Why We Stood Up to Florida
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1427.html
By Donna Brazile
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A25
Last Saturday, the Democratic National Committee's rules and bylaws
committee voted to enforce its rules. It was hardly an extraordinary
act, although you wouldn't know it from the furious reaction that
ensued in some quarters.
Why the uproar?
A Sting He Didn't Deserve
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By Aaron Belkin
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A25
If Sen. Larry Craig is guilty of a serious crime, you'd never know it
from listening to the audiotape of his arrest or from reading his
arrest record.
Craig entered a Minneapolis airport restroom and fidgeted with his
fingers while standing outside an occupied stall, occasionally peering
through the crack between the door and the doorframe. After entering
an adjacent stall, he sat, tapped his foot and touched the occupant's
shoe with his own. Finally, Craig swiped his hand under the stall
divider three times, at which point the occupant revealed his police
credentials.
A Prosecutor's Choice
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1819.html
Walter T. Barclay is dead, 41 years after he was shot and paralyzed.
Justice doesn't require a murder charge.
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A24
JUST AFTER Thanksgiving in 1966, 23-year-old police rookie Walter T.
Barclay was shot and paralyzed from the waist down while trying to
stop a robbery in Philadelphia. Family members have described his next
four decades as laden with pain, a constant struggle to deal with the
physical and psychological effects of his injury.
Mr. Warner Bows Out
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1828.html
Loyal to the Senate, and sometimes a thorn in the GOP's side
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A24
TO PLENTY of his detractors of the 1970s and '80s, Sen. John W. Warner
of Virginia was a figure of fun -- wealthy and glamorous by dint of
marriage, self-righteous, grandiloquent, comically ceremonious. Some,
even in his own Republican Party, dismissed him as a preening
lightweight, amiable but lacking in intellectual heft. They would have
been astounded had they known the senator he became.
A Forty Year Dry Spell
http://jaydiatribe.blogspot.com/2007/09/forty-year-dry-spell.html
Friends often ask me why I'm so enthusiastic about Senator Barack
Obama's candidacy for president. Sometimes my enthusiasm surprises
even me.
It's not as if I'm a starry-eyed kid just becoming aware of politics.
I've seen what ambition, greed, corruption, and stupidity can do. I
lived through the Cold War, Nixon and the Vietnam War. I saw Nixon
smear his way to power, relying on fear and hate to win elections and
to build an imperial presidency that still threatens our Republic
today. I saw good men like Adlai Stevenson and Walter Mondale swept
away in a tide of cynicism and fear masquerading as realism.
Sen. Warner to 'Quietly Step Aside'
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0986.html
Va. Republican, 80, Cites Demands of Service in Declining to Seek 6th
Term
By Bill Turque
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A01
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Aug. 31 -- John William Warner, who was best known
for marrying actress Elizabeth Taylor when he entered the Senate 28
years ago but who grew into an elder statesman and Republican maverick
highly regarded for his expertise in defense matters, announced his
retirement Friday.
Warner, 80, chose the north steps of the Rotunda at the University of
Virginia, where he studied law a half-century ago, to reveal his
widely anticipated decision not to seek a sixth term next year.
Beyond Wind and Solar, a New Generation of Clean Energy
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2054.html
By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A01
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon Iron Works has the feel of a World War II-era
shipyard, with sparks flying from welders' torches and massive
hydraulic presses flattening large sheets of metal. But this factory
floor represents the cutting edge of American renewable-energy
technology.
The plant is assembling a test buoy for Finavera Renewables, a
Canadian company that hopes to harness ocean waves off the coast of
Oregon to produce electricity for U.S. consumers. And Finavera is not
Iron Works' only alternative-energy client: So many companies have
approached it with ideas that it has created a "renewable-energy
projects manager" to oversee them.
New Highway Bogs Down In Bitterly Divided Bosnia
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2231.html
By Jonathan Finer
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A01
CORRIDOR 5C, Bosnia -- In a country where most roads are so narrow and
winding that passing means playing the odds, the four-lane stretch of
asphalt north of Sarajevo was supposed to be Bosnia's fast track to
the future, part of a 210-mile superhighway linking Budapest to the
Adriatic Sea.
