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10:00 PM ET, February 7, 2007

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TerryMoran:
Does John Edwards Condone Hate Speech?  —  A bit of a tempest is brewing over the strident and profanity-laced writings of John Edwards' official campaign "blogmaster," Amanda Marcotte.  She joined the Edwards campaign last week, and she's already gotten a lot of attention.
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Chris Bowers / MyDD:
Waiting To Hear From Edwards  —  I have a pretty vicious rant and an important action alert lined up, but I am waiting to hear from the Edwards camp about the fate of Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan before doing anything.  The Salon story is not credible and cannot be verified at this time.
Media Matters for America:
NY Times, AP reported Donohue's criticism of Edwards campaign bloggers — but ignored Donohue's own controversial comments and inconsistent outrage  —  The New York Times and Associated Press have both reported criticism by Catholic League president Bill Donohue of two bloggers hired …
Salon: War Room:
Edwards campaign fires bloggers  —  The right-wing blogosphere has gotten its scalps — John Edwards has fired the two controversial bloggers he recently hired to do liberal blogger outreach, Salon has learned.  —  The bloggers, Amanda Marcotte, formerly of Pandagon, and Melissa McEwan …
Media Matters for America:
McCain and his blogger apparently agree: Chelsea Clinton is "ugly"  —  In 2004, a poster on the conservative website FreeRepublic.com using the pseudonym "Kerry Crusher" — identified on FreeRepublic.com as blogger Patrick Hynes — characterized Chelsea Clinton as "hideously ugly."
David Burge / iowahawk:
THE PANDAGON PAPERS  —  [Strong content warning - ed.]
Discussion: Hot Air
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
CNN on the Edwards/Blogger Story
Discussion: The Agonist
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Edwards's Bloggers Cross the Line, Critic Says
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Memo to the Edwards camp
Swopa / Firedoglake:
Libby Live: Tim Russert, One  —  Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be live-bloggers.  Trying to keep up with the tapes of rapid-fire Fitz and soft-spoken Scooter was no fun.  But now we're back in the world of live witnesses, who hopefully will pause for breath more often ...
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Booman Tribune
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Swopa / Firedoglake:
Libby Live: Tim Russert, Two  —  More cross-examination by Wells of Tim Russert ...  NOTES: (1) This is not an official transcript — just a very loose paraphrase, at best — so don't treat it as one.  Even exchanges that look like verbatim dialogue are just the gist of each question and each answer …
Paul Courson / CNN:
Russert says he didn't give Libby agent's ID
Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Russert contradicts Libby's testimony
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Wonkette
Quinnipiac University News and Events:
February 7, 2007 - Giuliani, McCain, Clinton In Florida Horse Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Results Close To Clinton's Razor-Thin Lead In Ohio  —  In an early look at the 2008 presidential race in Florida, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has a razor-thin 47 …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup Poll:
Giuliani's Social Views Not Well Known
Lou Young / WCBS-TV:
Bill Banning iPods In Crosswalks Slated For Albany  —  State Sen. Kruger: Electronic Devices Put Many In Danger  —  (CBS) NEW YORK First it was cell phones in cars, then trans fats.  Now, a new plan is on the table to ban gadget use while crossing city streets.
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Rich Noyes / NewsBusters.org:
Out of Control: Chris Matthews Drops F-Bomb In MSNBC Rant Against Bush  —  florida_chad Says:  —  LMAO - he just keeps getting better and better.  I'm sure if the southern guy with a ranch running the country was a DEMOCRAT matthews wouldn't care.  He is a disgrace.  —  HumanEvents Says:
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Faiz / Think Progress:   Matthews drops the F-bomb.
Mike Barber / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Mistrial in Watada court-martial  —  FORT LEWIS — The court-martial of 1st Lt. Ehren Watada ended in a mistrial Wednesday.  —  The case's just, Lt. Col. John Head, declared the trial over after a day of wrangling over a stipulation of facts that Watada had signed before the trial …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Michelle Malkin
Jeff Cohen / AlterNet:
Jonah Goldberg's Gambling Debt: Will Tribune Company Pay It?  —  Right-wing pundit Jonah Goldberg made a bet two years ago that by this time Iraqis and Americans would agree the war was worth it.  Time to pay up.
Discussion: Opinion L.A.
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Dave Astor / Editor and Publisher:   Iraq Bet Stirs War of Words Between FAIR Founder and Jonah Goldberg
Eytan Avriel / Haaretz:
NY Times publisher: Our goal is to manage the transition from print to internet  —  Despite his personal fortune and impressive lineage, Arthur Sulzberger, owner, chairman and publisher of the most respected newspaper in the world, is a stressed man.  —  Why would the man behind the New York Times be stressed?
The Smoking Gun:
Air America Fire Sale  —  Documents: Bankrupt liberal radio network to sell for $4.25 million  —  Bankrupt and about to lose Al Franken, its marquee star, Air America Radio is set to change hands for the bargain price of $4.25 million, according to new court documents.
Michael Melia / Associated Press:
Military: No Gitmo guard abuse evident  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - An Army officer who investigated possible abuse at Guantanamo Bay after some guards purportedly bragged about beating detainees found no evidence they mistreated the prisoners — although he did not interview any of the alleged victims, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
 
 
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Little Green Footballs:
Carter Accuses Wiesenthal Center of Money-Grubbing
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
The Politico:
Obama Wants Public Financing Option
Discussion: Hotline On Call
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
A NEW INTERNATIONAL LAW "VALUE" — FREEDOM FROM "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS"?
Rocky Mountain News:
On Point: Diversity drivel
Larisa Alexandrovna / The Raw Story:
Pentagon Inspector General to release investigation into secretive …
Michael J. Totten:
On the Top Floor of Lebanon's Civil Society
White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
Global Warming and Hot Air
 Earlier Items: 
Foreign Policy:
Seven Questions: Can Congress Stop the Iraq War?
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Jerome R. Corsi / WorldNetDaily:
Government admits lying about jailed border agents
Molly Moore / Washington Post:
U.S. Declines to Join Accord on Secret Detentions
Discussion: Opinio Juris
CNN:
Seven die after U.S. chopper goes down in Iraq
Discussion: MSNBC and The RBC
Elana Schor / The Hill:
Senate Dems to try again on the 'surge'
Washington Times:
Pelosi's push for jet remains up in air
Baltimore Sun:
Black women face dilemma in Democratic primary