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Washington Post:
Bush's Integrity Is Questioned, According to Post-ABC Poll — For the first time in his presidency, a majority of Americans question the integrity of President Bush, and growing doubts about his leadership have left him with record negative ratings on the economy, Iraq and even the war on terrorism …
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Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Poll: Bush Approval Sagging to New Lows — On Iraq, Economy and Ethics, a Perfect Storm Bedevils Bush — Nov. 3, 2005 — An increasingly unpopular war, an ethics cloud, and broad economic discontent have pushed public opinion of the Bush administration from bad to worse …
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Mark Steyn on the Euroarabian war currently happening in the suburbs of France. — HH: Hello, Mark. Where do we find you today? — MS: I'm in the great state of New Hampshire, Hugh. — HH: Okay, you've gone to ground up there for almost three weeks in a row. That's really quite remarkable for you.
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Jamey Keaten / Associated Press:
Paris-Area Riots Spread to 20 Towns — AULNAY-SOUS-BOIS, France - A week of riots in poor neighborhoods outside Paris gained dangerous new momentum Thursday, with youths shooting at police and firefighters and attacking trains and symbols of the French state.
Craig S. Smith / New York Times:
Rioting Spreads in Paris Suburbs as Angry Youths Burn More Cars — PARIS, Nov. 3 - Angry youths clashed with police and firefighters outside Paris late Wednesday in the worst of seven straight nights of violence set off by the accidental death of two teenagers.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Kenneth Tomlinson Quits Public Broadcasting Board — Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, who sparked controversy by asserting that programs carried by public broadcasters have a liberal bias, resigned yesterday from the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting a day after the agency's inspector general delivered …
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John Eggerton / broadcastingcable.com:
Former CPB Chairman Ken Tomlinson Resigns — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors said Thursday that embattled former board chairman Ken Tomlinson has resigned. — The board has been reviewing a CPB Inspector General's report—called for by a pair of congressmen …
Stephen Labaton / New York Times:Broadcasting Ex-Chairman Is Removed From Board
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Jamie Wilson / Guardian:
Latin America prepares to 'say no to Bush' — · Maradona leads protests at summit in Argentina — · Opponents gather in high profile alternative meeting — George Bush left his problems at home yesterday only to find himself flying into a whole new world of hurt at the Summit …
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New York Times:
Bush at Hemisphere Talks: Trade Fight Awaits — MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina, Nov. 3 - President Bush arrived in this beach resort city on Thursday night for a gathering of Western Hemisphere leaders after one of the worst weeks of his presidency, only to be greeted by strong anti-American sentiment …
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The Next Hurrah
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Distorting Sam Alito — Pop quiz: Which of the following abortion regulations is more restrictive, more burdensome, more likely to lead more women to forgo abortion? — (a) Requiring a minor to get the informed consent of her parents, or to get a judge to approve the abortion.
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Rob Stein / Washington Post:
For Americans, Getting Sick Has Its Price — Survey Says U.S. Patients Pay More, Get Less Than Those in Other Western Nations — Americans pay more when they get sick than people in other Western nations and get more confused, error-prone treatment, according to the largest survey to compare U.S. health care with other nations.
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New York Times:
Italy's Top Spy Names Freelance Agent as Source of Forged Niger-Iraq Uranium Documents — ROME, Nov. 3 - Italy's spymaster identified an Italian occasional spy named Rocco Martino on Thursday as the disseminator of forged documents that described efforts by Iraq to buy uranium ore from Niger …
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Senate Passes Plan to Cut $35 Billion From Deficit — The Senate approved sweeping deficit-reduction legislation last night that would save about $35 billion over the next five years by cutting federal spending on prescription drugs, agriculture supports and student loans, while clamping down on fraud in the Medicaid program.
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Ideology Serves as a Wild Card on Court Pick — WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 - Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, concedes that Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. - a brainy product of Princeton and Yale, a former federal prosecutor and Supreme Court litigator and an appellate judge for 15 years …
Munir Ahmad / Associated Press:
Detainee May Be Wanted al-Qaida Suspect — QUETTA, Pakistan - One al-Qaida suspect was killed in a police raid and a second was arrested, Pakistan announced Thursday, and an official said officials are trying to determine if the detainee is a Syrian with a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head for training terrorists.
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April Castro / Associated Press:
Second Judge Out for DeLay Trial — AUSTIN, Texas - Two days after Rep. Tom DeLay won a fight to get a new judge in his case, prosecutors Thursday succeeded in ousting the Republican responsible for selecting the new judge. — Administrative Judge B.B. Schraub withdrew …
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Bull Moose:
High Crimes and Misdemeanors — The Moose raises the specter of the "I" word. — Congressional Democrats are settling on a "narrative" and a "frame" for the Iraq War. In essence, their argument is that the President and his Administration practiced massive deceit to lead the nation to war …