Instead, the $5 billion project, launched in 2002, has become a symbol
of Bosnia's inability to overcome its acrimonious past. Construction
has stalled, with only 12 paved miles open for travel even as
neighboring countries near completion of their adjoining routes. Some
newspapers here have sarcastically referred to it by the local word
for toilet, which sounds like the highway's name.
Fed Chief, Bush Give Hope to Wall Street
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2055.html
By Neil Irwin and Michael Fletcher
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A01
JACKSON, Wyo., Aug. 31 -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
said Friday that the central bank was willing to take action to ease
damage to the economy from troubled financial markets, and President
Bush introduced a plan to help people who are at risk of losing their
homes to foreclosure.
The separate actions by the chief central banker and the president
gave Wall Street faith that policymakers were confronting the problems
in the home-mortgage market. Their actions drove the stock market up
for the day and helped soften fears of a disastrous fallout from the
wave of foreclosures expected in the next two years. All three major
market indicators rose about 1 percent.
In War on Terror, Md. Farmer One of Many Skeptical Recruits
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2114.html
By Mary Beth Sheridan
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A01
In 28 years of raising chickens, Virgil Shockley has had his share of
worries, from bird disease to pollution. But nothing prepared him for
the latest concern sweeping the poultry industry: Local farms could be
deemed terrorist targets by the U.S. government.
"Out here?" Shockley exclaimed, gesturing across a rutted dirt road
from his home on Maryland's Eastern Shore, toward six long metal sheds
filled with birds.
Military Briefs Bush On Troops' Welfare
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2060.html
Effects of Lengthy Deployments Discussed
By Michael Abramowitz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A02
President Bush went to the Pentagon yesterday to hear firsthand the
views of top military advisers concerned about the impact of extensive
Iraq deployments on the overall health of the U.S. armed forces.
Administration officials declined to offer details of Bush's private
meeting with Vice President Cheney, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates
and the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Bush did not appear
publicly after the meeting but issued a written statement indicating
that the discussions included plans to expand the size of the military
and improve coordination between military and civilian officials in
places such as Iraq.
Tony Snow Resigns as White House Spokesman
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/31/AR200708310=
0664.html
Deputy Perino to Take Job of Press Secretary
By Michael Abramowitz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A02
White House press secretary Tony Snow announced his resignation
yesterday, the latest in a series of departures that have reshaped the
upper echelons of the administration with the addition of more low-
profile replacements well versed in the ways of Washington.
Snow, who has been battling cancer, will be replaced by his deputy,
Dana Perino, 35, a veteran press aide in the administration who is
well liked by many of the reporters covering the president but has
little of her predecessor's star power or on-camera experience.
Witness Describes Iraq Killing
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2043.html
Marine Says Leader Shot Haditha Civilians
By Karl Vick
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A03
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., Aug. 31 -- A Marine testifying under immunity
Friday said he saw Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich shoot five unarmed
Iraqi men moments after a roadside bomb exploded in Haditha in
November 2005, a week after Wuterich said that if such an attack
occurred, "we should kill everybody in that vicinity."
The damaging new testimony by Sgt. Sanick P. Dela Cruz was diluted by
withering defense attacks on his credibility. At one point in a
contentious four-hour review of his earlier, often contradictory
accounts, the quest for truth grew so convoluted, the witness implored
to be disbelieved: "I did lie about that, sir," Dela Cruz said.
Medicare to Reveal Data About Doctors
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/31/AR200708310=
1898.html
Group Sued to Find Out About Procedures
By Christopher Lee
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A03
Consumers may soon have more information to help them select a doctor
when they need an operation or other serious medical procedure.
A recent federal court decision requires the government to make public
Medicare claims information about individual doctors and the
procedures they perform, a ruling that could spur development of
online reference tools that help patients evaluate physicians based on
the volume of procedures they do.
