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3:35 AM ET, October 3, 2007

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Gen. Wesley Clark / The Huffington Post:
Take Rush Limbaugh Off Armed Forces Radio  —  Click here to email Congress to take Rush Limbaugh off Armed Forces Radio.  —  Last week, Rush Limbaugh labeled any American soldier who supports an end to the war in Iraq as "phony."  We challenged Limbaugh through an email campaign …
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Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Clear Channel CEO responds to Reid  —  Clear Channel CEO Mark P. Mays responded to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in a letter hand-delivered to his office this evening.  —  "While I certainly do not agree with all views that are voiced on our stations, I will not condemn our talent …
Fox News:
Limbaugh Broadcaster Comes to Radio Host's Defense  —  WASHINGTON — The owner of the company that airs Rush Limbaugh's show has come to his defense, telling Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that while he isn't certain to whom Limbaugh was referring when he used the term "phony soldiers," …
Phillip Anderson / the albany project:
VIDEO: Massa to Comedian Rush Limbaugh: "You are a pompous coward."  —  I love Eric Massa.  In this video he calls out noted draft dodger and drug addict Rush Limbaugh for his history of demeaning soldiers who with the temerity to publicly differ with his warped worldview.
Mr. Mark P. Mays / Drudge Report:
SENATE DEMOCRATS CONDEMN LIMBAUGH'S ATTACK ON OUR TROOPS  —  Washington, DC—Senate Democrats today sent the following letter to Mark P. Mays, CEO of Clear Channel Communications, calling on him to publicly repudiate Rush Limbaugh's characterization of troops who speak out against the Iraq war as "phony soldiers."
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Limbaugh Latest Victim in War of Condemnation  —  Having abandoned for now their effort to force President Bush to withdraw troops from Iraq, Democrats are not giving ground against a lesser nemesis: Rush Limbaugh.  —  With the help of liberal advocacy groups, the Democrats in Congress …
Discussion: The Hill and Seeing the Forest
Michelle Malkin:
Fairness Doctrine Watch: The Crush Rush Democrats' agenda …
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Wes Clark Says Remove Limbaugh From Armed Forces Radio Network, Too
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Mark Silva / The Swamp:   Limbaugh free spirit, CEO says, regretting offense
Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Pelosi nixes idea of 'war tax'  —  All told, the Democratic proposal for an "Iraq tax" lasted about four hours.  That's roughly the amount of time from when House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) gave life to the idea with his endorsement to when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) strangled it.
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
House Dems push new tax to fund war  —  Three senior House Democrats are proposing a new tax to pay for the Iraq war, as well as vowing to oppose any funding bill for Iraq that does not include a policy for ending the conflict.  —  House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) …
Monday Morning Clacker / GreenMountainPolitics1:
We're No Senior Political Strategist, But We're Calling Bullsh*t On This  —  Jon Martin has gotten his hands on color-coded maps that Team Giuliani is using to show "what they believe to be Giuliani's anticipated general election strength versus Hillary Clinton compared to how other GOP candidates might fare against her".
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Giuliani directs fire at GOP rivals
Discussion: MyDD, The Caucus and Hot Air
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
ISSA: WATCH OUT, WAXMAN  —  Rep. Darrell Issa went on CSPAN's Washington Journal this morning and had this to say about the House oversight committee's investigation of Blackwater (via Atrios): … Here's the video:
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Clarence Thomas Takes the Low Road, and Should Recuse Himself from Key Cases  —  The new term has begun for a bitterly divided court in a dangerously divided nation, and the most visible event was a Supreme Court justice using the court's return as a book promotion to remind the world of his enemies, demons, biases and vendettas.
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
The unspeakable American culture  —  Journalism's elite don't dare speak of the patriotism that holds this country together.  —  In a recent speech at the National Press Club, Katie Couric expressed somber disapproval of the jingoistic excesses after 9/11.
Ron Reale / New York Observer:
At Big Benefit, Tina Brown Eschews 'The Cave'  —  jjrousseau33 (not verified) says:  —  Anne Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, and William O'Reilly are America's Tokyo Rose, Lord Hee Haw, and Baghdad Bob.  They are fifth columnists for the Fascists in America.  Can you picture Coulter in a black SS uniform …
Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
In Speech, Obama Repeatedly Attacks Beltway Media Establishment  —  A lot of people are talking about the big speech Barack Obama gave today calling for multilateral nuclear disarmament.  But I wanted to focus in on what I think is a significant aspect of the speech that has little to do with the actual policy questions addressed here.
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CNN Political Ticker:
Obama: Clinton blurring distinctions between us
Discussion: The Politico and The Swamp
Ken Fisher / Ars Technica:
AT&T vows to use Terms of Service for good, not censorship  —  Yesterday we reported on AT&T's controversial Terms of Service, which in broad legal language gives AT&T the right to terminate a customer's service for activity which AT&T deems "damaging" to its reputation.
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Countdown: Worst Person In The World  —  Download (2800) |  Play (3801) Download (1107) |  Play (2003) (h/t Heather)  —  Yesterday's Worst Person in the World honors should have come as no surprise to anyone reading the site yesterday.  The gold went to movie review-cum-slavery apologist Michael Medved …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Hillary Chuckles; Pundits Snort  —  Clinton's Robust Yuks Lead To Analysis of Appeal of Laughter  —  Forget the cleavage.  It's now about the cackle.  —  No joke: Hillary Clinton's laugh is now being analyzed, scrutinized and, yes, mocked as if it were a sound barrier on her glide path …
 
 
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MEMRI:
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New York Times:
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
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