memeorandum: Cause for Bitter Celebration: Short Rope, Long Drop for Saddam (Jules Crittenden/Boston Herald)

8:40 PM ET, November 5, 2006

RELATED ITEMS:

Saddam Hussein Is Sentenced to Death — An Iraqi special tribunal today convicted Saddam Hussein of crimes against humanity for the brutal repression of a Shiite town in the 1980s and sentenced him to death by hanging. — As the verdict was read, Mr. Hussein shouted, "Long live the people!

Discussion: Pajamas Media, Power Line, Patterico's Pontifications, Taylor Marsh, Law Librarian Blog, Barking Moonbat Early …, SteveAudio, The Mahablog, Democracy in America, Peaktalk, The Democratic Daily, Alabama Liberation Front, This Modern World, Decision '08, A Tiny Revolution and Sound Politics

Gateway Pundit:
Iraqis Roar as Officials Drag Ramsey Clark From Court!

Discussion: Gay Patriot, Maggie's Farm and Kesher Talk

Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Saddam Guilty...Osama Still At Large...Al Qaeda Still Operating

Discussion: Associated Press, The Huffington Post and The Jawa Report

Sky News:
Saddam To Be Hanged — Saddam Hussein has been found guilty …

Discussion: Hot Air, Gateway Pundit, BBC, Michelle Malkin, Arena of Ideas, Scared Monkeys, The Moderate Voice and JunkYardBlog

BBC:
Death penalty for Saddam Hussein

Discussion: IRAQ THE MODEL, The Agonist, Gateway Pundit, Patterico's Pontifications, Neptunus Lex, Europhobia, DownWithTyranny!, Mensa Barbie Welcomes You, Instapundit.com, Outside The Beltway, Stop The ACLU, Daily Pundit, Six Meat Buffet and James D. Hudnall

Reuters: EU: Saddam should not hang

Carol McGraw / Associated Press:

'I am a deceiver and a liar' — In a letter that was read to the congregation of New Life Church this morning, ousted Pastor Ted Haggard said he was guilty of sexual immorality, and he apologized for his acts and requested forgiveness. — "I am so sorry for the circumstances that have caused shame …

Discussion: Associated Press, DownWithTyranny! and Eschaton

RELATED ITEMS:

CNN:

Haggard confesses to 'lifelong' sexual problem … COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (CNN) — Evangelical pastor Ted Haggard confessed on Sunday to a "lifelong" sexual problem, and said he was "a deceiver and a liar," in a letter read to his New Life Church. — "There is part of my life …

Discussion: Andrew Sullivan and TalkLeft

Jamie Holly / Crooks and Liars:

Haggard Changes His Story Again (Updated) — CNN just reported that Ted Haggard has put out a new statement saying he has deceived and is "guilty of sexual immorality". This is a rather big hit two days before the elections. If any video pops up of it, I will post it. — Update:

Eric Gorski / Denver Post:

Disgraced Haggard: I am a "deceiver and a liar" — In a letter of apology read to the congregation of New Life Church Sunday morning, Ted Haggard confessed to sexual immorality and described himself as "a deceiver and a liar." But in baring his soul to an outside investigative board …

Discussion: Ezra Klein and Truthdig

New York Times:
Pastor Dismissed for 'Sexually Immoral Conduct'

Discussion: Balkinization, MyDD and Blue Crab Boulevard

Pew Research Center:

Republicans Cut Democratic Lead in Campaign's Final Days — Democrats Hold 47%-43% Lead Among Likely Voters — Summary of Findings — A nationwide Pew Research Center survey finds voting intentions shifting in the direction of Republican congressional candidates in the final days of the 2006 midterm campaign.

Discussion: MyDD, Hotline On Call, Taylor Marsh, The Strata-Sphere, crawfordslist.com, Daily Kos and The New Editor

RELATED ITEMS:

MSNBC:

Polls see Republicans keeping Senate control — Races tighten in Montana, Missouri, Rhode Island and Virginia — NEW YORK - Just days from the midterm elections, the final round of MSNBC/McClatchy polls shows a tightening race to the finish in the battle for control of the U.S. Senate.

Discussion: Real Cities, The Moderate Voice, Captain's Quarters, The Fix, Alabama Liberation Front, The Caucus, Ankle Biting Pundits, Redstate, The Reaction, Sensible Mom, Pam's House Blend, Taegan Goddard's … and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

Michael Lemonick / Time:
TIME Poll: Registered Republicans Less Enthusiastic About Voting Than Democrats

Discussion: Daily Kos

Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Poll: Democrats Hold Slightly Narrowed Lead

Discussion: Pollster, Daily Kos and The Next Hurrah

Deborah Howell / Washington Post:

Balance and Bias on the Political Beat — Readers, especially before elections, watch The Post closely for any hint of political bias. Recently, such complaints have come mostly from Republicans. — Virginia voters must choose between two less than sterling candidates …

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, Power Line, DownWithTyranny!, Extreme Mortman and Michelle Malkin

RELATED ITEMS:

Bruce Kesler / Democracy Project:
MSM Confessions — Perhaps embarrassed by allowing themselves …

Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard

Jules Crittenden / Boston Herald:

Bay State dems the best thing to happen to GOP — It's that time of the election cycle when we get ready to take one for the team. I'm talking about conservatives. Here in Taxachusetts. — Ted Kennedy, Barney Frank and Mike Dukakis. Gay marriage and Willie Horton.

Discussion: The Democratic Daily, The Debate Link, Power Line, Dr. Sanity, Ray Robison and Blue Crab Boulevard

Telegraph:

Climate chaos? Don't believe it — The Stern report last week predicted dire economic and social effects of unchecked global warming. In what many will see as a highly controversial polemic, Christopher Monckton disputes the 'facts' of this impending apocalypse and accuses the UN and its scientists of distorting the truth

Discussion: Tim Worstall, EU Referendum, Blue Crab Boulevard, Davids Medienkritik, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and Tim Blair

Susannah Meadows / Newsweek:

Botched — Assessing the damage done to Democrats-and his own chances in '08-by John Kerry's epically flubbed joke. — Chuck Schumer got right to the point. On Thursday afternoon, the New York Senator, who's leading the Democrats' efforts to win back the Senate, called John Kerry and let him have it.

Discussion: NewsBusters.org, The Democratic Daily, Kesher Talk, Macsmind, Sister Toldjah and Blue Crab Boulevard

Marc Sandalow / San Francisco Chronicle:

America's referendum on war — Pelosi's countdown: She ticks off a list of changes, including a new Iraq strategy — (11-05) 04:00 PST Glenside, Pa. — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi warned that a Republican victory Tuesday would prolong the U.S. involvement in Iraq another 10 years …

Discussion: Big Lizards

Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:

FDL Book Salon Welcomes Keith Olbermann — (Keith Olbermann is joining us in the comments today to discuss his new book, The Worst Person in the World: And 202 Strong Contenders, which blogospheric denizens took to #4 on Amazon as a way of saying thanks for his stirring editorial on Donald Rumsfeld.

Discussion: Olbermann Watch