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The Senate Race in Connecticut — The Congressional elections are very much about America's problems in Iraq. But the campaigns have shed little light on exactly what should happen next. Nowhere is that more true than in Connecticut. The two leading candidates, Ned Lamont and Joseph Lieberman …
Dick Armey / Washington Post:
Where We Went Wrong — Somewhere along the road to a "permanent majority," the Republican Revolution of 1994 went off track. For several years, we had confidence in our convictions and trusted that the American people would reward our efforts. And they did.
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Dick Armey: Where The GOP Went Wrong — Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, writing in the Washington Post, gives further evidence that there are now two kinds of Republicans: — (1) Those that want to return to the GOP being a party of values — values Democrats may not agree with, but values that are consistent.
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Stephen Labaton / New York Times:
Businesses Seek Protection on Legal Front — Left to right: Stephen Hilger/Bloomberg News; Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times; Adam Berry/Bloomberg News; David McIntyre/Bloomberg News; and Mychele Daniau/Agence France-Presse-Getty Images — Frustrated with laws and regulations …
Borzou Daragahi / Los Angeles Times:
'Not America's man in Iraq,' Premier says — Aides say Maliki warns U.S. to respect nation's sovereignty. — Iraq's prime minister sharply criticized U.S. policy Friday during a private meeting with the American ambassador, pointing to the United States' failure to either reduce violence …
Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Safavian Seeks Leniency in Abramoff Case — WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Bush administration official David Safavian wept as he asked for leniency in his obstruction of justice case Friday, telling a judge that his lobbyist friend Jack Abramoff manipulated him and drew him into the scandal.
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Susan Schmidt / Washington Post:Official in Abramoff Case Sentenced to 18 Months
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Tim Golden / New York Times:
U.S. Investigates Voting Machines' Venezuela Ties — The federal government is investigating the takeover last year of a leading American manufacturer of electronic voting systems by a small software company that has been linked to the leftist Venezuelan government of President Hugo Chávez.
Val MacQueen / TCS Daily:
The Straw That Broke the Multi-Culti Camel's Back — In the last few days in Britain, three events have caused what was already a small crack in the paper-thin edifice of "multiculturalism" in Britain to widen to a noticeable fissure. — First, 14-year old British schoolgirl Codie Stott …
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The Non-Contract With America — What Democrats aren't saying about their agenda, so we will. — A joke in Washington these days is that the only thing that can save the Republicans on Election Day is the Democrats. House Speaker-in-waiting Nancy Pelosi seems to get this joke …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Democrats Push to Counter G.O.P. in Turnout Race — Volunteers in Missouri, left, assembled yard signs for Claire McCaskill, the Democratic Senate candidate. Joyce Georges and her husband, Cliff, are longtime supporters of Jim Talent, the Republican incumbent.
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US Republicans in Crisis — TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Tehran's interim Friday Prayers Leader Seyed Ahmad Khatami stressed that the savage and devilish performance of the US President George W Bush has placed Republicans in a very critical condition. — Addressing a large fervent congregation …
Meron Rapoport / Haaretz:
IDF denies using uranium-based warheads during war in Lebanon — Israel did not use uranium-based warheads during the Lebanon war, the army spokesperson's office said Saturday. The announcement was made in response to a report published Saturday on the website of the British newspaper The Independent.
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Washington Post:
Tipping Point for War's Supporters? — In Past Month, Even Stalwarts Have Called for Change in Iraq Policy — As the fighting in Iraq swerved toward civil war in February, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John W. Warner (R-Va.) expressed "a high degree of confidence" …
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Wall Street Journal:
Polls and Pundits: How Reliable Are Forecasts? — With 10 days left before the Nov. 7 midterm congressional elections, pollsters and pundits are forecasting a good night for Democrats. — Current projections show the party is poised to gain the 15 new seats needed to control the House of Representatives, and possibly more.
Richard Bell / www.johnkerry.com blog:
HOW DO YOU SPELL DESPERATION? G.O.P. — Want to know what desperation looks like? — Here's what Bill Frist and Ken Mehlman sent out yesterday in a desperation email fundraiser. They're scared to death that John Kerry and Ted Kennedy ponied up to elect Democrats. — Let's see their $2 million, and raise them.
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Jim Wolf / Reuters:
U.S. hails airborne laser as weapons milestone — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency on Friday hailed what he described as epochal progress toward putting a high-energy laser aboard a modified Boeing Co. 747 to zap ballistic missiles that could be fired by North Korea and Iran.
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Don Michak / Journal Inquirer:
Biden, calling Iraq 'rathole' backs Courtney and Lamont, but says he won't campaign against Lieberman — U.S. Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Delaware Democrat and a leading critic of President Bush and the war in Iraq, on Friday backed Vernon Democrat Joseph D. Courtney in his rematch with U.S. Rep. Robert R. Simmons, R-2nd District.
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