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12:45 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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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," …
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 …
Brandon Friedman / Daily Kos:
Digging a Deeper Hole: Rush Responds to Our New Ad  —  As many of you have already seen today, VoteVets.org has a new ad we've just released.  So I want to take the time now to provide some information on the ad itself, give you some background on Brian McGough, the soldier in it, and let you know what Rush had to say about it today.
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 / Democrats.senate.gov:
Senate Democrats Condemn Limbaugh's Attack On Our Troops
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
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
Klaus Marre / The Hill:
Anti-war veterans target Limbaugh
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.) …
Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:
Whoopi Goldberg: Pelosi Admirer Extraordinaire  —  Sure, politicians always appreciate a warm welcome when they appear on daytime TV talk shows.  But the welcome House Speaker Nancy Pelosi got today on ABC's chick TV show "The View" was more than warm - it was downright steamy.
Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Obey: No Iraq supplemental until course change
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Approps Chair Obey Says He'll Block Funding For War Without Withdrawal Date
Discussion: Daily Kos and TalkLeft
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, Hot Air and The Caucus
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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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 Swamp
Amanda / Think Progress:
Waxman: State Department 'Acting As Blackwater's Enabler'  —  Waxman pointed to a Dec. 2006 incident, in which a drunken Blackwater contractor shot the guard of the Iraqi vice president: … Waxman noted that in light of such evidence, it's hard "not come to the conclusion that the State Department is acting as Blackwater's enabler."
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
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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.
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Countdown: Worst Person In The World  —  Download (2495) |  Play (3421) Download (986) |  Play (1781) (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 …
Discussion: White House
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 …
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.
 
 
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MEMRI:
Saudi Mufti Issues Fatwa Prohibiting Saudi Youth From Engaging In Jihad Abroad
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New York Times:
Jury Awards $11.6 Million to Former Knicks Executive
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
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Lawyers, watchdog groups scrutinize change to earmark, linked …
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
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