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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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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 …
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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 …
Stephen Labaton / New York Times:Broadcasting Ex-Chairman Is Removed From Board
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Laylan Copelin / Austin American-Statesman:
Regional judge steps aside in DeLay case — Motion filed by Earle prompted withdrawal; state chief justice, another Republican, will now name trial judge. — In an unprecedented move, Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, a Democrat, forced a Republican presiding judge from naming …
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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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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.
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CNN:
'Can I quit now?' FEMA chief wrote as Katrina raged — E-mails give insight into Brown's leadership, attitude — WASHINGTON (CNN) — A Louisiana congressman says e-mails written by the government's emergency response chief as Hurricane Katrina raged show a lack of concern for the unfolding tragedy and a failure in leadership.
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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.
MSNBC:
Key al-Qaida figure reportedly captured — WASHINGTON - A key figure in al-Qaida's terror network in Europe is under arrest, U.S. counterterrorism officials tell NBC News. — Two U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, say that the alleged terrorist, Mustafa Setmariam Nasar …
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New York Times:
Alito's Dissents Show Deference to Lower Courts — Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. dissents slightly more often than the typical appeals court judge, and his dissenting opinions are almost always more conservative than the majority's. — In the several hundred cases he heard over 15 years …
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 …
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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 …
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Why the Dems Need James Carville to Take a Long, Long Vacation — During a week when Harry Reid and the Dems finally found their spines and their voices on Plamegate and the war, it was deeply disturbing to see James Carville parading his tired, old, and utterly clueless act all over the TV …
Richard W. Stevenson / New York Times:
Press Secretary on Trial in the Briefing Room — WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 - It is I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, who is under indictment in the C.I.A. leak case. And it is Karl Rove, President Bush's senior adviser, who remains under investigation.
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Tom Stuckey / Associated Press:
Race Becomes Issue in Md. Governor's Race — ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A blogger's depiction of Lt. Gov. Michael Steele in minstrel makeup has brought to the surface issues of race — and fidelity to one's race — as the Republican seeks to become Maryland's first black senator.
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 …
