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Charles and the boys over at Little Green Footballs has a breaking story about an America West flight that was reportedly fired upon by a surface-to-air missle.&#160 Michelle Malkin has more.

48-hour rule on this, as always – but it’s most disquieting, nonetheless.

UPDATE:&#160 According to Malkin, it’s being classified as a “false alarm”.

The sighting was reported near Colt’s Neck, NJ, which is a major route south out of NY. FAA set up a small temporary flight restriction around the area while checking radar files. Turned out to be nothing more than birds, and [a] big game of “telephone.”

Ooooooooooo-kay.

There might be hope yet for the Donks.&#160 At least one Democrat is ready to dispense with the finger-pointing and Bush bashing.&#160 And it’s a Democrat you’d not have expected to be so conciliatory.

That Democrat:&#160 Donna Brazile

On Thursday night President Bush spoke to the nation from my city. I am not a Republican. I did not vote for George W. Bush — in fact, I worked pretty hard against him in 2000 and 2004. But on Thursday night, after watching him speak from the heart, I could not have been prouder of the president and the plan he outlined to empower those who lost everything and to rebuild the Gulf Coast.

Bush called on every American to stand up and support the rebuilding of the region. He told us that New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast would rise from the ruins stronger than before. He enunciated something that we all need to remember: This is America. We are not immune to tragedy here, but we are strong because of our industriousness, our ingenuity and, most important, because of our compassion for one another. We are a nation of rebuilders and a nation of givers. We do not give up in the face of tragedy, we stand up, and we reach out to help those who cannot stand up on their own.

The president called on every American to reach out to my neighbors in New Orleans and throughout the Gulf Coast. The great people of this country have already opened their hearts in the immediate aftermath of the storm, and their tremendous generosity has done more than just provide extra comfort — it has saved lives. Now the crisis of survival is over. But the task of rebuilding remains, and the president made it clear that every single one of us has a role to play.

Each of us belongs to some group — a church, a union or a fraternal organization, or even a book club — that can make a difference. It is those groups that can pool resources and then reach out to their counterparts in the stricken states and ask, “What can we do?” Schools, Girl Scout troops, Rotary clubs — this is the time for every community group to step forward to lend a helping hand. We need it.

The president also laid out the federal government’s goal for rebuilding. It is unprecedented in its scope and ambition, matching destruction that is unprecedented as well. He made the challenge clear: This will be one of the biggest reconstruction projects in history. But he also made it clear that we can and will do this. New Orleans, Biloxi, all of the Gulf Coast will rise again. And the residents are ready to pitch in and do their part.

Indeed, as the Puppy Blender might say.&#160 Thank you, Donna, for setting the example for your fellow libs.

Let’s hope some of them follow that example.