Senator Is Widely Hailed For Vision, Immunity to Politics
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2116.html
Virginian Often Opposed Own Party
By Brigid Schulte
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A06
In his nearly 30 years in office, John Warner has always looked the
part, a senator right out of Hollywood's central casting. He has movie-
star good looks to match his military bearing. He's dated boldface
names like Barbara Walters and married a movie star. With his farm in
horse country and a soft lilt to his vowels, he is, as his colleagues
recounted yesterday, a Virginia gentleman through and through.
But there is steel behind that soft drawl. And the unknown who was
destined for the cocktail party circuit before winning a Senate seat
in 1978 -- by a razor-thin margin, after a plane crash killed the
original Republican nominee -- surprised everyone by becoming so much
more than an elder statesman.
Immigrant Crackdown Halted
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Judge Delays DHS Plan to Check Social Security Numbers
By Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A03
A federal judge yesterday barred the Bush administration from
launching a crackdown Tuesday on U.S. employers who hire illegal
immigrants while she considers a lawsuit by the AFL-CIO that charges
that the plan will harm citizens and other legal workers.
The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney in San
Francisco, prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from starting
to mail notices to 140,000 employers about suspect Social Security
numbers. The "no- match" letters warn of penalties employers face by
having discrepancies in their paperwork.
Talks Between Musharraf, Rival Show Signs of Breaking Down
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1945.html
Pakistani Officials on Both Sides Doubt Deal Can Be Reached
By Griff Witte
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A14
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 31 -- Negotiations on a power-sharing
arrangement between Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, and
former prime minister Benazir Bhutto appeared to stall on Friday, with
officials expressing doubt that a deal could be reached.
Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party had hoped to decide by Friday whether
to go ahead with an agreement, but officials said they had not
received what they were looking for from the government. After
marathon meetings in London, the party planned to take up the issue
again on Saturday.
Bush Apologizes to Wiccan Soldier's Widow for Meeting Slip-Up
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1954.html
By Jacqueline L. Salmon
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A15
President Bush has apologized to the widow of a Wiccan soldier after
she was excluded from a Nevada meeting this week that the president
held with the families of soldiers killed in combat.
Roberta Stewart, whose husband, Sgt. Patrick Stewart, was killed in
Afghanistan in 2005, was left off the invitation list for the private
meeting Tuesday even though other members of her husband's family were
invited.
Plane Carrying 4 U.S. Lawmakers Is Fired On in Iraq
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1993.html
By Joshua Partlow and Saad Sarhan
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A16
BAGHDAD, Aug. 31 -- Four U.S. lawmakers endured a harrowing flight out
of Baghdad as their cargo plane came under fire from the ground,
causing the pilots to discharge flares and bank sharply to avoid the
explosives, U.S. military officials said Friday.
The four lawmakers -- Republican Sens. Mel Martinez (Fla.), Richard C.
Shelby (Ala.) and James M. Inhofe (Okla.), along with Democratic Rep.
Robert E. "Bud" Cramer (Ala.) -- came under fire Thursday after their
C-130 cargo plane lifted off from Baghdad International Airport on its
way to Amman, Jordan.
New Strategy Urged in Briefing to Petraeus
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/31/AR200708310=
1959.html
Authors Call for Move to Peace Enforcement, Say Ruling Coalition
Endorses Strife
By Ann Scott Tyson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A17
In an internal assessment given to Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, a
senior intelligence analyst and a military planner for the U.S.
command in Baghdad call for shifting U.S. strategy in Iraq away from
counterinsurgency and toward peace enforcement, and they suggest that
the Shiite-led ruling coalition is involved in the country's "low-
grade civil war."
The Aug. 15 briefing, titled "Resolving the Conflict in Iraq: An
Alternative Peacemaking Strategy," offers an unusual glimpse into the
intellectual debate within the U.S. military over the way forward in
Iraq, and it comes just days before Petraeus, the top U.S. commander
there, is scheduled to testify before Congress on the progress of
President Bush's war strategy.
Americans Given Rare Access To Russian Nuclear Warehouse
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2125.html
Lugar, Nunn First to Visit $309 Million Facility Paid for by U.S.
By David E. Hoffman
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A18
YEKATERINBURG, Russia, Aug. 31 -- For the first time in 3 1/2 years,
Russia on Friday allowed visiting American officials to look inside
the world's largest fortified warehouse for nuclear materials, a
graveyard for plutonium that Russia has tried to keep closed.
