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9:30 AM ET, September 26, 2007

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Annie Karni / New York Sun:
Backlash Against Bollinger Hits Columbia  —  A backlash against the president of Columbia University, Lee Bollinger, who on Monday delivered a harsh rebuke to President Ahmadinejad, is coming from faculty members and students who said he struck an "insulting tone" and that his remarks amounted to "schoolyard taunts."
Discussion: Power Line and City Room
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Lee Bollinger / Salon:
My questions for President Ahmadinejad
Discussion: New York Times
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Reports from U.S: Iranians left to fill in blanks
Discussion: The Hill
William Douglas / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Bush astounds activists, supports human rights  —  UNITED NATIONS — President Bush implored the United Nations on Tuesday to recommit itself to restoring human decency by liberating oppressed people and ending famine and disease.  —  Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly …
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Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Bush, at U.N., Announces Stricter Burmese Sanctions
Matt Stoller / Open Left:
New Train Wreck Coming on FISA  —  I just got off the phone with Caroline Fredrickson from the ACLU, and the news is about what you'd expect if you have witnessed Democratic House behavior over the past six months.  The bottom line is that Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are disorganized and giving …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:   Senate Panel to Consider Shield Bill for Reporters
Quinnipiac University News and Events:
September 26, 2007 - Clinton, Giuliani Neck And Neck In New Jersey Pres Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; More See Giuliani As More Principled Than Democrat  —  New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, the Republican front-runner …
Discussion: The Daily Politics
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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Why Hillary will say no to Obama
Richard Fernandez / Pajamas Media:
THE SAFFRON REVOLUTION  —  Could the protesters in Myanmar actually succeed in peacefully overthrowing Burma's military government?  PJM Sydney editor Richard Fernandez asks whether the marching monks are in for a bloodbath or a Buddhist miracle.  —  Support Pajamas Media; Visit Our Advertisers
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Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés / The Moderate Voice:
Burma Dharma: What is the Sound of 20,000 Monks Marching?
Washington Post:
House Passes Children's Health Bill  —  A broad House majority gave final approval last night to a $35 billion expansion of the popular children's health insurance program, with members from both parties brushing aside a stern veto threat from President Bush to vote their support, 265 to 159.
Hofstra University:
Hofstra Law School Hosts Sixth Biannual Legal Ethics Conference "Lawyering at the Edge: Unpopular Clients, Difficult Cases, Zealous Advocates"  —  Hofstra Law School, Hempstead, NY: Hofstra Law School is pleased to announce its upcoming 2007 Legal Ethics Conference, Lawyering at the Edge …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
NPR Rebuffs White House On Bush Talk  —  Radio Network Wanted To Choose Its Interviewer  —  The White House reached out to National Public Radio over the weekend, offering analyst Juan Williams a presidential interview to mark yesterday's 50th anniversary of school desegregation in Little Rock.
Alisa Tang / Associated Press:
165 insurgents killed in Afghanistan  —  KABUL, Afghanistan - Two battles killed more than 165 Taliban fighters and a U.S.-led coalition soldier in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday as President Hamid Karzai prepared to discuss the escalating violence with President Bush in New York.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Scott Helman / Boston Globe:
Hsu raised big money for Clinton supporters  —  Candidates she courted benefit  —  Disgraced fund-raiser Norman Hsu did a lot more than just pump $850,000 into Hillary Clinton's campaign bank account: He also raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for local, state, and federal candidates …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Ilya Somin / Opinion Journal:
Uncle Sam Wants You, Gramps  —  How come "national service" proponents never talk about drafting the old?  —  One of the most interesting (and in my view sinister) aspects of proposals for mandatory "national service" is that they virtually always target only the young, usually 18- to 21-year-olds.
Discussion: Althouse and Betsy's Page
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
MoveOn Pays The Times $77,508 for Ad Cost  —  MoveOn.org said yesterday that it paid The New York Times $77,508 after the newspaper revealed that its advertising department had undercharged the organization for an advertisement that ran two weeks ago and proved controversial.
Discussion: The Corner
Edmund L. Andrews / New York Times:
Inspector Finds Broad Failures in Oil Program  —  The Interior Department's program to collect billions of dollars annually from oil and gas companies that drill on federal lands is troubled by mismanagement, ethical lapses and fears of retaliation against whistle-blowers, the department's chief independent investigator has concluded.
New York Times:
Towns Rethink Laws Against Illegal Immigrants  —  A little more than a year ago, the Township Committee in this faded factory town became the first municipality in New Jersey to enact legislation penalizing anyone who employed or rented to an illegal immigrant.
Discussion: Reason Magazine and Big Brass Blog
Opinion Journal:
Calling Rudy  —  For Mr. Giuliani, it's more than his wife that's on the line.  —  Most Americans understand it takes an extra chromosome to run for President, but there are some limits on odd behavior.  Which makes us wonder what Rudy Giuliani was thinking last Friday when he accepted …
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
IF HENRY AIN'T HAPPY, AIN'T NOBODY HAPPY  —  Is it stonewalling, obstruction, or both?  —  Shortly after Rep. Henry Waxman announced last week that his House Oversight and Government Reform Committee would hold hearings on the Blackwater incident in which 11 Iraqi civilians died …
 
 
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USA Today:
Political ads likely to run up $100 million tab
Discussion: RealClearPolitics
Matthew Bunn / Washington Post:
Thwarting Terrorists: More to Be Done
Discussion: SWJ Blog
Reed Walters / New York Times:
Justice in Jena  —  THE case of the so-called Jena Six has fired …
Peter Lattman / Law Blog:
Pre-Gaming Tomorrow's Larry Craig Hearing
Agence France Presse:
Myanmar military shot at protesters: French diplomat
Marc Santora / New York Times:
Candidates Battle the Slow Season for Fund-Raising
Discussion: Bloomberg and TIME
Natalie O'Brien / NEWS.com.au:
Islamist 'leader' wants revolution
MSNBC:
UAW, GM reach tentative deal
Discussion: BloggingStocks
 Earlier Items: 
Frederic J. Frommer / Associated Press:
Kline says he sees 'amazing' progress in Iraq
Bmathey / The Van Der Galiën Gazette:
Saudi Arabia to take action on the Dollar's continued slide.
Discussion: Donklephant
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
SPAIN OPENS THE BOOKS ON BUSH?
Shelby Steele / Opinion Journal:
The Legacy of Little Rock
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Justices Agree to Hear Case About Voter ID Laws
Discussion: Firedoglake
Steven R. Weisman / New York Times:
House Panel Approves a Trade Pact With Peru
Los Angeles Times:
Hollywood reporting for duty?
Discussion: Power Line, alicublog and TBogg
 

 
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