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MSNBC:
Kerry apologizes for 'botched joke' on Imus — Kerry says administration has 'failed America,' playing distraction politics … In an unscheduled call-in interview this morning, Senator John Kerry (D-Ma) spoke with Don Imus about his misstatements in a speech Monday.
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Roger Runningen / Bloomberg:
Kerry Campaign Events Cut as Democrats Criticize Troops' Remark — Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) — Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts canceled campaign appearances with Democratic congressional candidates in three states after members of his own party criticized his remarks about the Iraq war and U.S. troops.
MSNBC:
Kerry cancels 3 campaign events after remarks
Kerry cancels 3 campaign events after remarks
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Andy Sher / tfponline.com:
Ford asks Kerry to apologize
Ford asks Kerry to apologize
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CNN:
After remark, Kerry curtails campaigning for Democrats
After remark, Kerry curtails campaigning for Democrats
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
U.S. Central Command Charts Sharp Movement of the Civil Conflict in Iraq Toward Chaos — A classified briefing prepared two weeks ago by the United States Central Command portrays Iraq as edging toward chaos, in a chart that the military is using as a barometer of civil conflict.
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The Daily Dish:
Abandoning An American Soldier — While the media is obsessed parsing the ad libs of someone on no ballot this fall, something truly ominous has just happened in Iraq. The commander-in-chief has abandoned an American soldier to the tender mercies of a Shiite militia.
Kirk Semple / New York Times:
Iraqi Demands Pullback; U.S. Lifts Baghdad Cordon — Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki demanded the removal of American checkpoints from the streets of Baghdad on Tuesday, in what appeared to be his latest and boldest gambit in an increasingly tense struggle for more independence from his American protectors.
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rushlimbaugh.com:
Rush's Interview with President George W. Bush — RUSH: Mr. President. — THE PRESIDENT: Hey, Rush, how are you? — RUSH: Never better. It's a thrill to have you on the program today and many thanks for making time for us. — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, sir, for giving me a chance to visit with you.
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
N. Korea Agrees to Return To Talks — North Korea agreed yesterday to return to the six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, just three weeks after it conducted its first test of a nuclear device. — The country's unexpected decision, which was announced by Chinese and U.S. officials in Beijing …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Lazy and uneducated photo of the day! — Someone just sent me this. I think it's too good to be true, but you can inspect the full-sized version yourself by clicking the image. — If it is a photoshop, it's awfully well done. — Update: Readers think it's real. I concur.
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Baltimore Sun:
Governor race a tossup … The Maryland governor's race is a virtual tie less than a week before Election Day, as Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s relentless attacks on Mayor Martin O'Malley's record on crime and schools have eroded the Democrat's support in the Baltimore suburbs, a new poll for The Sun shows.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Letter from Mike Stark — The following is a letter to NBC29 from Mike Stark, the man who was tackled for a comment he made at Senator Allen's campaign stop in Charlottesville on Tuesday. — My name is Mike Stark. I am a law student at the University of Virginia, a marine, and a citizen journalist.
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Ezra Klein:
What's Wrong With The Press Corps? — This. Greenwald comments: … It's not just unseemly, it's unprofessional. The point of journalism, of punditry, of analysis, is that it's independent. That doesn't mean it's not ideological, or even totally non-partisan, but that it's not written to attract external approval.
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Agence France Presse:
Nearly half of Americans uncertain God exists: poll — Nearly half of Americans are not sure God exists, according to a poll that also found divisions among the public on whether God is male or female or whether God has a human form and has control over events.
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Rasmussen Reports:
Partisan Trends: Dems Peaking at the Right Time — In the final full month before Election 2006, the number of people identifying themselves as Republicans has fallen to its lowest level since we began reporting this measure of partisan trends in January 2004.
Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
What if We're to Blame? — "Towering over Presidents and [Congress] . . . public opinion stands out, in the United States, as the great source of power, the master of servants who tremble before it." — James Bryce, "The American Commonwealth," 1888 — The problem of American democracy is (of course) democracy.
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Polling Right-Of-Center Bloggers On The 2006 Election — Right Wing News emailed more than 230 right-of-center bloggers to ask them about the 2006 election. The following 62 blogs responded. — The Absurd Report, Ankle Biting Pundits (Patrick Hynes), Annika's Journal, The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler …
John Whitesides / Reuters:
House control in range for Democrats-Reuters poll — WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Democrats are ahead in races for 12 of 15 key Republican-held seats in the U.S. House one week before the Nov. 7 elections, placing them within striking range of winning control of the chamber, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Wednesday.