The Fissile Material Storage Facility, a hulking fortress with walls
23 feet thick that are designed to withstand earthquakes and airplane
crashes, was built by the United States at a cost of $309 million at
the Mayak nuclear plant at Ozersk, about 80 miles from here. Since it
was finished in December 2003 and turned over to Russia, U.S.
officials have been kept in the dark about what was happening inside.
U=2EN. Climate Talks End in Cloud of Discord
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/31/AR200708310=
2052.html
Industrialized, Developing Nations Still at Odds Over How and When to
Cut Emissions
By John Ward Anderson
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A20
PARIS, Aug. 31 -- A five-day U.N. conference on climate change ended
in Vienna on Friday with significant disagreements remaining about how
countries should reduce greenhouse gas emissions and daunting
estimates about the price tag for combating global warming.
Some industrialized countries balked at adopting language in the
conference's final statement that would have set a goal of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions by 25 to 40 percent below 1990 levels by
2020. They agreed in the end that this target would be a nonbinding
starting point for future discussion.
War Crime Prosecutors Issue Call for Action
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/31/AR200708310=
2027.html
At Unusual Gathering in N.Y., an Appeal to World Community to Arrest
Those Charged
By Nora Boustany
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, September 1, 2007; Page A21
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. -- An unprecedented gathering this week of
international war crimes prosecutors -- those seeking justice for
recent atrocities and two who made history at the Nazi trials at
Nuremberg 62 years ago -- issued a joint appeal to the world community
to arrest war criminals still at large and turn them over to stand
trial.
Meeting at this scenic Victorian-style enclave overlooking a small
marina, the prosecutors sought to rekindle the legacy of Nuremberg and
send a message to war crimes perpetrators everywhere that no one is
above the law.
A Non-Political Memorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/opinion/01sat1.html?_r=3D1&oref=3Dslogin
The memorial planned for Sept. 11, the sixth anniversary of the attack
on the World Trade Center, should not be a backdrop for a campaign
commercial.
Living in Fear for Helping America
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/opinion/01sat2.html
The Bush administration must find safer and faster ways to get more of
the targeted Iraqis who worked for the American war effort to
sanctuary.
The Slow Pursuit of Political Wiseguys
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/opinion/01sat3.html
Federal regulators are getting around late to one of the worst abuses
in the last presidential election - the channeling of unregulated
"soft money."
Democracy in Turkey
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/opinion/01sat4.html
Abdullah Gul and his party have pledged to maintain a secular
government, and their five-year record in power so far suggests that
they will keep their word.
Iran's Dylan on the Lute, With Songs of Sly Protest
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d&pagewanted=3Dall
By NAZILA FATHI
His playful but subtly cutting lyrics about growing up in an Islamic
state have made Mohsen Namjoo the most controversial figure in Persian
music today.
Bush Fights Back on Iraq Debate
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/washington/01policy.html?ref=3Dworld&page=
wanted=3Dall
By STEVEN LEE MYERS and DAVID S. CLOUD
President Bush met with the nation's uniformed military leaders and
then pointedly accused the war's critics of politicizing the debate
over what to do next.
As Her Star Wanes, Rice Tries to Reshape Legacy
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/washington/01rice.html?ref=3Dworld&pagewa=
nted=3Dall
By HELENE COOPER
Condoleezza Rice's gloss is diminishing with a stream of expos=E9s and
tell-all books about the Bush administration.
Political Ally Says Musharraf Will Quit Army Post
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/world/asia/01pakistan.html?ref=3Dworld
By CARLOTTA GALL
The Pakistani official said the plan was not related to any deal with
the former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto.
Modern Singapore's Creator Is Alert to Perils
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/world/asia/02singapore.html?ref=3Dworld&p=
agewanted=3Dall
By SETH MYDANS and WAYNE ARNOLD
Lee Kuan Yew sees perils for the city-state's future in China's rise,
the world economy and climate change.
