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5:40 PM ET, October 30, 2006

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NBC: On-scene at blasted Pakistan madrassa  —  'Terror' school where 80 killed linked to bin Laden and Taliban, locals say … What was the scene like after the air strike by Pakistani troops on the madrassa school training suspected militants?  —  It was dark and very early in the morning when the blast occurred.
Salman Masood / New York Times:
Pakistan Attacks School for Militants
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and FP Passport
Habibullah Khan / Associated Press:   Pakistani Raid on School Kills 80
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Zawahiri was target of Pakistan madrassa airstrike
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 …
Discussion: Gawker and Pajamas Media
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 …
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 …
Discussion: This Modern World
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 …
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 …
Dan Nephin / yorkdispatch.com:
Santorum: Pension investments under Casey linked to terrorism  —  PITTSBURGH — U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum accused state Treasurer Bob Casey of "aiding and abetting terrorism and genocide," saying yesterday that state pension funds are invested with companies linked to terrorist-sponsoring states.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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 …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and Simianbrain
Kimberly Atkins / Boston Herald:
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.
Sebastian Mallaby / Washington Post:
The Decline Of Trust  —  In 1995 Francis Fukuyama came out with a book called "Trust," in which he argued that a society's capacity for cooperation underpins its prosperity.  The same year, Robert Putnam's famous article, "Bowling Alone," lamented that the United States was depleting its stock of precious social capital.
Thomas Sowell / Opinion Journal:
Diversity's Oppressions  —  Why Iraq has proven to be so hard to pacify.  —  Iraq is not the first war with ugly surprises and bloody setbacks.  Even World War II, idealized in retrospect as it never was at the time—the war of "the greatest generation"—had a long series of disasters …
Discussion: Sadly, No! and Austin Bay Blog
ABCNEWS:
'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.
 
 
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