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3:40 PM ET, September 11, 2007

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Washington Post:
Petraeus, Crocker Face Skepticism on Drawdown  —  Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker went before Congress for a second day today to deliver a progress report on the war in Iraq and explain a new military plan to withdraw the 30,000 reinforcements sent there earlier this year to improve security.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
What Crocker and Petraeus didn't say  —  WASHINGTON — The Bush administration's top two officials in Iraq answered questions from Congress for more than six hours on Monday, but their testimony may have been as important for what they didn't say as for what they did.
Juan Cole:
Can Gen. Petraeus and Ryan Crocker Save the Next Democratic President?  —  Despite what the pundits will say, I fear the testimony of Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker on the Hill Monday and Tuesday is not a turning point, does not give Bush breathing room, and is largely irrelevant.
George Will / Real Clear Politics:
By Bush's Own Standard, Surge Has Failed
Jackie Kucinich / The Hill:
Republicans introduce measure condemning MoveOn ad  —  House Republican leaders introduced a resolution Monday condemning a full-page newspaper ad from MoveOn.org that criticizes the character of Gen. David Petraeus, the commanding general of U.S. troops in Iraq.
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Miers, Bolten contempt filings delayed  —  House Democratic leaders have decided to postpone a vote on a criminal contempt resolution against White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers for several weeks, and possibly longer, according to top lawmakers and aides.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:   Bush weighs Olson to replace Gonzales
Norman Podhoretz / Opinion Journal:
'America the Ugly'  —  Six years after 9/11, it's notable how little the politics of the left have changed.  —  In the immediate aftermath of the attacks on us that took place on this very day six years ago, several younger commentators proclaimed the birth of an entirely new era in American history.
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Roger L. Simon / Pajamas Media:
WORLD WAR IV WITH THE WRONG ROSIE  —  Pajamas Media CEO Roger L. Simon reviews Norman Podhoretz's World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism, published on the sixth anniversary of 9/11.  —  Support Pajamas Media; Visit Our Advertisers  —  "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you."
Rasmussen Reports:
Minnesota Senate  —  Coleman at 46% Democrats Close Behind  —  Minnesota is likely to host one of the more interesting and competitive Senate races in Election 2008.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone poll of the race shows incumbent Senator Norm Coleman (R) attracting just 46% support …
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Matt / Think Progress:
Lieberman Decries 'Terrible, Partisan, Political Sniping,' Then Rocks Out With Hannity, Coulter  —  On Fox News this morning, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) used a moment of silence commemorating 9/11 to decry the "terrible, partisan political sniping" that he says ruined the "unity that we felt after September 11″:
Discussion: News Hounds
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Johnny Dollar / Olbermann Watch:
Keith Olbermann Admits He Is Un-American!  —  And reprehensible too.  Don't blame us...it's his words:
Michelle Malkin:
9/11: Remembrance and resistance  —  Update 1:30pm Eastern.  Memorial photo of the day comes from Iraq, via MNF-I:  —  The caption reads:  —  Never Forget  —  Task Force Marne Soldiers take time on the sixth anniversary of the attacks Sept. 11, 2001, for a remembrance ceremony at the Task Force Marne Headquarters.
Peter Garnham / Financial Times:
Dollar hits fresh 15-year low  —  The dollar fell to a fresh 15-year low against a basket of currencies on Tuesday as the greenback continued to suffer from the prospect of a cut in US interest rates.  —  Expectations that the Federal Reserve would move to lower interest rates at its meeting …
Discussion: Donklephant
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Quote for the Day  —  "The Vietnam experience left the military leadership feeling that they should advise against involvement in counterinsurgencies unless specific, perhaps unlikely, circumstances obtain — i.e. domestic public support, the promise of a quick campaign …
Larisa Alexandrovna / The Huffington Post:
Paging Americans: Where the hell are you?  —  At what point does police brutality against an African American minister inside the halls of Congress become news and inspire a call to action?  Is it after 8 police officers take him down for standing in line waiting to see members of Congress?
 
 
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Peter / It's Better Left Said:
Anbar and the Surge  —  One major claim of those advocating …
Christopher Orr / The New Republic:
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
MoveOn.org: Momentum or Menace?
Associated Press:
Police arrest 2 far-right Belgian leaders at anti-Islam 9/11 protest
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Hollywood Players Form Political Production Company
Tim B. / Tim Blair:
BASTARDS  —  The day after 9/11 a friend went to dinner …
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Annals Of Propaganda  —  Brit Hume coaches Petraeus …
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CNN:
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Tom Gross / Media Blog:
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Newt Gingrich / Winning the Future:
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Http / WHAS11 Political Blog:
Beshear Up 19 In Latest Survey USA Poll
Discussion: BluegrassReport.org and MyDD
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
THE FIGHT TO FILL JUDICIAL VACANCIES GROWS EVER WEIRDER.
USA Today:
Colin Powell: Terrorists are not greatest threat to nation