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John Solo / Associated Press:
Kerry's '72 Army Comments Mirror Latest — WASHINGTON (AP) - During a Vietnam-era run for Congress three decades ago, John Kerry said he opposed a volunteer Army because it would be dominated by the underprivileged, be less accountable and be more prone to "the perpetuation of war crimes."
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Flubbed Joke Makes Kerry a Political Punching Bag, Again — He's back. — Senator John Kerry had been carefully and quietly building himself back up after his failed 2004 presidential run, campaigning for Democratic candidates in places where he could forget about his sometimes strained relationships …
Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:
New York Times Lies to Its Readers About the Content of Kerry's Remarks — The New York Times's Kate Zernike runs interference for John Kerry on the topic of his controversial "stuck in Iraq" remarks — to the point of flatly misrepresenting to readers the content of the remarks.
Ralph Peters / USA Today:
Last gasps in Iraq — I supported this war, but the deteriorating situation is starting to convince me that we can't win. Those of us who hoped that the Iraqis could achieve democracy were wrong — and their failure has implications for the entire region.
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Paula Woodward / KUSA-TV:
Man claims 3-year sexual relationship with pastor — and Nicole Vap Executive Producer Investigative — DENVER - A gay man and admitted male escort claims he has had an ongoing sexual relationship with a well-known Evangelical pastor from Colorado Springs.
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John Whitesides / Reuters:
Results in key Senate races - Reuters poll — WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Democrats must gain six seats in Tuesday's election to win U.S. Senate control, and they lead in six of the seven most vulnerable Republican-held states, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Thursday.
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Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Lieberman Campaign Caught Breaking Slush Fund Laws — A cornerstone of the modern campaign finance system is disclosure. Everyone agrees on disclosure, from conservative Republicans to liberal Democrats. Old industrial political machines used to simply pay cash for votes …
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Daily Kos
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Mary E. O'Leary / nhregister.com:
Lamont files an FEC complaint over Lieberman's expenditure of petty cash
Lamont files an FEC complaint over Lieberman's expenditure of petty cash
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The Huffington Post
New York Times:
The Great Divider — As President Bush throws himself into the final days of a particularly nasty campaign season, he's settled into a familiar pattern of ugly behavior. Since he can't defend the real world created by his policies and his decisions, Mr. Bush is inventing a fantasy world …
Bjorn Lomborg / Opinion Journal:
Stern Review — The dodgy numbers behind the latest warming scare. — The report on climate change by Nicholas Stern and the U.K. government has sparked publicity and scary headlines around the world. Much attention has been devoted to Mr. Stern's core argument that the price of inaction …
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Arnold Kling / TCS Daily:
Operation Sunscreen — "Using the results from formal economic models …
Operation Sunscreen — "Using the results from formal economic models …
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The Volokh Conspiracy
Keith Olbermann / MSNBC:
Bush owes troops an apology, not Kerry — Olbermann: Bush 'appearing to be stupid' about Kerry's joke — Keith Olbermann — On the 22nd of May, 1856, as the deteriorating American political system veered toward the edge of the cliff, U.S. Rep. Preston Brooks of South Carolina shuffled …
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Dallas Morning News:
Frank Schaeffer: I should be supporting Allen. Instead, I'm leaving the party. — I'm a Christian, a writer, a military parent and a registered Republican. — On all those counts, I was disgusted by an e-mail I just received that's being circulated by campaign supporters of Republican George Allen …
Washington Post:
Scandals Alone Could Cost Republicans Their House Majority — Indictments, investigations and allegations of wrongdoing have helped put at least 15 Republican House seats in jeopardy, enough to swing control to the Democrats on Tuesday even before the larger issues of war, economic unease and President Bush are invoked.
New York Post:
GIS DROP SMART BOMB ON KERRY — HILARIOUS HEROES FIRE BACK OVER DEM AND DUMBER CRACK ABOUT IRAQ — By TODD VENEZIA in N.Y. and IAN BISHOP in Washington — A group of GIs showed they are smart enough to take on condescending Sen. John Kerry - by deploying a hilariously misspelled sign mocking …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Sy Hersh: U.S. army in Iraq is the most "violent and murderous" in American history — Waffles hands him the baton and off he goes. Winter Soldier '06: … He goes on to speculate that invading Iraq was one of the 12 steps in Bush's AA program. — Sy Hersh, leftist hero.
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Yahoo! News:
ACORN Workers Indicted For Alleged Voter Fraud — Four people have been indicted on charges of voter fraud in Kansas City, officials said Wednesday. — Investigators said questionable registration forms for new voters were collected by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now …
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Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
Republican Seems to Rally in Run for Seat Foley Quit — RAW: WEST PALM BEACH, FL - OCTOBER 30: Florida Republican U.S. Congressional candidate Joe Negron attends a debate against his Democratic challenger Tim Mahoney as they campaign for Former Rep. Mark Foley's 16th Congressional District seat October 30 …