At Marines' Hearing, Testament to Violence
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ld
By PAUL von ZIELBAUER
A marine sergeant offered gruesome testimony on Friday against a
former squad leader charged with killing 17 Iraqi civilians in Haditha
nearly two years ago.
U=2ES. and Russia Cooperate in Destroying Arms
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/world/europe/01russia.html?ref=3Dworld
By C. J. CHIVERS
A 15-year-old nonproliferation effort is a rare area of enduring
collaboration between the U.S. and Russia.
Revelations of False Credentials Shake South Korea
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/world/asia/01korea.html?ref=3Dworld&pagew=
anted=3Dall
By SU-HYUN LEE
South Korea has been shaken as one prominent person after another has
been exposed as having exaggerated, or fabricated, academic
accomplishments.
Freeze on Wages Is Latest Step to Stanch Inflation in Zimbabwe
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/world/africa/01zimbabwe.html?ref=3Dworld
By MICHAEL WINES
The new freeze, announced on Friday, bars businesses from indexing
wages or fees to inflation, a method employed in many wage agreements.
Once Ravaged by War, Now Vacation Spots
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/business/worldbusiness/01tourism.html?ref=
=3Dafrica&pagewanted=3Dall
By KAREN ANGEL
Hoping to replace images of violence with those of hospitality,
countries once torn by war are seeking to boost tourism.
Agreeing to Block Some Videos, YouTube Returns to Thailand
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/world/asia/01thai.html?ref=3Dasia
By SETH MYDANS
Thai censors lifted their ban on YouTube after five months of blocking
it because it had carried material seen as insulting to the country's
king.
Tourists Returning, Greek Officials Say
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/business/worldbusiness/01greece.html?ref=
=3Deurope
By ANTHEE CARASSAVA
The barrage of brutal wildfires in Greece hit hardest in a popular
tourist destination, but with fires starting to come under control,
tourists are trickling back in.
Blast Kills 4 Police Officers in Russia's Ingushetia
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-russia-ingushetia-blast.=
html?ref=3Deurope
By REUTERS
A "terrorist" blast killed four police and injured one on Friday in
Nazran, the capital of Russia's southern province of Ingushetia, which
borders Chechnya.
Germany's Largest Synagogue Reopens
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Germany-Synagogue.html?ref=3Deurope
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Germany's largest synagogue reopened Friday after more than a year of
renovations to restore its beauty following decades of neglect.
Iraqi Calls for Broader Cease-Fire
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/world/middleeast/01iraq.html?ref=3Dmiddle=
east
By DAMIEN CAVE
The Iraqi government called on all armed groups to join a cease-fire
declared this week by Moktada al-Sadr.
Gazans Pray Outside, Defying Warnings by Hamas
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/world/middleeast/01mideast.html?ref=3Dmid=
dleeast
By STEVEN ERLANGER
Defying warnings from Hamas, several thousand Gazans prayed outside
mosques on Friday in a Fatah-inspired protest.
Hey, Who's He? With Gwyneth? The Google Guy
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/technology/01google.html?ref=3Dus
By STEVE LOHR
One Google engineer has had his picture taken with more than 100
luminaries who have visited the company.
Fighting Modernists, a Decree Shaped Catholicism
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/us/01beliefs.html?ref=3Dus
By PETER STEINFELS
One hundred years ago Pope Pius X set off a purge of Catholic thinkers
who held modernist theories, which he saw as "the synthesis of all
heresies."
Young Fliers See the Film, Be It PG or R
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/us/01plane.html?pagewanted=3Dall
By BOB TEDESCHI
Critics say airlines have relaxed their rules for in-flight movies,
exposing children to violence and sexual content.
Iowa Permits Same-Sex Marriage, for 4 Hours, Anyway
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/us/01iowa.html?ref=3Dus
By MONICA DAVEY
Only one couple managed to get a marriage license and also to marry
before a judge put a stay on his earlier decision to overturn a
statute banning gay marriages.
Parolee Linked to Killing of 5 Women in Michigan Capital
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/us/01arrest.html?ref=3Dus
By NICK BUNKLEY
A paroled sex offender now in police custody is suspected of being a
serial killer who attacked and killed five women in Lansing.
