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2:15 AM ET, May 4, 2007

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Redstate:
Who Won & Who Lost — First Take  —  THE GUY WHO WASN'T THERE AND ADVANTAGE MCCAIN  —  John McCain won.  Let's not dance around this.  Mitt Romney shined, he stood out, he did well.  Rudy Giuliani imploded.  Rudy totally and utterly self-destructed tonight.
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Simulblogging the Republican Debate.  —  1. Yes, I'll do it.  And I'll do it without TiVo assistance.  Going TiVo-less is not just to make me completely spontaneous.  I don't want to get bogged down in it.  Once I start pausing, I start feeling responsible for everything.
Discussion: Wonkette, WSJ.com and New York Times
Deacon / Power Line:
SOME IMPRESSIONS OF TONIGHT'S DEBATE. . .  before Dallas and Golden State tip off.  —  1. The format was poor.  You can't have a good debate with this many people, but at least you can have serious questions and an opportunity to discuss them.  The questions from Politico's readers …
Discussion: The Anonymous Liberal
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Setting the Stage: The Republicans' First Debate
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:   McCain Wins
Dean Barnett / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:   A Quickie Debate Recap
Dale Carpenter / The Volokh Conspiracy:
BUSH TO VETO EXPANDED HATE-CRIMES LAW: The bill passed the House today, 237-180.  It goes on to the Senate.  A statement released by the administration says that Bush's senior advisors will recommend a veto.  That's not quite the same as saying he will veto it, but it's pretty close.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Hate Crimes and Double Standards  —  There are, I think, two coherent positions on hate crime laws.  The first is opposition to the entire concept, its chilling effect on free speech, its undermining of the notion of equality under the law, and so on.  That's my position.
Discussion: Riehl World View and The Corner
Richard Simon / Los Angeles Times:
Bush threatens to veto expansion of hate-crime law
Discussion: TalkLeft and PoliPundit.com
SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
Who Doesn't Believe in Evolution?  —  A show of hands please... Let me remind you this is the only top vote-getting question asked.  —  Download (3467) |  Play (5319) Download (1618) |  Play (4031)  —  (That's Brownback, Tancredo and Huckabee with their hands up.)
Discussion: Lean Left and Liberal Values
CNN:
Obama placed under Secret Service protection … (CNN) — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, a U.S. senator from Illinois, has been placed under the protection of the Secret Service, the agency said Thursday.  —  The government is not aware of any specific, credible threat against Obama …
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Richard Esposito Reports / The Blotter:   Barack Obama Gets Secret Service Protection
Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Check this out — the offices of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are denying a Washington Post story today saying that Congressional Democrats have backed down to the White House by offering to remove Iraq withdrawal language from the now-vetoed Iraq bill.  —  Pelosi just went before the Democratic caucus …
HillaryClinton.com:
From the Senate: Hillary Statement on Deauthorizing the War  —  Washington, DC — In remarks on the Senate floor, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that she and Senator Robert Byrd will introduce legislation to end authority for the war in Iraq.  The legislation will propose October 11 …
White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow  —  White House Conference Center Briefing Room  —  MR. SNOW: Questions.  —  Q Any results of the meeting today between Mr. Bolten and Senator Reid?  —  MR. SNOW: Not that we're going to announce.  It was a good meeting.  So Josh met with Harry Reid …
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RCox / Olbermann Watch:   MSNBC: Republican Debate from Ronald Reagan Library
Quinnipiac University News and Events:
May 3, 2007 - Obama Runs Best Against GOP Front-Runner Giuliani Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Clinton Still Leads Dem Primary Race  —  Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has a slight 44 - 41 percent lead over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in a possible 2008 presidential face-off …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and TIME
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Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
The Times Names Public Editor  —  The New York Times today named its next public editor, Clark Hoyt, a former Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and editor who oversaw the Knight Ridder newspaper chain's coverage that questioned the Bush administration's case for the Iraq war.
Bryan / Hot Air:
Virgin Atlantic Loose Change update: Axed Update: Audio added Update: Virgin Atlantic statement added  —  Folks, we made a difference.  After our post about Virgin Atlantic airing the 9-11 conspiracy film Loose Change 2 as in-flight entertainment last night, the producer …
Murray Waas / National Journal:
Justice Official Says He Was Directed To Call Fired Prosecutors  —  The chief of staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty has told congressional investigators that phone calls he placed to four fired U.S. attorneys — calls that three of the prosecutors say involved threats about testifying …
The Blotter:
D.C. Law Firm Suspends Woman Who Worked as Escort  —  Brian Ross, Rhonda Schwartz & Justin Rood Report:  —  A legal secretary at one of Washington's most prominent and well-connected law firms, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, has been suspended after telling her bosses she secretly worked …
Elana Schor / The Hill:
Reid defends his 'presidentials,' takes jab at Edwards  —  As former Sen. John Edwards's (D-N.C.) TV ad on the Iraq supplemental continues to cause friction in the Democratic presidential field, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) heaped praise Thursday upon "the presidentials" …
Discussion: Riehl World View
Hope Yen / Associated Press:
Lawmakers wants VA to explain bonuses  —  WASHINGTON - Congressional leaders on Thursday demanded that the Veterans Affairs secretary explain hefty bonuses for senior department officials involved in crafting a budget that came up $1 billion short and jeopardized veterans' health care.
 
 
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Nico / Think Progress:
Fineman: 'A Lot Of Voters' Find 'Hierarchical' 'Male' Qualities …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Bill Allison / Sunlight Foundation blogs:
Fact checking allegations of corruption
Aaron Mannes / Counterterrorism Blog:
Sympathy for the Spy-Masters: MI-5's Mission Impossible
Discussion: The Belmont Club
David Horton / The Huffington Post:
The whole heaven  —  I increasingly think my writing is somewhat futile.
Hotline On Call:
Anti-Escalation Group Buzzes GOP Debate
Colleen Werthmann / The Huffington Post:
Sizzlingly Inappropriate Republican Debate Hottie Rundown!
Discussion: Reuters and Pam's House Blend
WSJ.com: Washington Wire:
Rumsfeld Returns  —  Yochi J. Dreazen reports on the former defense secretary.
 Earlier Items: 
Glenn Beck / CNN:
Exposed: The Climate of Fear
Associated Press:
Florida lawmakers pass plan for January presidential primary
Discussion: First Read
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Milbloggers Safe? (Bumped)
Chuck Todd / MSNBC:
Republican identity crisis
Discussion: TIME and PoliPundit.com
Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
DOES THE MIDDLE EAST MATTER?....Edward Luttwak asks …
Associated Press:
Rice meets with Syrian foreign minister