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FIVE years after 9/11, President Bush has taken his counterterrorism case to the American people. That’s because he has had to. This summer, a plurality of the Supreme Court found, in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, that Congress must explicitly approve military commissions to try suspected terrorists. So Mr. Bush has proposed legislation seeking to place the tribunals, and other aggressive antiterrorism measures, on a sounder footing. But the president has broader goals than even fighting terrorism — he has long intended to make reinvigorating the presidency a priority. Vice President Dick Cheney has rightly deplored the “erosion of the powers and...

Dear PTM,We had a long night -- and we had a great night.  The voters turned out in record numbers and delivered an historic victory. I want to thank our supporters across this country.  At every stop I asked you to make the calls, put up the signs, talk to your neighbors, and get out the vote.  And because you did your part, we are celebrating today. Thanks to you, we received more votes than any presidential ticket in history. America has spoken.  And I am humbled by the trust and confidence of my fellow citizens.  With that trust comes a...