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12:30 PM ET, August 26, 2006

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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Lieberman's Independent Run Not Looking So Independent To Many  —  Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman would have had to walk a political tightrope to mount what would have been seen as a truly independent re-election bid after losing the primary to challenger Ned Lamont.
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Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
Clinton, Lamont Meet in New York  —  Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton had Connecticut Senate candidate Ned Lamont over for coffee Friday, discussing campaign strategy and offering to host a fundraiser, a spokesman for the senator said.  —  "It was a great meeting.
Discussion: Daily Pundit
Pachacutec / Firedoglake:
Who Will Be First to Call for Joe's Official Expulsion?
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and MyDD
Brent Baker / NewsBusters.org:
Hitchens Gives the Finger to Maher's Audience for 'Frivolous' Jeering of Bush  —  Writer/author Christopher Hitchens on Friday night gave the finger to the Los Angeles audience of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher.  As he laid out the case for how it's Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad …
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Hitchens curses out Bill Maher's audience  —  Christopher Hitchen's was in top form during Real Time's premiere episode His style usually consists of one part nasty-one part mean and he showcased it well Friday night.  During a segment on Bill Maher's show-he flipped the audience off and cursed them out.
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Russia Says It Opposes U.N. Sanctions on Iran  —  Russia's defense minister said Friday that it was premature to consider punitive actions against Iran despite its refusal so far to suspend its efforts to enrich uranium as the United Nations Security Council has demanded.
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neo-neocon:
"Unsatisfactory" is diplomatspeak for bad, bad, bad
Discussion: Dr. Sanity
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
In Muted Response to Iran, U.S. and Allies Seek Edge
Discussion: american footprints
BBC:
Iran nuclear project forges ahead  —  Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inaugurated a new phase of a heavy water reactor project despite Western fears about its nuclear programme.  —  He said Iran posed no threat to other states, not even its "enemy" Israel.
Discussion: Political Animal
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Ali Akbar Dareini / Associated Press:
Defying U.N., Iran opens nuclear reactor  —  KHONDAB, Iran - An Iranian plant that produces heavy water officially went into operation on Saturday, despite U.N. demands that Tehran stop the activity because it can be used to develop a nuclear bomb.  —  President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the plant …
Jim Stratton / Belleville News Democrat:
Katherine Harris says failure to elect Christians will `legislate sin'  —  ORLANDO, Fla. _Rep.  Katherine Harris said this week that God did not intend for the United States to be a "nation of secular laws" and that a failure to elect Christians to political office will allow lawmaking bodies to "legislate sin."
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
BBC:
Global warming boost to glaciers  —  Global warming could be causing some glaciers to grow, a new study claims.  —  Researchers at Newcastle University looked at temperature trends in the western Himalaya over the past century.  —  They found warmer winters and cooler summers …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Issues Await if Democrats Retake House  —  As the start of the fall campaign looms and House Democrats remain within realistic reach of reclaiming the majority, party leaders are beginning to explore the delicate question of what happens if they win.  —  Rusty from being out of power for 12 years …
Nathan Gonzales / The Rothenberg Political Report:
New Print Edition: House Outlook for 2006  —  The new August 25, 2006 print edition of the Rothenberg Political Report is on its way to subscribers.  (Click here for subscription information.)  —  House Outlook For 2006  —  By Stuart Rothenberg  —  That's a recipe for a GOP disaster …
Discussion: The Left Coaster
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Thomas F. Schaller / The Gadflyer:
Mann Projects Speaker Pelosi (and now Rothenberg, too!)
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Next Hurrah
Washington Post:
Service in Iraq: Just How Risky?  —  The consequences of Operation Iraqi Freedom for U.S. forces are being documented by the Defense Department with an exceptional degree of openness and transparency.  Its daily and cumulative counts of deaths receive a great deal of publicity.
Agence France Presse:
China cracks down on striptease funerals  —  BEIJING (AFP) - China may be giving striptease funerals the last rites after officials arrested five people and ordered an end to the practise, state media said.  —  Strip shows have been commonly used to attract more mourners to funerals …
Discussion: TigerHawk
Susan D. Moeller / Washington Post:
The Power Joe Rosenthal Knew  —  "Correspondents have a job in war as essential as the military personnel," wrote Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in a memorandum drafted in the worrisome days before the Normandy invasion.  "Fundamentally, public opinion wins wars."
David Royer / Daily News Leader:
Allen, dogged by protest, dodges downtown  —  4:35 p.m. STAUNTON — Sen. George Allen gave the slip to protesters, supporters and city officials today, bypassing an afternoon stop in downtown Staunton for an unannounced lunch break at a local drive-in restaurant.
Sue Anne Pressley Montes / Washington Post:
Iraq-Bound, Without Reservations  —  D.C. Marine Unit, Called for Third Time, Confronts Higher Risks With Resolve  —  The Marines already are saying their goodbyes.  The 4th Civil Affairs Group, a reserve unit based in Washington, is leaving for Iraq — again.  —  Lance Cpl. Norman Tompkins Jr., 26, knows the drill by now.
Discussion: Rantingprofs and Op For
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
63% of Israelis say Olmert must go  —  Call it a meme-crusher.  If Israel really did win the war, word of the victory is, shall we say, slow to reach home.  Fully 63% want Olmert out compared to 29% who want him to stay.  Likud will be the likely beneficiary of the disaffection, which means Ariel Sharon might actually outlive Kadima.
Discussion: Liberty and Justice
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Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
Israel gives up on disarming Hizbullah
 
 
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Chad / The Jawa Report:
Iran's Ties with ElBaradei
ShrinkWrapped:
"Root Causes" and Other Nonsense
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Jed Babbin / Real Clear Politics:
Taking on the '527 Media'
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Ibrahim Barzak / Associated Press:
Hamas: Missing Fox journalists unharmed
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austinbay.net:
Tom Nichols: The Clinton Administration and Iraqi WMD Intel in 1998
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Rasmussen Reports:
Pennsylvania Senate  —  Casey (D) 48% Santorum (R) 40%
Philip Johnston / Telegraph:
Islam poses a threat to the West, say 53pc in poll
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
So wrong that it re-defines "wrongness"
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Eteraz:
Shooting A Shaykh In The Mouth
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Jeff / Caerdroia:
SHAW'S "BUT" PROVES HIM AN ASS
Dan / Riehl World View:
More On S. R. Sidarth
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Hot Air
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
F.D.A. Approves Broader Access to Next-Day Pill
Discussion: Daily Kos, Gawker and The RBC
Deacon / Power Line:
AN ANTI-SHARIAH PROGRAM THAT SEEMS TO GO TOO FAR
Discussion: Daily Pundit and Atlas Shrugs
Bryan / Hot Air:
The Citizen Journalist Report, Ep. 1
WBBM-TV:
Video Discloses Alleged Plot To Target Sears Tower
New York Times:
New York Man Charged With Enabling Hezbollah Television Broadcasts