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10:15 AM ET, October 15, 2007

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Gore Derangement Syndrome  —  On the day after Al Gore shared the Nobel Peace Prize, The Wall Street Journal's editors couldn't even bring themselves to mention Mr. Gore's name.  Instead, they devoted their editorial to a long list of people they thought deserved the prize more.
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Graham Bowley / New York Times:
3 Americans to Share Nobel Prize in Economics  —  The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded today to three Americans for their work in mechanism design theory, a branch of economics that looks at the design of institutions in situations where markets do not work properly.
Washington Post:
Al-Qaeda In Iraq Reported Crippled  —  Many Officials, However, Warn Of Its Resilience  —  The U.S. military believes it has dealt devastating and perhaps irreversible blows to al-Qaeda in Iraq in recent months, leading some generals to advocate a declaration of victory over the group …
MSNBC:
Craig says he will fight to clear name  —  In NBC interview, senator blasts Romney for abandoning him after arrest  —  BOISE, Idaho - Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, said Sunday that he defied calls for his resignation after he pleaded guilty in an airport restroom sex sting because that would be …
Discussion: PSoTD, TalkLeft and Rising Hegemon
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Associated Press:
Sen. Craig says he'll appeal
Discussion: Wonkette
New York Times:
An Internet Jihad Sells Extremism to Viewers in the U.S.  —  When Osama bin Laden issued his videotaped message to the American people last month, a young jihad enthusiast went online to help spread the word.  —  "America needs to listen to Shaykh Usaamah very carefully and take his message …
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Group Plans to Provide Investigative Journalism  —  As struggling newspapers across the country cut back on investigative reporting, a new kind of journalism venture is hoping to fill the gap.  —  Paul E. Steiger, who was the top editor of The Wall Street Journal for 16 years …
Carl Hulse / The Caucus:
Showdown Over Children's Health Care Looms  —  Democrats are not predicting victory in the main event in Congress this week - their push to override President Bush's veto of a children's health care bill.  But they believe they're winning nonetheless.  —  Even though Republicans expect …
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
In Maryland, a Microcosm of Debate on Health Bill
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Julian E. Barnes / Los Angeles Times:
America's own unlawful combatants?  —  OVER BAGHDAD: A Blackwater helicopter in Feburary.  The amount of force being used by such firms has raised questions.  —  Using private guards in Iraq could expose the U.S. to accusations of treaty violations, some experts think.
Discussion: Angry Bear and cab drollery
Des Moines Register:
Service union to declare endorsement of Edwards  —  Service Employees International Union's Iowa division has 2,200 members.  Units elsewhere may back others.  —  Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is expected to receive the endorsement today of Iowa's Service Employees International Union …
Discussion: MSNBC, The Caucus and USA Today
Lee Bandy / The Politico:
McCain is bouncing back  —  Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is back, two months after he was given up for dead.  —  For most of 2007, McCain was the prohibitive favorite among GOP voters.  No one else came close.  —  Then, suddenly, his campaign — swollen with overhead and consultants …
Telegraph:
'Come to Zimbabwe for a holiday ... please'  —  By Byron Dziva In Harare  —  The shops are empty, petrol is only available on the black market, and the country's once abundant wildlife is under threat from hungry poachers — so come to Zimbabwe for a holiday.
Discussion: JammieWearingFool and normblog
USA Today:
Measure to shield reporters' secret sources likely to pass  —  WASHINGTON — A House bill that would help reporters protect confidential sources will pass easily this week, supporters say, despite opposition from the Bush administration.  —  "I believe we'll have a strong bipartisan vote …
Walter Shapiro / Salon:
My letter to the most important man in American politics  —  In which I implore Bill Gardner to save the New Hampshire primary.  —  New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner during a news conference in Concord, N.H., Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007.  —  Bill Gardner, the doggedly nonpartisan …
Andrew C. McCarthy / Human Events:
Medellin (and Bush) v. Texas  —  So see if you can follow this.  —  George W. Bush, the imperial president of left-wing lampoon, orders his National Security Agency to intercept enemy communications without judicial warrants — something the courts have repeatedly ruled presidents …
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Irenep / Michael Yon:
Achievements of the Human Heart  —  When the 1-4 CAV first arrived to set up COP Amanche, the neighorbood looked beyond hope.  —  On April 30, 2007, I published the conclusion of a two-part dispatch, Desires of the Human Heart, about the efforts of the 1-4 CAV to transform an abandoned seminary …
 
 
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James Kirchick / Los Angeles Times:
Clarence Thomas is not the hypocrite
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Giuliani Sells New York as Town He Tamed
Marcella Bombardieri / Boston Globe:
Clinton's team says women will carry win
Ann Marlowe / New York Post:
AFGHAN HOSTAGE HORRORS
Discussion: PrairiePundit and SWJ Blog
Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
States' Immigrant Policies Diverge
John Podhoretz / The Corner:
Adoptions and Politicians
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Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
Thompson's Absence Noticed in N.H.
New York Times:
Iraqi Oil Spoils
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Book Faults Israeli Air War in Lebanon
Bill Katovsky / The Huffington Post:
The Tipper Point: She's Key to Al's Decision about Running for President
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Julia Preston / New York Times:
No Need for a Warrant, You're an Immigrant
Discussion: Sweetness & Light
Chuck Todd / MSNBC:
Romney loses NV straw poll
Washington Post:
Washington Post Correspondent Dies in Iraq
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