …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:
Leiberman Still Ahead In CT  —  A new ARG poll has some interesting numbers when compared to the Qinnipiac poll which came out last week.  First off, the ARG poll theoretically shows a tight race: … As a CNN report on the poll notes, the big difference is the number of undecideds which are 2% in the Qinnipiac Poll.
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Al-Jazeera's Tricky Balancing Act  —  DOHA, Qatar — What do people in the Middle East think five years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks?  To get a quick snapshot, I paid a visit here to Ahmed Sheikh, the editor in chief of al-Jazeera television.  It was reassuring, in a perverse way …
Hindrocket / Power Line:
HAIL TO THE CHIEF  —  I had the opportunity this afternoon to be part of a relatively small group who heard President Bush talk, extemporaneously, for around forty minutes.  It was an absolutely riveting experience.  It was the best I've ever seen him.  Not only that; it may have been the best I've ever seen any politician.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Wagging of the 'Civil' Tongues  —  It's official: The Iraq Civil War has begun — not necessarily in Iraq, but in Washington, where an all-out fight has broken out over whether what is happening on the Tigris can be called a civil war.  —  "You know, I hear a lot of talk about civil war …
Discussion: Firedoglake and Demagogue
Gail Russell Chaddock / Christian Science Monitor:
Push grows to reform the way Congress spends  —  The House vows to tackle earmark reform as a backlash grows from activists and bloggers.  —  WASHINGTON - House Republican leaders promise that even if lobby reform stalls - as it has - they will do something to rein in earmarks when they return to Capitol Hill next month.
Pachacutec / Firedoglake:
Accountability in Campaign Advertising  —  Okay, class, we had a roaring debate yesterday about Darcy Burner's first ad.  Here's another case example for community review: John Courage's first ad.  —  Here are the yardsticks, based on this excellent, original polling and analysis.
Discussion: MyDD and Hullabaloo
 
 
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Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
Abbas forced to drop anti-Kassam plan
Doug Struck / Washington Post:
Israel Shelves Plan to Pull Out Of Settlements In West Bank
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Jules Crittenden / Boston Herald:
A Jihadi in Love  —  OK, here's the plan.  —  Agent Whitney …
Tom Shoop / govexec.com:
Beating Up Government  —  Earlier this year, I picked up An Army …
David Rising / Associated Press:
Train bombing plot surprises Germany
Car and Driver:
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Newsdesk / The Swamp:
Rudy Giuliani registers in Iowa
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Bush Approval at 42%  —  Public increasingly positive about his handling of terrorism
BBC:
Malaga passenger defends actions
Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
Is a Federal Tax on Damages for Emotional Distress Unconstitutional?
Laylan Copelin / Austin American-Statesman:
GOP operatives say state law is too confusing.
Discussion: The Stakeholder
Randy Krehbiel / Tulsa World:
Inhofe optimistic on Iraq
Marc Danziger / Examiner:
Chad-free voting machines can be hacked