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11:25 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.
Mark Steyn / The Australian:   Doom if Saint Al loses carbs
Jules Crittenden:   Gore Derangement Syndrome
Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
Thompson's Absence Noticed in N.H.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Mitt Romney was in Michigan, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada and then went back to Michigan.  Rudy Giuliani visited Florida, Michigan, South Carolina, Alabama, Washington and New Hampshire.  John McCain went from Michigan to Iowa to New Hampshire.
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Lee Bandy / The Politico:   McCain is bouncing back  —  Republican presidential hopeful John McCain …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Romney gets joint drubbing
Discussion: TIME
Marcella Bombardieri / Boston Globe:   Clinton's team says women will carry win
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 …
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.
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Rusty / The Jawa Report:
Inshallashshaheed Outted: North Carolina Jihadi in the News
Discussion: Hot Air
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 …
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:
Sen. Craig says he'll appeal
Discussion: Wonkette
Tom Bevan / TIME: Real Clear Politics:
Sen. Reid's Favorable Ratings Tank  —  Molly Ball of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Senator Harry Reid's favorable rating in Nevada has "plunged dramatically," according to a new poll.  Currently, Reid's favorable rating is at 32%, while his unfavorable rating is at 51% …
Discussion: PrairiePundit and Wizbang
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Molly Ball / Las Vegas Review-Journal:   Poll: Reid's popularity falls among Nevadans
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
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: NewsBusters.org
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.
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Can Fox Win Its Frontal Assault Against CNBC?  —  The team leading the Fox Business Network into battle with CNBC, the entrenched leader in cable business news, has made no secret that it intends to do in the realm of business news exactly what the Fox News Channel did in general news.  As in: conquer.
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: normblog and JammieWearingFool
Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
Where Are All of The Realists?  —  For quite a while now I've been hearing liberals insist that the Democratic Party is the home to serious-minded realism.  Those whack-job, neoconservative-hijacked, Republicans are all a bunch of neo-Wilsonian idealists and democracy voluptuaries.
Discussion: RealClearPolitics
 
 
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Jose Antonio Vargas / Washington Post:
The Disciples of Ron Paul, Spreading the Word in N.H.
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Achievements of the Human Heart
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James Kirchick / Los Angeles Times:
Clarence Thomas is not the hypocrite
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Des Moines Register:
Service union to declare endorsement of Edwards
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Ann Marlowe / New York Post:
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Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
States' Immigrant Policies Diverge
John Podhoretz / The Corner:
Adoptions and Politicians
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Andrew C. McCarthy / Human Events:
Medellin (and Bush) v. Texas
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
USA Today:
Measure to shield reporters' secret sources likely to pass
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Vatican Official Insists He's Not Gay
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