memeorandum: President Bush Welcomes President Roh of Republic of Korea to the White House (White House)

12:10 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 …

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CNN.com:

Muslim fury at pope jihad comments — (CNN) — Pope Benedict XVI came under a hail of criticism from the Islamic world Friday for comments he made earlier in the week regarding the Prophet Mohammed and the Muslim faith, in some cities provoking street protests.

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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.

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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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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 …

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Carl Hulse / New York Times:

An Unexpected Collision Over Detainees — President Bush and Congressional Republicans spent the last 10 days laying the foundation for a titanic pre-election struggle over national security, and now they have one. But the fight playing out this week on Capitol Hill is not what they had in mind.

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Editor and Publisher:
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Dr. Steven Taylor / PoliBlog:
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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.

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David Espo / Associated Press:
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Sabrina Eaton / Associated Press:
Ney to plead to criminal charge

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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post: Ney to Plead Guilty in Scandal

Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer: Rep. Ney to plead guilty, sources say

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 …

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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.

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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:

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Editor and Publisher:

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White House:

President Bush Welcomes President Roh of Republic of Korea to the White House — PRESIDENT BUSH: Welcome to the White House. I will give an opening statement, the President will give an opening statement, we will answer two questions a side. — Mr. President, thank you for coming.

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Jeffrey H. Birnbaum / Washington Post:

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