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9:20 AM ET, October 10, 2007

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Michelle Malkin:
Democrat poster-child abuse, the nutroots' pushback, and the continued campaign to silence the Right  —  I received an e-mail from a NYTimes reporter this afternoon: … I gave him these comments: … I also told him this: … Here's the NYTimes story, which actually turned out much fairer and more balanced than I expected.
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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Capitol Feud: A 12-Year-Old Is the Fodder  —  There have been moments when the fight between Congressional Democrats and President Bush over the State Children's Health Insurance Program seemed to devolve into a shouting match about who loves children more.  —  So when Democrats enlisted …
Ezra Klein:
What Has Happened To The Right?  —  Something has gone wrong on the Right.  Become sick and twisted and tumorous and ugly.  To visit Michelle Malkin's cave is to see politics at its most savage, its most ferocious, its most rageful.  They say they've spent the past week smearing a child …
Matthew Hay Brown / Baltimore Sun:
Frost family draws ire of conservatives  —  Halsey and Bonnie Frost, in front of their Butchers Hill house.  Critics question whether the Frosts should be eligible for a federal insurance program.  (Sun photo by Barbara Haddock Taylor / October 9, 2007)  —  When Halsey and Bonnie Frost agreed …
Discussion: The Swamp and Ezra Klein
The Atlantic Online:
Some thoughts on the Graeme Frost issue
Michael Scherer / Salon:
What you missed while watching "Oprah"  —  Salon watches the latest Republican debate (economy special) so you don't have to.  Chevron down!  Alcoa up!  And Fred Thompson goes public.  —  0 minutes.  This debate is sponsored by CNBC, the financial news network, which means that it will be extra boring.
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Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
And the Winner Is...  ...Fred Thompson.  —  He showed up …
Discussion: race42008.com
The Smoking Gun:
Dead Reverend's Rubber Fetish  —  Autopsy: Pastor found in wet suits after autoerotic mishap  —  An Alabama minister who died in June of "accidental mechanical asphyxia" was found hogtied and wearing two complete wet suits, including a face mask, diving gloves and slippers, rubberized underwear …
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WSFA-TV:
Death Of Montgomery Minister Deeply Affects Snowdoun Pastor
Discussion: Agitprop
Paddy / Cliff Schecter:
Minister dies during bizarre sex ritual
Gavin M. / Sadly, No!:
Fundies In Their Undies, Pt. Infinity-Kabillion
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
4 Democrats Pull Out of Michigan Primary  —  Four of the Democratic presidential candidates announced today that they would not take part in the Democratic primary in Michigan, all but ceding the contest in that major battleground state to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is ahead in the polls there and is staying in.
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Scott Shepard / Palm Beach Post:
Pelosi: Seating of Fla. delegates up to candidate
Eric Roper / media.www.gwhatchet.com:
Seven GW students admit to hanging controversial posters  —  A group of seven GW students sent an e-mail to The Hatchet late Tuesday night admitting to hanging hundreds of controversial posters around campus early Monday morning.  —  The students - Adam Kokesh, freshman Yong Kwon …
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New York Times:
An Israeli Strike on Syria Kindles Debate in the U.S.  —  A sharp debate is under way in the Bush administration about the significance of the Israeli intelligence that led to last month's Israeli strike inside Syria, according to current and former American government officials.
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
From Former Bush Aide, A Candid Assessment Of the GOP Candidates  —  A former adviser to President Bush has a brutally candid analysis of the Republican presidential nomination contest: Fred D. Thompson is the campaign's "biggest dud," Mitt Romney has "a real problem in the South" …
Little Green Footballs:
LGF Poll: Who Won the GOP Debate?  —  Which Republican candidate turned in the best performance in the October 9 debate?  —  Sam Brownback  —  Rudy Giuliani  —  Mike Huckabee  —  Duncan Hunter  —  John McCain  —  Mitt Romney  —  Tom Tancredo  —  Fred Thompson
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CNBC.com:
CNBC.com Poll: Who Won The GOP Debate?
Discussion: Wizbang and LewRockwell.com Blog
San Francisco Chronicle:
Residents of a famously liberal city appear to be changing views  —  San Francisco - the liberal, left-coast city conservatives love to mock - could be undergoing a transformation when it comes to homeless people.  Although the city would still be a poor choice for a pep rally for the war in Iraq …
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Torture Appeal  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear an appeal filed on behalf of a German citizen of Lebanese descent who claims he was abducted by United States agents and then tortured by them while imprisoned in Afghanistan.
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Secrecy defense prevails in torture case
Discussion: NION
Spiegel Online:
Iranian-Born German Soccer Player Refuses to Play Israel  —  An Iranian-German soccer player who plays for the German national under-21 side has asked not to play against Israel in a friendly on Oct. 12.  The team has accepted his request, angering Germany's Jewish lobby.
Washington Post:
Clinton Cites Lessons of Partisanship  —  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton pushed back against criticism from fellow Democrats that she is too polarizing to unite the country as president, arguing that the political battles she has been through make her uniquely equipped …
KPIX-TV:
Foreclosures Spurring Blight In Central Valley  —  (CBS) MANTECA In the Central Valley community of Manteca, police have a new job: patrolling hundreds of foreclosed houses left empty and abandoned.  They are half million dollar houses, often bought with nothing down, turned into suburban blight.
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Bomb, Bomb Iran  —  Hillary seemed rattled.  —  Up until now, she has displayed remarkable imperturbability — gliding along with the help of good lighting, a hearty guffaw and a clever husband.  —  But on Sunday in New Hampton, Iowa, Hillary lost her cool at last.
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Why Fight For Anyone's Freedom?  —  In the backlash against President Bush's democracy agenda, conservatives are increasingly taking the lead.  It is inherently difficult for liberals to argue against the expansion of social and political liberalism in oppressive parts of the world — though …
Discussion: Eunomia, SWJ Blog and Publius Pundit
 
 
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Between a Veto and the Base
New York Magazine:
The Rise of Mailerism  —  Norman Mailer's God, not surprisingly …
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
The grab for a job: Democrats turn protectionist in a drift to the left
Discussion: WorkingForChange
Kuwait Times Newspaper:
Iraq: Iran's hand in the Shiite truce
Juan Carlos Hidalgo / Cato-at-liberty:
CAFTA Survives U.S. Meddling
Discussion: Redstate
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HILLARY CLINTON REALLY WANTS TO IMPROVE AMERICA'S STANDING ABROAD
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Viveca Novak / FactCheck.org:
Cop-Counting Cop-Out  —  Giuliani's wrong when he claims …
Discussion: MyDD
Guardian:
Killer law  —  Last November it became a crime for a woman …
Discussion: Digg and Crooks and Liars
Jesse Lee / The Gavel:
House Passes War Profiteering Prevention Act
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Damien McElroy / Telegraph:
Iraq insurgency: al-Qa'eda returns home
Discussion: Power Line and PrairiePundit
Wall Street Journal:
Transcript: The GOP Debate
Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
"Ward Churchill to teach unsanctioned course on CU campus"
 

 
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to the NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Ellen Clegg / What Works:
After The Minnesota Star Tribune decided last summer not to endorse anyone for president, 15 former opinion staffers posted their own endorsement online

 
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