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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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CBS News:
Poll: More Bad News For Bush — (CBS) Most Americans believe someone in the Bush Administration did leak Valerie Plame's name to reporters - even though Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald indicted no one for doing that. Half of the public describes the matter as something of great importance …
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CBS News:
Bush's Job Approval Hits New Low — (CBS) Tempers cooled a bit in Washington today after the partisan meltdown that brought Senate business to a halt Tuesday. — Even so, neither Congress nor the White House will find much in a new CBS News poll to put them in a better humor.
CBS News:
Poll: Approval Ratings Compared — For Part 1 of this poll, click here. — Bush's low job approval is far below that of some of his two-term predecessors at this point in their second terms. In November 1985, President Reagan had a 65 percent approval rating, and Bill Clinton's job approval in November 1997 was 57 percent.
National Review:
Who Did What? — The hot-blooded search for criminality in the matter of Cheney/Libby/Rove has not truly satisfied those in search of first degree venality. Very soon after the indictment of Mr. Libby, the tricoteuses glumly conceded that no conspiracy has been uncovered.
Jesse J. Holland / Associated Press:
Democrat: Alito Won't 'Chisel Away' Law — WASHINGTON - A centrist Democratic senator complimented Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito Wednesday as a jurist who won't "hammer away and chisel away" existing law. — While Sen. Ben Nelson (news, bio, voting record) did not endorse President …
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Alasdair Sandford / BBC:
Anger grips Paris riot suburb — The evidence of the previous night's trouble is clear to see on the Bosquets estate. — Among the cars parked outside one block of flats are two burnt-out vehicles and small piles of debris. Rocks and stones are strewn across the street.
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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
White House Ducks Prewar Intel Questions — WASHINGTON - The White House sought to deflect politically charged questions Wednesday about President Bush's use of prewar intelligence in Iraq, saying Democrats, too, had concluded Saddam Hussein was a threat. — "If Democrats want to talk …
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Washington Post:
Rove's Future Role Is Debated — White House May Seek Fresh Start In Wake of Leak — Top White House aides are privately discussing the future of Karl Rove, with some expressing doubt that President Bush can move beyond the damaging CIA leak case as long as his closest political strategist remains in the administration.
Francis Fukuyama / Opinion Journal:
A Year of Living Dangerously — Remember Theo van Gogh, and shudder for the future. — One year ago today, the Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh had his throat ritually slit by Mohamed Bouyeri, a Muslim born in Holland who spoke fluent Dutch. This event has totally transformed Dutch politics …
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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Mrs Smash / The Indepundit:
Project Valour-IT Fundraising Drive — While Smash is busy with his "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.
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."
David Neiwert / Orcinus:
Unhinged indeed — One of the reasons Michelle Malkin fails the test of being an actual journalist lies in the way she conducts her work: There is simply no evidence of any attempt at fairness. — A serious journalist — theoretically, at least — tries to operate with an open mind.
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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.
rawstory.com:
Bolton's chief of staff gave information on outed agent to Libby, lawyers involved in leak case say — John Bolton, the former Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs who is now the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was contacted by I. Lewis "Scooter" …
Timothy Burke / Easily Distracted:
The Union Label — Even back when my political sensibilities were more party-line progressive than they are now, I was always uneasy about the expectation that any given action by a labor union mandatorily demanded unquestioning support. — Partly that's the consequence of growing …
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