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10:15 PM ET, November 9, 2006

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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.
Discussion: PoliBlog (TM) and Discourse.net
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Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Concession in Virginia Race Tips Balance  —  Senator George Allen of Virginia conceded today that he lost to the Democratic challenger, Jim Webb, ending the last undecided Senate contest and giving Democrats control of the full Congress for the first time in a dozen years.
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Matthew Barakat / Associated Press:
Sen. Allen concedes defeat in Virginia
Discussion: TIME and Blue Crab Boulevard
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Allen concedes to Webb; Update: Webb video added
Alexander Mooney / CNN Political Ticker:
Senior staffer: Allen 'not emboldened to fight this'
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
Associated Press:   '60 Minutes' correspondent Ed Bradley dies
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Mark / CNN Political Ticker:
Mehlman likely to leave RNC  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Several Republican sources tell CNN that Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman is all but certain to step down at the end of the year, and the White House already is searching for a replacement or replacements to lead the party into the 2008 presidential campaign cycle.
John / AMERICAblog:
CNN tells YouTube to pull down video outing GOP party head Ken Mehlman  —  I just got a cease-and-desist letter from YouTube, see below, regarding my CNN footage I posted.  The footage, you'll recall, was from Larry King Live last night in which Bill Maher outed Republican Party chair Ken Mehlman as gay.
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Caren Bohan / Reuters:
Bush makes push for approval of UN envoy Bolton
Discussion: Flopping Aces
Matthew B. Stannard / San Francisco Chronicle:
CHANGING COURSE  —  Rumsfeld out  —  Iraq strategy, Pentagon policy will be shaken up, analysts say  —  The resignation of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will reverberate through the U.S. military, shaking up not only the strategy in Iraq but also the long-term U.S. military posture around the world, analysts say.
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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.
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Democrats Turned War Into an Ally  —  The presidential advisers Karl Rove, left foreground, and Dan Bartlett, right, as President Bush spoke Wednesday at a news conference.  Republican strategists displayed tentativeness on the Iraq war.  —  On a warm night in mid-September …
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Lynn Sweet Washington / Chicago Sun Times:
Emanuel in line for No. 4 Dem spot in House
Discussion: Hotline On Call
Michelle R. Smith / Associated Press:
Chafee unsure of staying with GOP after losing election  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. —Two days after losing a bid for a second term in an election seen as a referendum on President Bush and the Republican Party, Sen. Lincoln Chafee said he was unsure whether he'd remain a Republican.  —  "I haven't made any decisions.
David Crary / Associated Press:
Losses on ballot measures jolt religious  —  From the country's heartland, voters sent messages that altered America's culture wars and dismayed the religious right — defending abortion rights in South Dakota, endorsing stem cell research in Missouri, and, in a national first, rejecting a same-sex marriage ban in Arizona.
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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USA Today:
GOP already starts the 'blame game' over its big losses
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.
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.
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, JustOneMinute and Wizbang
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 …
 
 
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Pence, Shadegg Gain Support For House GOP Leadership
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Kirk Johnson / New York Times:
In Statehouses, Too, Democrats Post Sizable Gains
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Southern Comfort  —  Many of you probably read Tom Schaller's …
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Associated Press:
AP: Startling findings in Tillman probe
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William Safire / New York Times:
After the Thumpin'
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Beheaded girls were Ramadan 'trophies'
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
After Years On the Outs, New York Comes Back In
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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:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
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