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9:45 AM ET, September 16, 2007

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Washington Post:
Hsu Cast Wide Net For Clinton Donors  —  List Included Strangers, His Own Investors  —  To raise $850,000 for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign in just eight months, Norman Hsu tapped an eclectic group of donors that included wealthy investors in his apparel ventures …
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New York Times:
Troubled Fund-Raiser's Wallet Matched His Need to Please  —  Norman Hsu was desperate for invitations to glitzy Democratic Party galas in California and private political dinners in New York.  But once he got in, Mr. Hsu, a 56-year-old apparel executive, seemed awkward and out of place …
Discussion: Jules Crittenden and Flopping Aces
The Atlantic Online:
Endorsement Call  —  I'm on hold as we speak for a conference call …
Discussion: Ezra Klein
Times of London:
Israelis 'blew apart Syrian nuclear cache'  —  Secret raid on Korean shipment  —  Uzi Mahnaimi in Tel Aviv, Sarah Baxter in Washington and Michael Sheridan  —  IT was just after midnight when the 69th Squadron of Israeli F15Is crossed the Syrian coast-line.  On the ground, Syria's formidable air defences went dead.
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Peter Beaumont / Observer:
Was Israeli raid a dry run for attack on Iran?  —  Mystery surrounds last week's air foray into Syrian territory.  The Observer's Foreign Affairs Editor attempts to unravel the truth behind Operation Orchard and allegations of nuclear subterfuge  —  The head of Israel's airforce …
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Newsweek
Tim Shipman / Telegraph:
Bin Laden sidelined as al-Qaeda threat revives  —  Osama bin Laden's deputy has seized control of al-Qaeda and rebuilt the terror network into an organisation capable of launching complex terror attacks in Britain and America.  —  Intelligence officials have told The Sunday Telegraph …
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere and Don Surber
Graham Paterson / Times of London:
Alan Greenspan claims Iraq war was really for oil  —  AMERICA's elder statesman of finance, Alan Greenspan, has shaken the White House by declaring that the prime motive for the war in Iraq was oil.  —  In his long-awaited memoir, to be published tomorrow, Greenspan, a Republican whose 18-year tenure …
Bruce Landis / Providence Journal:
Chafee quietly quits the GOP … PROVIDENCE — Lincoln D. Chafee, who lost his Senate seat in the wave of anti-Republican sentiment in last November's election, said yesterday that he has left the party.  —  Chafee said he disaffiliated with the party he had helped lead …
Discussion: The Sideshow
Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Sparse Schedule for Thompson on Trail  —  At his second campaign stop of the day on Friday, just after 2 p.m., Fred D. Thompson was deep into a riff on the benefits of high-quality American health care.  —  "It's allowing us to live healthier lives and to live longer," Mr. Thompson …
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Joanna Walters / Observer:
Gingrich plots revenge on Clintons  —  Firebrand Republican threatens last-minute White House run to end primary 'chaos' - and stop Hillary  —  One of the most divisive figures in American politics during Bill Clinton's presidency is contemplating a 'wild-card' run for the White House …
Discussion: Cliff Schecter and AMERICAblog
Telegraph:
Angry savers force Northern Rock to be sold  —  Northern Rock, the crisis-hit bank under siege from thousands of its customers, was preparing itself last night for a sell-off, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal.  —  One plan being worked on by City bankers was to divide the company's £100 …
Discussion: Tim Worstall
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
In Bush Speech, Signs of a Split on Iran Policy in the Administration  —  While scrutiny this week focused on the debate over troop strength, President Bush also used the occasion to turn up the pressure on Iran, using his speech on Thursday to stress the need to contain Iran as a major reason …
Matthew Barakat / Associated Press:
Thousands march in D.C. war protest  —  WASHINGTON - Several thousand anti-war demonstrators marched through downtown Washington on Saturday, clashing with police at the foot of the Capitol steps where more than 190 protesters were arrested.  —  The group marched from the White House to the Capitol to demand an end to the Iraq war.
Discussion: Redstate
Jamie Smith Hopkins / Baltimore Sun:
Ailing lender's checks bounce  —  Checks sent out by the troubled American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. to pay the property taxes of more than 70 homeowners in the Baltimore metropolitan area have bounced, local officials said yesterday.  —  Baltimore City received bad checks for 53 properties - a total of about $63,500.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Jamey Keaten / Associated Press:
Arctic ice melt opens Northwest Passage  —  PARIS - Arctic ice has shrunk to the lowest level on record, new satellite images show, raising the possibility that the Northwest Passage that eluded famous explorers will become an open shipping lane.  —  The European Space Agency …
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Michael Mukasey to be Attorney General...  And conservatives should be happy.  —  THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey is the leading candidate to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.  President Bush is expected to announce the nomination as early as Monday.
Discussion: The Corner and Power Line
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