First Links – 09.07.11

A New Kind of Presidential Debate
Public Discourse , Maggie Gallagher

Simply Evil
Slate , Christopher Hitchens

Banned Book Week Is Just Hype
USA Today , Jonah Goldberg

California Gay-Marriage Ban Faces Next Legal Hurdle
Washington Times , Lisa Leff

Elusive Line Defines Lives in Israel and The West Bank
New York Times , Isabel Kershner

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