Day in Jail for Ex-Duke Prosecutor
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/us/01nifong.html?ref=3Dus
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mike B. Nifong, the disgraced former Durham County district attorney,
was held in criminal contempt of court Friday for lying to a judge.
Virginia Senator Will Retire in 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/washington/01virginia-.html?ref=3Dus
By ROBIN TONER
The decision by Senator John W. Warner, a five-term Republican,
immediately put his seat up for grabs.
Panel Named to Investigate Mine Agency
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/us/01mine.html?ref=3Dus
By SARAH ABRUZZESE
The Labor Department has announced the creation of an independent
commission to investigate the Mine Safety and Health Administration's
handling of the disaster at the Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah.
Rules on Hiring Illegal Workers Are Delayed
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/us/01social.html?ref=3Dus
By JULIA PRESTON
A federal judge Friday dealt a legal setback to a central part of the
Bush administration's effort to step up enforcement of the immigration
laws.
Sunday's Breakfast Menu, Sept. 2
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/sundays-breakfast-menu-sept-2/
This week's Sunday shows appear to be dominated by talk of those whose
careers have ended over the past week, as well as of some trying to
get the ultimate political promotion.
Craig Resignation Later Today
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/craig-resignation-later-today/
His anticipated move ends a bizarre week of disclosures that
jettisoned his Senate career.
2008: End of the Road
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/2008-end-of-the-road/
A fugitive's run ends, it's the end of an era in Texas, and two
senators announce retirement (though under very different
circumstances).
Edwards, Obama Sign "Four State Pledge"
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/edwards-obama-sign-four-state=
-pledge/
The Democratic National Committee appears to be having success in
reining in renegade primaries.
Craig Announces Resignation
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/craig-announces-resignation/
The longtime senator faced a barrage of pressure from prominent
Republicans to step down after a scandal involving a restroom arrest
engulfed him this week.
Clinton, Obama and Edwards Join Pledge to Avoid Defiant States
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/us/politics/02dems.html?ref=3Dpolitics
By JEFF ZELENY
Candidates are pledging not to campaign in states trying to leapfrog
the 2008 primary calendar, a move that solidified the importance of
the opening contests of Iowa and New Hampshire.
Democratic Donor, Fugitive for 15 Years, Surrenders in California
Fraud Case
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/us/politics/01hsu.html?ref=3Dpolitics
By LESLIE WAYNE and CAROLYN MARSHALL
Norman Hsu posted $2 million for bail and was told to appear on
Wednesday at a bail-reduction hearing.
Thompson Plans to Crash This Party
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/us/politics/01thompson.html?ref=3Dpolitics
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Fred D. Thompson will skip the Republican debate on Wednesday night,
but he has bought a 30-second spot to be televised nationally just as
viewers tune in.
Chief Says Fed Is Ready to Act on Credit Pinch
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/business/01econ.html?ref=3Dwashington&pag=
ewanted=3Dall
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS and JEREMY W. PETERS
Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank "stands ready to take additional
actions as needed" to prevent chaos in the mortgage markets from
derailing the economy.
Democrats Try to Soften Bush's Education Law
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/washington/01child.html?ref=3Dwashington
By SAM DILLON
Leading Democrats are struggling for the formula that can attract
bipartisan support to extend the life of President Bush's education
law, No Child Left Behind.
Bush Plans a Limited Intervention on Mortgages
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/business/01home.html?ref=3Dwashington
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
President Bush announced several steps to help Americans who have
credit problems meet the rising cost of their housing loans.
The Cost of Living With Debt
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/business/media/01offline.html?ref=3Dmedia
By PAUL B. BROWN
Though hardly groundbreaking, spending less and paying off debt sooner
is sound advice.
When Nanotech Was Popping
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/31/when-nanotech-was-popping/
"This fortunate combination of unlimited promise and inherently
ambiguous results should generate enough controversy to fuel the
engines of science for years to come."
Navy Advances in Sonar Fight
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/us/01sonar.html?ref=3Dscience
By JESSE McKINLEY
A panel of judges approved the use of high-intensity sonar during
military exercises in the Pacific, despite worries about its
potentially lethal effect on whales and other marine mammals.
