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11:55 PM ET, October 1, 2007

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Media Matters for America:
Gibson aired edited Limbaugh clip to "prove" Media Matters had edited Limbaugh clip … During the September 28 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, in response to Media Matters for America's documentation of Rush Limbaugh's recent description of service members who advocate U.S. withdrawal …
Discussion: The Anonymous Liberal and TalkLeft
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Harkin: 'Maybe Limbaugh was high on drugs again.'  —  Today on the Senate floor, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) condemned Rush Limbaugh's "phony soldiers" comment, saying that the radio host makes these "provocative things to make more money."  He then offered another possible explanation for Limbaugh's "over-the-line" remarks:
Michelle Malkin:
Fake war hero Tom Harkin smears Rush Limbaugh  —  Update: Glenn Reynolds wonders: "I noted back in 2004, the last time Harkin made this an issue, that the press was giving him a pass.  Will it do so again?  And why are the Democrats letting Harkin, of all people, get out front on this issue?"
Klaus Marre / The Hill:
Democrats go after Limbaugh  —  Democrats on Monday called on the chief executive of Clear Channel Communications to denounce remarks by radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, whom they say made a "hateful" and "unpatriotic" attack on U.S. troops opposed to the war in Iraq.
Discussion: Wizbang, The Jawa Report and Althouse
The Corner:
Limbaugh in the House
Discussion: TPM Election Central and BLACKFIVE
CNN Political Ticker:
Top Democrat slams Limbaugh over 'phony soldiers'
Discussion: The Politico
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Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Republicans urge Blackwater hearing delay  —  Seven House Republicans have urged Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) to postpone an expected hearing this week about Blackwater USA until the State Department and a separate commission release reports …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
PARODY SURGE HITS MIL CONTRACTORS IN IRAQ  —  A few days ago the State Department released what it called a "first blush" report on the Blackwater incident in Baghdad, a report which largely exonerated the Blackwater personnel involved.  —  I noted at the time that "first blush" …
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:   Email Shows State Officials Doing Blackwater Damage Control
Richard Lardner / Associated Press:
FBI Sending Investigators to Iraq
Taylor Marsh:
BREAKING: Clinton to Join Webb on Iran Bill  —  In March, James Webb introduced legislation demanding that the President seek congressional approval before striking Iran.  —  I've just learned that Senator Hillary Clinton will co-sponsor legislation with Webb and re-introduce it into the Senate.
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clinton.senate.gov:
Senator Clinton Announces Co-Sponsorship of Webb Legislation …
Discussion: Pacific Views
World Tribune.com:
Last letter from doomed Al Qaida chief: 'We are so desperate for your help'  —  BAGHDAD — The U.S. military is eliminating Al Qaida's chain of command in Iraq.  —  Officials said several leading aides to Al Qaida network chief Abu Ayoub Al Masri have been killed by the U.S.-led coalition.
WSJ.com:
Ron Paul's Fund-Raising Takes Off  —  Mary Jacoby reports on the 2008 presidential campaign.  —  Rep. Ron Paul is bucking trends in the political money race.  —  While both Democrats and Republicans in the presidential race are finding it more difficult to pass the hat …
SeeDubya / JunkYardBlog:
Lessons From Burma: The Orwell Machine  —  Ace: … As Ace knows and as I said yesterday, the Burmese demonstrations were doomed.  The only price the Burmese regime will pay for its apparent murder of thousands of Buddhist monks is mocking and ill will from the global intelligentsia.
Washington Post:
Public Favors Democrats to Handle Iraq, Health Care  —  Most Americans oppose fully funding President Bush's $190 billion request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a sizeable majority supports an expansion of a children's health insurance bill the president has promised to veto …
Des Moines Register:
Thompson: Iraq had WMDs before U.S. invaded  —  Newton, Ia.  — Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson said today he was certain former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction prior to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, a point of contention in the 4.5 years since the war began.
Faiz / Think Progress:
Lindsey Graham Sets 90 Day Deadline For Iraq  —  In February, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) warned against setting any kind of deadline for Iraq.  Appearing on Fox News Sunday, he said, "I cannot guarantee you success, but I can promise you this: The day you set timelines and deadlines, it's lost in Iraq."
 
 
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Chris McGreal / Guardian:
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CNN:
Britney Spears will lose custody of children
Discussion: PrairiePundit
CharlesR / Age of Hooper:
FINAL POST: "TROOPS OUT NOW" PROTEST MARCH, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007
Arutz Sheva:
State: Al-Dura Death Video was Staged
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
Barbara Ehrenreich / The Huffington Post:
The Clinton Campaign: Running on Ambien
Ronny Sofer / Ynetnews:
Israel officially denies responsibility for death of al-Dura in 2000
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Wilkes: Leave The Hookers out of It
White House:
Press Briefing by Dana Perino
Ken Fisher / Ars Technica:
AT&T threatens to disconnect subscribers who criticize the company
Rasmussen Reports:
Voters Reject Clinton Baby Bond Proposal By 2-to-1 Margin
Michael J. Totten:
The Peace Corps with Muscles
Discussion: Solomonia
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Santorum eyes gubernatorial bud
Washington Post:
Sen. Clinton's Empty Table
 

 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
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