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11:55 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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Jules Crittenden:
Gore Derangement Syndrome  —  Get yours here!  —  Paul Krugman at NYT wants to know what it is about Al Gore that drives right-wingers crazy.  Howabout: Gore Lies, No One Will Die ...  Here's Krugman's theory: … That's true if you (A) believe the Nobel Prize committee is the last word on anything and …
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.
Mark Steyn / The Australian:   Doom if Saint Al loses carbs
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 …
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 …
Rusty / The Jawa Report:
Inshallashshaheed Outted: North Carolina Jihadi in the News  —  Michael Moss of the New York Times has outted Inshallashaheed, the al Qaeda supporting blogger who we've been investigating for over a year.  I've been sitting on his true identity for months, but in one fell swoop Samir ibn Zafar Khan …
Discussion: Little Green Footballs and Hot Air
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New York Times:
An Internet Jihad Aims at U.S. Viewers  —  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 with great seriousness," he wrote on his blog.
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 …
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Molly Ball / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Poll: Reid's popularity falls among Nevadans  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's appeal among Nevadans has plunged dramatically in a new Review-Journal poll, which finds him viewed unfavorably by most likely voters in his home state.  —  Reid is still slightly more well-liked than Gov. Jim Gibbons.
Discussion: Don Surber
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Tom Bevan / TIME: Real Clear Politics:
Sen. Reid's Favorable Ratings Tank
Discussion: PrairiePundit and Wizbang
Jed Babbin / Human Events:
Pelosi's Most Dangerous Ploy  —  Congressional Democrats anxious to force a withdrawal of American forces from Iraq are frustrated by their inability to muster a veto-proof majority for legislation that would establish a firm date for retreat.  But what they cannot do directly they are now working hard to do indirectly.
Drudge Report:
THE RESURRECTION OF IMUS: RETURNS ON NATION'S TOP TALK STATION  —  In a dramatic and dazzling career rebound, controversial radio host Don Imus has secured a deal returning him to the airwaves on December 3 — this time on the nation's most listened to talk station, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned!
Discussion: Hot Air and NewsBusters.org
Robertgreenwald / Brave New Films blog:
The REAL Rudy: Radios  —  Rudy Giuliani is running for office on how he handled 9/11 and here we have proof positive that firemen were killed because his administration did not fix the long-standing (since 1993!) problems with the radios.  —  This BNF investigative report calls attention …
Discussion: Think Progress
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Standing Their Ground  —  Brave New Films has released a powerful …
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: The Lede, Angry Bear and cab drollery
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, Rising Hegemon and TalkLeft
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Associated Press:
Craig says he'll appeal, lashes out at Romney
Discussion: Wonkette
James Kirchick / Los Angeles Times:
Clarence Thomas is not the hypocrite  —  It's not fair to use affirmative action against the Supreme Court's lone black judge.  —  WITH THE RELEASE of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' memoir, "My Grandfather's Son," all of the old smears directed against him since …
Discussion: PrairiePundit
Michelle Malkin:
S-CHIP and the Democrats' human shield campaign  —  If you thought for a moment that Harry Reid and the Democrats might have obtained some wisdom and maturity over the weekend and put down their child-sized human shields, think again.  The presidential veto override vote on the S-CHIP entitlement expansion is set for Thursday.
Jose Antonio Vargas / Washington Post:
The Disciples of Ron Paul, Spreading the Word in N.H.  —  STRAFFORD, N.H. — There's no mistaking which house on Lake Shore Drive, about 45 minutes northeast of Manchester, is the one full of Paulites — the intensely loyal, almost fanatical supporters of Rep. Ron Paul.  Signs are everywhere.
Discussion: Central Sanity and The Caucus
 
 
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Sarah Boseley / Guardian:
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Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
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Andrew C. McCarthy / Human Events:
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USA Today:
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Telegraph:
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Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
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