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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Not Going To Bite — My good friend John Hinderaker links to a CBS report about the latest entertainment coming from al-Qaeda this evening, as do some of our mutual friends in the conservative blogosphere, that hails the Democratic midterm victory as a "reasonable" move.
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
ARE TERRORISTS THE DEMOCRATS' BIGGEST FANS? THE DEBATE CONTINUES — Last night I posted al Qaeda: "Democrats Are Reasonable"!. That post discussed the support for the Democrats in the midterm elections that has been voiced by terrorists around the world.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
AL QAEDA: DEMOCRATS ARE "REASONABLE"! — One basic question emerging from the midterm election is: to what extent did the terrorists win? We will have a lot to say about this over the days to come, but here are a few preliminary thoughts. — I don't think there is any doubt about the fact …
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Unclaimed Territory, Balloon Juice, Stop The ACLU, SCSUScholars, Blue Crab Boulevard and Hyscience
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Alternative Minimum Tax Targeted — Democrats Seek Fix For Middle-Class Families — Democratic leaders this week vowed to make the alternative minimum tax a centerpiece of next year's budget debate, saying the levy threatens to unfairly increase tax bills for millions of middle-class families by the end of the decade.
New York Times:
Democrats, Engaging Bush, Vow Early Action on Iraq — Democrats sought on Friday to put their new political power to use in shaping the debate over Iraq, promising stepped-up Congressional oversight of the war and a resolution demanding a schedule for reducing the number of troops there.
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The Allen Report:
The Architect Speaks — After maintaining a relentless optimism in the face of ominous polls, Karl Rove tells TIME why Republicans wound up taking a bath on Election Night. — BY MIKE ALLEN/WASHINGTON — At the White House senior staff meeting in the Roosevelt Room at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday …
Alan Cooperman / Washington Post:
Democrats Win Bigger Share of Religious Vote — Parties Disagree on Why The Gap Has Narrowed — As the results of the midterm elections sank in this week, religious leaders across the ideological spectrum found something they could agree on: The "God gap" in American politics has narrowed substantially.
Ian Fisher / New York Times:
Hamas Offers to End Rule if Aid Resumes — Hamas committed today to folding its eight-month government if that would restore the international assistance that was cut off after it won national elections earlier this year. — In a shrewd and dramatic speech, the Hamas prime minister …
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Post-Election 2006: Playing the Numbers Game — News networks recognize Crystal Ball success rate — It's been a long election season—seemingly much longer than midterms past—and your Crystal Ball is happy to have served our good readers right up until the end.
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The Political Pit Bull
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Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Anti-Foley blogger speaks out — The man who first posted the now-resigned congressman's e-mails says he was angry about a culture of corruption. — WASHINGTON — Lane Hudson had no idea he would bring down a congressman when he sat in his living room and turned on his laptop one Sunday morning nearly seven weeks ago.
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Patterico's Pontifications
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Investor's Business Daily:
John Conyers And The Muslim Caucus — Congress: The likely new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says he's just fighting bigotry in leading a Democrat jihad to deny law enforcement key terror-fighting tools. But he is in the pocket of Islamists. — John Conyers, son …
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The American Thinker
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Great Revulsion — I'm not feeling giddy as much as greatly relieved. O.K., maybe a little giddy. Give 'em hell, Harry and Nancy! — Here's what I wrote more than three years ago, in the introduction to my column collection "The Great Unraveling": "I have a vision — maybe just a hope …
Colbert I. King / Washington Post:
Lawmakers Who Won't Be Missed — "Conrad, how can you live back there [in Washington] with all those niggers?" When asked how he had responded, Sen. Burns is reported to have . . . said with a chuckle that he told the rancher that it was 'a hell of a challenge.' "
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DownWithTyranny!
BBC:
Tougher race hate laws considered — Ministers are considering whether race hate laws should be revised after BNP leader Nick Griffin was cleared of charges relating to speeches he made. — A jury decided speeches by Mr Griffin and party activist Mark Collett in 2004 had not incited racial hatred.
Phil Gunson / Miami Herald:
Chávez attacks Bush as a 'genocidal' leader — Venezuela's president continued his criticism of President Bush after the pro-Chávez legislature declared that the 9/11 attacks were `self-inflicted.' — CARACAS - When Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chávez called President Bush …