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4:32 AM ET, August 31, 2006

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Jamie Holly / Crooks and Liars:
Keith Olbermann Delivers One Hell Of a Commentary on Rumsfeld  —  Keith had some very choice words about Rumsfeld's "fascism" comments tonight.  Watch it, save it and share it.  —  Olbermann delivered this commentary with fire and passion while highlighting how Rumsfeld's comments echoes …
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Johnny Dollar / Olbermann Watch:
COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - AUGUST 30, 2006  —  "COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN" (8:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. ET)  —  Topics/Guests:  — RUMSFELD SPEAKS: John Dean, Democratic National Committee  — POLITICS AND THE GREAT LEAK CASE: Richard Wolffe, Newsweek
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Olbermann's very "special" commentary  —  As expected.  And as expected, Olbermann Watch came to play.  The barest taste: … You'll have to follow the link to see which list they mean.  —  I'm sorry that I can't show you the entire clip.  Sincerely.
CNN:
Sen. Stevens is 'the secret senator'  —  From Andrea Koppel, Ted Barrett and Abbi Tatton  —  Adjust font size:  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — The identity of the blogosphere's "secret senator" has been revealed.  —  CNN has confirmed that Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska …
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Rebecca Carr / Palm Beach Post:
STEVENS IS SMOKED OUT  —  After much speculation, a staffer to Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, admitted to Cox Newspapers today that the senator is the lawmaker who placed a "secret hold" on legislation that would open up the obscure world of government contracting to public scrutiny.
Discussion: Redstate
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Bill's Cost Troubled Me, Pork King Says  —  Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) held up a bill that would create a free, searchable database of government contracts and grants because he was worried about the proposal's price tag, his spokesman told me this afternoon.  Its cost has been estimated at $15 million.
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Rachael Ray / KIRO-TV:
National Guardsman Brutally Attacked In Pierce County  —  PARKLAND, Wash. — The Pierce County Sheriff's Department is searching for five people who allegedly attacked a uniformed National Guardsmen walking along 138th Street in Parkland Tuesday afternoon.  —  The soldier was walking …
Anne E. Kornblut / New York Times:
Bush Plans Speeches on Terrorism  —  With the midterm elections coming into view, President Bush is launching an extended publicity tour to draw attention back to the threat of terrorism, quickly pivoting to more comfortable political territory for him after the focus in recent days on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
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USA Today:
Gasoline prices could keep falling  —  Gasoline prices are falling fast and could keep dropping for months.  —  "The only place they have to go is down," says Fred Rozell, gasoline analyst at the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS).  "We'll be closer to $2 than $3 come Thanksgiving."
Washington Post:
Bush Team Casts Foes as Defeatist  —  President Bush and his surrogates are launching a new campaign intended to rebuild support for the war in Iraq by accusing the opposition of aiming to appease terrorists and cut off funding for troops on the battlefield, charges that many Democrats say distort their stated positions.
Ezra Klein:
In Defense of Tofu  —  Ah, the vegetarian paradox.  It's an odd state of affairs.  Being the guy who snacks on soy, my fellow bread breakers seem routinely fearful that I'll mention the horrific conditions at the overcrowded feedlot their burger came from.
Discussion: The News Blog, Eschaton and Pandagon
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Tomlinson Cited For Abuses at Broadcast Board  —  CPB Ex-Chief Put Friend On Payroll, State Dept. Says  —  A year-long State Department investigation has found that the chairman of the agency that oversees Voice of America and other government broadcasting operations improperly used his office …
Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:
Devaluing Labor  —  Labor Day is almost upon us, and like some of my fellow graybeards, I can, if I concentrate, actually remember what it was that this holiday once celebrated.  Something about America being the land of broadly shared prosperity.  Something about America being the first nation …
Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Taxpayers pay for Bush's campaign travel  —  WASHINGTON - Bankrolled almost entirely by taxpayers, President Bush is roaming far and wide on Air Force One to help Republicans retain control of Congress and capture statehouse contests in high-stakes midterm elections.
Discussion: Say Anything
Engram / Back Talk:
Americans Hate their Fabulous Economy  —  Polls consistently show that Americans are rather negative about the economy, and many have wondered why that might be considering that our economy is the envy of the world (as well it should be).  The source of our pessimism is a bit of a mystery, and it is one that I am going to pursue.
 
 
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Tom Krisher / Associated Press:
GM Withdraws CBS' 'Survivor' Sponsorship
Financial Times:
UN condemns Israeli strategy as 'immoral'
Discussion: Hot Air, Captain's Quarters and BBC
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Economy Grew Faster Than Expected
Bruce Kluger / USA Today:
Lieberman, 'Snakes' and the seductive mythology of the blogosphere
Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
Sacrificing truth on the altar of diversity
David Lat / Abovethelaw.com:
Letter from the Editor: Welcome to Above the Law
Alec Loftus / wispolitics.com:
WisPolitics: Elections Board Gives Green 10 Days to Dump PAC Money
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"Death To Israel" Rally in Salt Lake City
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Lindsay Murdoch / The Age:
UN acts to stamp out sex abuse by staff in East Timor
Discussion: Secular Blasphemy
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Parsing the Polls: Hurricane Katrina
Discussion: DonkeyRising
Matthew Yglesias / Talking Points Memo:
The Iran debate has really become rather surreal.
Stevenhart / The Opinion Mill:
Cheer up!  It's Bushtemberfest!  August 29th, 2006
Discussion: WTF Is It Now??
Matthew Yglesias:
A New Hope  —  So...as you may have noticed I write a bunch of blogs.
kaet.asu.edu:
Kyl continues lead over Pederson;
Associated Press:
CBS magazine slims down Couric in photo