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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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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.
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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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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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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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 …
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.
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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.
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."
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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."
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" …
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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Jonathan Alter / Newsweek:
Is Rove a Security Risk? — Because he disclosed Plame's CIA identity to reporters, the Bush aide could lose his clearance. — Nov. 2, 2005 - The conventional wisdom in Washington this week is that Karl Rove is out of the woods. But while an indictment against him in the Valerie Plame leak case …
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WorldNetDaily:
Michael Moore owns Halliburton! — New book debunks claims of celebrity activists — "I don't own a single share of stock!" filmmaker Michael Moore proudly proclaimed. — He's right. He doesn't own a single share. He owns tens of thousands of shares - including nearly 2,000 shares of Boeing …
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 …
