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ALLEN'S REVENGE: EXPOSES UNDERAGE SEX SCENES IN OPPONENT'S NOVELS — Sen. George Allen, R-VA, unleashed a press release late Thursday that exposed his rival's fiction writing, which includes graphic underage sex scenes. — The press release, as provided by the Allen Campaign: — WEBB'S WEIRD WORLD
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"Limbaugh's words are just sounds carrying an emotion" — Excellent post from Mannion on Limbaugh's latest bit of wankery. — He's spot-on when he says that Limbaugh "probably doesn't give people with disabilities a thought when he's not using them to stir up the pot on his show."
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Business Wire:
Voters Increase Support for Stem Cell Research After Viewing Michael J. Fox Ad — Republicans' Support for Republican House Candidates Declines — FLEMINGTON, N.J.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—A new national study revealed that American voters' support for stem cell research increased after they viewed …
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Taylor Marsh, Iowa Voice, Inactivist, Sister Toldjah, Donklephant, Hit and Run, Hot Air, Balloon Juice and Booman Tribune
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Good Morning, Creep — This Michael J. Fox controversy is making me more angry than I can remember being in a long time. There is something wrong with people who think like this: … If Michael J. Fox could still act he would be making millions of dollars acting in paying TV commercials, films or sitcoms.
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Richard Shears / Daily Mail:
Outrage as Muslim cleric likens women to 'uncovered meat' — A Muslim cleric's claim that women who do not wear the veil are like 'uncovered meat' who attract sexual predators sparked outrage around Australia yesterday. — Sheik Taj Din al-Hilali, the nation's most senior Muslim cleric …
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The Australian, this blog is full of crap, Slog, Ace of Spades HQ, Nitpicker, One Hand Clapping, Dinocrat and Andrew Sullivan
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Tim B. / Tim Blair:
"UNCOVERED MEAT IS THE DISASTER" — Sheik Sheik Sheik! — Sheik Sheik Sheik! — Sheik Hilali! — Shiek HiLAli! — KC & The Sunshine Band of Decadent Western Dancing Unpeople Who Must Die — IS IT possible to Sheik and spin at the same time?
Peter Bergen / New York Times:
What Osama Wants — THE French saying, often attributed to Talleyrand, that "this is worse than a crime, it's a blunder," could easily describe America's invasion of Iraq. But for the United States to pull entirely out of that country right now, as is being demanded by a growing chorus of critics …
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Spencer Ackerman / TAPPED:YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT. Ezra, I really …
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Ralph Peters / New York Post:
KILL MUQTADA NOW — IT WAS wrenching to listen to President Bush's news conference yesterday. He's struggling to do the right thing. But he's getting terrible advice. — He's still counting on a political solution in Iraq. Ain't going to happen. And you can take that to the blood bank.
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Tim Tagaris / Ned Lamont for Senate:
Barack Obama Writes Emails [17] — Barack Obama Writes Emails — (Barack Obama sent out an email to his CT list supporting Ned Lamont earlier today - Tim) — Ned Lamont has waged an impressive grassroots campaign to give the people of Connecticut a choice in the November Senate election.
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
A Match Made In Washington: It's A Quote Off! Round 1... (H/T to Steve Clemons for the pix.) — It's down to the final decisions on the Match Made in Washington Quote Off. But I need your help to determine the winners. Voting begins now, and will continue until tomorrow …
Gateway Pundit:
Missouri ACORN Voter Fraud Scandal Makes the National News — Here's the latest on the Missouri ACORN/democratic voter fraud scandal... Kansas City officials say this is the most irresponsible and extensive voter registration abuse in Missouri in the twenty five years they have been on the job with the Kansas City Board of Elections.
The Blotter:
Trandahl Names Kolbe as a 'Problem' With Page Program, Source Says — Rhonda Schwartz and John Yang Report: — A source close to former House Clerk Jeff Trandahl told ABC News that Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.) was one of a small number of "problem members" …
Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
2006: THE BIG PICTURE — We've been through a lot together this election cycle, and now we're headed for the last round-up on November 7th. Your Crystal Ball staff will be tweaking our predictions right up until election eve, taking into account last-minute shifts, scandals, and surprises.
Hotline On Call:
Seven Reasons Why Karl Rove Is Optimistic — Ok, well, actually, we can't break into Rove's head and we don't know why he's personally confident. Many speculate that the veneer of hope masks unalloyed fear. But here are seven reasons cited by people who also read "THE polls" …
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:
Andrew Sullivan on The Conservative Soul — The Hugh Hewitt Show — HH: Joined now by Andrew Sullivan, author of The Conservative Soul: How We Lost It, How To Get It Back, in bookstores everywhere. I will link it at Hughhewitt.com a little bit later. We've got Andrew for the next hour and a half.
DefenseLINK:
Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld — DoD News Briefing with Secretary Rumsfeld from the Pentagon — SEC. RUMSFELD: Good afternoon, folks. In recent days, the Iraqi and coalition leaders have discussed ways to try to accurately gauge and as appropriate accelerate the efforts …
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