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7:10 AM ET, August 27, 2006

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Associated Press:
Iranian President Says Nuclear Program Poses No Threat  —  KHONDAB, Iran — Iran's hard-line president on Saturday inaugurated a heavy-water production plant, a facility the West fears will be used to develop a nuclear bomb, as Tehran remained defiant ahead of a U.N. deadline that could lead to sanctions.
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Maggie Farley / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. May Curb Iran
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Left Coaster
Sarah Baxter / Times of London:   Iran takes new nuclear step
Allahpundit / Hot Air:   Surprise! Iran opens heavy-water production plant
Associated Press:
Iran, defying United Nations, opens plant for producing heavy water
Discussion: NewsHog
El Presidente / Slapstick Politics:   Iran's Holocaust Cartoons: A Daily Dose Of Anti-Semitism …
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Mrs. Clinton Offers to Raise Money for Lamont Campaign  —  In a private meeting at her Chappaqua, N.Y., home on Friday, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton offered to help Ned Lamont in his battle to unseat Senator Joseph I. Lieberman by sponsoring a fund-raiser, campaigning by his side and lending him one of her top political strategists.
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Neil Vigdor / Stamford Advocate:
Hillary Clinton pledges to back Lamont  —  Ned Lamont's winding road from the political fringe to the darling of his party took him to the Chappaqua, N.Y., home of U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton yesterday, where the former first lady pledged her full support for the Senate nominee over coffee.
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Line Five, Party of One?
Discussion: The News Blog
DEBKAfile:
DEBKA-Net-Weekly 267 Revealed: Palestinian warlord Zakaria Dughmush (picture) kidnapped the Fox News journalists on behalf of Hamas  —  The Hamas team which abducted Israeli soldier Gilead Shalit on June 25 sought to ease the pressure for his release by staging a more spectacular snatch.
Discussion: Liberty and Justice
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Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:   PA: Kidnappers to free Fox newsmen
Associated Press:   Case of kidnapped Fox journalists could be resolved
White House:
President's Radio Address  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  —  Earlier this week, I had coffee with Rockey Vaccarella in the White House.  Rockey is from Saint Bernard Parish in Louisiana, and he and his family lost everything they owned to Hurricane Katrina.
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Washington Post:
Katrina's Damage Lingers For Bush  —  For Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.), three images define George W. Bush's presidency: Bush throwing out the first pitch of the 2001 World Series at Yankee Stadium, Bush with a megaphone atop the rubble of the World Trade Center — and Bush staring …
Wesley J. Smith / Weekly Standard:
Science by Press Release  —  "NEW STEM CELL METHOD avoids destroying em-bryos," the New York Times headline blared.  "Stem cell breakthrough may end political logjam," chimed in the Los Angeles Times.  "Embryos spared in stem cell creation," affirmed USA Today.
Discussion: The American Thinker
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Rick Weiss / Washington Post:
Critic Alleges Deceit in Study On Stem Cells
Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:
The Man Who Said Too Much  —  A book coauthored by NEWSWEEK's Michael Isikoff details Richard Armitage's central role in the Valerie Plame leak.  —  Katsumi Kasahara / AP (l.)  ; Lawrence Jackson / AP  —  According to a new book, the State Department has known for years that Armitage (left) outed Plame
Discussion: Needlenose, TalkLeft and Liberal Values
Michelle Roberts / Associated Press:
Army Corps worries about Big Easy levees  —  NEW ORLEANS - Despite aggressive efforts to repair the New Orleans levee system following the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, it isn't clear yet whether it could withstand a hurricane with heavy storm surge this year, the head of the Army Corps of Engineers conceded Saturday.
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Despite Steps, Disaster Planning Still Shows Gaps
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Iain Dale / Iain Dale's Diary:
Fined for Being a Christian  —  I was listening to the news this morning and caught the tail end of a piece which I thought said that a footballer had been arrested to making the sign of the cross during a football match.  Nah, I thought.  Must have misheard.
Discussion: Cranmer and The Corner
Unmesh Kher / Time:
Poll: Iraq, Lebanon Hurt the U.S. War on Terror  —  In survey, 59% say Bush has no clear policy to deal with terrorism, but his job-approval ratings improve  —  While President Bush may be getting a slight uptick in his job-approval numbers, the situation in Iraq and Lebanon has been a setback in the war on terrorism, Americans say.
Discussion: Mia Culpa and Political Arithmetik
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Sarah El Deeb / Associated Press:
Israel seeks troops from Muslim nations  —  JERUSALEM - Israel said Saturday it was encouraging some Muslim countries to send peacekeepers to southern Lebanon, a contribution that would lend credibility to the heavily European force.  —  EU nations pledged 6,900 troops Friday …
Robert Salladay / Los Angeles Times:
Gov. Settles Suit Brought by Former TV Host  —  SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has settled a lawsuit in London brought by a former British TV host who accused the governor of fondling her and later said the governor's aides had smeared her reputation, attorneys for both sides said today.
Discussion: MyDD and LA Observed
Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Protests intrude on Bush's trip to Maine  —  KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - President Bush came to his parent's century-old summer home on the Maine coast for a little relaxation, a distant cousin's wedding and some family time.  He got all that, along with a boisterous reminder nearly on his bucolic doorstep …
Glenn Frankel / Washington Post:
The McCain Makeover  —  IT'S FEBRUARY 15, 2000, a pivotal moment in the race for the Republican nomination for president, and at the televised candidates' debate in Columbia, S.C., temperatures are rising.  —  John McCain, fresh off an upset victory in the New Hampshire primary …
Discussion: Eric Umansky
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
The Katherine Harris Follies Continue  —  Easily the most dysfunctional Republican campaign this year is the Senatorial bid of Katherine Harris in Florida.  Her staff keeps walking out on her, and in a state where Republican Governor Jeb Bush remains very popular and George Bush won twice, she trails by almost 30 points to Bill Nelson.
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Justin Rood / TPMmuckraker:
HarrisWatch: "Pink Sugar" Pushes God, as the Money Runs out
Discussion: KnoxViews
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Israeli airstrike on Reuters SUV?  (Update: Video added)  —  The BBC says the cameraman, Fadel Shana, is with Reuters.  The other journalist, who is seriously injured, is affiliated with a local website.  Three bystanders were also hurt.  Witnesses say the car was clearly marked "TV" on all sides.
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Associated Press:
Witnesses: Israel strikes Reuters car
Discussion: Done With Mirrors
 
 
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