Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
2:05 PM ET, September 23, 2007

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Rich Schapiro / NY Daily News:
N.Y. Times admits Petraeus ad sold to Moveon.org at 1/2 off  —  The old gray lady has some explaining to do.  —  Officials at the New York Times have admitted a liberal activist group was permitted to pay half the rate it should have for a provocative ad condemning U.S. Iraq commander Gen. David Petraeus.
RELATED:
Clark Hoyt / New York Times:
Betraying Its Own Best Interests  —  FOR nearly two weeks, The New York Times has been defending a political advertisement that critics say was an unfair shot at the American commander in Iraq.  —  But I think the ad violated The Times's own written standards, and the paper …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
NYT ombudsman confirms: MoveOn got a price break it didn't deserve  —  $142,083 for a full-page ad guaranteed to run on a date certain.  $64,575 for a full-page "standby" ad to run on any date of the paper's choosing within a seven-day period.  MoveOn got the date-certain guarantee but paid …
Discussion: Pat Dollard
Washington Post:
In Swing Districts, Democratic Enthusiasm Is Harder to Come By  —  Conventional wisdom dictates that Democratic voters are thrilled with their choices for president, bursting at the seams to rally behind Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) or whoever gets the party's nod next year.
Sarah Baxter / Times of London:
Secret US air force team to perfect plan for Iran strike  —  Also from Sarah Baxter: Israelis seized nuclear material in Syrian raid |  Snatched: Israeli commandos 'nuclear' raid |  Israelis 'blew apart Syrian nuclear cache' |  Alan Greenspan: "Blair was clearly an aide to Brown"
Discussion: Democrats.com
RELATED:
Times of London:
Israelis seized nuclear material in Syrian raid  —  Israeli commandos seized nuclear material of North Korean origin during a daring raid on a secret military site in Syria before Israel bombed it this month, according to informed sources in Washington and Jerusalem.
Angela Doland / Associated Press:
Marcel Marceau, Famed French Mime, Dies  —  PARIS (AP) — Marcel Marceau, whose lithe gestures and pliant facial expressions revived the art of mime and brought poetry to silence, died Saturday.  He was 84.  —  Wearing white face paint, soft shoes and a battered hat topped with a red flower …
Discussion: Althouse, Jules Crittenden and Death
RELATED:
BBC:
French mime artist Marceau dies  —  The French mime artist Marcel Marceau has died at the age of 84, his family has announced.  —  The performer was known around the world for his portrayal of a white-faced clown with battered hat.  —  Born in Strasbourg in 1923, Marceau studied under mime master Etienne Decroux in Paris.
Steve Benen / Talking Points Memo:
REWRITING 'GOD BLESS AMERICA'  —  It didn't generate much in the way of media attention this week, but a bunch of religious right groups co-sponsored the first-ever "Values Voter" debate a few days ago for the GOP presidential field.  The top four (Giuliani, Romney, McCain, and Thompson) …
Discussion: TalkLeft and DownWithTyranny!
Newsweek:
Terror: Al Qaeda's Feuds and Fears  —  Lonely, marginalized and suddenly suspicious that he was losing his grip over the organization he helped create, Osama bin Laden finally decided that enough was enough.  At least that's the explanation sources close to him are giving for why …
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Sunday Talking Head Thread  —  Here's the Sunday Talking Head line-up for this morning.  (partially via the Contra Costa Times.)  — C-Span Washington Journal:7:45am - Thomas Schaller, Baltimore Sun, National Political Columnist |  Article; 8:30am - Newspaper Articles & Viewer Calls …
RELATED:
Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Clinton faces huge test on Sunday
Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
A Mother's Strength, a Candidate's Ambition
mrzine.monthlyreview.org:
Open Letter to Progressive Opponents of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  —  by The Columbia Coalition Against the War  —  As Columbia only very recently announced, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be speaking in Roone Arledge auditorium this Monday.  A number of students and student organizations …
RELATED:
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Remember me  —  Hillary Rodham Kerry  —  Hillary Clinton embarassed herself last week—but Republicans shouldn't celebrate for too long.  —  On October 2, 2003, Senator John Kerry voted for an $87 billion appropriation to fund U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan that was paired with rescinding some Bush tax cuts.
Discussion: The Atlantic Online and Power Line
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Hurricane Katrina Exacts Another Toll: Enduring Depression  —  Health Officials Cite Stresses of Rebuilding  —  NEW ORLEANS — A gravel-voiced fire department captain, Michael Gowland says he had never been a big crier.  —  "I'm not a Neanderthal," he said last week, "but I wasn't much for tears."
David Freddoso / The Corner:
Wake Up, Dead Man?  —  I'm at O'Hare at the moment.  A friend just phoned me with the straw poll results, I'll correct them later when I get a chance to look: … This is an incredible result for several reasons.  Romney's win is no surprise — he paid for many volunteers to attend …
Discussion: Vox Popoli
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 2:05 PM ET, September 23, 2007.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Ron Hayes / Palm Beach Post:
WWII documentary's brief profanity puts stations in conflict
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Romney, your campaign 'change agent'
Mark Steyn / The Corner:
Soldiers of the Queen, cont.
Discussion: Jules Crittenden
New York Times:
Security Company Faces Iraqi Criminal Charges
David Margolick / New York Times:
The Day Louis Armstrong Made Noise
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Investor's Business Daily:
The 'Old' Consensus?  —  Climate Change: Did NASA scientist …
 Earlier Items: 
Charles Duhigg / New York Times:
More Profit and Less Nursing at Many Homes
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
China in Three Colors
Kari Lydersen / Washington Post:
War Costing $720 Million Each Day, Group Says
David Freddoso / The Corner:
Thompson's Speaking Style
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Nuance and Resolve in Rulings by Attorney General Nominee
Steve Benen / Talking Points Memo:
'NUTPICKING' HITS THE BIG TIME
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page