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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.
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USA Today:
Polls: Dems' lead shrinking, but still strong — WASHINGTON — A national USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds remarkable parallels between the congressional elections Tuesday and the watershed elections in 1994 that swept Republicans into control of the House and Senate.
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Michael Lemonick / Time:
TIME Poll: Registered Republicans Less Enthusiastic About Voting Than Democrats
TIME Poll: Registered Republicans Less Enthusiastic About Voting Than Democrats
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
Gateway Pundit:
Iraqis Roar as Officials Drag Ramsey Clark From Court! — "No, Ramsey... You are the mockery! Get him out!!" … Democrat Ramsey Clark is dragged from the courtroom today... Iraqis Cheer! — Iraqis applaud as one of Saddam's lawyers, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark …
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Fox News:
SADDAM HUSSEIN SENTENCED TO DIE FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
SADDAM HUSSEIN SENTENCED TO DIE FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
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Hamza Hendawi / Associated Press:
Saddam, 2 others sentenced to death
Saddam, 2 others sentenced to death
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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 …
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 …
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Bruce Kesler / Democracy Project:
MSM Confessions — Perhaps embarrassed by allowing themselves …
MSM Confessions — Perhaps embarrassed by allowing themselves …
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Jeff E. Schapiro / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
New Times-Dispatch poll: Allen, Webb in dead heat — D emocrat Jim Webb is edging Republican incumbent George Allen for the U.S. Senate, according to a Times-Dispatch Poll that also shows fading enthusiasm for a ban on same-sex marriage. — In the newspaper's final pre-election snapshot …
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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.
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Reuters:
Huge march in Venezuela for Chavez opponent —Text+CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people on Saturday marched in Caracas to support opposition presidential candidate Manuel Rosales, whose populist campaign has focused on reducing crime and redistributing oil wealth.
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
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New York Times:
C.I.A. Review Highlights Afghan Leader's Woes — The scene of a bombing in September near the United States Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Such attacks have increased in the past two years. — A recent Central Intelligence Agency assessment found that the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai …
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.
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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.
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