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 …

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 …

Request to Sen. Lieberman to disclose petty cash  —  Public Campaign Action Fund's letter to Senator Joe Lieberman regarding his nondisclosure of petty cash:  —  The Hon. Joseph Lieberman  —  PO Box 231294  —  State House Square  —  Hartford, CT 06123  —  Dear Senator Lieberman,

Another Wonkette Victory  —  This week's coup: getting a picture of Tennessee Senate candidate Bob Corker's daughter Julia making out with another girl into the Memphis Commercial Appeal.  Now we're just working on getting Pierce Bush and Leslie Cochran into a Frank Rich column.

Poll: Stumping not boosting Bush popularity  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush's popularity has not been buoyed by a series of public events in recent days, a new CNN poll suggests.  —  Bush's approval rating hovers in the high 30s, where it has been throughout October.

How the Web Prevents Rape  —  ALL THAT INTERNET PORN REDUCES SEX CRIMES.  REALLY.  —  Does pornography breed rape?  Do violent movies breed violent crime?  Quite the opposite, it seems.  —  First, porn.  What happens when more people view more of it?  The rise of the Internet offers a gigantic natural experiment.

Shreddin' With Dick  —  Spotted on 10/19, by an eagle-eyed Wonkette reader: The Mid-Atlantic Shredding Services truck making its way up to the Cheney compound at the Naval Observatory.  —  Fun fact: Mid-Atlantic Shredding Services has been contracted by the Secret Service for our Executive Branch's record-not-keeping needs.

That's the ticket?  Speculation swirls over Mitt-Jeb pairing in 2008  —  Gov. Mitt Romney is tapping the seasoned political team of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, leading to speculation that the Mormon from Massachusetts may be courting the Bible Belt blueblood for a possible Romney-Bush '08 ticket.

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 …

Message Discipline  —  I'm behind the curve on Amy Sullivan on David Kuo, but I thought this was interesting: … Now Amy's right.  It would be useful, for the purposes of electoral politics, for liberals in the media to avoid expressing the view that the belief — adhered to by millions of Americans …

U.S. death toll in Iraq tops 100 in October  —  Blast kills 33 Iraqis in Baghdad Shiite stronghold; 80 die across country  —  Marines pay their respects to a fellow Marine killed in Iraq.  Combat deaths have soared in October past 100.  —  NBC VIDEO

Al-Qaeda and the election  —  How does al-Qaeda really view the upcoming elections?  Nobody really knows, and jihadis themselves likely disagree.  But since it's a topic of much discussion these days, often based on pure speculation rather than any evidence, I thought it worthwhile writing …

Memo to Dems: Stop Muddying the Messaging Waters  —  Memo to Dems: Stop counting your chickens, stop trying to soft-pedal what a Democratic victory will mean — and for god's sake, stop muddying the messaging waters.  —  As Chris Bowers points out at MyDD, as many as 60 House races are still …