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8:55 AM ET, October 12, 2006

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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
AP's Reid Story Doesn't Add Up  —  Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) "collected a $1.1 million windfall on a Las Vegas land sale even though he hadn't personally owned the property for three years," the AP reports.  —  Except that's wrong.  Reid made a $700,000 profit on the sale, not $1.1 million.
Discussion: Nitpicker and Bark Bark Woof Woof
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Harry Reid And The Culture Of Corruption  —  Once again, we discover why the Democrats quietly dropped their "culture of corruption" theme for the upcoming midterms.  The AP catches Harry Reid without a disclosure on real-estate deals that netted him $700,000 in profit:
Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Reid Got $1M in Land Sale
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere
Kos / Daily Kos:
The latest Reid hit piece
Discussion: MyDD, TPMmuckraker and Firedoglake
Jonathan Larsen / MSNBC:
Exclusive: Book says Bush just using Christians  —  'Tempting Faith' author David Kuo worked for Bush from 2001 to 2003  —  More than five years after President Bush created the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, the former second-in-command of that office is going public with an insider's tell …
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Olbermann Exclusive: Dissecting new Book: Tempting Faith  —  According to Kuo, Karl Rove's office referred to evangelical leaders as 'the nuts.'  —  Tonight on Countdown-David Kuo, who was the number two guy at the Office of Faith Based initiatives in the White House writes a scathing account …
Nico / Think Progress:
After Blaming Clinton For North Korea Nuke, McCain Blasts People 'Engaging In Finger-Pointing'  —  Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) explicitly blamed the Clinton administration for North Korea's nuclear weapons test on Sunday: "[I]t is a failure of the Clinton administration policies …
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Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
Bush Stands Firm on Policies  —  President Defends Strategies for Iraq, North Korea  —  Despite setbacks on North Korea and Iraq, President Bush vowed yesterday to stick with his policies on both crises, praising Chinese condemnation of North Korea's apparent nuclear test and citing progress …
David Ignatius / Real Clear Politics:
The U.S. Needs a New Deterrent
Discussion: The Corner and Decision '08
Kesher Talk:
Avoiding Political Embarrassment the Columbia University Way  —  How do you avoid political embarrassment at Columbia University these days?  —  Disinvite invited guests to a talk sure to interest conservatives and other hawks in the larger NYC community.  —  Why, we wonder …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Disgrace: Columbia bars public from Walid Shoebat lecture at last minute
Discussion: Kesher Talk and Michelle Malkin
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Hastert Aides Interest Ethics Panel  —  Staff Members' Knowledge of Foley's Actions With Former Pages in Question  —  With House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert denying personal knowledge of former representative Mark Foley's activities, investigators for the House ethics committee are bearing …
epw.senate.gov:
NUREMBERG-STYLE TRIALS PROPOSED FOR GLOBAL WARMING SKEPTICS  —  CONTACT: MARC MORANO ( marc_morano@epw.senate.gov ), MATT DEMPSEY ( matthew_dempsey@epw.senate.gov )  —  A U.S. based environmental magazine that both former Vice President Al Gore (http://gristmill.grist.org/print/ 2006/9/19/11408/1106? …
Discussion: Slapstick Politics
BBC:
'Huge rise' in Iraqi death tolls  —  An estimated 655,000 Iraqis have died since 2003 who might still be alive but for the US-led invasion, according to a survey by a US university.  —  The research compares mortality rates before and after the invasion from 47 randomly chosen areas in Iraq.
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David Burge / iowahawk:
ANNOUNCEMENT OF GLORIOUS NUCLEAR ACHIEVEMENT TO GANGSTER STOOGES OF BLOGOSPHERE  —  In the back yard of scientific researchings behind the Great Storage Shed of the People, Iowahawk scientists successfully conducted above-ground nuclear missile test explosions under secure and many malt liquor conditions …
Discussion: Daily Pundit
Kos Irhabi / The Jawa Report:
The YouTube Jihad : It Really IS a Jihad, Folks  —  The Mudville Gazette summarizes an al Qaeda working paper summarizing a plan for an expanded English language propaganda effort: … What this means is: the online jihad is only beginning.  We can expect to see new and more effective forms of Islamist propaganda.
Joseph B. Treaster / New York Times:
Insurers Get an Earful From Senator  —  Sometimes, political connections come in handy.  Ask Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi.  —  Mr. Lott, a Republican and former majority leader, is one of thousands of homeowners on the Gulf Coast who have been fighting with their insurers over payments for damage in Hurricane Katrina.
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Report Criticizes Ex-ATF Chief  —  Justice Dept. Inspector General Says Truscott Violated Ethics Rules  —  The former director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives violated ethics rules by requiring 20 employees to help his teenage nephew prepare a high school video project …
Discussion: TalkLeft and Booman Tribune
Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
High Court in Britain Loosens Strict Libel Law  —  Britain's highest court ruled Wednesday for the first time that journalists have the right to publish allegations about public figures, as long as their reporting is responsible and in the public interest.  —  The ruling, a unanimous judgment …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Jeremiah Marquez / Associated Press:
U.S. indicts American in al-Qaida video  —  LOS ANGELES - The charge of treason was used for the first time in the United States' war on terrorism Wednesday, filed against a California man who appeared in propaganda videos for al-Qaida.  —  Adam Yehiye Gadahn, 28, could be sentenced to death …
Monisha Bansal / CNSNews:
Closeted Homosexual Republicans Target of Blog-Activist  —  (CNSNews.com) - Homosexual activist Mike Rogers said he will reveal the identities of homosexual Republicans on Capitol Hill each day "for hypocritically opposing gay rights for political reasons when they themselves are gay."
Discussion: Pam's House Blend and Hot Air
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
AP Drops a Bomb-o on CA's Pombo  —  "Never" is a dangerous word for a Republican congressman when talking about Jack Abramoff.  —  Just ask Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA), whose tight race may have gotten tighter over claims he'd "never" been worked by the disgraced superlobbyist.
 
 
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