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9:50 PM ET, September 20, 2007

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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Reso Condemning MoveOn Passes Overwhelmingly, With Lots Of Dems  —  The GOP-introduced resolution condemning MoveOn just passed by a huge margin, 72-25.  Roughly half the Democrats in the Senate supported it.  —  A couple of the more interesting votes: Jim Webb, who just yesterday was a Netroots hero …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
25 Senate Democrats Support "Betray Us", Including Hillary  —  The Senate passed the Jon Cornyn amendment condemning the MoveOn.org ad that called General David Petraeus a liar and potential traitor, 72-25.  All 25 Senators who voted in support of these smears against an American military commander …
Byron York / The Corner:
Senate Condemns MoveOn Ad, Still More
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
GROW UP  —  Am I the only one embarrassed by the dingbat brouhaha over Iranian President Ahmadinejad's attempt to visit Ground Zero to lay a wreath?  Given relations between our countries I could see denying him a visa, but as long as we're hosting the UN that's not an option.
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama opts out  —  The empty, symbolic fight over the MoveOn ad also appears to be testing something that was, from the beginning, a central question in the primary: Do Democrats want somebody who will be above partisan fighting (Obama), or do they want a partisan fighter (Clinton)?
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Paul Begala / The Huffington Post:
Democrats Should Attack Bush, Not MoveOn  —  Before a single Democrat condemns MoveOn's ad, they should insist that George W. Bush and the Republican Party repudiate the anti-military smears on war heroes that have been the hallmark of Mr. Bush's political career.
Ryan Grim / The Politico:
Senate votes to do P.R. for MoveOn
Discussion: CNN Political Ticker
Mark Silva / The Swamp:   Obama walks on anti-MoveOn.org Senate vote
Michael Kinsley / Time:
How Dare You!  —  Goodness gracious. oh, my paws and whiskers.  Some of the meanest, most ornery hombres around are suddenly feeling faint.  Notorious tough guys are swooning with the vapors.  The biggest beasts in the barnyard are all aflutter over something they read in the New York Times.
Matt Stoller / Open Left:
Wes Clark Interview, Part One: The Petraeus Ad  —  If anyone can recommend an audio hosting service, please email me at stoller at gmail.com so I can post the audio file of the interview.  —  I just did an interview with Wes Clark, and there's a bunch of newsworthy stuff in there …
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Hey All You Anti-War Crazies....
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Jennifer Vigil / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Sanders changes mind on gay marriage  —  Mayor supports effort to overturn state ban  —  A tearful Mayor Jerry Sanders made a dramatic shift yesterday, explaining that he can no longer oppose same-sex marriages because he does not want to deny justice to people like his daughter, who is a lesbian.
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White House:
Press Conference by the President  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  In just 10 days the State Children's Health Insurance Program, known as S-CHIP, is set to expire.  This important program helps children whose families cannot afford private health insurance, but do not qualify for Medicaid to get coverage they need.
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CNN:
Bush: MoveOn.org ad on Petraeus 'disgusting'
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Poll: Clinton's lead grows, Thompson tops Giuliani  —  Other Candidates Still a Long Way behind  —  ROCHESTER, N.Y. — After officially declaring his candidacy, U.S. Senator Fred Thompson moves ahead of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in the race for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
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Eric Kleefeld / TPM Election Central:
Poll: More Republicans Than Democrats Approve Of Congress  —  Now this is curious.  In the latest Gallup poll, more Republicans approve of the job Congress is doing than there are Democrats who approve.  According to the poll, 37% of Republicans approve of Congress' performance …
Sarah Lovenheim / Fact Checker:
GENERAL BETRAY US?  —  THE ANTI-WAR GROUP MOVEON.ORG ATTACKED GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS IN A SEPTEMBER 10 FULL-PAGE ADVERTISEMENT IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, ACCUSING HIM OF BEING "CONSTANTLY AT WAR WITH THE FACTS."  HERE IS AN ANNOTATED FACT CHECK OF MOVEON.ORG'S BROADSIDE AGAINST PETRAEUS.
Confederate Yankee:
A Journalistic Farce  —  Today is the two-month anniversary of Franklin Foer claiming that he and The New Republic would run an honest investigation into the claims made in a story written by Scott Thomas Beauchamp: … Editor Foer has also argued on July 26 that the article …
Discussion: Sadly, No! and The American Pundit
Mary Mapes / The Huffington Post:
Courage for Dan Rather  —  Gee, just when I was all excited about Wednesday's big premiere of the new CBS cultural triumph Kid Nation, my old friend Dan Rather went and blew my whole evening out of the water by filing a massive lawsuit against the company.  —  Here we go again.
Michael Roston / Huffington Post:
Bush Claims He "Got A B In Econ 101"  —  In a Thursday morning morning press conference at the White House, the President engaged in a little bit of grade inflation about his academic record.  —  "You need to talk to economists," he answered when asked if there was a risk of recession in the US economy.
 
 
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