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6:45 PM ET, October 1, 2007

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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" …
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Republicans urge Blackwater hearing delay
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Washington Post:
Sen. Clinton's Empty Table  —  "THERE ARE basically only three options: We can raise taxes again, which no one wants to do because the payroll tax is regressive. . . We can cut benefits. . . Or we can work together to try to find some way to increase the rate of return."
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:   Edwards, Media Consultant Part Ways
Mike Dorning / The Swamp:
Obama raises "at least" $20 million
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:
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Harry Reid Blasts Rush Limbaugh As "Unpatriotic" On Senate Floor, Demands Apology To Troops  —  Dramatically escalating the Dems' confrontation with Rush Limbaugh over his "phony soldiers" comment, Harry Reid just laced sharply into the talk show host in an extended attack on the Senate floor …
Juan Melli / Blue Jersey:
Corzine Sues Bush Over Kids Health Insurance; 7 States Follow Lead  —  A few weeks ago Governor Corzine threatened the Bush administration with legal action over the proposed rule changes to SCHIP which would have left thousands of New Jersey children without health insurance.
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Sebastian Mallaby / Washington Post:
Bush's Unhealthy Veto
Brandon English / The Stakeholder:
DCCC Launches "Putting Children First" Ad Campaign
Discussion: TPM Election Central
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.
Daily Mail:
Burma: Thousands dead in the massacre of the monks dumped in the jungle  —  Thousands of protesters are dead and the bodies of hundreds of executed monks have been dumped in the jungle, a former intelligence officer for Burma's ruling junta has revealed.  —  The most senior official to defect so far …
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John Fund / Opinion Journal:
Rude Giuliani  —  If he wants voters to respect his privacy, he ought to show some respect for basic manners.  —  A lot is going well for Rudy Giuliani's campaign.  His fund raising is strong.  He outstrips his GOP rivals in national polls.  His speeches on taxes and health care were solid.
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Giuliani Inspires Threat of a Third-Party Run
Rasmussen Reports:
Voters Reject Clinton Baby Bond Proposal By 2-to-1 Margin  —  Sixty percent (60%) of America's Likely Voters oppose giving every child born in the United States a $5,000 savings bond, or "baby bond."  A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 27% support the concept suggested on Friday by Senator Hillary Clinton.
The New Republic:
The Usual Suspect  —  The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy  —  IN OCTOBER 2002, Osama bin Laden issued a statement in which he analyzed America's inexhaustible number of sins and prescribed ways of repenting for many of them.  The statement was, by the standards of bin Laden's cave encyclicals, unusually coherent.
PittsburghLIVE.com:
Santorum eyes gubernatorial bud  —  Say it slowly: Gov. Rick Santorum.  —  Interesting concept, isn't it?  —  The former Pennsylvania GOP senator, trounced in his re-election bid last year by seldom-seen Democrat Bob Casey Jr., apparently has grown weary of beating the drums …
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.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
McCain: $5M raised, over $2M in debt  —  John McCain will raise about $5 million for the quarter but still show well over $2 million in debt, according to two sources familiar with the internal tally.  —  Though far below what rivals Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani are expected to report …
Discussion: TPM Election Central
William J. Kole / Associated Press:
Attack at US embassy in Vienna thwarted  —  VIENNA, Austria - A Bosnian who tried to enter the U.S. Embassy in Vienna with a backpack filled with explosives, nails and Islamic literature was arrested Monday after the bag set off a metal detector and the man fled on foot, authorities said.
The Corner:
Limbaugh in the House  —  Much better:  —  110TH CONGRESS  —  1st SESSION  —  H. RES.
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Some in Fairfax Public Housing Make Six Figures  —  Hundreds of families living in housing subsidized by Fairfax County taxpayers exceed income caps designed to ensure that only the neediest receive assistance, a review of county records shows.  —  In the most extreme cases …
Michael J. Totten:
The Peace Corps with Muscles  —  RAMADI, IRAQ - Now that major combat operations are finished almost everywhere in Iraq's Anbar Province, the United States Army and Marine Corps are more like a United Nations peacekeeping force with rules of engagement that allow them to kill if they have to.
Discussion: Solomonia
 
 
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Financial Times:
Iran ready to work with US on Iraq
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Sexist Attacks on Hillary's Laugh
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Wilkes: Leave The Hookers out of It
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AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:
Iraqi Death Rate Cut In Half, Dems Would Have Allowed Deaths To Continue
Ken Fisher / Ars Technica:
AT&T threatens to disconnect subscribers who criticize the company
World Tribune.com:
Last letter from doomed Al Qaida chief: 'We are so desperate for your help'
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
Another member of the "Coalition of the Willing" …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
HMMM  —  Yesterday at TPM I flagged Sy Hersh's new New Yorker article …
Faiz / Think Progress:
Podhoretz: 'I Believe Bush Is Going To Order Airstrikes On Iran …
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
First Read: Thompson's fundraising struggles
CNN:
Mom cuffed, found dead after missing flight
Associated Press:
High Court won't hear two religion cases
Redstate:
Peace Is Dangerous  —  I stumbled across this a few weeks ago …
 

 
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