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Alexis Debat Reports / The Blotter:
Zawahiri Was Target in U.S. Attack on Religious School in Pakistan — Alexis Debat Reports: — Ayman al Zawahiri was the target of a Predator missile attack this morning on a religious school in Pakistan, according to Pakistani intelligence sources. — ABC News has learned the raid …
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Salman Masood / New York Times:
Pakistan Attacks School for Militants — The Pakistani military said today that it had destroyed a religious school used for training militants in the Bajur tribal area, which straddles the border with Afghanistan. The attack killed at least 80 people, the military said, describing them as militants.
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Airstrikes on Bajaur Training Camps — Bajaur madrassa and training camp hit by helicopter assault; up to 80 killed — Satellite map of Bajaur and neighboring Kunar province in Afghanistan. Location of strike in Chenegai in red. Click image to view. — Just two days after Faqir Mohammed held …
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Jennifer Saba / Editor and Publisher:
Big Metros Show Severe Declines in Latest Circ Report — NEW YORK The Audit Bureau of Circulations FAS-FAX report for the six-month period ending September 2006 released this morning confirmed yet again that major metros are struggling to show growth. The losses are steep while the gains are meager.
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Andy Soltis / New York Post:
NOW 5TH LARGEST NEWSPAPER IN U.S. — The New York Post today surpassed the Daily News and The Washington Post to become the 5th largest newspaper in America after bucking the national trend and chalking up a whopping 5.1 percent jump in circulation. — The Post's average paid circulation …
Kristen Mack / Houston Chronicle:
Write-in tightens race in District 22 — Sekula-Gibbs running close to Lampson for the seat DeLay held — The Republican write-in effort to hold former Rep. Tom DeLay's congressional seat, once viewed as a long shot, has created a tight race, according to a Houston Chronicle-11 News poll.
Michael Barone / Real Clear Politics:
The Story Behind the Polls — What's with the polls? — In 2004, the electorate that went to the polls or voted absentee was, according to the adjusted NEP exit poll, 37 percent Democratic and 37 percent Republican. In party identification, it was the most Republican electorate since …
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Shadowy Nonprofit Attacks PA Dem from Left — Here's another thing to watch for this campaign season: front groups that attack Democrats from the left. — The Pennsylvania Senate race has provided a case in point. TPM Reader TC, who lives there, sent us a scan of a mailer he received Saturday.
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Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
Midterm Vote May Define Rove's Legacy — Big Losses Could Dim Aura of Bush Adviser — By many calculations, Democrats are ready to make big gains in the midterm elections, enough to take over the House and possibly the Senate. But White House Chief of Staff Joshua B. Bolten …
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George E. Condon Jr / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Hunter set to announce presidential bid — Some surprised by lawmaker's timing — WASHINGTON - With his prized committee chairmanship very much in peril, Rep. Duncan Hunter is poised to announce today that he is considering a long-shot run for the White House.
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Matea Gold / Los Angeles Times:
CNN hopes blogging is election-night blessing — An event aimed at getting instant reaction from online opinion makers is but a part of cable channels' efforts. — NEW YORK — Who says the mainstream media don't respect the blogosphere? — CNN is trying to incorporate bloggers directly …
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Jeffrey H. Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Lobbyists Won't Like What Pelosi Has in Mind — Odds are that lobbying in the House of Representatives is about to get harder. — If Democrats gain the 15 seats they need to win control of the House — and most analysts think they will — one of the first things the new House will do is restrict …
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'Go Ahead, Put Marks on Me' — Second Dancer: Alleged Duke Lacrosse Rape Victim Said to Bruise Her — ABC News Law & Justice Unit — The second dancer in the Duke rape case has said for the first time that the accuser told her to "go ahead, put marks on me" after the alleged attack.
Eric Krol / Daily Herald:
Roskam, Bean with slight leads — Key districts tight as Hastert, GOP try to keep control — A key pair of traditionally Republican suburban congressional seats are up for grabs, a new Daily Herald/ABC 7 Chicago poll shows - a threatening sign for House Speaker Dennis Hastert's grip …
James Glanz / New York Times:
U.S. Is Said to Fail in Tracking Arms for Iraqis — The American military has not properly tracked hundreds of thousands of weapons intended for Iraqi security forces and has failed to provide spare parts, maintenance personnel or even repair manuals for most of the weapons given to the Iraqis …
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Bush Appointee Said to Reject Advice on Endangered Species — A senior Bush political appointee at the Interior Department has rejected staff scientists' recommendations to protect imperiled animals and plants under the Endangered Species Act at least six times in the past three years, documents show.
Michael McDonald / Washington Post:
5 Myths About Turning Out The Vote — If you're an upstanding U.S. citizen, you'll stand up and be counted this Election Day, right? Well, maybe not. Just because Americans can vote doesn't mean they do. But who shows up is what decides the tight races, which makes turnout …