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9:50 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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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Why Doesn't Page Six Take A Big Whiff Itself?  —  Let's make one point clear at the beginning of this post: I cannot stand Keith Olbermann.  I couldn't stand his pretentious, egotistical sportscasting when I first saw him in Los Angeles, and thought he only improved marginally at ESPN's SportsCenter.
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
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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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 Ignatius / Washington Post:
The Big Question Democrats Are Ducking
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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Anne Plummer Flaherty / Associated Press:
Hurdles Cleared for Detainee Legislation
Jamie Holly / Crooks and Liars:   John Boehner Still Believes Saddam Was Tied To 9/11 And Had WMD
History News Network:
Deja vu — Judith Apter Klinghoffer  —  POLL: AL QAEDA LOST IN IRAQ  —  Al Qaeda has desicively lost the Iraqi battlefield. … Iraqi confidence in Iraqi forces (as opposed to militias) is increasing while its confidence in US forces is decreasing.  Given US policies there can be little doubt …
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worldpublicopinion.org:
Most Iraqis Want US Troops Out Within a Year
Discussion: Hot Air
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
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 …
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 …
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
Matthew Yglesias:
France-Bashing  —  The enduring popularity of France-bashing in the United States is a fascinating phenomenon.  Nick Gillespie spies Marty Peretz getting the bug.  What's especially fascinating is the particular form of the contemporary France-bashing narrative, as reflected in Peretz' post.
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 …
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 …
Pamela Geller Oshry / Atlas Shrugs:
ATLAS INTERVIEW: DICK MORRIS ON THE CLINTONS  —  How rich that after my Clinton VLOG FLOG I would have the opportunity to interview Dick Morris.  If anyone knows Clinton it's Morris.  —  One Jerusalem. org once again sets up the penultimate Clinton interview with Ann, Boker tov, Boulder …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Wizbang
 
 
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BLUE AMERICA: Angie Paccione (CO-04)
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Beating Back This Bill  —  There are two debates going on, one internal and one in public.
Brian C. Ledbetter / Snapped Shot:
THOSE "YOUTHS" ARE AT IT AGAIN  —  Since when is a riot not considered newsworthy?
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
House Passes Ban on Permanent Iraq Bases
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