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8:20 AM ET, September 4, 2007

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New York Times:
Bush, in Iraq, Says Troop Reduction Is Possible  —  President Bush made a surprise eight-hour visit to Iraq on Monday, emphasizing security gains, sectarian reconciliation and the possibility of a troop withdrawal, thus embracing and pre-empting this month's crucial Congressional hearings on his Iraq strategy.
Robert Burns / Associated Press:
AP ANALYSIS: Bush-Anbar Is a Success
Discussion: The Blue State
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Weighing the 'Surge'  —  The U.S. War in Iraq Hinges on the Counterinsurgency Strategy Of Gen. Petraeus.  The Results Have Been Tenuous.  —  BAGHDAD — Nearly every week, American generals and politicians visit Combat Outpost Gator, nestled behind a towering blast wall in the Dora market.
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
DORA MARKET....Sudarsan Raghavan produces a devastating story about the surge in the Washington Post today.  The setting for his piece is one of the showcase neighborhoods that the military routinely shuttles its visitors through, and for the first time (that I've seen, anyway) …
Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times:
Troop buildup fails to reconcile Iraq  —  POSITIVE NOTE: "There are if you will, mini-benchmarks where things are happening," said U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker, pictured with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, right.  Crocker cited Anbar province, where violence has decreased substantially.
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Financial Times:
Chinese military hacked into Pentagon  —  By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington and Richard McGregor in Beijing  —  The Chinese military hacked into a Pentagon computer network in June in the most successful cyber attack on the US defence department, say American ­officials.
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Rob / Say Anything:
Your Moment Of Schadenfreude For Today: Bush-Mocking Journalist Piers Morgan Gets His  —  He delighted in mocking the President for falling off his Segway, even going so far as to ask Bush if he felt "only an idiot" could fall off one, but when he tries it himself...  "Only an idiot," indeed.
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James Tapper / Daily Mail:
Ouch!  The moment Piers Morgan broke three ribs falling off …
Discussion: Power Line and JammieWearingFool
Froma Harrop / Real Clear Politics:
Why Liberals Are Turning on Ted Kennedy  —  Once upon a time, Ted Kennedy could count on his daily dose of veneration.  The right wing hated the Massachusetts Democrat, but progressives honored him as a defender of old-school liberalism.  —  In a remarkable turnaround, liberals are now heaping scorn on the 73-year-old senator.
Mmstewart / CNN Political Ticker:
Bush in new book: 'I do a lot of crying in this job'  —  (CNN) - A new book about President George W. Bush claims former deputy chief of staff Karl Rove discouraged the president from naming Dick Cheney as his running mate, and suggests Rove objected to nominating former White House counsel Harriet Miers to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Discussion: The Politico
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Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:
Bush can't recall why Iraqi army disbanded
Discussion: D-Day and Truthdig
Faiz / Think Progress:
Bush's hope for successor: 'stay longer' in Iraq.
Discussion: Eschaton
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:   Bush book walks line of accuracy, sympathy
Josh Gerstein / New York Sun:
Defense for Islamic Charity To Call Witnesses  —  Defense lawyers are scheduled to begin calling witnesses today on behalf of five leaders of an Islamic charity that prosecutors charge was a front for a Palestinian Arab terrorist group, Hamas.  —  The opening of the defense in the case …
Discussion: Power Line and Articles by the …
Robert Novak / Chicago Sun Times:
Bad news just keeps on coming for the Grim Old Party  —  During the summer, a female acquaintance of mine in her 70s who had been a faithful Republican was solicited by a GOP cold caller as a previous contributor to the party.  Not this time.  She informed the fund-raiser that President Bush's position …
Discussion: Vox Popoli
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Andrew Pierce / Telegraph:
David Cameron 'is trashing Thatcher legacy'  —  A Tory grandee will unveil an alternative manifesto today to recapture the "soul" of the Conservative Party in a move that threatens to undermine David Cameron's leadership.  —  Michael Ancram, a former deputy leader of the party …
Discussion: Iain Dale's Diary
Chris Bowers / Open Left:
Union Endorsement Scorecard  —  Pursuant to Labor Day, and with the steelworkers and miners endorsing Edwards, here is the updated union endorsement scorecard:  — Edwards: United Steel Workers, United Mine Workers of America, International Brotherhood of Carpenters.  2.3 million combined members.
Discussion: Bleeding Heartland
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Theodore Dalrymple / The Social Affairs Unit:
The Unintended Consequences of Foreign Aid: Theodore Dalrymple explains how Western policies have poisoned the water supplies of 70 million in Bangladesh  —  Well-intentioned policies can have disastrous outcomes.  Theodore Dalrymple explains how philanthropic Western policies have poisoned …
Discussion: The Sundries Shack
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
In the Age of Terror, Isn't Busting Toe-Tappers an Insane Use of Our Law Enforcement Resources?  —  In the consensus judgment of America's 16 intelligence agencies, the terrorist threat to our homeland is "persistent and evolving," placing our country in "a heightened threat environment."
New York Times:
The Wrong Answer in Connecticut  —  Three members of a prominent Cheshire, Conn., family were slain in their home in July after being held hostage for hours.  The gruesome murders, and the arrests of two career criminals out on parole for the crime, have left Connecticut residents justifiably outraged.
Discussion: TalkLeft
 
 
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Freed Scholar Leaves Iran; Another Still Held
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President Bush Visits and Thanks Troops in Anbar Province
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