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5:10 PM ET, October 8, 2007

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Bill Sammon / Examiner:
He's back: Sandy Berger now advising Hillary Clinton  —  WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Sandy Berger, who stole highly classified terrorism documents from the National Archives, destroyed them and lied to investigators, is now an adviser to presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Geoff Earle / New York Post:
IT GIRL TO SNIT GIRL  —  HIGH-RIDING HILLARY RIPS IOWA VOTER  —  NEW HAMPTON, Iowa - Surging in a new poll, Hillary Rodham Clinton urged small-town Iowa voters not to prejudge her based on what others say - then demonstrated her sharper side by eviscerating a tough questioner in a testy exchange.
CNN Political Ticker:
Clinton campaign downplays Berger's role
Discussion: TBogg
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Is Rudy the most electable Republican?  —  Last week Rudy Giuliani said this: "Every poll shows that I would be, by far, the strongest candidate against Hillary Clinton.  There hasn't been one taken in the last six or seven months that shows anything other than I'm the Republican that has the best chance to beat her."
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Yeas & Nays:
Kudlow has his eye on Matthews for Tuesday's CNBC debate
Cernig / The Newshoggers:
Gates Vs Cheney Over Iran War  —  The UK's Daily Telegraph had an interesting report yesterday which said that Bob Gates is the only real barrier within the Bush administration to Cheney's war with Iran. … That last sentence is the scariest thing I've read in weeks.
Discussion: Middle Earth Journal
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Telegraph:
The man who stands between US and new war  —  Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, has taken charge of the forces in the American government opposed to a US military attack on Iran, writes Tim Shipman.  —  Pentagon and State Department officials say Mr Gates has set himself up as chief rival …
Discussion: Confederate Yankee
Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Top Iraqis Pull Back From Key U.S. Goal  —  Reconciliation Seen Unattainable Amid Struggle for Power  —  BAGHDAD — For much of this year, the U.S. military strategy in Iraq has sought to reduce violence so that politicians could bring about national reconciliation, but several top Iraqi leaders …
Frank Newport / Gallup Poll:
Republicans Remain Deeply Distrustful of News Media  —  Democrats much more positive  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Republicans in America today remain deeply distrustful of the national news media — in sharp contrast to Democrats, who have a great deal more trust in the media's accuracy.
Dick Morris / The Hill:
Hillary Will Trigger Stock Crash  —  I give political analysis, not financial advice.  But sometimes, the two closely merge.  So here's what I think: Hillary Clinton will cause the stock market to crash as her likely election as president approaches.  —  Hillary says she wants to raise the capital gains tax.
Discussion: The Jawa Report and PSoTD
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Help Support Blue America's "call" in support of SCHIP  —  We all know that the DCCC is pressuring the Stepford Republicans into switching enough votes to override Bush's veto against SCHIP by using commercials and telephone calls.  They are doing a good job on that front.
Discussion: Firedoglake
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Price Of Admission To The Big Tent
James Carroll / Boston Globe:
A troubling turn in American history  —  IF COLUMBUS is the beginning of the story, and, say, Lincoln is the middle, what is the end?  Each episode of the American narrative surfaced a problem, which prompted attempts to resolve it, which led in turn to a new problem.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Same Old Party  —  There have been a number of articles recently that portray President Bush as someone who strayed from the path of true conservatism.  Republicans, these articles say, need to return to their roots.  —  Well, I don't know what true conservatism is, but while doing research …
Brian Faughnan / Weekly Standard:
Has MoveOn Jumped the Shark?  —  An interesting question from Greg Stanko—vice president of Public Affairs for Ogilvy PR: … It's hard for Democrats in Washington to defy the wishes of a group that raises tons of money, wields significant influence in primaries, and is not well-known by the American people.
Ron Paul / New Hampshire Union Leader:
Rep. Ron Paul: I advocate the same foreign policy the Founding Fathers would  —  Any response to this paper's Friday editorial on my foreign policy position must rest on two fundamental assertions: first, that the Founding Fathers were not isolationists; and second, that their political philosophy …
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
The Price of Freedom  —  IF THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT ABANDONS AYAAN HIRSI ALI, AMERICA SHOULD WELCOME HER.  —  If any country has enjoyed a long reputation for peaceful and democratic consensus combined with civic fortitude, that country is the Netherlands.  It was one of the special countries …
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Right-Of-Center Bloggers Select Their Least Favorite People On The Right (2007 Edition)  —  Right Wing News emailed more than 225 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to send us a list of whom they considered to be their "Least Favorite People On The Right."  Representatives from the following 45 blogs responded...
Lola Alapo / Knoxville News-Sentinel:
Partially nude Internet photos of Inskip teacher under scrutiny  —  Knox County Schools security officials have turned over partially nude Internet pictures of an elementary school teacher to the district's human resources administrators.  —  School security chief Steve Griffin said this morning …
Discussion: Joanne Jacobs
 
 
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
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Andrew Stuttaford / The Corner:
Priorities, Priorities  —  The drug warriors are, it seems …
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The Atlantic Online:
Activism And Voyeurism  —  Beginning today, Republicans …
Radley Balko / Reason:
CSI: Mississippi  —  A case study in expert testimony gone horribly wrong
Dick Morris / The Hill:
Fred is Fading  —  Scott Rasmussen's daily tracking poll catalogues …
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
One Of Petraeus' Own Advisers Says General's Testimony On Iraq Was Misleading
Discussion: Think Progress
Kurt Andersen / New York Magazine:
The Age of Apoplexy
Discussion: Reason Magazine
Mark Krikorian / The Corner:
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
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New York Times:
Blackwater Shootings 'Murder,' Iraq Says
Philip Klein / American Spectator:
Hillary Slaps Iowa Voter
Sarah Baxter / Times of London:
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