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2:25 PM ET, September 25, 2007

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Bob Herbert / New York Times:
The Ugly Side of the G.O.P.  —  I applaud the thousands of people, many of them poor, who traveled from around the country to protest in Jena, La., last week.  But what I'd really like to see is a million angry protesters marching on the headquarters of the National Republican Party in Washington.
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Gateway Pundit:
The Ugly Side of Another Failed Black Democrat  —  On July 30th 1866: … Those ugly democratic attacks continue to this day.  —  At The New York Times today, another failed black leader, Bob Herbert, attempts to rewrite history with his ugly hit piece "The Ugly Side of the G.O.P." .
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Front-Runner No-Shows at GOP Minority Debates Assailed  —  Former Republican Congressman J.C. Watts Calls Decision Not to Attend 'Stupid'  —  A former member of the House Republican congressional leadership — and the last African-American to serve as a member of the GOP in Congress …
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Center Holds  —  In the beginning of August, liberal bloggers met at the YearlyKos convention while centrist Democrats met at the Democratic Leadership Council's National Conversation.  Almost every Democratic presidential candidate attended YearlyKos, and none visited the D.L.C.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Queen Hillary, Empress of Mesopotamia  —  My friend, David Brooks, does his best to reinforce the Hillary-Is-Inevitable consensus in Washington right now.  He may regret this, though: … Then we hear this from a right-wing reporter with access to Bush:
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E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The Right Fight for Democrats  —  This week's showdown over children's health insurance is the first skirmish in the new battle for universal health coverage.  It is also the first confrontation between the president and Congress fought out almost entirely on terms set by the new Democratic majority.
Lydia Saad / Gallup Poll:
Democratic Party Maintains Solid Image Advantage Over GOP  —  Public Prefers Democratic Party to Republican for handling terrorism, military security  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Public attitudes toward the two major political parties have not changed much in recent months.
Fausta / Fausta's blog:
Two girls, the Saudi Religious Police, a mobile phone and a can of pepper spray  —  Jules Crittenden and Blue Star Chronicles have it:  —  Saudi Religious Police Attacked by Girls (emphasis added) … Notice how the crowd didn't take the Religious Police's side, either. … It gets better:
Discussion: Hot Air
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court grants 17 new cases; voter ID, death penalty review  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to add 17 new cases to its new Term's decision docket, including a pair of appeals on the constitutionality of requiring voters to show a photo ID before they may vote (Crawford v. Marion County Election Board …
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
What Defines a Killing as Sectarian?  —  U.S. Military Teams Analyze and Tally Each Civilian Death  —  On Sept. 1, the bullet-riddled bodies of four Iraqi men were found on a Baghdad street.  Two days later, a single dead man, with one bullet in his head, was found on a different street.
White House:
President Bush Addresses The United Nations General Assembly  —  Fact Sheet: A Mission of Liberation Around the World  —  PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. Secretary General, Mr. President, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen: Thank you for the opportunity to address the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Iraqi Prime Minister Says That Civil War Has Been Prevented  —  Maliki Also Plays Down Iran's Influence  —  Civil war has been averted in Iraq and Iranian intervention there has "ceased to exist," Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said yesterday.  —  "I can't say there is a picture …
Matt / Think Progress:
Webb: Lieberman And Kyl's Hawkish Iran Amendment Is 'Cheney's Fondest Pipe Dream'  —  On the Senate floor today, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) made an impassioned appeal to his fellow senators, declaring that the Lieberman-Kyl amendment on Iran should be "withdrawn" because the "proposal is Dick Cheney's fondest pipe dream."
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
'Betray Us' Bombed: Rasmussen  —  The MoveOn ad that accused General David Petraeus of possibly traitorous testimony before he even began speaking has alienated the majority of American voters — and even a plurality among MoveOn's allies believed it harnful to their cause.
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Associated Press:
Kevin Spacey Meets Venezuela's Chavez  —  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Actor Kevin Spacey met privately Monday with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, one of Washington's most outspoken critics in Latin America.  —  Neither Spacey — who has won Academy Awards for roles in "The Usual Suspects" …
Dan Noyes / KGO-TV:
Marines Denied Permission To Film Commercial  —  On The Streets Of San Francisco  —  New York said "yes," but we said "no." Why were the U.S. Marines denied permission to film a recruiting commercial on the streets of San Francisco?  —  San Francisco is, once again, the center of a controversy …
Bret Stephens / Opinion Journal:
Columbia's Conceit  —  Exactly what would it have accomplished to "engage in a debate" with Hitler?  —  On Saturday John Coatsworth, acting dean of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, made the remark that "if Hitler were in the United States and …
Richard T. Cullen / The Politico:
Anti-Hillary Facebook site tops Obama  —  As the new school year gets fully under way and presidential hopefuls work the young voter circuit via social networking websites, one online group — Facebook's "Stop Hillary Clinton (One Million Strong AGAINST Hillary)" — is seriously outpacing …
Discussion: MoJoBlog
 
 
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
Spacey to star in HBO's 'Recount'
Discussion: MoJoBlog and Wonkette
Mark Blumenthal / Pollster.com:
THE POLLSTER.COM DISCLOSURE PROJECT
Democracy Now:
Alan Greenspan vs. Naomi Klein on the Iraq War, Bush's Tax Cuts …
Discussion: Firedoglake and Angry Bear
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Cubans walk out during Bush's UN speech
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
CNN:
24 die in Iraq peace meeting blast
Discussion: ThreatsWatch
Lisa Schiffren / The Corner:
And another thing...  The morning after the Columbia spectacle two things bother me.
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Countdown: Bush Used Bogus Terror Threat To Scare Votes For FISA Bill
Guardian:
The roots of Islamic reform
 Earlier Items: 
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
McConnell Reiterates Claim That Debate Will Kill Americans
Discussion: Think Progress
The Corner:
HOLLAND, BETRAYED  —  The betrayal of the Dutch by their political class continues.
Marc Sheppard / American Thinker:
Al Qaeda Targets Our Schoolchildren
Matt Stoller / Open Left:
Wes Clark Interview, Part Two: Iran, Clinton, Residual Forces
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
SO HARD?
Josh Kraushaar / The Politico:
GOP expects to lose more House seats
ABCNEWS:
Clinton Camp Raises Q3 Money Expectations for Rival