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3:05 PM ET, September 11, 2006

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bush Mourns 9/11 at Ground Zero as N.Y. Remembers  —  Vowing that he was "never going to forget the lessons of that day," President Bush paid tribute last night to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack, laying wreaths at ground zero, attending a prayer service at St. Paul's Chapel …
Discussion: The Rude Pundit
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Christopher Hitchens / Opinion Journal:
Solidarity  —  Our first duty is to stand together against bin Ladenism.  —  Never mind where I was standing or what I was doing this time five years ago.  (Because really, what could be less pertinent?)  Except that I do remember wondering, with apparent irrelevance, how soon I would be hearing one familiar cliché.
Michelle Malkin:
The 2,996 Project  —  I am kicking off 24-hour 9/11 anniversary coverage today with my entry for the 2,996 Project.  —  As I mentioned last month, the project launched by D.C. Roe involves more than 3,000 bloggers who have joined together to commemorate each and every one of the victims of 9/11 on this fifth anniversary.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
What's changed?  Not much, not enough.  —  Go ahead and use this as an open thread for your remembrances if you like.  Here's my own contribution: a link to an 18-minute film produced by the Port Authority in 1983 about the construction of the World Trade Center.
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Bush Honors 9/11 Anniversary
Discussion: Political Animal and TAPPED
La Shawn / La Shawn Barber's Corner:
A Religious and Unconventional War
Discussion: Pajamas Media and ScrappleFace
Lt Col P / Op For:   September 11th... 1565  —  The fifth anniversary of September 11th 2001 is upon us.
Mary Katharine Ham / Townhall:
Dean Barnett: 9/11 - A Personal Remembrance
Discussion: Cold Fury
Andy Rooney / CBS News:
Why 9/11 Was So Different  —  There have been a lot of memorable days …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Macsmind
Boston Globe:
How safe a world?  —  THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of the Sept. 11 attacks is a day of remembrance and special sadness for the nation, and all those who knew any of the 2,973 victims.  Yet in the long run, the reaction of the Bush administration may prove more harmful to the national interest than even these horrific attacks.
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Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Cheney defends hard-line role
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Ahmed Rashid / Washington Post:
Losing the War on Terror
Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
Situation Called Dire in West Iraq  —  Anbar Is Lost Politically, Marine Analyst Says  —  The chief of intelligence for the Marine Corps in Iraq recently filed an unusual secret report concluding that the prospects for securing that country's western Anbar province are dim …
John Fund / Opinion Journal:
ABC's Untrue Path  —  "Docudramas" are the worst draft of history.  —  Five years after 9/11, it's easy to find partisan divisions.  But here's an issue we should be able to agree on: Docudramas—the portrayal of real events and people by actors—are a poor way to teach children and adults history.
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R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Worried CIA Officers Buy Legal Insurance  —  Plans Fund Defense In Anti-Terror Cases  —  CIA counterterrorism officers have signed up in growing numbers for a government-reimbursed, private insurance plan that would pay their civil judgments and legal expenses if they are sued or charged …
Brit / MSNBC:
STUFF HAPPENS by David Hare  —  'America changed.' That's what we're told.  'On September 11th everything changed.' 'If you're not American, you can't understand.'  —  The infantile psycho babble of popular culture is grafted opportunistically onto America's politics.
Discussion: Norwegianity and Matthew Yglesias
Margaret Talev / Contra Costa Times:
Democrats already counting their eggs  —  Party leaders prepare agenda in anticipation of gaining control of House and Senate in elections  —  WASHINGTON - If Democrats win one or both houses of Congress in November's elections, as polls suggest is increasingly likely, President Bush's Washington will change dramatically.
Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
Cheney reasserts Iraq/al-Qaeda links  —  US Vice-President Dick Cheney repeated assertions on Sunday on links between the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda despite a recent Senate intelligence committee report that concluded otherwise.  —  In defending the decision …
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James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
Republicans to Concede RI if Chaffey Loses Primary  —  Politics, they say, makes strange bedfellows.  A classic case-in-point: The Republican Party is sparing no expense to help Lincoln Chafee, its least reliable Senator, get re-nominated.  Further, the party has announced …
Ralph Peters / New York Post:
9/11: FIVE YEARS ON  —  GETTING IT RIGHT  —  THE biggest story since 9/11 is that there hasn't been an other 9/11.  According to our hysterical media culture, everything's always going wrong.  The truth is that we've gotten the big things right.  —  On this fifth anniversary …
Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
For Democrats' Hopes, Less Promise in New York  —  Kirsten Gillibrand campaigned with Hillary Rodham Clinton last month.  She is trying to unseat Representative John E. Sweeney, a four-term Republican.  —  In a year when Democrats hope to take control of the House of Representatives …
Aftenposten:
Imam casts doubt over existence of bin Laden  —  The leader of Muslim imams in Norway said Monday that many Muslims feel they've been under collective suspicion since September 11, 2001.  He also questioned whether Osama bin Laden actually exists.  —  Imam Zulqarnain Sakandar Madni answered …
Discussion: BrothersJudd Blog
Lee Keath / Associated Press:
Al-Zawahri: Gulf, Israel next targets  —  CAIRO, Egypt - Osama bin Laden's deputy warned that Persian Gulf countries and Israel would be al-Qaida's next targets, according to a new videotape aired by Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera on Monday, the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
 
 
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Baron Bodissey / Gates of Vienna:
The Other September 11th
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
House of Ill Repute
Bryan / Hot Air:
Five Years On  —  I remember where I was, as I'm sure you do.
Discussion: Confederate Yankee
Mickey Kaus / Slate:
Sprezzatura Spoken Here!  —  PLUS—HOLLYWOOD'S RIGHT-WING MOLES.
Caroline Daniel / Financial Times:
Bush lets silence fill Ground Zero
Steve Doughty / Daily Mail:
Threat of up to two million Muslim terrorists, warns community leader
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Khatemi Is Served With Summons at Gala Dinner
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Robert Andrews / Wired News:
9/11: Birth of the Blog  —  When the world changed on Sept. 11 …
BBC:
Howard call to Australian Muslims
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Here's my working agenda before the November elections
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A Ban on Carry-On Luggage
 

 
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