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Omar / IRAQ THE MODEL:
Just said my YES... (updated) — Probably the worst thing today is the intense heat which was a little over 100f but that didn't stop the crowds from walking in the sun to the voting stations, I personally had to walk nearly 4 miles in total but it's definitely worth the effort.
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Mohammed / IRAQ THE MODEL:
Iraqi's preparing to decide... Only hours separate us from a major historic day for our nation (too many historic days for Iraq in these two years!). Tomorrow will draw a line that would mark the beginning of a new era in Iraq; a constitutional Iraq will become reality.
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Shawn Wasson / Bareknucklepolitics.com:
Iraqis Vote — Iraqis are set to head to the polls tomorrow to vote on the constitutional referendum. BKP will have full coverage of the event. The latest news and video will be updated throughout the day with special focus on the Iraqi vote. — AP text translation of the draft Iraqi constitution.
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Baghdad Quiet as Vote Begins on Constitution — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 15 - A blackout plunged Baghdad and parts of southern Iraq into darkness on Friday evening as election workers and American and Iraqi forces readied thousands of polling stations for the nationwide vote on Saturday on a permanent constitution.
Hamza Hendawi / Associated Press:
Iraqis Vote in Constitutional Referendum — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's deeply divided Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds took their struggle over the nation's future to the ballot box Saturday, voting in a fierce competition over a new constitution aimed at establishing a democracy after decades of dictatorship.
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Terrorism Unveiled, CALIFORNIA YANKEE, Say Anything, Booker Rising and The Strata-Sphere
Chester / The Adventures of Chester:
Live-blogging the Iraqi Constitutional Referendum — 3:59am: I'm going to end my coverage for now and catch some z's. I'll do a follow-up in the morning. Here's a really cool presentation from the January vote, for a good flashback: — http://adamkeiper.blogs.com/comparevide o/files/Iraq_ Election_HiRes.wmv
Reuters:
Iraqis vote on new constitution; few attacks — BAGHDAD (Reuters) - In unexpected calm, millions of Iraqis voted on Saturday in a referendum on a new constitution that is designed to reshape the country after Saddam Hussein but which many fear may tear it further apart.
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Washington Post:
Rove Pressed On Conflicts, Source Says — Questions Said to Focus On Differing Accounts — The grand jury investigating the CIA leak case pressed White House senior adviser Karl Rove yesterday to more fully explain his conversations with reporters about CIA operative Valerie Plame …
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Brant E. DeBow / Sarcasmagorical:
Liveblogging - Hugh Hewitt Panel Discussion — After foolishly not checking my schedule, and being totally ignorant of the Biola cafeteria's closing times, I somehow completely missed the whole dinner portion of the night. I guess they close the cafe at 6:30 on a Friday night …
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Hugh Hewitt
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Wharkavy / villagevoice.com:
Bush Launches New Flack Attack — U.S. public shelled today from Iraq by weapon of mass distraction — Flack attack from Iraq: Bush talks to the troops this morning. Arrow denotes flack. — George W. Bush — what a newsmaker. In the true sense of the word. This morning, he made it up.
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
The White House, the CIA, and the Wilsons — FOR TWO YEARS, THE political class in Washington has followed with intense interest the story of Joseph Wilson and the events that led to the compromising of his wife's identity and undercover status as a CIA operative.
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Nancy Benac / Associated Press:
Office Contacted About Williams Contract — Investigators at the Education Department have contacted the U.S. attorney's office regarding the Bush administration's hiring of commentator Armstrong Williams to promote its agenda. — The action was disclosed by Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J. …
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
White House Shifts Its Lobbying Strategy — The White House, caught off guard by the intensity of the conservative backlash to Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, plans to try to refocus the debate over the next week onto her legal qualifications and away from issues such as her religion, senior presidential advisers said yesterday.
David Crary / Associated Press:
Groups Threaten to Boycott American Girl — NEW YORK - American Girl, manufacturer of a highly popular line of dolls and children's books, has become the target of conservative activists threatening a boycott unless the toy maker cuts off contributions to a youth organization that supports abortion rights and acceptance of lesbians.
Jay Rosen / PressThink:
The Hypothesis: Notes on the Judy Miller Situation — This post I will keep updated with information and links throughout the weekend— as life permits. So check back. (Hypothesis is Judy Miller won't talk to the Times reporters and help them produce a truthful account.)
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Ian / The Political Teen:
The Today Show's Stages Flood Report in New Jersey (VIDEO) — On the Today show this morning, Katie Couric was promoting a segment that would talk about the apparent staged inteview with soldiers in Iraq. A few moments later the show went to correspondent Michelle Kosinski, reporting on location about the floods in New Jersey.
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Reaganites Unite!
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Don Surber:
Staged Controversy — Never let the facts get in the way of a good opinion. Case in point: the "staged" military photo op with the president. The Moderate Voice: "The bottom line is that poor thinking and advance planning created this. The news media was HANDED this story.
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