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Republicans' Hold On the South Gets Test in Tennessee — Region's New Demographics — May Help Harold Ford Jr., — Centrist Black Candidate — Sen. Frist's Seat Up for Grabs — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Race has long been a deciding factor in Southern politics, helping determine …
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Geoff Elliott / NEWS.com.au:
Australia 'a nuclear threat' — HAROLD Ford, a handsome 36-year-old from Tennessee, has become one of the sensations of the mid-term elections in the US and a reason why Democrats are a good chance of winning back control of the US Congress for the first time in 12 years.
David Espo / Associated Press:
GOP consultant cuts ties with Wal-Mart — WASHINGTON - A prominent Republican political consultant severed his ties with Wal-Mart on Friday night, forced to resign in fallout from a controversial political ad in Tennessee's Senate campaign. — In submitting his resignation …
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LYNN CHENEY IN CNN SITDOWN, SLAPDOWN: DO YOU WANT AMERICA TO WIN? — Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney, took on CNN Friday evening during an interview with anchorman Wolf Blitzer. — Transcript: — CHENEY: You made a point last night of a man who had a bookstore in London where radical islamists gathered.
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Hugh Hewitt / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:
The Latest October Surprise: Lynne Cheney — "Wolf, I have nothing to explain. Jim Webb has a lot to explain" — That was Lynne Cheney an hour ago on CNN. — Wolf Blitzer attempted to sandbag Lynne Cheney today, but that the former Chair of the NEH wasn't buying any of it.
Gaius / Blue Crab Boulevard:
Played Like A Cheap Violin — The Associated Press is reporting that the kerfluffle over the so-called silencing of the Dixie Chicks and the ads for their new movie appear to be nothing more than a publicity stunt. So say the networks involved, NBC and CW.
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Diane Cardwell / New York Times:
Bloomberg Sends Troops to Help Lieberman — In the Lieberman campaign office in Hartford are, from left, Korinne Kubena, Ariel Dvorkin, Crystal Cook and Brian Honan. All but Ms. Cook are on loan from Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York City. — In his battle for re-election …
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Buzz in Virginia — Emails began pouring in earlier today about a rumor on Capitol Hill about some trouble in Sen. George Allen's (R-VA) divorce file. Josh Marshall and others cannot get a response from the Allen campaign. — It seems everyone is emptying their opposition research files today.
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Steven T. Dennis / CQ.com:
Investigators Say Speaker's Aide Hindered Inquiry of Hill Security Contracts — Two former House committee investigators who were examining Capitol Hill security upgrades said a senior aide to Speaker J. Dennis Hastert hindered their efforts before they were abruptly ordered to stop their probe last year.
New York Times:
Democrats Get Late Donations From Business — Corporate America is already thinking beyond Election Day, increasing its share of last-minute donations to Democratic candidates and quietly devising strategies for how to work with Democrats if they win control of Congress.
Mary Katharine Ham / Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog:
HamNation: Racism! It's Everywhere! — It's in every political ad, as long as you look hard enough. According to my findings, even Harold Ford Jr. himself is sending coded messages. — My column, on the same subject, is here. As one of my commenters put it so well, "I'm fixin' to throw a fit over this."
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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A.M. Mora y Leon / Publius Pundit:
DEATH COMES FOR THE CUBAN TYRANT — Last Wednesday, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro may have slipped into a coma. — On Saturday, his sycophant, Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez, flew into Havana (scroll down), possibly to bid a final farewell to his Cuban master.
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Graham Allison / Washington Post:
Deterring Kim Jong Il — In an interview aired last week, George Stephanopoulos put the question to President Bush: What would he do if "North Korea sold nukes to Iran or al-Qaeda?" Bush replied, "They'd be held to account." — Seeking specifics, Stephanopoulos asked: "What does that mean?"
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White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow — White House Conference Center Briefing Room — MR. SNOW: Welcome. A couple of items of business, and then we'll go to questions. A little bit ago the President placed a phone call to Tom Tidwell, who is the Deputy Regional Forester at the U.S. Forest Service …
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Rasmussen Reports:
Missouri Senate: Talent by Two — Talent (R) 48% McCaskill 46% — In the contest of inches that has marked the Missouri Senate race from the start, the most recent Rasmussen Reports election survey shows incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Talent leading Claire McCaskill 48% to 46% (see crosstabs).
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Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
Is There Progress Through Loss? — A national election, a national decision. — A year ago I wrote a column called "A Separate Peace," in which I said America's leaders in all areas—government, business, journalism—were in some deep way checking out. They saw bad things coming …
Redstate:
The Choice Could Not Be Clearer — It is common, if sad, that people sometimes dismiss American political debates because they see no great differences between the parties. But, as is often the case, those differences are far more easily seen the closer we get to Election Day.