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Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
After 'NY Times' Probe: Keller Must Fire Miller, and Apologize to Readers  —  As the devastating Times article, and her own first-person account, make clear, Miller should be promptly dismissed for crimes against journalism — and her own paper.  And her editor, who has not taken responsibility …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Reporter Says Libby Told Her About CIA Operative  —  Times' Miller Cites More Than One Instance  —  Vice President Cheney's chief of staff discussed with New York Times correspondent Judith Miller the fact that the wife of a White House critic worked for the CIA on as many as three occasions …
Larry McShane / Associated Press:
Times Editor Says She Regrets Miller Case
Discussion: Roger L. Simon
strategypage.com:
Another Election Carried Out Despite Terrorist Threats  —  October 16, 2005: The government is getting better at running national elections under the threat of terrorist attacks.  The legislative elections last January had fewer than ten million people voting (69 percent of those registered) …
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New York Times:
Two Sides of the Sunni Vote: Deserted Polls and Long Lines
Don Surber:
We, the people, of Iraq ...  E channel shows old SNL shows.  I was struck by Friday's repeat from October 2002.  Hard to believe that just three years ago the show was mocking Saddam Hussein.  Tina Fey gave the dictator the what for — safely from a studio an ocean and six time zones away.
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euphoricreality.net:
And So It Goes…Just As Planned
Discussion: mccannta
Ezzie / SerandEz:
Politicos Pay Attention to Blogs
Discussion: The Political Teen
Dymphna / Gates of Vienna:
Iraqi Triumph vs MSM Trivia
Discussion: Small Town Veteran
Washington Post:
How a Lobbyist Stacked the Deck  —  Abramoff Used DeLay Aide, Attacks On Allies to Defeat Anti-Gambling Bill  —  Lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his team were beginning to panic.  —  An anti-gambling bill had cleared the Senate and appeared on its way to passage by an overwhelming margin in the House of Representatives.
Don Surber:
Voters Fed-Ex Iraq War Critics  —  As the second round of Iraq elections have succeeded, let us pause to reflect upon what critics of U.S. policy have said.  First, "sanctions need more time."  Yes, after 12 years of economic sanctions, the UN, France and other insiders had made quite …
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KEN / Oblogatory Anecdotes:
A New Hope For The Iraqi People!
Washington Post:
On the Streets of Iraq, Scenes of Joy and Determination  —  For the cooped-up children of bomb-weary Baghdad, referendum day was a winner, no matter what the final outcome.  —  A security ban on private vehicles, invoked to keep would-be bombers from reaching targets, had a blissful side effect …
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toledoblade.com:
Violence in North Toledo after Nazi march canceled; mayor declares curfew  —  Mayor Jack Ford declared a state of emergency this afternoon following a violent uprising in North Toledo that erupted following an aborted march by a group of Nazis.  —  He issued a citywide curfew starting at 8 p.m. tonight, tomorrow, and possibly Monday.
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Newsweek:
Harriet's Hail Mary  —  OK, so the religious line didn't work so well.  The White House is back with a new strategy for its embattled high-court choice.  —  Oct. 24, 2005 issue - For 25 years, Tom Rath has been the bush family's New Hampshire go-to guy: an affable lawyer …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Independent:
Revealed: IRA bombs killed eight British soldiers in Iraq  —  Terror devices used by the IRA in a vicious murder campaign in Ulster blew up British servicemen as the world blamed Iran  —  Eight British soldiers killed during ambushes in Iraq were the victims of a highly sophisticated bomb …
Discussion: NewsHog and AMERICAblog
Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
Russians help Iran with missile threat to Europe  —  Former members of the Russian military have been secretly helping Iran to acquire technology needed to produce missiles capable of striking European capitals.  —  The Russians are acting as go-betweens with North Korea as part …
Todd S. Purdum / New York Times:
Plenty of Praise for a Nominee, but Few Details  —  WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 - Ask any of Harriet E. Miers's typically press-shy White House colleagues what she has been like in her years as a top Bush administration staff member, and the praise pours out.  She is intelligent.  Meticulous.  Selfless.
montereyherald.com:
Top GOP senator criticizes Bush on `trust me' approach  —  PHILADELPHIA - (KRT) - Americans "deserve better" than President Bush's "trust me" approach to the Supreme Court nomination of Harriet Miers, Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., said Friday, making his sharpest critique yet amid a right-wing revolt over the pick.
Discussion: Pam's House Blend
Michael Barone / US News:
Spurning America  —  Army Special Forces Soldiers, as my U.S. News colleague Linda Robinson writes in her riveting book, Masters of Chaos, are very much aware of "the tradition of their military history."  On the eve of a difficult mission, "more than one soldier went to sleep hoping …
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Ian Shapira / Washington Post:
Rove Cancels Appearance at Fundraiser for Kilgore  —  Many Shrug Off Last-Minute Switch as Fairfax Republicans Hear From National Chairman Instead  —  If those attending yesterday's annual Republican "Pep Rally Breakfast" in Fairfax County did not pay much mind to the scrum of protesters outside …
Discussion: firedoglake and The Republic of T.
Mark Steyn / Agence France Presse:
Media utters nonsense, won't call enemy out  —  F rom Thursday's New York Times: ''Nalchik, Russia — Insurgents launched a series of raids today in this southern Russian city, striking the area's main airport and several police and security buildings in large-scale, daytime attacks that left at least 85 people dead.''
Discussion: Mark in Mexico

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