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4:45 PM ET, September 15, 2006

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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 …
Agence France Presse:
Benedict blunder shows he has failed to master media machine  —  By unwittingly angering Muslims with his comments on Islam, Pope Benedict XVI has shown that he has yet to shake off his academic theological roots and master the global media machine with the same deftness as his predecessor.
Michelle Malkin:
Oriana Fallaci, R.I.P., and the Religion of Perpetual Outrage
Daily Mail:
Muslim fury grows at Pope's speech
Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
Bush wants 'clarity' on interrogations  —  WASHINGTON - Facing a GOP revolt in the Senate, President Bush urged Congress on Friday to join in backing legislation to spell out strategies for interrogating and trying terror suspects, saying "the enemy wants to attack us again."
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CNN:
Bush: Without my plan, detainee questioning won't continue … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Questioning of suspected terrorists "won't go forward" unless Congress clarifies a U.S. standard for the treatment and interrogation of detainees, President Bush warned on Friday.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Tony Snow says Colin Powell is confused: So was every other reporter  —  Olbermann had a good round up on Countdown last night.  Tony Snow seems to think that Colin Powell is just a little bit confused over Article 3.  He might have been used in the run up to the war, but I think he understands this issue quite well.
Discussion: Firedoglake and The Moderate Voice
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Novak "Would Hope" Bush Would Pardon Libby  —  Bob Novak took questions on C-Span today.  Some highlights (and I am straining my TiVo here):  — Novak "would hope" that President Bush would pardon Libby.  Whether a pardon should be given before or after the trial seems to be a point …
Discussion: The Next Hurrah and NO QUARTER
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Victoria Toensing / Opinion Journal:
What a Load of Armitage!
Discussion: Barone Blog and The Strata-Sphere
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.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Democrats Meander in a New New Direction  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the woman who will become speaker of the House if Democrats get lucky in November, began her weekly news conference yesterday holding up a red-white-and-blue brochure.  —  "I hope you all received 'A New Direction for America …
Andrew Bridges / Associated Press:
E. coli cases traced to bagged spinach  —  WASHINGTON - Consumers nationwide should not eat fresh bagged spinach, say health officials probing a multistate outbreak of E. coli that killed at least one person and made dozens of others sick.  —  Food and Drug Administration and state officials …
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 …
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.
White House:
Press Conference of the President  —  THE PRESIDENT: It's always a pleasure to be introduced into the Rose Garden.  Thank you, Wendell.  Thank you for coming.  I'm looking forward to answering some of your questions.  —  This week our nation paused to mark the 5th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Austin Bay Blog:
Oil Prices  —  Two years ago -as oil prices began to rise- two friends of mine in the industry said to look for a dramatic climb in prices but "over the long term" (a decade? fifteen years?) look for oil to settle in a zone of $40 to $55 a barrel.  When oil reached $70 a barrel I thought about that "zone."
Richard Miniter / New York Post:
A DEADLY KINDNESS  —  AT GITMO, PC RULES LET QAEDAS PLOT ON  —  RICHARD MINITER  —  ON the military plane back from America's most fa mous terrorist holding pen, the in-flight film was "V for Vendetta," a screed that tries to justify terrorism.  It was a fitting end to a surreal, military-sponsored trip.
Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
Ace of Spades Reader Spotted Wanted Terrorist?  (Updated: Limited Confirmation From FBI)  —  TKS alerts me of an interesting comment posted here: … Name withheld (and I hope she used a pseudonym).  —  Later, after Purple Avenger provided the contact information for the Texas FBI,  —  she reported:
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Obama Watch: Another Hint of '08 Intent?  —  After yesterday's post on Barack Obama's visit to Iowa this weekend, another tidbit of information came to The Fix's attention that will certainly fuel even more chatter that the Illinois senator is seriously pondering a 2008 presidential bid.
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)  —  UPDATE: Bree Nordenson of Columbia Journalism Review says that she will explain her side of the story about why she wrote that Paul Krugman's references to median earnings of households headed by college graduates was "partisan slipperiness."
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: TPMmuckraker, IntoxiNation and TalkLeft
Denis Horgan / Colin McEnroe:
Citizen Lanny  —  Lanny Davis is currently flogging a new book about how "Gotcha" politics are destroying America.  This is mildly paradoxical because Davis is famous for exactly nothing else except his willingness in 1998 to be the publicity point man for Bill Clinton in the whole Lewinsky mess.
 
 
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