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1:15 AM ET, August 23, 2007

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White House:
President Bush Attends Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention, Discusses War on Terror  —  Kansas City Convention and Entertainment Center  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all.  Please be seated.  It's good to be with you again.  I understand you haven't had much of a problem attracting speakers.
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Frank James / The Swamp:
Why would Bush cite 'The Quiet American'?  —  In his speech at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Kansas City today, President Bush summoned up the Alden Pyle CIA agent character of Graham Greene's classic Vietnam novel "The Quiet American" which is essentially a contemplation on the road …
Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
Nuanced ABCNews Headline: IRAQ LIKE VIETNAM... BUSH'S NEW TALKING POINT AS 14 AMERICANS DIE Update: Now Changed... But Screencaps Are Forever  —  The newsroom is a sacred, magical place where unhinged partisanship never intrudes into actual reportage.  —  Except when it does.
New York Times:
Bush Declares That 'Free Iraq' Is Within Reach
Discussion: Booman Tribune
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Bush uses Vietnam as an excuse for Iraq: Evokes Graham Greene
Klaus Marre / The Hill:
Democrats blast Bush's Vietnam comparison
Discussion: Think Progress and Liberty Pundit
Gallup Poll:
Gallup Poll Review: Karl Rove's Assertions About Hillary Clinton  —  High unfavorables unusual, but not necessarily a fatal flaw  —  PRINCETON, NJ — White House adviser Karl Rove — who announced he would be leaving his post at the end of August — has during the last week made a number …
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Chris Roberts / El Paso Times:
Transcript: Debate on the foreign intelligence surveillance act  —  The following is the transcript of a question and answer session with National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell.  —  Question: How much has President Bush or members of his administration formed your response to the FISA debate?
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Huffington Post:
Tammy Haddad Out As Chris Matthews EP  —  We hear that "Hardball" exec producer Tammy Haddad is officially out thanks to Chris Matthews becoming the lowest-rated host on MSNBC primetime.  Matthews — a front-and-center face at MSNBC and certainly a go-to pundit on all things political …
Discussion: Firedoglake and TVNewser
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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
David Shuster Dismantles President Bush's Viet Nam Rhetoric
Discussion: TalkLeft
Martiga Lohn / Associated Press:
Experts tie pigeon dung, bridge collapse  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. - Pounded and strained by heavy traffic and weakened by missing bolts and cracking steel, the failed interstate bridge over the Mississippi River also faced a less obvious enemy: pigeons.  —  Inspectors began documenting the buildup …
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
Think Progress:
Gen. Batiste's Op-Ed That The WSJ And The Washington Times Didn't Want You To See  —  Our guest blogger is Ret. Maj. Gen. John Batiste, the former Commanding General of 1st Infantry Division.  —  For my first post here at ThinkProgress, I thought I would share something a little different …
Discussion: The Newshoggers
Arwa Damon / CNN:
Boy, 5, doused in gas, set on fire by masked men  —  Editor's note: CNN agreed not to use the full names of the mother and son in this article due to concern for their safety.  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Five-year-old Youssif is scarred for life, his once beautiful smile turned …
Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
Foreign Aid Groups Face Terror Screens  —  The Bush administration plans to screen thousands of people who work with charities and nonprofit organizations that receive U.S. Agency for International Development funds to ensure they are not connected with individuals or groups associated with terrorism …
Victor Davis Hanson / The Corner:
A Response to ever more from Andrew Sullivan  —  The last time I had a run-in with the frenetic Andrew Sullivan was in front of an audience at Columbia University.  There while loudly renouncing his former support for invading Iraq, he accused me of supporting government-sponsored torture …
Amir Taheri / Gulf News:
Sarkozy 'corrects' Chirac's errors  —  One of the key promises that Nicolas Sarkozy had made during his presidential election campaign last spring was to "correct" foreign policy "mistakes" made by his predecessor Jacques Chirac.  —  Chief among these was Chirac's desperate efforts to prevent …
Discussion: Gay Patriot and Neptunus Lex
Justin Rood Reports / The Blotter:
Embattled Bush Official Resigns Justice Post  —  Justin Rood Reports:  —  Facing multiple investigations, a senior Justice Department appointee has resigned his post.  —  Bradley Schlozman stepped down from his position as a counsel in the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys …
 
 
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New Jersey Online:
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Did Clinton Lie About Targeting Bin Laden?
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CNN:
U.S. officials rethink hopes for Iraq democracy
Associated Press:
Putin's bare-chested photos set Russia abuzz
Discussion: Sister Toldjah
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Welcome To The New CQ!  —  As CQ readers have already surmised …
Jay Rosen / PressThink:
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Discussion: Los Angeles Times
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
CNN Softballs Bob Murray...What about those documents?
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Discussion: Daily Kos and Eschaton
Kathy Barks Hoffman / Associated Press:
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ABCNEWS:
Romney Muddles Abortion Stance
Discussion: The Corner
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
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Agence France Presse:
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