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9:10 PM ET, September 27, 2006

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New York Post:
POWDER PUFF SPOOKS KEITH  —  MSNBC loudmouth Keith Olbermann flipped out when he opened his home mail yesterday.  The acerbic host of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" was terrified when he opened a suspicious-looking letter with a California postmark and a batch of white powder poured out.
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Editor and Publisher:
'NY Post' Makes Fun of Olbermann's Reaction to Getting Letter — At Home — With White Powder  —  NEW YORK One would think journalists might not make fun of a high-profile industry colleague, in this day and age, receiving an envelope — at home — which contains white powder.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Olbermann death threat powered letter made fun of by Murdoch's NY Post  —  What would the conservative media be saying if Limbaugh was sent a letter like this?  The NY Post: "POWDER PUFF SPOOKS KEITH" … You can be sure that it would be front page news for The Post with pictures of Limbaugh …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Why Doesn't Page Six Take A Big Whiff Itself?
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The Big Question Democrats Are Ducking  —  No matter how you slice it, the National Intelligence Estimate warning that the Iraq war has spawned more terrorism is big trouble for President Bush and his party in this election year.  It goes to the heart of Bush's argument for invading Iraq, which was that it would make America safer.
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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Backing Policy, President Issues Terror Estimate  —  Portions of a National Intelligence Estimate on terrorism that the White House released under pressure on Tuesday said that Muslim jihadists were "increasing in both number and geographic dispersion" and that current trends could lead to increasing attacks around the globe.
William M. Arkin / Early Warning:
On the NIE, the Right and the Left Are Both Wrong  —  The National Intelligence Estimate regarding trends in global terrorism, partially released by the administration yesterday in response to weekend news leaks, is not centrally about Iraq, and it is certainly not the final word on the subject.
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Study Doesn't Share Bush's Optimism on Terror Fight
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Ailes: `An assault on all journalists'  —  NEW YORK - Fox News chief Roger Ailes says former President Clinton's response to Chris Wallace's question about going after Osama bin Laden represents "an assault on all journalists."  —  Ailes said Clinton had a "wild overreaction" in the interview, broadcast on "Fox News Sunday."
Discussion: Oliver Willis
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History News Network:   Deja vu — Judith Apter Klinghoffer
worldpublicopinion.org:
Most Iraqis Want US Troops Out Within a Year
Discussion: Hot Air
Anne Plummer Flaherty / Associated Press:
House approves bill on terror detainees  —  WASHINGTON - The House approved legislation Wednesday giving the Bush administration authority to interrogate and prosecute terrorism detainees, moving President Bush to the edge of a pre-election victory with a key piece of his anti-terror plan.
Discussion: Don Surber and The Jawa Report
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
New Report That Senator Uttered Slurs  —  Another acquaintance of Senator George Allen said Tuesday that she heard him use a racial slur in 1976, contradicting a statement he made Monday in an effort to tamp down similar accusations.  —  Mr. Allen's campaign manager, Dick Wadhams …
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David Espo / Associated Press:
Webb dodges question on racial epithet  —  FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Democratic Senate challenger Jim Webb declined to say definitively Tuesday whether he had ever used a common derogatory term to describe blacks, stepping carefully after watching his campaign rival confront charges of racism.
Denver Post:
Students held hostage in Bailey  —  A gunman took five people hostage, and is still holding at least two of them at a Park County school.  Several shots have been fired.  —  Lance Clem, spokesman for the Colorado State Patrol, said it is unclear if anyone was injured at Platte Canyon High School in Bailey.
Discussion: On Deadline and TalkLeft
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Rocky Mountain News:   Report: hostage wounded
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Brian C. Ledbetter / Snapped Shot:   THOSE "YOUTHS" ARE AT IT AGAIN  —  Since when is a riot not considered newsworthy?
White House:
Press Briefing by Homeland Security Advisor Frances Fragos Townsend  —  Office of the Director of National Intelligence  —  MS. TOWNSEND: Good evening, everybody.  Given the leak this weekend of classified information regarding the National Intelligence Estimate dated April 2006 and entitled …
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Choice: A Longer Life or More Stuff  —  The most authoritative report on the cost of health insurance came out yesterday, and it's sure to cause some new outrage.  —  The average cost of a family insurance plan that Americans get through their jobs has risen another 7.7 percent this year …
Will Wilkinson / TCS Daily:
Neuro Wine in Old Bottles  —  In the September 18 edition of The New Yorker magazine, writer John Cassidy leads a fascinatin­g tour through parts of the new field of neuroeconomics, the study of the neurological underpinnings of economic decision-making.
Discussion: EconLog and Hit and Run
John A. Baden, Ph.D. / free-eco.org:
How Should We Respond to Climate Change?  —  Tom France, of the National Wildlife Federation, organized a conference, "The Climate Challenge: Strategies for Montana's Future."  FREE cosponsored last weekend's Helena meeting.  This effort was described as "a collaborative conference implementing …
Discussion: Cafe Hayek and The Corner
Associated Press:
7-Eleven dropping Venezuela-backed Citgo  —  DALLAS - Convenience store operator 7-Eleven Inc. is dropping Venezuela-backed Citgo as its gasoline supplier at more than 2,100 locations and switching to its own brand of fuel.  —  The retailer said Wednesday it will purchase fuel from several distributors …
American Prospect:
The Prospect announces changes  —  Michael Tomasky to step down as editor, will stay on as editor-at large.  —  Michael Tomasky is stepping down as editor of The American Prospect to pursue writing projects.  Tomasky, 45, has led the editorial staff at the Prospect for three years and will finish work on the November issue.
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Source: Twin Cities Win GOP Convention  —  Republicans have chosen the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul _ in the politically pivotal Midwest _ for the 2008 presidential convention, GOP officials said Wednesday.  —  The selection was expected to be announced later in the day …
 
 
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