memeorandum: Was the nuke test a hoax? (Chester/The Adventures of Chester)

7:30 PM ET, October 9, 2006

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Reported Test 'Fundamentally Changes the Landscape' for U.S. Officials — North Korea's apparent nuclear test last night may well be regarded as a failure of the Bush administration's nuclear nonproliferation policy. — Since George W. Bush became president, North Korea has restarted …

Chester / The Adventures of Chester:

Was the nuke test a hoax? — This site does not profess conspiracy theories. — But from time to time, I do attempt to perform what I've called "agressive pattern-spotting." — Consider: — 1. About two years ago, there were rumors of an impending North Korean nuclear test.

Discussion: Clayton Cramer's BLOG, PR Newswire, Ace of Spades HQ, The Australian, Wizbang and Instapundit.com

Amar Bakshi / Need to Know:

Bush' Blunder In North Korea — Former U.S. National Security Advisor Donald Gregg - First: Don't panic. Kim Jong Il's objective is survival and eventual change in North Korea, not suicide. The diplomatic situation in Northeast Asia will be immensely complicated by the North Korea test …

Discussion: Balloon Juice and Political Animal

Ben Johnson / Front Page Magazine:

The Left's Diplomacy Pays Off — SCORE ONE FOR BILL CLINTON and Jimmy Carter. — As of this writing in the early morning hours of October 9, President Bush is expected to announce that North Korea has conducted an underground nuclear test. Unlike the abortive launch in July …

Discussion: Garfield Ridge, The Fourth Rail, Fausta's blog, Cold Fury, Ace of Spades HQ, The Mahablog, BBC, Reuters, Stop The ACLU, Winds of Change.NET, Hang Right Politics, The Moderate Voice, Taylor Marsh and protein wisdom

David E. Sanger / New York Times:

World Leaders Condemn North Korea — North Korea said Sunday night that it had set off its first nuclear test, becoming the eighth country in history, and arguably the most unstable and most dangerous, to proclaim that it has joined the club of nuclear weapons states.

Discussion: White House, Unclaimed Territory, ArmsControlWonk, Townhall.com Blog's …, Talking Points Memo, Liberty and Justice, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Power Line, The Anonymous Liberal, Pajamas Media, Let Freedom Ring, The Duck of Minerva, ShrinkWrapped, PunditGuy and LamontBlog

Donald Sensing / One Hand Clapping:
Don't jeer at North Korea's nuke test!

Discussion: Pajamas Media, The Irish Trojan's Blog and Blue Crab Boulevard

BBC:
Outcry at N Korea 'nuclear test'

Discussion: Political Animal, Discourse.net and Power Plays

Stephen Fidler / Financial Times:
Analysis: North Korea test a sign of weakness

Discussion: The Huffington Post and Daily Kos

Fox News:
U.S. OFFICIAL: NORTH KOREA TESTED NUCLEAR WEAPON

Wretchard / The Belmont Club:
Was North Korea testing a suitcase nuke?

Discussion: Austin Bay Blog

USA Today:

Poll: Democratic candidates open large lead in congressional races — WASHINGTON — Four weeks before congressional elections, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows Democrats hold a 23-point lead over GOP candidates. That's double the lead Republicans had a month before they seized control of Congress in 1994.

Discussion: Hot Air, Firedoglake, Taylor Marsh, AMERICAblog and The Next Hurrah

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CNN:

Poll: Majority think Hastert should resign … WASHINGTON (CNN) — A majority of Americans believe the scandal over former Rep. Mark Foley's contacts with teenage congressional pages should cost House Speaker Dennis Hastert his leadership post, according to a CNN poll released Monday.

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report, Liberty and Justice and The Reaction

New York Times:

Foley Scandal Is Hurting G.O.P.'s Image, Poll Finds — Americans say that Republican Congressional leaders put their political interests ahead of protecting the safety of teenage pages, and that House leaders knew of Mark Foley's sexually-charged messages to pages well before he was forced to quit Congress …

CBS News:

DID HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP KNOW ABOUT FOLEY'S SEXUALLY EXPLICIT E-MAILS? — Yes — No — Forty-six percent think embattled House Speaker Dennis Hastert should resign for his handling of the Foley disclosures. Two-thirds of Democrats and 44 percent of Independents say Hastert should step down …

Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES

Robert Novak / Chicago Sun Times:
GOP hopefuls hope Hastert stays away

Discussion: Hotline On Call, DownWithTyranny! and Firedoglake

New Hampshire Union Leader: Hastert's inaction: Speaker, others must go

Associated Press: Polls: GOP losing grip on married moms

Thomas M. DeFrank / NY Daily News:

Scandals stymie W's momentum — DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF — WASHINGTON - Suddenly, like the fierce "blue northers" that sweep across Texas each autumn, the political winds have turned bleaker for Republicans - and President Bush's private mood has blackened accordingly.

Discussion: Hullabaloo, The Heretik, The News Blog and AMERICAblog

Noam Cohen / New York Times:

At Reuters, a New Book and a Lost Job — On Tuesday, Joe Maguire, one of two editors in charge of markets coverage at Reuters, handed his bosses the galleys of his new book, "Brainless: The Lies and Lunacy of Ann Coulter." On Wednesday, Mr. Maguire discovered he would have plenty of free …

Discussion: Firedoglake, BobGeiger.com, NewsBusters.org and Gawker

Michael Liedtke / Associated Press:

Google snaps up YouTube for $1.65B — SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. is snapping up YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in a deal that catapults the Internet search leader to a starring role in the online video revolution. — The all-stock deal announced Monday unites one of the Internet's marquee companies …

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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:

The Glenn and Helen Show: Beer and Barbecue with Milblogger Smash — Helen couldn't make it — it was a bit late for her — but I caught up with milblogger Scott Koenig, better known as Smash, when he passed through Knoxville last week. Since he's a celebrity blogger …