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4:10 PM ET, September 20, 2006

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Kim Gamel / Associated Press:
At U.N., Chavez calls Bush 'the devil'  —  UNITED NATIONS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took his verbal battle with the United States to the floor of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, calling President Bush "the devil."  —  The impassioned speech by the leftist leader came …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Chavez flips out at the UN; Update: Did Chavez say "insh'allah" at his presser?  —  Not to be outdone by his pal Ahmadinejad last night, el presidente's having a full-blown meltdown at the podium before the General Assembly as I write this, shrieking about Bush being "the devil" and hollering "Yankee imperialists go home."
Drudge Report:
PRESIDENT CHAVEZ DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY  —  "Representatives of the governments of the world, good morning to all of you.  First of all, I would like to invite you, very respectfully, to those who have not read this book, to read it.  Noam Chomsky, one of the most …
Discussion: Publius Pundit and Redstate
Washington Post:
Dissidents' Detainee Bill May Face Filibuster  —  Frist Warns GOP Opponents of Bush's Proposal They Must Accept Two Key Provisions  —  Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist signaled yesterday that he and other White House allies will filibuster a bill dealing with the interrogation and prosecution …
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Doubts Increase About Strength of Iraq's Premier  —  Senior Iraqi and American officials are beginning to question whether Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has the political muscle and decisiveness to hold Iraq together as it hovers on the edge of a full civil war.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McAuliffe to join Clinton  —  Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe has told business associates and Democratic donors that he will chair Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) presidential campaign next year, according to several Democratic sources.
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Michael Smerconish / The Huffington Post:
Roger Waters: The Pink in Floyd  —  For the second time in my life, I'm writing a column about Pink Floyd.  More specifically, the man I have always considered to be the brains of the band: Roger Waters.  The first time I wrote about him was 26-years ago when I was a high school senior at C.B. West …
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Michiko Kakutani / New York Times:
A Jurist's Argument for Bending the Constitution  —  Citing national security concerns in the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the Bush administration has repeatedly sought to expand presidential power, often doing so in secret and sidelining both Congress and the judiciary.
Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Allen tells of his Jewish heritage  —  He acknowledges he knew of his lineage when faulting a reporter for her question  —  U.S. Sen. George Allen, R-Va., yesterday acknowledged his Jewish ancestry, a day after angrily ducking a question about possible Jewish forebears in a debate with his Democratic challenger.
Michelle Malkin:
AP vs. the "so-called blogosphere"  —  It's spin time.  The Associated (With Terrorists) Press is now waging a p.r. campaign against what it calls the "so-called blogosphere" over detained photographer Bilal Hussein.  After five months of stonewalling, the "so-called reporters" …
David Adam / Guardian:
Royal Society tells Exxon: stop funding climate change denial  —  Britain's leading scientists have challenged the US oil company ExxonMobil to stop funding groups that attempt to undermine the scientific consensus on climate change.  —  In an unprecedented step, the Royal Society …
Mohamad Bazzi / Newsday:
Hezbollah cracked the code  —  Technology likely supplied by Iran allowed guerrillas to stop Israeli tank assaults  —  AITA SHAAB, Lebanon — Hezbollah guerrillas were able to hack into Israeli radio communications during last month's battles in south Lebanon, an intelligence breakthrough …
Harper's:
Six Questions for Dr. Emile A. Nakhleh on the CIA and the Iraq War  —  Recently retired head of key CIA unit calls for Iraq "exit strategy"; says there was "no evidence" of Saddam-bin Laden links … 1. In the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, administration officials claimed that Saddam Hussein's regime …
Associated Press:
THAI MILITARY LAUNCHES COUP, TAKES POWER FROM PRIME MINISTER THAKSIN  —  BANGKOK, Thailand — In the dead of night and without firing a shot, Thailand's military overthrew popularly elected Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday after mounting criticism that he had undermined democracy.
Michael Rubin / Opinion Journal:
The U.S. vs. Iran  —  One side is playing for real, the other only for time.  —  The Iranian government continues to enrich uranium despite Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's generous package of incentives—and in defiance of the U.N.'s Aug. 31 deadline.  Still, European officials hold out hope for the success of diplomacy.
Discussion: Thomas P.M. Barnett and TigerHawk
Washington Post:
Georgia Law Requiring Voters to Show Photo ID Is Thrown Out  —  Judge Says Some Would Be Disenfranchised; State Plans Appeal  —  A state judge yesterday rejected a Georgia law requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification, writing in his decision, "This cannot be."
Reuters:
Calif. sues 6 carmakers in global warming suit  —Text+SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California filed a global warming lawsuit on Wednesday against Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and three other automakers, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have cost the state millions of dollars.
Joe Stephens / Washington Post:
A Quiet Break for Corporations  —  Tariff Suspensions, Often Initiated by Companies Based Overseas, Keep Millions of Dollars From Flowing to the Treasury Each Year  —  For three generations, the Dungey family of Auburn, N.Y., has produced handmade dog collars and leashes for pet stores around the country.
 
 
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