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8:10 PM ET, October 30, 2006

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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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MSNBC:
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  —  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.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and FP Passport
Habibullah Khan / Associated Press:   Pakistani Raid on School Kills 80
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Angry Joe Returns, Sends Hate Mail to the New York Times  —  I admit that the Lamont-Lieberman-Schlesinger race is confusing me.  Lieberman, when challenged, reacts angrily and viciously, and yet he's leading in the polls in a way that should allow him emotional security.  It's weird.
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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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Chris Bowers / MyDD:
Ellen Tauscher lost an election tonight.  Whether it was the 2006 elecitons for Democrats, or the 2008 Democratic primary California's 10th congressional district.  It could end up being both.  I sincerely hope it was her own, and two years from now.  —  Stabbed in the back, indeed.
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Chris Bowers / MyDD:
I Know It Is My Party. Why Don't New Democrats Know The Same?
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: Amygdala and This Modern World
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.
Discussion: Eschaton
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:   "Progressive" Nonprofit Repped by Bush-Cheney Vet
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: TIME and Balloon Juice
The Hill / Wonkette:
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.
Discussion: The Next Hurrah and Taylor Marsh
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.
Steven E. Landsburg / Slate:
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.
Discussion: Inactivist
Brad / The BRAD BLOG:
EXCLUSIVE: Unredacted Death Threat Letter to Stephanie Miller  —  Profanity-Laced Missive from Right Winger Sent After Popular Radio Host's Recent Appearance on Fox 'News', Says 'Would be Happy to See AK-47 Send You Into Eterntity  —  Miller Calls America-Loving Wingnut On Air, Man Claims Letter Wasn't a Threat...
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.
Matthew Yglesias:
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 …
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
Hotline On Call:
The Hotline's Hot Senate Race Updates  —  A daily update of ads, polls, trends and analyses from the hottest Senate races.  —  Updated Race Rankings: House **** Senate **** Governors  —  1. NRSC Back In?:  Although the last time the NRSC aired an ad for Sen. Conrad Burns (R) was 8/06 …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raising Kaine
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 …
 
 
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Tracy Russo / Democratic National Committee:
Rally in Columbus: Michael J. Fox and Sherrod Brown
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Memo to Dems: Stop Muddying the Messaging Waters
The Hill / Wonkette:
Another Wonkette Victory
Joseph B. Treaster / New York Times:
At 2 TV Stations in Maine, What Al Gore's Movie Says Isn't News
Discussion: Redstate and Booman Tribune
Political Bite:
Not to Spoil the YouTube Afterglow...
Mark Niquette / columbusdispatch.com:
Court revives voter-ID measure
Discussion: SCOTUSblog and ACSBlog
Free Lance-Star:
Friends, neighbors, and countrymen of the Left: I hate your lying guts
Cynthia Crossen / Wall Street Journal:
Only 'Mr. Silky Milky' Would Be Impartial
Discussion: CBS News
 Earlier Items: 
Bloomberg:
October Deaths in Iraq Reach 101 for U.S. as Bush Aide Visits
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Gina Kolata / New York Times:
For a World of Woes, We Blame Cookie Monsters
Discussion: Inactivist, Feministe and Slog
Eric Krol / Daily Herald:
Roskam, Bean with slight leads
Time:
It's Lonely At the Top
The Aardvark / Abu Aardvark:
Al-Qaeda and the election  —  How does al-Qaeda really view the upcoming elections?
Thomas Sowell / Opinion Journal:
Diversity's Oppressions  —  Why Iraq has proven to be so hard to pacify.
Discussion: Austin Bay Blog and Sadly, No!
John Fund / Opinion Journal:
Absent Without Leave
Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
Midterm Vote May Define Rove's Legacy