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3:00 PM ET, September 17, 2007

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The Corner:
Meeting Mukasey  —  I wasn't going to post anything else on Mukasey, but come on guys and gals, there are gapping holes in what we know about him, and his supporters aren't helping matters.  Ed Whelen, a good friend who I admire deeply, tells us not to worry about Schumer and Aron's support for him.
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
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Massimo Calabresi / Time:
How Bush's AG Pick Irritates the Right  —  If the administration was trying to avoid a fight with the left over the confirmation of Alberto Gonzales' replacement as Attorney General, they may have succeeded with the nomination of former New York district judge, Michael Mukasey.
Peter Lattman / Law Blog:
Seven Things to Know About Michael Mukasey  —  He was on our initial list of candidates.  The New York Sun endorsed him last week.  This liberal blog suggested him on Aug. 30.  It looks like Michael Mukasey will be Bush's pick to replace Gonzales.  Here are stories from the NYT, WSJ and WaPo …
Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
Clinton unveils health care plan  —  DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a call for universal health care on Monday, plunging back into a political battle she memorably waged and lost as first lady more than a decade ago.
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CNN Political Ticker:
Edwards threatens to cut off health insurance for Congress
Discussion: The Swamp
Michael Luo / The Caucus:
Clinton's Rivals Blast Health Care Plan
John McCormick / The Swamp:
Edwards hammers Clinton on health care
Discussion: CNN Political Ticker
thinkprogress.org:
Fox censors Sally Field's anti-war speech at Emmy's.  —  At tonight's Emmy Awards show, the audience cheered Sally Field's acceptance speech, which the recognized mothers of U.S. troops.  "Surely this [award] belongs to all the mothers of the world," she stated.  "May they be seen, may their work be valued and raised.
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Tomoneil / Los Angeles Times:
Gold Derby by Tom O'Neil  —  Wow!  They censored Sally Field!  —  "If mothers ruled the world, there wouldn't be any god -" Emmy winner Sally Field said before the Emmycast cut off her sound and pointed the camera away from the stage so viewers would be distracted.
Tom Shales / Washington Post:
Going Out With a Bang & a Bleep
Discussion: Associated Press
Washington Post:
Crocker Blasts Refugee Process  —  Iraqis Could Wait 2 Years for Entry, Ambassador Says  —  The U.S. ambassador to Iraq warned that it may take the U.S. government as long as two years to process and admit nearly 10,000 Iraqi refugees referred by the United Nations for resettlement to the United States …
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CNN:
Blackwater Security banned from Iraq  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Iraq's Interior Ministry has revoked the license of Blackwater USA, an American security firm whose contractors are blamed for a Sunday gunbattle in Baghdad that left eight civilians dead.  —  Sunday's firefight took place near Nusoor Square …
Garrett Therolf / Los Angeles Times:
Chemerinsky to return as UC Irvine law dean  —  UC Irvine Chancellor Michael V. Drake and Erwin Chemerinsky have reached an agreement that will return the liberal legal scholar to the dean's post at the university's law school, sources told The Times this morning.
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Ashby Jones / Law Blog:
Breaking News: Chemerinsky Accepts Irvine's Renewed Offer
Discussion: TaxProf Blog
JoAnne Allen / Reuters:
Greenspan clarifies Iraq war, oil link  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Clarifying a controversial comment in his new memoir, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said he told the White House before the Iraq war that removing Saddam Hussein was "essential" to secure world oil supplies, according to an interview published on Monday.
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Associated Press:
Greenspan: Euro Gains As Reserve Choice
Discussion: PrestoPundit
Bob Woodward / Washington Post:
Greenspan: Ouster Of Hussein Crucial For Oil Security
National / Homeland Security National Terror Alert:
School Terror Threat - "Jihad Boom" Postcards With Threatening Cartoon Sent To Nine Schools … Investigators released the postcards with the threatening drawings on them Monday in hopes of generating leads in the case.  Officials said that the postcards are made up of various and traditional themes …
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Atlas Shrugs
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Telegraph:
Prepare for war with Iran, says French minister  —  By Alex Spillius in Washington and Tim Butcher in Jerusalem  —  The world should "prepare for war" with Iran, the French foreign minister has said, significantly escalating tensions over the country's nuclear programme.
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Getting At 'The Truth'  —  We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you an important development from the media world.  —  Ron Brownstein has been a fixture at the Los Angeles Times for nearly two decades, an influential political reporter and talking head who delves into policy as well as campaign strategy.
ABCNEWS:
ACLU Backs Sen. Larry Craig  —  Senator Accused of Soliciting Sex Has an Unlikely Ally in American Civil Liberties Union  —  Idaho's Republican Senator Larry Craig reads a statement to the media Monday afternoon, Aug. 28, 2007, in Boise, Idaho.  He read a statement and took no questions during …
Discussion: Agitprop
Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
'Help Wanted' Ad Belies Report on Iraq Security  —  A week ago today, Gen. David H. Petraeus started his rounds on Capitol Hill, reporting that security in Iraq was improving to the point that a small number of troops could begin coming home by year's end.  —  But 10 days ago …
Jules Crittenden:
Little Tet  —  Al-Qaeda announces its Ramadan offensive.  No indication as yet al-Qaeda is capable of a Tet, but an indication they may be trying.  AP: … Meanwhile, … Good luck with that. … AP's own reporting would suggest it is inspiring Shiites to jump on the bandwagon.
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Bob Gates or Bob McNamara?  Gen. Petraeus or Gen. Westmoreland?  —  In his book about the failures of the Vietnam War, Dereliction of Duty, H.R. McMaster writes of how the delusion and hubris of President Lyndon Johnson, combined with the failures in judgment
Discussion: Make Them Accountable
 
 
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Paul Kiel / tpmmuckraker.com:
Bush Announces New Acting AG Pick
MEMRI:
Escalation in the Positions of Iranian President Ahmadinejad- Special Report
Discussion: The Corner and Atlas Shrugs
Irwin Stelzer / Times of London:
Dragged to death for helping the British
Discussion: SWJ Blog
Matt Stoller / Open Left:
Giuliani Stung by Progressive Movement Accountability
Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
Looking for love in all the wrong places
Yeas & Nays:
Cheney writes no memos
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Matt Moore / Associated Press:
Microsoft Must Share Code With Rivals
David Kaspar / Davids Medienkritik:
German Media on the Washington Demonstrations: Confusing Numbers...
Discussion: MyDD and Sister Toldjah
The Corner:
So long, white boy
Discussion: Tammy Bruce and Daily Pundit
CNN Political Ticker:
Former Mexico pres. calls Bush 'cockiest guy I've ever met'
Discussion: US News
Caroline Glick / Jerusalem Post:
IDF demands uncut al-Dura tape