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5:30 PM ET, October 27, 2006

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Variety:
Prickly Peacock nixes Chicks  —  NBC cancels ads for Dixie docu 'Sing' … The Weinstein Co. is claiming that NBC and the CW have refused to air national ads for the new Dixie Chicks docu "Shut Up & Sing."  —  But while the Peacock has specifically said it won't accept the spots …
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Judd / Think Progress:
The Dixie Chicks Ad NBC Doesn't Want You To See  —  NBC is refusing to air an ad for the new Dixie Chicks documentary, "Shut Up & Sing."  Variety reports, "NBC's commercial clearance department said in writing that it 'cannot accept these spots as they are disparaging to President Bush.'"
Ian / Hot Air:
Video: Dixie Chicks blame Freepers, fundies for downfall; Update …
Nathan Burchfiel / CNSNews:
Webb Says His Novels 'Inappropriate' for News Radio  —  (CNSNews.com) - In an interview on Washington Post Radio Friday morning, Jim Webb, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Virginia, said excerpts of his novels are "a little bit inappropriate" to be read on news radio.
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Daily Mail:
Oh my god, South Park mocks Irwin  —  The creators of South Park have never been afraid to upset celebrities - and many of the show's viewers.  —  From jokes about religion and homosexuality to four-letter tirades, Trey Parker and Matt Stone have always mixed shock tactics with satire in the hit cartoon series.
Discussion: Right Wing News
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CNN:
'South Park' mocks Steve Irwin  —  LONDON, England (CNN) — The cartoon series "South Park" has never been shy of courting controversy, but its latest episode has caused outrage by featuring the recently deceased Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin.  —  Swearing and random death and destruction …
Discussion: Secular Blasphemy
Greg Tinti / The Political Pit Bull:
VIDEO: South Park Mocks Steve Erwin's Death?
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Cheney's Remarks Fuel Torture Debate  —  Vice President Cheney said this week that dunking terrorism suspects in water during questioning was a "no-brainer," prompting complaints from human rights advocates that he was endorsing the use of a controversial technique known as waterboarding on prisoners held by the United States.
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Associated Press:
White House denies Cheney hailed 'water boarding' … WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Friday that Vice President Dick Cheney was not talking about a torture technique known as "water boarding" when he said dunking terrorism suspects in water during questioning was a "no-brainer."
Radley Balko / The Agitator:
Not to Belabor the Point...  ....okay, I have every intention of belaboring it.  —  But tonight's events have really wedged into my craw.  —  I just did an Amazon search on the passage in Webb's book.  It is quite clearly not the leat bit titillating.  The context is that of an American in an exotic …
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Michelle Malkin:
Politics and pulp fiction  —  ***bumping back to the top...Webb responds...AUDIO....***  —  Remember how pathetic it was when the Left tried to make scandals out of books written by Lynne Cheney and Scooter Libby?  —  Cheney wrote a pulpy novel, "Sisters," about a frontier woman …
Rasmussen Reports:   Virginia Senate: Allen (R) and Webb (D) in Toss-Up
BBC:
Australia Muslim cleric suspended  —  Australia's top Muslim cleric has been barred from preaching for up to three months, after comparing immodestly dressed women to "uncovered meat".  —  Sheikh Taj el-Din al-Hilali's comments, suggesting that women who did not wear a headscarf attracted sexual assault …
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Paul Schindler / gaycitynews.com:
Email to a friendPost a CommentPrinter-friendlyAbsorbing Gay Pain & Praise, Clinton Says She's Evolved  —  In an appearance early Wednesday evening in front of roughly three-dozen LGBT leaders, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton indicated that she would not oppose efforts by Eliot Spitzer …
Virginia H. Mannering / bea.gov:
News Release: Gross Domestic Product  —  In order to view the PDF files on this page, the free Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed.  —  Recorded message: (202) 606-5306  —  GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: THIRD QUARTER 2006 (ADVANCE)  —  Real gross domestic product …
George Lakoff / New York Times:
Staying the Course Right Over a Cliff  —  THE Bush administration has finally been caught in its own language trap.  —  "That is not a stay-the-course policy," Tony Snow, the White House press secretary, declared on Monday.  —  The first rule of using negatives is that negating a frame activates the frame.
Alan Cooperman / Washington Post:
Religious Conservatives Cheer Ruling on Gays as Wake-Up Call  —  The New Jersey court decision that gay couples are entitled to the same rights as heterosexual couples was bad news for social conservatives — the bad news they were hoping for.  —  "Pro-traditional-marriage organizations ought …
ruralstrategies.org:
Results of 2006 Rural Tracker  —  Rural battleground shifts toward Democrats  —  The rural vote has shifted in favor of Democratic congressional candidates in the last month, indicating Republicans are losing ground with a key constituency, according to the Center for Rural Strategies Poll.
Discussion: MyDD, NewDonkey.com and Wonkette
Amy Westfield / Associated Press:
Search for Remains at Ground Zero May Grow  —  Officials overseeing the recovery of human remains at the World Trade Center site will recommend expanding the search to several nearby roads, the Associated Press learned Thursday.  —  A proposal to be sent to Deputy Mayor Edward Skyler on Friday …
Discussion: A Blog For All
Orlando Sentinel:
Nelson adds another $250,000 to Florida Democrats' coffers  —  Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson — ahead in the polls and in fundraising — transferred another $250,000 to the Florida Democratic Party on Thursday, a sign that his campaign is confident of a win and in his ability to help his party.
Discussion: Daily Kos
 
 
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Arizona Republic:
Mitchell over the bully  —  The biggest problem in Congress …
New York Post:
HUMORLESS DAVE RIPS O'REILLY
Judd / Think Progress:
Michael J. Fox: 'I Could Give a Damn About Rush Limbaugh's Pity...I'm Not A Victim'
Rasmussen Reports:
Iowa Governor: Culver (D) 47%; Nussle (R) 44%
Discussion: Daily Kos
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David Horovitz / Jerusalem Post:
'Hamas doesn't want to destroy Israel'
StrategyPage:
Calling Out the New York Times
Tom Leonard / Telegraph:
The BBC's commitment to bias is no laughing matter
Discussion: USS Neverdock and Dodgeblogium
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
In the Libby Case, A Grilling to Remember
Salon:
Salon Interview: Camille Paglia
David Cay Johnston / New York Times:
I.R.S. Going Slow Before Election
Associated Press:
Poll: Middle class voters abandoning GOP
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
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