35,000 at a pro-Israel rally is not news  —  Can you find a news source for the rally against Ahmadinejad at the UN yesterday?  Correction: Can you find a non-Jewish media source, or a non-blogger source, for the rally?  —  I can't.  Except for the New York Sun.  —  I checked AP.  Nothing.

Poll Finds Most Americans Displeased With Congress  —  With the midterm elections less than seven weeks away, Americans have an overwhelmingly negative view of the Republican-controlled Congress, with substantial majorities saying that they disapprove of the job it is doing and that its members …

Bombshell: ABC independently confirms success of CIA "torture" tactics  —  Ace e-mailed me the instant this finished airing on O'Reilly with the subject header "must record".  He was right, as you'll see.  —  Anti-"torture" absolutists like Sullivan adamantly deny that harsh tactics produce reliable information.

Leader of Coup in Thailand Sets Timetable  —  Thailand will probably not restore democracy for at least a year, Gen. Sondhi Boonyaratkalin, the commander who seized power in a bloodless coup, announced today.  —  Speaking to reporters for the first time since tanks and troops under …

Allen's Mother Revealed Jewish Heritage to Him Last Month  —  Henrietta "Etty" Allen said Wednesday that she concealed her upbringing as a Jew in North Africa from her children, including Sen. George Allen (R-Va.), until a conversation across the dining room table in late August.

Klobuchar aide loses job for viewing leaked Kennedy ad  —  Communications director was asked to resign after watching an unreleased Kennedy ad on the Web.  —  A high-level staffer on Amy Klobuchar's U.S. Senate campaign has lost her job and the DFLer's race against Republican Mark Kennedy …

House passes bill to make voters show ID  —  WASHINGTON - The House voted Wednesday to require Americans to show proof of citizenship in order to vote, and the Senate moved to build a 700-mile fence along the Mexican border as Republicans sharpened attacks on illegal immigration before the midterm elections.

Independence Days  —  American politics reached a critical turn last week.  The revolt of several Republican senators against President Bush's insistence on a free hand in treating terrorist detainees signaled the emergence of an independent force in elections and government.

Keith Olbermann and Jane Hamsher Discuss Politics and Blogs  —  Keith had Jane from Firedoglake on tonight to talk about the meeting last week with Bill Clinton and progressive bloggers, as well as Hillary's possible 2008 run.  —  Video -WMV Video - QT  —  It is good to see Bill Clinton …

Suits Say U.S. Impeded Audits for Oil Leases  —  Four government auditors who monitor leases for oil and gas on federal property say the Interior Department suppressed their efforts to recover millions of dollars from companies they said were cheating the government.

The Moonbat Arizona 9/11 Memorial  —  So the State of Arizona decided they wanted to build a memorial for the 9/11 victims.  Great idea right?  Well this is the result when you have liberals deciding what to put on a memorial: (via Expresso Pundit)  —  First here is the design of the memorial:

Hamid Mir On Glenn Beck Show  —  Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir was on both the Glenn Beck radio and t.v. shows today.  —  Sandcrawler crewmembers are (hopefully) working on getting some audio.  If we can't do it, you can subscribe to Beck's Insider thingie for a month for a measly 7 bucks to hear it.

The Pope Was Right  —  In his controversial speech last week, Benedict set forth a bold agenda for the civilized world.  —  IN A BRILLIANT lecture at the University of Regensburg last week, Pope Benedict XVI made three crucial points that are now in danger of being lost in the polemics …

Hell of a Times  —  These are edgy times at the Washington Times.  —  Still one of the most important right-wing organs in the nation, the paper has a circulation base of around 100,000.  According to a source close to senior management, in the past two decades it has burned through far more than the $1.7 billion previously reported.