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4:35 PM ET, November 9, 2006

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Washington Wire:
A New Perspective on Iran?  —  Whatever else he may bring to his new job at the Pentagon, Robert Gates apparently holds a view on the highly sensitive subject of relations with Iran that hasn't been embraced by all his new colleagues in the Bush administration.
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Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
ROBERT GATES AND THE "NEW APPROACH"  —  I question the timing - obviously the Bush admin wants to steal the headlines from the Democrats!  —  But seriously folks - does anyone think Robert Gates woke up this morning to the stunning news that he was the new SecDef?  Don't buy that for a minute.
Noah Shachtman / Popular Mechanics:
Rumsfeld Reaction: 4 Policy Battles That Could Shape Our Military  —  When President Bush appointed former CIA Director Robert Gates (right) to the Defense Secretary post today, several of Donald Rumsfeld's pet projects began to enter the political crossfire.
Agence France Presse:   Humbled Bush to lunch with top Democrats
Jeff Stein / CQ.com:   Gates' CIA Past Could Haunt Him in Confirmation Hearings
CBS News:
"He certainly was a reporter's reporter."  —  (CBS) Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Ed Bradley died Thursday at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan of complications from leukemia.  —  Bradley joined the staff of the venerable news magazine 26 years ago.  His consummate skills as a broadcast journalist …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Ed Bradley of '60 Minutes' Dies at 65  —  Ed Bradley, the veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent and one of the pioneering black journalists of his generation, died today of leukemia at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York.  He was 65.  —  Bradley, who had won 19 Emmy awards, covered an incredible array …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Thumpees Try Their Luck at the Blame Game  —  President Bush had many explanations for what he called the "thumping" his party took on Tuesday, but the most creative was the notion that his chief strategist, Karl Rove, had spent too much time reading books.
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Michael Grunwald / Washington Post:
Republicans' Angry Factions Point Fingers At Each Other  —  After minutes upon minutes of soul-searching, Republicans are now in recrimination mode.  And the GOP's various factions all agree: This wouldn't have happened if the party had listened to us.  —  In the aftermath of the historic …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Democrats Turned War Into an Ally
Discussion: This Modern World and Simianbrain
HeraldTribune.com:
Dist. 13 voting analysis shows broad problem  —  SARASOTA COUNTY — A review of Sarasota County voting results shows that in almost every precinct a high percentage of voters didn't cast ballots in the hotly contested 13th Congressional District, a trend that likely affected the outcome of the race.
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Allen to Concede Election This Afternoon  —  Virginia Sen. George Allen (R) will concede that he has lost the election to Democrat James Webb at a 3 p.m. news conference in Alexandria, according to a source close to the campaign with direct knowledge of the senator's intentions.
Michelle Malkin:
The impeachment drumbeat begins  —  I know what Nancy Pelosi's lips say.  She says she thinks impeachment is "off the table."  She says she thinks it would be a "waste of time."  —  But the groundwork is being laid.  Former Brooklyn Rep. Liz Holtzman is hawking a book outlining how to impeach President Bush:
Paul Wiseman / USA Today:
Poll: Afghans express confidence in country's direction, security  —  Most of the 6,200 surveyed say they are satisfied with democracy, but corruption is a major problem  —  Despite a raging pro-Taliban insurgency, the people of Afghanistan say they are optimistic about the future …
Matt Gouras / Associated Press:
Sen. Burns concedes Montana race  —  HELENA, Mont. - U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns (news, bio, voting record) conceded defeat to Jon Tester on Thursday, acknowledging that a tight election had gone to the Democrats' favor, Burns' campaign told The Associated Press.
Discussion: MyDD and Wonkette
Mark Pazniokas / Hartford Courant:
Still A Democrat, Joe Says, To Preserve Seniority  —  Now that he's won re-election as a petitioning candidate, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman is pledging to remain a Democrat, if for no other reason than to keep his 18 years' seniority in the Senate.  —  "I'll sign up with the caucus to protect my seniority," Lieberman said Wednesday.
TCS Daily:
Speaker Pelosi's Impending Intelligence Failure  —  Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is in line to make history as the first female Speaker—and second in line of succession for the presidency—when the new Congress convenes in January.  As with any election, a wide variety of issues factored into the dynamics of this year's midterms.
Discussion: Redstate and Wizbang
Stewart Stogel / NewsMax.com:
John Bolton Likely to Depart U.N.  —  New York — NewsMax has learned that U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton will likely leave his post next month.  —  After a rocky series of Senate confirmation hearings, Bolton was sent to the U.N. by President Bush in August 2005 under a recess appointment.
Huffington Post:
CENSORED BY CNN: BILL MAHER SUGGESTS RNC CHAIR MEHLMAN IS GAY....  From CNN: … Partial transcript of Bill Maher's Live appearance on Larry King Live:  —  BM: A lot of the chiefs of staff, the people who really run the underpinnings of the Republican Party, are gay.
George F. Will / Washington Post:
A Loss's Silver Lining  —  At least Republicans now know where the "Bridge to Nowhere" leads: to the political wilderness.  But there are three reasons for conservatives to temper their despondency.  —  First, they were punished not for pursuing but for forgetting conservatism.
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
A Come-to-Daddy Moment  —  Poppy Bush and James Baker gave Sonny the presidency to play with and he broke it.  So now they're taking it back.  —  They are dragging W. away from those reckless older guys who have been such a bad influence and getting him some new minders who are a lot more practical.
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Meeting at The Middle  —  It's over.  —  American voters, in their wisdom, ended an era on Tuesday.  They rejected a poorly conceived war policy in Iraq that has weakened the United States.  They rejected a harshly ideological approach to politics that cast opponents as enemies of the country's survival.
 
 
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Tony Blankley / Washington Times:
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
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