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Today's starter topic: President Bush's anti-terrorism speech. Love it or hate it?
NB Staff
 

Left-Wing Blogosphere up in Arms Over 'The Path To

P.J. Gladnick
 

Unseen Housing Headline: 'Home-Price Growth Returning to Normal

Here are some of the headlines actually used in coverage of Tuesday's Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) report (PDF) showing a 1.17% increase in second-quarter home prices: USA Today: "Growth in home prices show(s) sharp slowdown in 2Q"Boston Globe: "Home prices show huge slowdown"New York Times: "Home Prices Fall in Nearly One-Fourth of Metropolitan Regions"Associated Press…
Tom Blumer
 

Limbaugh Says Couric Promised Not to 'Rebut' His Commentary

Greg Sheffield
 

Bill Clinton Furious at ABC's 9-11 Drama

Former President Bill Clinton doesn't like how his administration is portrayed in ABC's upcoming mini-series, "The Path to 9/11." If they don't make changes, ABC should "pull the drama entirely." Reports the New York Post:A furious Bill Clinton is warning ABC that its mini-series "The Path to 9/11" grossly misrepresents his pursuit of Osama bin Laden - and he is demanding the network "pull…
Greg Sheffield
 

David Broder: Newsweek Owes Karl Rove an Apology

Greg Sheffield
 

Just Call Out Their Name - Lauer, Russert Singin' in Dems' Defense On

Winter, spring, summer or fall,All you've got to do is call.Lord, I'll be there, yes I will.You've got a friend. - James Taylor, 'You've Got a Friend'Was it an interview, or a benefit concert - 'Dem-Aid'? Matt Lauer and Tim Russert got a one-day headstart this morning on the Today show's traditional Friday music-on-the-mall. In the course of their conversation, Matt and Tim went karaoke on us,…
Mark Finkelstein
 

'Million Alien March' Protest Estimates Falling Apart

Tim Graham
 

Former Head of CIA's Bin Laden Unit: Clinton Admin Played Role in Nixi

In response to an article published at NewsBusters and The American Thinker, I have received two e-mail messages from Michael Scheuer, a 22-year veteran of the CIA that used to head up “Alec Station,” the Counterterrorist Center’s Osama bin Laden unit. (Update: Scheuer is the individual regularly referred to in the 9/11 Commission report as "Mike".) His name might ring a bell as the previously…
Noel Sheppard
 

Harry Reid Quotes Keith Olbermann on Senate Floor

Brad Wilmouth
 

Bush Earns Unusual Respect from Star Journalists: 'Clever Jujitsu' and

President Bush's announcement Wednesday, that he wants military tribunals for al-Qaeda operatives he's moved from secret sites to Guantanamo Bay, drew some unusual respect from top broadcast network stars, particularly ABC's George Stephanopoulos and CBS's Bob Schieffer, for its political cleverness. Stephanopoulos declared on World News with Charles Gibson: “Here the administration took an…
Brent Baker
 

Post's Craig Breathes More Life into 'Macaca' Story

Ken Shepherd
 

CBS's 'freeSpeech' Segment on Couric's 2nd Day: Plugging Amnesty for I

A night after giving its “freeSpeech” platform over to the liberal Morgan Spurlock to gripe about the lack of “civil discourse,” the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric on Wednesday employed the feature to help plug a Thursday protest in favor of amnesty for illegal immigrants. CBS put a soft and sympathetic edge on the topic by showcasing a Los Angeles Times reporter, Sonia Nazario, concerned…
Brent Baker
 

Earning Freedom: A 9/11 Tribute

Each American owes a debt to those who have given their lives for us. In a time where common ground seems scarce in America, it's up to us to live lives worthy of those sacrifices.