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5:45 PM ET, October 16, 2007

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NY Daily News:
Air America host Randi Rhodes wasn't mugged  —  Air America radio host Randi Rhodes is temporarily off the air, but claims she was brutally attacked near her Manhattan apartment are bogus, her lawyer and a police source said today.  —  Fellow host Jon Elliott claimed on the liberal radio network …
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Barooosk / Talking Radio:
Randi Rhodes is the Victim of a Violent Attack  —  Updated on October 16 at 8:50 AM PDT.  Update set in bold face italics  —  Randi Rhodes was mugged on Sunday night on 39th Street and Park Ave, nearby her Manhattan apartment, while she was walking her dog Simon.
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Progressive Talk Show Host Randi Rhodes Is Badly Beaten In Street Attack (UPDATED)  —  EDITOR'S NOTE: See our updated post above HERE since the New York Daily News is reporting that Rhodes was not mugged.  We're leaving up the original post since it details the original report as well …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Another Liberal Fantasy Hits Hard Reality  —  Earlier today, the port side of the blogosphere erupted in righteous indignation as reports that Air America radio host Randi Rhodes got mugged began to swirl.  Many bloggers started blaming a nameless conservative mugger, and then began extending …
Discussion: Liberty Pundit and BitsBlog
Michelle Malkin:
Randi Rhodes wasn't mugged, Air America credibility plunges …
Discussion: Don Surber
Washington Post:
The Real Iraq We Knew  —  Today marks five years since the authorization of military force in Iraq, setting Operation Iraqi Freedom in motion.  Five years on, the Iraq war is as undermanned and under-resourced as it was from the start.  And, five years on, Iraq is in shambles.
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Looseheadprop / Firedoglake:
Breaking News: Hillary Pledges to End War "Immediately" Upon Taking Office  —  Every year I go to a fundraiser luncheon sponsored by group called Eleanor Roosevelt's Legacy Committee.  It's a group that raises money, recruits and trains Democratic women candidates and give campaign grants to those running in New York.
Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Rudy In 1996: "I'm Really Not" A Republican Mayor  —  As part of his efforts to win over GOP primary voters, Rudy Giuliani has repeatedly said that he governed New York city as Mayor by adhering to Republican and conservative principles.  —  Today, for instance, Rudy said that he "gave my blood" …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
TPMtv: Meet the Four Horsemen of Rudy's Apocalypse  —  Maybe you love Rudy or maybe you hate him.  But whatever you may think of him, check out his foreign policy team, because that's the key to knowing what to expect from a Rudy presidency.  Especially for candidates with little …
Discussion: Salon
Amanda / Think Progress:
Lynne Cheney: 'Dick and Barack Obama are eighth cousins.'  —  In an MSNBC interview today, host Norah O'Donnell asked Lynne Cheney her views on Sen. Hillary Clinton's (D-NY) presidential campaign and whether "America is ready for a woman president."  Cheney replied that she actually has a "certain bias":
The Atlantic Online:
Putin and Iran  —  Vladimir Putin's warnings against military action against Iran deserve to be taken very seriously.  Since we're not contemplating actually conquering Iran and trying to occupy its territory, people need to understand that the post-strike diplomatic environment …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:
After Nobel, Support for Gore Presidential Bid Remains Limited  —  Gore's favorable rating improves to 58% in new poll  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Former Vice President Al Gore has added the Nobel Peace Prize to the collection of awards he has won this year, which also includes an Academy Award and an Emmy.
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The Corner:   Rudy Down, Hillary=Barack  —  Some interesting stuff in the new Gallup poll:
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Ron Paul's America  —  This is Patrick Ruffini's map of where Ron Paul is getting his money.  The strength in the Mountain West is impressive, if unsurprising.  The hostility of the South to his message of individual liberty is also no big whup.  Stuart Benjamin notices how evenly spread Paul's money-base …
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
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CNN:
Iraq demands Blackwater leave the country  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki asked the U.S. State Department to "pull Blackwater out of Iraq," after an Iraqi probe concluded that the private contractors committed unprovoked and random killings in a September 16 shooting, an adviser to al-Maliki told CNN.
Satyam / Think Progress:
CBS' Logan: 'We're doing extremely badly' in Iraq.  —  Last night on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CBS News' Chief Foreign Correspondent Lara Logan was asked, "How are we doing" in Iraq?  Logan responded, "It's much worse than the picture, the image we even have of Iraq": … Watch it:
Jim Snyder / The Hill:
Democrats split on genocide resolution  —  Democrats are split on the value of bringing a controversial Armenian genocide resolution to a floor vote.  —  Five House Democrats plan to hold a news conference Wednesday to urge their leadership not to bring the resolution to the floor …
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Six Degrees Of Your Privacy  —  In case you were wondering about the need for individual, particularized warrants for American citizens under FISA, wonder no more: … Beyond the blatant attempt at fobbing this onto the government by playing the "we're just being patriotic and who are we to ask questions" …
 
 
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