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10:55 PM ET, October 13, 2007

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New York Times:
Analysts Find Israel Struck a Nuclear Project Inside Syria  —  Israel's air attack on Syria last month was directed against a site that Israeli and American intelligence analysts judged was a partly constructed nuclear reactor, apparently modeled on one North Korea has used to create its stockpile …
Tim Lambert / Deltoid:
The Washington Post's war on Gore  —  In my post on the decision by Justice Burton to allow the showing of An Inconvenient Truth because it was "broadly accurate" I listed some of the reporters who wrongly claimed that the judge decided that AIT had nine errors.  Mary Jordan's story was particularly bad.
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The Sideshow:
So... Draft Al Gore?  —  In the wake of the ad in the NYT and the awarding of the Nobel, a lot is being said, again, about how much better off we'd be with a president like Al Gore.  —  Once upon a time, I would have said that, hey, it's October, it's still early.
Discussion: The Newshoggers and Lance Mannion
Jonathan Chait / Los Angeles Times:
Al Gore: the anti-Bush
The Atlantic Online:
About self-righteousness and Al Gore
Discussion: Grasping Reality …
New York Post:
THE NEW YORK CRIMES  —  MEDAL OF DIS-HONOR FOR THE GRAY LADY  —  The posthumous award of the nation's highest battlefield honor to a Long Island war hero has become an other black mark for the Gray Lady.  —  The New York Times carried not a whisper of news yesterday about the bestowal …
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Kagro X / Daily Kos:
Congress suckered on surveillance.  Telco immunity, next?  —  This is something that's now being whispered in nearly every conversation on the subject, but might as well be repeated here: the filings in the appeal of former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio's insider trading case reveal that the Bush …
Discussion: Think Progress and Angry Bear
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Sanchez' Message  —  It seems that half of the message retired General Richard Sanchez intended to deliver missed the cut at most newsrooms, and with most bloggers.  Typical among the reports of his blistering oration is the front-page treatment given by the Washington Post's Josh White …
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
SANCHEZ AND THE PRESS....Matt Yglesias takes note of former …
Discussion: HazZzMat and TBogg
Investor's Business Daily:
Sharia By The Inch  —  Islamofascism: In a monumental nod to political correctness, the Empire State Building is to be lit up green in honor of the Muslim holiday Eid.  The separation of Islam from terror is officially complete.  —  Six years ago, Islamic terrorists screamed "Allah is Greatest! …
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Rice Worried by Putin's Broad Powers  —  MOSCOW -  —  The Russian government under Vladimir Putin has amassed so much central authority that the power-grab may undermine Moscow's commitment to democracy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday.  —  "In any country …
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
At an Army School, Blunt Talk on Iraq  —  FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Here at the intellectual center of the United States Army, two elite officers were deep in debate at lunch on a recent day over who bore more responsibility for mistakes in Iraq — the former defense secretary, Donald H. Rumsfeld, or the generals who acquiesced to him.
Discussion: Donklephant and Think Progress
Eric Dash / New York Times:
Banks May Pool Billions to Stop Securities Sell-off  —  Several of the world's biggest banks are in talks to put up about $75 billion in a backup fund that could be used to buy risky mortgage securities and other assets, a move designed to ease pressure on a crucial part of the credit markets that threatens the broader economy.
Discussion: Economist's View
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Sparrows Prefer Classical Music  —  And they know from melody: … Alex Ross's book of essays on twentieth century music, "The Rest Is Noise," can be found here.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Josh Kraushaar / The Politico:
Davis suffers setback in Senate quest  —  Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) suffered a setback today for a future Senate campaign, as the Virginia GOP's Central Committee opted to select the party's nominee through a convention, not a primary.  —  The state's 85-member committee, comprised of GOP activists …
Discussion: MyDD and The Strata-Sphere
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
The Speech He Needs to Give  —  Giuliani and social conservatives.  —  Rudy Giuliani has a problem.  It's bigger than he imagines and could doom his presidential prospects.  The problem is his pro-choice position on abortion.  It's one he cannot finesse by simply saying he "would keep the balance exactly where it is now."
Chuck Simmins / America's North Shore Journal:
Spc. Rachael L. Hugo … Milwaukee Journal Sentinel … Wisconsin State Journal … Channel 3000 … Channel 3000
Discussion: protein wisdom
William Glaberson / New York Times:
Portable Halls of Justice Rise in Guantánamo  —  GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — If everything goes according to plan, trials of detainees could begin here soon in a court building now under construction next to an unused runway set against the glittering sea.
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Cackle-Free Clinton Faces Olbermann  —  CBS News' Fernando Suarez reports:  —  Even though we're still in primary season, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has been getting plenty of criticism from her Republican rivals.  During an interview on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann on Thursday …
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Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
CBS Snarks At Hillary For Not Cackling
Discussion: Shakespeare's Sister
 
 
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Wilson Ring / Associated Press:
Firm with overses clients says feds are bugging phones, computers
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