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Los Angeles Times:
Voters Reject Schwarzenegger's Bid to Remake State Government — The governor's four ballot proposals, the foundation of his sweeping plans for change in Sacramento, are halted at the polls. — In a sharp repudiation of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Californians rejected all four …
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William Branigin / Washington Post:
Kaine Wins in Va. Gubernatorial Race — Democrat Timothy M. Kaine defeated Republican Jerry W. Kilgore in today's election for governor of Virginia, riding the popularity of outgoing Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) and dissatisfaction with the Bush administration in a state that typically votes Republican in national elections.
David W. Chen / New York Times:
Corzine Prevails in a Nasty Governor's Race in New Jersey — Jon S. Corzine, a liberal Democrat who parlayed his wealth and experience as a Wall Street executive into victory for the United States Senate five years ago, won election yesterday as New Jersey's 52nd governor.
Robert Salladay / Los Angeles Times:
Schwarzenegger Hits Snag at Polling Place — SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger showed up to his Brentwood neighborhood polling station today to cast his ballot in the special election — and was told he had already voted. — Elections officials said a Los Angeles County poll worker …
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Democrat Kaine Wins in Virginia — Continuation Of Centrist Path Prevails Over Kilgore — Virginians elected Democrat Timothy M. Kaine yesterday as the state's next governor, choosing him to continue the centrist legacy of popular Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) and rejecting the Republican candidate …
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The Blogging of the President
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Corzine Defeats Forrester To Become N.J. Governor — Bloomberg Wins Easily; Texas Passes Gay-Marriage Ban — Democrat Jon S. Corzine last night won the New Jersey governorship, after surviving a wild hazing from Republican Douglas Forrester and a bitter ex-wife in the closing days of a free-spending contest.
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Captain's Quarters
Robin Toner / New York Times:Defeats for G.O.P. Come at a Sensitive Time
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The Moderate Voice
Peter Baker / Washington Post:White House Gambles That Boosting Kilgore Will Pay Off for Bush
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Democratic Veteran
Brad / THE BRAD BLOG:ELECTION DAY: ELECTRONIC VOTING 'PROTOCOL BREACH' KEEPS SCHWARZENEGGER FROM VOTING!
Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
Evolution Slate Outpolls Rivals — All eight members up for re-election to the Pennsylvania school board that had been sued for introducing the teaching of intelligent design as an alternative to evolution in biology class were swept out of office yesterday by a slate of challengers who campaigned against the intelligent design policy.
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MSNBC:Kansas education board downplays evolution
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Pharyngula, The World Wide Rant, Balloon Juice, INDC Journal, Pam's House Blend, Prometheus 6, Modulator and The Reaction
Brian K. Sullivan / Bloomberg:Kansas State Board Votes to Teach Intelligent Design in Schools
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The American Princess
Patrick D. Healy / New York Times:
Democrats Are Locked Out of City Hall for 4 Straight Terms — Michael R. Bloomberg was re-elected mayor of New York by a historic margin yesterday, beating back Fernando Ferrer's attempt to build a multiethnic coalition and giving Republicans a fourth straight victory over a Democratic Party …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:A Mayor Unleashed, Poised to Offer an Even Broader Agenda
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The Moderate Voice
M.L. Elrick / Detroit Free Press:MAYOR COMES BACK: Kilpatrick grabs victory in tight finish
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Taegan Goddard's …
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
GOP Leaders Urge Probe in Prisons Leak — Congress's top Republican leaders yesterday demanded an immediate joint House and Senate investigation into the disclosure of classified information to The Washington Post that detailed a web of secret prisons being used to house and interrogate terrorism suspects.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Tough Times for the 'Sissy Six' — It's in vogue on Capitol Hill these days to belong to a club. Senators negotiating a compromise over judicial nominees call themselves the "Gang of 14." When congressional leaders go to the White House, they are "the Big Five."
Associated Press:
St. Paul mayoral race: Coleman defeats Kelly — St. Paul voters punished Mayor Randy Kelly on Tuesday for standing with President Bush a year ago, denying the Democrat a second term in Minnesota's capital city. — Former City Council member Chris Coleman, also a Democrat …
Washington Post:
Alito Signals Reluctance to Overturn Roe v. Wade — Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. has signaled he would be highly reluctant to overturn long-standing precedents such as the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling, a move that has helped to silence some of his critics and may resolve …
Patrick Belton / OxBlog:
THE 'GIVE A BLOGGER A CHANCE' FOUNDATION prize for the day would go happily to the generous people at Public Radio International, who very kindly had me on to their Radio Open Source programme last night from the banlieu of Aulnay-sous-Bois, where I spent the day from morning till midnight speaking with its residents.
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The Glittering Eye
foxreno.com:
SF Voters Pass Gun Ban; Oust Military Recruiters — SAN FRANCISCO — Voters approved ballot measures to ban handguns in San Francisco and urge the city's public high schools and college campuses to keep out military recruiters Tuesday. — With 100 percent of San Francisco precincts reporting …
Ferdinand T Cat / Conservative Cat:
Light at the End of the Channel Tunnel — Rarely am I so pleased to find out I was wrong. Although the French crisis is not over, the damage levels have dropped significantly overnight, with the number of burned cars dropping from 1173 to 617, and the number of municipalities affected from 226 to 116.
Douglas Jehl / New York Times:
Classified Report Warned on C.I.A.'s Tactics in Interrogation — WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 - A classified report issued last year by the Central Intelligence Agency's inspector general warned that interrogation procedures approved by the C.I.A. after the Sept. 11 attacks might violate some provisions …
