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S.A. Miller / Washington Times:
'Party trumps race' for Steele foes — Black Democratic leaders in Maryland say that racially tinged attacks against Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele in his bid for the U.S. Senate are fair because he is a conservative Republican. — Such attacks against the first black man to win a statewide election …
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Michelle Malkin:
THE VILE BILE WE HAVE TO PUT UP WITH — Straight from the headlines, here's exactly the kind of unhinged liberal hatred and bigotry against minority Republicans I talk about in my book— via the Washington Times today: … This is how low the Left's political discourse has sunk: I'm a banana and a coconut and a whore and worse.
Don Surber:
Linkfest For Nov. 2, 2005 — Today marks the first anniversary of George Walker Bush's historic re-election. He drew more votes than any president. Ever. 62 million. — LaShawn Barber remembered! As did — Blogs for Bush. — In celebration, I held a link fest, but it is over.
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New York Times:
Partisan Quarrel Forces Senators to Bar the Doors — WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 - Democrats forced the Republican-controlled Senate into an unusual closed session on Tuesday over the Bush administration's use of intelligence to justify the Iraq war and the Senate's willingness to examine it.
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Max Boot / Los Angeles Times:
Plamegate's real liar — 'SCOOTER" LIBBY'S indictment was not exactly good news for the White House, but it could have been a lot worse. Feverish speculation had been building that Karl Rove would soon be "frog-marched out of the White House in handcuffs," as Valerie Plame's bombastic hubby, Joe Wilson, had hoped.
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The Strata-Sphere, Booman Tribune ~ Boo!, Cold Fury, Think Progress, Daily Pundit, Power Line and Austin Bay Blog
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David W. Moore / Gallup:
Alito's Ratings Similar to Miers', Lower Than Roberts' — Majority says Supreme Court nominee should be rejected if opposed to Roe v. Wade — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans greet the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court with about the same degree …
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AMERICAblog, ACSBlog, Lawyers, Guns and Money, Facing South, The Sideshow, Taegan Goddard's …, MyDD and Thoughts from Kansas
Boston Globe:
Alito writing backed privacy, gay rights — PRINCETON, N.J. — As a senior at Princeton University, Samuel A. Alito Jr. chaired an undergraduate task force that recommended the decriminalization of sodomy, accused the CIA and the FBI of invading the privacy of citizens …
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AMERICAblog, The Next Hurrah, Pandagon, Big Brass Blog, How Appealing, Pam's House Blend and TalkLeft
Bull Moose:
Romney — The Moose weighs in on the re-litigation of the war. — Yesterday's Senate action demonstrated that the Democratic minority can stage creative political theater. It is good for the Republican majority to be hornswaggled once and a while. The Democrats also forced the Republicans …
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Scott McClellan / thinkprogress.org:
November 2 Press Gaggle — MR. McCLELLAN: Good morning, everyone. The President had breakfast with some of the congressional leadership: Senator Frist, Senator McConnell, Speaker Hastert and Congressman Blunt. This was kind of a follow on meeting to the discussion they had last week.
Mrs Smash / The Indepundit:
Project Valour-IT Fundraising Drive — While Smash is busy with is "real" job, I've been asked to take over certain tasks "around the house." One of the duties I've been assigned is heading the charge for the Navy in the Project Valour-IT Fundraising Competition.
New York Times:
G.O.P. Reaches to Other Party on Supreme Court Pick — WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 - Facing deep Democratic skepticism over the choice of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. for the Supreme Court, the Bush administration turned quickly on Tuesday to moderate Democrats who could be crucial to the confirmation …
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
President Pushover — Under other circumstances, President Bush's choice of Judge Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court would have been seen as a bold move by a strong president with a clear policy objective. By choosing a man of superior intellectual heft and an indelible record of conservative views …
MEMRI:
Iranian Animated Film for Children Promotes Suicide Attacks — The following are excerpts from an Iranian animated movie for children, which aired on IRIB 3 TV on October 28, 2005, at 8 a.m. Iran time. — Palestinian woman: "You killed my child, that's enough. You ruthless man, let him go."
Reuters:
Country Needs You, Iraq Tells Saddam's Officers — BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi government issued a plea on Wednesday to former junior officers in Saddam Hussein's military who were sacked by the U.S. occupiers after his fall to return to the army as it battles a fierce Sunni Arab insurgency.
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Christine Ollivier / Associated Press:
Chirac Warns of Firm Hand for Rioters — PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac, intervening after six nights of rioting in housing projects outside Paris, called Wednesday for calm and said authorities will use a firm hand to curtail what may become a "dangerous situation."
