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11:30 AM ET, October 11, 2007

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Michelle Malkin:
My reply to Respectable Liberal Blogger Ezra Klein and his fellow travelers; Plus: Hillary threatens S-CHIP critics  —  Update 9:25am Eastern.  Your S-CHIP editorial cartoon of the morning comes from Nate Beeler of the Examiner...  Meanwhile, Time magazine recycles Democrat talking points and passes it off as reporting.
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Faiz / Think Progress:
CNN Pins Blame On Democrats For Right-Wing Smear Of 12-Year Old Boy  —  This morning, CNN aired its first report on the right-wing smear campaign against 12-year old SCHIP recipient Graeme Frost.  CNN pinned the blame on Democrats for assault on the Frost family.
Ezra Klein:
An Answer!  —  Michelle Malkin replies to my challenge for a debate about S-CHIP.  Her answer?  Of course not.  She's afraid to debate policy on the merits.  She has no interest in "a good-faith argument."  She's here to swing the hatchet, and lacks either the interest or the aptitude to rise above that station.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Sadly, No!:
Stalkin' Malkin is losing it
Discussion: RADAMISTO and Obsidian Wings
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Gore to learn whether he'll win Nobel Peace Prize  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Will Al Gore add a Nobel Peace Prize to his Oscar and Emmy honors?  —  "An Inconvenient Truth," a documentary featuring the former vice president captured two Academy Awards in February.
Discussion: CBS News and Sister Toldjah
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Lewis Smith / Times of London:
Al Gore's inconvenient judgment
Discussion: RADAMISTO
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Al Gore for President
Discussion: The Swamp
Stephen Jones / Times of London:
Al Gore told there are nine inconvienient truths in his film
Discussion: Gates of Vienna, Harry's Place, NYT and BBC
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Another Voice in the Choir  —  Fred Thompson did not disgrace himself in his first formal debate as a Republican presidential candidate, but he also did not dominate the stage full of White House hopefuls in Dearborn, Mich., on Tuesday.  —  At least three others — John McCain …
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Gail Collins / New York Times:   Calvin Coolidge Redux
Michael Luo / The Caucus:
Evangelical Supporter Seeks to Rally Brethren for Romney
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WorldNetDaily:
Giuliani 'doesn't deserve to live'  —  Terrorists threaten presidential candidate, cite Rudy's war stance, Arafat treatment  —  Saying Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani "doesn't deserve to live," Palestinian terror leaders are threatening to harm the former New York mayor …
Lara Jakes Jordan / Associated Press:
Alberto Gonzales hires defense attorney  —  WASHINGTON - Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has hired a high-powered Washington lawyer to represent him in investigations of mismanagement of the Justice Department.  George Terwilliger, a white-collar crime defense attorney …
Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
GOP lawyer ties Rove to Siegelman case  —  House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) on Wednesday released an interview with GOP lawyer Dana Jill Simpson implicating former White House adviser Karl Rove in the prosecution and conviction of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman (D) on corruption charges.
Discussion: At-Largely, Donklephant and MyDD
Editor and Publisher:
Ann Coulter on CNBC Show: Jews Need 'Perfecting'  —  NEW YORK Appearing on Donny Deutsch's CNBC show, "The Big Idea," on Monday night, columnist/author Ann Coulter suggested that the U.S. would be a better place if there weren't any Jewish people and that they had "perfected" themselves into — Christians.
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Ben Quinn / Telegraph:
Islamists damage giant rock Buddha  —  Islamist radicals in Pakistan have attempted to destroy an ancient carving of Buddha by drilling holes in the rock and filling them with dynamite.  —  The 23ft high image was damaged during the attack, which brought back memories of the Taliban's …
Marcella Bombardieri / Boston Globe:
Clinton vows to check executive power  —  Would curb use of signing statements  —  Senator Hillary Clinton said yesterday that if she is elected president, she intends to roll back President Bush's expansion of executive authority, including his use of presidential signing statements to put …
Alex Berenson / New York Times:
Boom Times for Dentists, but Not for Teeth  —  For American dentists, times have never been better.  —  The same cannot be said for Americans' teeth.  —  With dentists' fees rising far faster than inflation and more than 100 million people lacking dental insurance, the percentage of Americans …
Discussion: CBS News and Suburban Guerrilla
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Hail to the Punchline-in-Chief: An All-Star Panel of Pundits Weighs in on America's Most Comical Presidents  —  Mark Twain wrote that exposure to good satire — that is, savage wit at the service of passionate conviction — makes citizens less likely to be "shriveled into sheep."
Discussion: David Frum
 
 
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
It's Hard Work, Not Getting Much Done
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Daniel Henninger / Opinion Journal:
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Wall Street Journal:
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National Enquirer:
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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