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12:35 PM ET, September 15, 2006

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Suzan Fraser / Associated Press:
Muslims Assail Pope's Remarks on Islam  —  Turkey's ruling Islamic-rooted party joined a wave of criticism of Pope Benedict XVI on Friday, accusing him of trying to revive the spirit of the Crusades with remarks he made about Islam.  Muslim leaders in the Middle East expressed dismay …
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BBC:
Muslim anger grows at Pope speech  —  A statement from the Vatican has failed to quell criticism of Pope Benedict XVI from Muslim leaders, after he made a speech about the concept of holy war.  —  Speaking in Germany, the Pope quoted a 14th Century Christian emperor who said Muhammad …
BBC:
Pope's speech stirs Muslim anger  —  Muslim religious leaders have accused Pope Benedict XVI of quoting anti-Islamic remarks during a speech at a German university this week.  —  Questioning the concept of holy war, he quoted a 14th-Century Christian emperor who said Muhammad had brought the world only "evil and inhuman" things.
Daily Mail:
Muslim fury grows at Pope's speech
Discussion: Say Anything and Macsmind
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Rebuff for Bush on Terror Trials in a Senate Test  —  The Senate Armed Services Committee defied President Bush on Thursday, with four Republicans joining Democrats in approving a plan for the trial and interrogation of terrorism suspects that the White House has rejected as unacceptable.
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Laurie Kellman / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Former Secretary of State Powell opposes interrogation plan  —  White House says Powell is confused  —  WASHINGTON - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, parting company with President Bush, came out against harsh interrogations of terror suspects even as the president lobbied personally for it on Capitol Hill Thursday.
Washington Post:
A Defining Moment for America  —  PRESIDENT BUSH rarely visits Congress.  So it was a measure of his painfully skewed priorities that Mr. Bush made the unaccustomed trip yesterday to seek legislative permission for the CIA to make people disappear into secret prisons and have information extracted …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
An Unexpected Collision Over Detainees
Alessandra Rizzo / Associated Press:
Italian Writer Oriana Fallaci Dies  —  ROME — Oriana Fallaci, the Italian writer and journalist best known for her abrasive interviews and provocative stances, has died, officials said Friday.  She was 76.  —  Fallaci, who had been diagnosed with cancer years ago, died overnight …
Discussion: Gates of Vienna
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Sophie Hardach / Reuters:
Italy's provocative journalist Fallaci dies  —  MILAN (Reuters) - Oriana Fallaci, one of Italy's best-known writers and war correspondents who goaded the world's great and issued a vitriolic assault on Islam after the September 11 attacks on the United States, died on Friday aged 77.
David Espo / Associated Press:
Ohio Rep. Ney expected to plead guilty  —  WASHINGTON - Abandoning months of defiant denials, Rep. Bob Ney (news, bio, voting record) intends to admit guilt in the congressional corruption probe spawned by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to Republican officials.
Discussion: IntoxiNation
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Philip Shenon / New York Times:
Ohio Congressman Is Said to Agree to Plead Guilty  —  Representative Bob Ney, Republican of Ohio, has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges related to his dealings with the corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff, lawyers and others with knowledge of the investigation said Thursday.
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:   Ney to Plead Guilty in Scandal
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The Tehran Calculus  —  In his televised Sept. 11 address, President Bush said that we must not "leave our children to face a Middle East overrun by terrorist states and radical dictators armed with nuclear weapons."  There's only one such current candidate: Iran.
Stuart Steers / Rocky Mountain News:
Ritter tops in poll  —  Democrat holds 17-point lead over Beauprez for guv  —  Democrat Bill Ritter has a remarkable 17-point lead over Republican Congressman Bob Beauprez in the race for Colorado governor, according to a Rocky Mountain News/ CBS 4 poll of likely voters.
Steven Reinberg / Yahoo! News:
Private Health Insurance Hard to Get and Costly  —  THURSDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) — Almost nine out of every 10 Americans who seek private health insurance never buy a plan, and one in five who apply are turned down or charged more because of preexisting conditions, a new report finds.
Discussion: TAPPED and Ezra Klein
Popular Mechanics:
The Great Nuclear Debate  —  To add your voice to the nuclear debate click here. … Nuclear Energy Provides Practical Baseload Power  —  by Patrick Moore  —  When I helped found Greenpeace in the 1970s, my colleagues and I were firmly opposed to nuclear energy.  But times have changed.
Discussion: The Indepundit
Editor and Publisher:
Ellsberg Calls on Insiders to Leak Details of Alleged War Plans  —  NEW YORK When Daniel Ellsberg, the defense analyst, leaked the Pentagon Papers to the press in 1971, it created one of the most significant newspaper stories — and battles — of the century.
Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post:
In a Volatile Region of Iraq, U.S. Military Takes Two Paths  —  AL-FURAT, Iraq — With a biker's bandanna tied under his helmet, the Special Forces team sergeant gunned a Humvee down a desert road in Iraq's volatile Anbar province.  Skirting the restive town of Hit, the team of a dozen soldiers crossed …
 
 
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Brad DeLong / Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal:
Why Oh Why Can't We Have a Better Press Corps?  (CJR Daily Jumps the Shark Edition)
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Cara Rubinsky / Associated Press:
Lieberman criticizes Republicans who assail war critics
Richard Miniter / New York Post:
A DEADLY KINDNESS  —  AT GITMO, PC RULES LET QAEDAS PLOT ON
Discussion: ShrinkWrapped
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
High Court to Post Same-Day Transcripts
Discussion: TalkLeft
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Rightroots Push Continues
Mark Clayton / Christian Science Monitor:
US to cut funds for two renewable energy sources
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
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