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11:00 AM ET, October 18, 2007

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Washington Post:
Senate and Bush Agree On Terms of Spying Bill  —  Some Telecom Companies Would Receive Immunity  —  Senate Democrats and Republicans reached agreement with the Bush administration yesterday on the terms of new legislation to control the federal government's domestic surveillance program …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
AT&T, other telecoms, buy victory in lawsuits
Discussion: Eschaton and Crooks and Liars
Robert Wilonsky / Unfair Park:
KDFW Suspends Rebecca Aguilar After Controversial "Ambush"  —  Monday night, KDFW-Channel 4 ran a piece about 70-year-old James Walton, owner of Able Walton Machine & Welding in West Dallas, who, early Sunday morning, shot and killed and man trying to break into his business.
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Dan / Riehl World View:
Senior Reduced To Tears By Reporter After Shooting
Amanda Gilles / media.www.bgnews.com:
BGSU alumna awarded journalism honor
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Andrew Malcolm / Los Angeles Times:
Breaking News: Former Speaker Hastert to resign  —  The Roll Call newspaper in Washington reported on its website this evening that former House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois intends to resign his House seat later this year.  —  The subscription-only site said Hastert …
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CNN:
GOP sources: Hastert won't serve out his term  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert will resign his congressional seat rather than serve out the rest of his term, two GOP congressional sources told CNN.  —  The Illinois Republican said in August he would not seek re-election in the state's 14th District.
Associated Press:
Republican Sam Brownback to Leave Race for Presidency, Sources Say  —  WASHINGTON — Republican Sam Brownback will drop out of the 2008 presidential campaign on Friday, people close to the Kansas senator said Thursday.  —  Brownback, a longshot conservative contender, had trouble raising money to compete in the race.
Discussion: TIME and TIME: Swampland
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MSNBC:   Sources: Brownback to drop '08 bid
Michelle Malkin:
House showdown: The S-CHIP veto override vote  —  Update 10:16am Eastern.  House members are giving 1-minute speeches, which can be summed up thusly: … Head-counting taking place right now.  Looks like the vote will take place around 12:30pm Eastern.  —  The House is in session now.
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Mort Kondracke / Real Clear Politics:
Polls Aside, Bush Is 'On Offense,' White House Says
Discussion: Let Freedom Ring and PrairiePundit
Courier-Journal:
McConnell versus truth  —  Mitch McConnell can't have it both ways.  —  He can't luxuriate in a reputation for personal caution and political control, yet claim he knew nothing about the role his office tried to play in sliming a Baltimore boy and his family when they came forward in support of the SCHIP health care expansion.
Arthur Martin / Daily Mail:
Father delivered baby after partner was turned away from NHS hospital - TWICE  —  During a difficult pregnancy, Elizabeth Jones was monitored every day because doctors were worried about the health of her baby.  —  But on the day of the birth, she was twice turned away from the hospital …
Stephen Labaton / New York Times:
Plan Would Ease Limits on Media Owners  —  The head of the Federal Communications Commission has circulated an ambitious plan to relax the decades-old media ownership rules, including repealing a rule that forbids a company to own both a newspaper and a television or radio station in the same city.
Lisa Lerer / The Politico:
Rangel launches tax war  —  House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel had one message for the tax world: Rest up now, because next week a two-front war will begin.  —  Rangel said on Wednesday that he'll introduce not just one, but two, major tax proposals.
Discussion: The Swamp and Liberty Pundit
Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
BREAKING: Pelosi working on Bush Impeachment?  (UPDATED)  —  Via Richard M, who attended a meeting of anti-war activists in Los Angeles on Sunday: … Sadly, each of these explanations seems equally plausible.  Which — equally sadly — speaks volumes about today's Congressional Democrats.
Discussion: Redstate
demint.senate.gov:
DeMint Amendment Would Block Rangel's 'Monument to Me'  —  Sen. DeMint has offered an amendment to the Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill to strike a wasteful, $2 million pork project being dubbed as Rep. Charlie Rangel's "Monument to Me."  As described by Roll Call this morning …
Washington Post:
Tough Punishment Expected for Warhead Errors  —  Officers May Lose Commands After Nuclear Missiles Were Flown on Bomber  —  The Air Force has decided to relieve at least five of its officers of command and is considering filing criminal charges in connection with the Aug. 29 "Bent Spear" …
Discussion: contentions and Op For
John Distaso / New Hampshire Union Leader:
Gardner the guardian  —  HE'S BEEN featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and the Boston Globe, and on the ABC News Web site and more.  He's been referred to as the most powerful man in America no one knows.  —  He's been portrayed by those in other states …
Discussion: National Review
 
 
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Michael Scherer / Salon:
Giuliani's Christian-right foes to meet again
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'Sensitive' HHS documents found floating
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
'The American' in France
Discussion: Horses Mouth
Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Flower-Power Pork  —  Will the Democratic-controlled Senate approve …
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
House passes federal journalist shield, includes bloggers
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Countdown: Bethany Wilkerson's Parents Talk About SCHIP Success …
USA Today:
Military inadvertently recruits gays
Brody Mullins / Wall Street Journal:
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Scarecrow / Firedoglake:
A Little Bit of Knowledge . . . Can Start World War III
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Krooney / Time:
The New Issue of TIME  —  There is only one American politician …
Discussion: MSNBC and Truth v. The Machine
Evan Coyne Maloney / Brain-Terminal.com:
More IU Coverage in the NY Times
Discussion: Power Line
Fred Lucas / CNSNews:
Senator Clinton Escapes Lawsuit But May Be Deposed
Caroline McCarthy / CNET News.com:
Stephen Colbert announces presidential bid, but is it the truth or truthiness?
Jennifer Dobner / Associated Press:
Judge orders TV reporter to do story or face contempt
Chip / NEWS.com.au:
Posted by: Lallye of she changes movement's why! 8:19am today
Discussion: Fact-esque and Peach Pundit
Mike McIntire / New York Times:
Accused Law Firm Continues Giving to Democrats
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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