Barack Obama gets name-dropped in hip-hop
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/17/obama.hip.hop/index.html
By Peter Hamby
CNN Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Vibe magazine has dubbed him "B-Rock." He's
getting shout-outs in some of the most popular hip-hop singles of the
summer. He's even had a high-profile meeting with Ludacris.
Barack Obama might not be leading the Democratic presidential field in
national polls, but the freshman senator has managed to capture the
imagination of the hip-hop community, comprised mostly of rap artists,
music industry professionals, activists and young fans of all races.
Iraqi Refugees [hilzoy]
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/09/iraqi-refugees=
-=2Ehtml
01 Sep 2007 11:28 am
From the United Nations High Commission on Refugees:
"The humanitarian situation in Iraq continues to deteriorate with the
number of displaced Iraqis, both inside and outside the country,
rising. Now, an estimated 4.2 million Iraqis are have been uprooted
from their homes, with the monthly rate of displacement climbing to
over 60,000 people compared to 50,000 previously, according to UNHCR
and the Iraqi Red Crescent. Displacement is rising as Iraqis are
finding it harder to get access to social services inside Iraq and
many Iraqis are choosing to leave ethnically mixed areas before they
are forced to do so. Some Iraqis who stayed in the country until the
end of the school year recently started leaving the country with their
families.
More than 2 million Iraqis are displaced inside Iraq, with over 1
million displaced since the February 2006 Samarra bombings. While most
of the security incidents happen in the centre and south of the
country, the displaced are not confined to these regions. In the
north, there are more than 780,000 displaced Iraqis, over 650,000 in
the centre of the country, and 790,000 in the south. Many are barely
surviving in makeshift camps, inaccessible to aid workers for security
reasons."
Ouch! My Intellectual Irresponsibility. . .[Steve Clemons]
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/09/ouch-my-intell=
e=2Ehtml
01 Sep 2007 03:12 pm
I have little interest in escalating the tensions heating up on Andrew
Sullivan's excellent blog.
But let me respond to this sizzling couple of lines from Jamie's note
to Hilzoy and me today:
I understand how throwing around the word "neocon" (and McCarthyite
calls or "Purging the neocons from the American soul"), as Steve
regularly does, is now standard practice in some quarters as it
provides a helpful substitute for actual argument, but providing red-
meat to the nutroots doesn't make it any more intellectually
responsible.
More Ouch! [hilzoy]
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/09/more-ouch-hilz=
o=2Ehtml
01 Sep 2007 05:46 pm
A few points in response to Jamie's last post, which I will put below
the fold so as not to distract from more substantive posts.
First, I don't know how Jamie is using the term 'totalitarian', but I
meant it in its usual sense: "Of, relating to, being, or imposing a
form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute
and centralized control over all aspects of life, the individual is
subordinated to the state, and opposing political and cultural
expression is suppressed." We can debate how closely al Qaeda's goals
fit this definition: whether, for instance, an organization that
rejects all man-made political structures could be described as one in
which a political authority exercises absolute control over all
aspects of life; whether the Sunni Islamic authorities who would
presumably have a fair amount of power in al Qaeda's dream caliphate
are normally unified enough to exercise totalitarian control, and so
forth.
What Does Barack Obama Have That Hillary Clinton Doesn't When It Comes
To Leadership Persona?
http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Does-Barack-Obama-Have-That-Hillary-Clinton-=
Doesnt-When-It-Comes-To-Leadership-Persona?&id=3D703581
By Jean Starling
And Why do you care?
If you're Taking the Reins of leadership or have the desire to become
a leader then paying attention to this 1 leadership lesson, which you
see played out in the media each and every day, is by far one of the
most important lessons in leadership you will ever learn.
Obama brings closure; and I bring a request.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/9/1/193543/2793
by Yoshi En Son
Sat Sep 01, 2007 at 04:35:43 PM PDT
I am a very vocal supporter of Barack Obama. I posted this as a
response to another Diary and I was requested to use this as the basis
for a new Diary. I also have a request at the end for anyone who
strongly supports what I have to say regarding the upcoming Primaries.
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