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12:35 AM ET, September 22, 2007

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Reuters:
Mandela still alive after embarrassing Bush remark  —  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Nelson Mandela is still very much alive despite an embarrassing gaffe by U.S. President George W. Bush, who alluded to the former South African leader's death in an attempt to explain sectarian violence in Iraq.
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James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
Best of the Web  —  Today's Video on WSJ.com: Brendan Miniter on Greenspan and other critics of GOP fiscal policy.  —  Dead Metaphor?  —  Here is a story to brighten your weekend: Early this afternoon we received an email from one of our most loyal readers.
Matt / Think Progress:
Nelson Mandela Foundation confirms 'Mandela is alive.'
Discussion: The Daily Gut
CNN:
2 arrested in noose incident near Jena  —  ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana (CNN) — Authorities in Alexandria, Louisiana, arrested two people after nooses were seen hanging from the back of a red pickup Thursday night, the city's mayor told CNN.  —  Alexandria is less than an hour away from Jena …
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Jason Whitlock / Kansas City Star:
Lessons from Jena, La.
Media Matters for America:
O'Reilly surprised "there was no difference" between Harlem restaurant and other New York restaurants … During the September 19 edition of his nationally syndicated radio program, discussing his recent trip to have dinner with Rev. Al Sharpton at Sylvia's, a famous restaurant in Harlem …
Discussion: Obsidian Wings and The Mahablog
New York Times:
In Search of a Congress  —  If you were one of the Americans waiting for Congress, under Democratic control, to show leadership on the war in Iraq, the message from the Senate is clear: "Nevermind."  The same goes for those waiting for lawmakers to fix the damage done to civil liberties …
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The Politico:
NRCC chair threatens to resign  —  House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) is trying to force out the top two staffers of the National Republican Campaign Committee — leading to a threat of resignation from the NRCC by Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) if it happens, said GOP insiders.
Discussion: TPM Election Central
Drudge Report:
BOOK: CASTRO'S SON SAYS DAD DYING; BUT CUBAN LEADER DETERMINED TO OUTLIVE BUSH PRESIDENCY  —  The highly anticipated book on Fidel Castro from one of the preeminent authorities on Cuban and Miami politics and CBS' correspondent on Castro, Ann Louise Bardach, WITHOUT FIDEL …
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Associated Press:
Cuba's Castro looks healthy in new video
Discussion: JammieWearingFool and Babalu Blog
Matt / Think Progress:
Fox News To Air One-Hour Petraeus Special On Saturday Night  —  At 9 pm ET on Saturday, Fox News will air a one hour special about the top commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, who recently argued in Congressional testimony that President Bush's "surge" in Iraq is working.
Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:
Sen. Specter Asks: Who's This Jenna Jameson?  —  Guess who got a V.I.P. tour of the Capitol Thursday?  —  Porn star - no, make that former porn star - and big Hillary Clinton fan Jenna Jameson.  —  Jameson, who quit the porn business and got a breast reduction last month …
The Blotter:
Anti-War YouTube 'Vet' Admits He Is Faker  —  Brian Ross and Vic Walter Report:  —  A Washington man, whose claims to have slaughtered civilians as a U.S. Army Ranger in Iraq were seen by millions on YouTube, admitted in federal court in Seattle today that he was a fake and a liar.
The Washington Post / The Trail:
For Mrs. Giuliani, the NRA Can Wait  —  Giuliani and Judith Nathan at their wedding in May 2003.  (AP).  —  When you get to your third marriage, you take your wife's call — even if you're in the middle of a speech to the National Rifle Association.  —  Rudy Giuliani was giving …
Discussion: Washington Wire and Betsy's Page
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Rudy and the NRA  —  In politics, showing up is at least half the battle.
WBZ-TV:
Student Charged With Wearing Fake Bomb At Logan  —  Police Say Simpson Had Circuit Board, Wiring, and Play-Doh  —  E-Mail Us: Did Police Act Appropriately?  —  Blog Chatter: See what people are saying about this story  —  (WBZ) BOSTON Troopers arrested an MIT student at gunpoint Friday …
WBBM-TV:
CBS 2 Reporter Files Complaint After Scuffle  —  Mike Flannery Was Shoved By Aide After Rep. Weller Speech  —  (CBS) JOLIET, Ill. CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery has filed a complaint after he was shoved and sent down a flight of stairs while questioning a congressman Friday, knocking him into a woman who also fell.
Horses Mouth:
I've been going through the big lawsuit that Dan Rather filed against CBS the other day, and there's some stuff in it that's pretty eye-opening and definitely deserving of more attention.  —  Rather's lawsuit, of course, deals mostly with the scandal around the story about Bush and the Air National Guard.
Jeff Zaslow / Wall Street Journal:
A Beloved Professor Delivers The Lecture of a Lifetime  —  Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer-science professor, was about to give a lecture Tuesday afternoon, but before he said a word, he received a standing ovation from 400 students and colleagues.  —  He motioned to them to sit down.
IBDeditorials.com:
George Soros: The Man, The Mind And The Money Behind MoveOn  —  The Left: The smear ad published against Gen. Petraeus has drawn attention to its sponsor, MoveOn.org.  But the fingerprints of the group's chief financial backer, George Soros, were all over it.  Who is this man and what is he up to?
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
 
 
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Jonathan Schwarz / A Tiny Revolution:
Threatening Lieberman-Kyl Amendment On Iran
David Freddoso / The Corner:
Giuliani Attacks MoveOn.org
David N. Goodman / HeraldTribune.com:
Sheriff: U.S. prosecutor in child sex sting attempts suicide
Ronald Bailey / Reason Magazine:
On the Creeping Anti-Semitism Watch
Discussion: Washington Post and L.A. Times
Associated Press:
For first time, Iran directly confronts Israel on alleged nuclear arms
Frank Newport / Gallup Poll:
Americans Deeply Dissatisfied With Nation's Governance
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
Exclusive: Petraeus' Sectarian Death Count Methodology
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Thompson's campaign plagued by errors
 Earlier Items: 
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
"It simply seemed depressing, oppressive and hopeless. …
Discussion: Jezebel
Doug B. / Sentencing Law and Policy:
Breaking news (and SL&P exclusive?): federal Judge Paul Cassell resigning!
White House:
Press Briefing by Dana Perino
Robert D. Kaplan / New York Times:
Lost at Sea  —  THE ultimate strategic effect of the Iraq war …
Discussion: Commentary and Weekly Standard
Times of London:
Climate change may help rainforests
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
AMEN
Alex Spillius / Telegraph:
George Bush the Texan is 'scared of horses'