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4:25 PM ET, August 26, 2007

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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Bloomberg And Hagel For 2008?  —  Chuck Hagel, the senator from Nebraska, describes himself as a "tidal" politician, one who believes that larger forces in society shape careers more than the ambitions of individuals.  "The only mistakes I've made," he told me last week, "were when I tried to go against the tide."
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Steve Benen / Talking Points Memo:
WHEN SILLY MEETS PREDICTABLE  —  When a rock band's creativity grows stale, their songs become formulaic.  They take an old hit, change the key, alter the lyrics a little, and voila.  A new single.  —  When a newspaper columnist's creativity grows stale, the same problem emerges.
Hope Yen / Associated Press:
Warner may back Dems' bill on withdrawal  —  WASHINGTON - GOP Sen. John Warner, who wants U.S. troops to start coming home from Iraq by Christmas, said Sunday he may support Democratic legislation ordering withdrawals if President Bush refuses to set a return timetable soon.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Thompson warns of weaker, troubled America  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Fred Thompson thinks the country faces a tough road ahead and he's not glossing over the problems we face.  In fact, he's anxious to outline the daunting litany and appears to be basing his forthcoming campaign on the assumption that his party shares the same outlook.
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Possible Presidential Hopeful Woos Support In Indy
Discussion: Associated Press
Evan Thomas / Newsweek:
The Ongoing Hunt for Osama bin Laden  —  He's still out there.  The hunt for bin Laden.  —  The Americans were getting close.  It was early in the winter of 2004-05, and Osama bin Laden and his entourage were holed up in a mountain hideaway along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
In the Twilight of His Deployment [Steve Clemons]  —  I just came across this blog of an American military guy that the Pentagon has not yet shut down called "Army of Dude."  —  Here are some choice entries:  —  Stupid S**t of The Deployment Awards! … I Can Taste It
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
GOP activists root for Clinton win  —  INDIANAPOLIS — He may be on his way out the door at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in coming days.  But the party Karl Rove has labored to build over the past eight years seems to have picked up his talking points on next year's presidential race …
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Jill Zuckman / Chicago Tribune:
Vast army of 'Hillary haters' has claws out
Raleigh News & Observer:
FROM STAFF REPORTS  —  Durham police have arrested a 93-year-old man on cocaine-trafficking and related charges.  —  William C. Tinnen was arrested Thursday during a raid at 204 Teel St., police said in a news release issued today.  Police spokeswoman Kammie Michael said she assumed police …
James Kirchick / Providence Journal:
The Obama Doctrine  —  EVERY AMERICAN president since Harry Truman has formulated a crucial aspect of foreign policy that later takes his name.  The "Truman Doctrine," framed in the aftermath of World War II and in direct response to the Soviet Union's expansion into Eastern Europe …
David McFadden / Associated Press:
Call at National Guard conference for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq greeted with standing ovation  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A call by Puerto Rico's governor for a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq earned a standing ovation Saturday from a conference of more than 4,000 National Guardsmen.
Discussion: The Newshoggers
New York Times:
As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes  —  No country in history has emerged as a major industrial power without creating a legacy of environmental damage that can take decades and big dollops of public wealth to undo.  —  But just as the speed and scale of China's rise …
Douglas Brinkley / Washington Post:
Reckless Abandonment  —  Over the past two years since Hurricane Katrina, I've seen waves of hardworking volunteers from nonprofits, faith-based groups and college campuses descend on New Orleans, full of compassion and hope.  —  They arrive in the city's Ninth Ward to painstakingly gut houses one by one.
New York Times:
Op-Chart: A New, Improved Congress?  —  JUST before Congress adjourned for its August recess, Democrats engaged in a flurry of legislative activity, while Republicans complained about a "do-nothing" Congress's meager policy accomplishments.  Deep partisan differences, narrow majorities …
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
After Iraq Trip, Unshaken Resolve  —  CHICAGO When Rep. Jan Schakowsky made her first trip to Iraq this month, the outspoken antiwar liberal resolved to keep her opinions to herself.  "I would listen and learn," she decided.  —  At times that proved a challenge, as when Deputy Prime Minister …
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Res Ipsa Loquitur / Rising Hegemon:
I Believe That Children Are Our Future  —  Miss Teen USA 2007 finalist, Lauren Caitlin Upton of South Carolina, on her fellow Americans' poor grasp of geography:  —  /via friend T.
Discussion: Corrente
Cernig / The Newshoggers:
Still Stupid After All These Years  —  The U.S. military are amazed that Afghanis are upset about the name of Allah being on soccer balls the military dropped from helicopters over Afghan villages.  Did no-one think to ask an actual Muslim if the soccer balls were acceptable first, just for sh**ts and giggles?
 
 
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