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1:55 PM ET, October 4, 2007

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New York Times:
Secret U.S. Endorsement of Severe Interrogations  —  When the Justice Department publicly declared torture "abhorrent" in a legal opinion in December 2004, the Bush administration appeared to have abandoned its assertion of nearly unlimited presidential authority to order brutal interrogations.
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Adam Zagorin / Time:
Selective Justice in Alabama?
Discussion: MoJoBlog
Rasmussen Reports:
27% of Republicans Would Vote for Pro-Life Third Party Instead of Giuliani  —  If Rudy Giuliani wins the Republican nomination and a third party campaign is backed by Christian conservative leaders, 27% of Republican voters say they'd vote for the third party option rather than Giuliani.
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James C. Dobson / New York Times:
The Values Test  —  REPORTS have surfaced in the press about a meeting that occurred last Saturday in Salt Lake City involving more than 50 pro-family leaders.  The purpose of the gathering was to discuss our response if both the Democratic and Republican Parties nominate standard-bearers who are supportive of abortion.
CNN Political Ticker:
Dobson to social conservatives: No pro-choice candidate
Discussion: The Hill
John Harwood / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Grow Skeptical On Free Trade  —  WASHINGTON — By a nearly two-to-one margin, Republican voters believe free trade is bad for the U.S. economy, a shift in opinion that mirrors Democratic views and suggests trade deals could face high hurdles under a new president.
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Romney spends heavily, loans himself $8.5 million  —  Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney at an "Ask Mitt Anything" session at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., today.  No word on whether anyone asked Romney for $8.5 million.  AP Photo by Jim Cole  —  by Mark Silva
Discussion: CNN Political Ticker
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Roger Cohen / New York Times:
The New L-Word: Neocon  —  A few years back, at the height of the jingoistic post-9/11 wave, the dirtiest word in the American political lexicon was "liberal."  Everyone from President Bush to Ann Coulter was using it to denote wimplike, Volvo-driving softies too spineless for dangerous times and too given to speaking French.
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Tristero / Hullabaloo:
Dear Roger Cohen  —  I find it hard to maintain my composure when confronted by your blatantly misleading, self-serving, and malicious essay. … Let's stop right there.  "Ousting Saddam Hussein" is not, and never was the issue.  Roger, my friend, the world knows the truth …
Discussion: Eschaton and The Sideshow
Multi-National Force:
Iraqi Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain al-Qaeda financier, one other  —  Multi-National Corps - Iraq  —  Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory  —  APO AE 09342  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  RELEASE No. 20071004-02  —  Iraqi Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain al-Qaeda financier, one other
Washington Post:
Iraqis to Pay China $100 Million for Weapons for Police  —  Experts Fear More Will Go to Insurgents  —  Iraq has ordered $100 million worth of light military equipment from China for its police force, contending that the United States was unable to provide the materiel and is too slow …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
The Democratic Economist  —  CHICAGO — In his curriculum vitae, Austan Goolsbee lists as his "other interests" — other than teaching at the University of Chicago — two activities: triathlons and improv comedy.  Evidently he is a masochist with a sense of humor, so he is suited to participate …
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Another Dimension Of The Thomas Smear  —  I spent some time last night reviewing some of the transcripts from the "high-tech lynching" delivered by the Senate Judiciary Committee to Clarence Thomas, just to refamiliarize myself with the actual testimony and evidence.
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
Phony Democrats  —  In the recent past prominent Democratic officeholders have made remarkably insulting and/or counterfactual statements about our soldiers and their leaders.  Among the recurring themes are the proposition that our troops are stupid and their leaders are liars.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Pol Watcher / Colin McEnroe:
This Is Your Elephant on Drugs  —  The new official logo of the 2008 Gop convention.  I'm not kidding.
The Atlantic Online:
When is Patriotism a Virtue  —  As promises yesterday, a post on patriotism, nationalism, left and right.  Now it's true that you have some people on the left — and some people on the libertarian right — who adhere to genuinely post-national cosmpolitan views, but I think that's pretty rare.
Discussion: Winds of Change.NET
 
 
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Open Letter to Fred Thompson
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MITT ROMNEY AND THE SUPREME COURT
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Families Brace for SCHIP Demise
WESH-TV:
Location Factor In Home Sales, Foreclosures
Discussion: Eschaton
Matthew Duss / American Prospect:
THE NEOCON MERGE TEMPLATE REVEALED.
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Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
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HuffPo Hates the Troops
Discussion: Right Wing News
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DealBreaker.com:
That Craigslist Ad (The One Posted By The Enterprising Young Woman)
Discussion: TigerHawk and Punditry
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The Corner:
Thompson on Dobson  —  It hasn't gotten much comment yet …
Discussion: Daily Pundit
Michael Jacobson / Counterterrorism Blog:
Top Saudi Cleric Issues Warning
Bill Poovey / Associated Press:
Secessionists meeting in Tennessee