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3:20 AM ET, October 20, 2007

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Jennifer Parker / Political Radar:
Bidding Over $2M for Dems Anti-Rush Letter  —  ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf Reports: Who says the political fingerpointing in Washington is all for naught?  —  Back in September, when Democrats and Republicans were sniping at each other over the Iraq war, Republicans passed a nonbinding resolution …
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RushLimbaugh.com Home:
Betty Casey Wins Smear Letter at $2,100,100; Rush Matches Bid; MC-LEF Will Get a Total of $4.2M  —  BEGIN TRANSCRIPT  —  RUSH: Well, we have a winner.  The auction is over.  The final bid remained at $2,100,100.  The winning bidder, the high bidder: Betty Casey.  More about Betty Casey in due course.
Stephanie Strom / New York Times:
Limbaugh Sells Critical Letter for $2.1 Million  —  After Rush Limbaugh referred to Iraq war veterans critical of the war as "phony soldiers," he received a letter of complaint signed by 41 Democratic senators.  He decided to auction the letter, which he described as "this glittering jewel …
Discussion: Reuters and Macsmind
The Corner:
Cheap date  —  Kathryn, Harry Reid's Rush-and-I-don't-agree …
Discussion: Don Surber and Wizbang
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:   A thaw in the Reid-Rush feud
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Dodd Goes to the Mat: Says He Will Filibuster FISA  —  He said he "might have to."  And he will.  —  From the Dodd campaign: … Finally someone willing to filibuster and cut through the ocean of glue the Senate seems to be swimming in.  —  This is awesome.  Go Dodd.  —  Update: Just added — YouTube above.
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Five Card Dud
Discussion: Firedoglake
Brian Faughnan / Weekly Standard:   Can Chris Dodd Block a FISA Extension?
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Ring Wing goes bonkers over Rep. Pete Stark's comments: Take the C&L Poll … After Rep. Pete Stark made his harsh statements against the Republicans and Bush over the SCHIP veto, the right wingers are trying to change the subject again by feigning outrage against him.  Stark also didn't fall for the MoveOn ad outrage also.
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ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: The Case for Israel's Strike on Syria  —  Official: Air Attack Targeted Nascent Nuclear Facility Built With North Korean 'Expertise'  —  Israeli officials believed that a target their forces bombed inside Syria last month was a nuclear facility, because they had detailed photographs taken …
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The Nose On Your Face:
The New York Times' Employee Entrance Exam  —  This is a simple test we use at The New York Times to ensure that our employees reflect a variety of social, political, and economic beliefs.  Please read each question thoroughly, and then select your answer with a number 2 pencil.
Satyam / Think Progress:
Fox News anchor slams Bush's SCHIP double standard.  —  Yesterday, on Fox News' All Star Panel, conservative Roll Call editor Mort Kondracke slammed President Bush's SCHIP "compromise," which "cut[s] off about a million children from the rolls."  Kondracke called Bush out on making …
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama wants official fired for comments  —  WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said Friday the head of the Justice Department's voting rights division should be fired for saying voter ID laws hurt the elderly but aren't a problem for minorities because they often die before old age.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:   Plainly, a Justice Department Pick of Like Mind
Martin Kady II / The Politico:
Martinez resigns as general chair of RNC  —  Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) will resign as general chairman of the Republican Party today, saying he wants to spend more time on his work as Florida's GOP senator, Politico has learned.  —  Martinez, who took the job nine months ago as the public face …
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CNN Political Ticker:
Martinez out as RNC chief
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Say Anything
Chris Achorn / My Two Sense:
Did Michael Graham Admit To Pedophilia On Glenn Beck Show?  —  A very weird statement was made last night on the Glenn Beck television show.  One of the guests Glenn Beck brought on to talk about birth control in a Maine middle school was Michael Graham who is a radio talk show host …
Discussion: Shakespeare's Sister
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Glenn Beck / CNN:
Bush Warns About Iran Threat; Airport Screeners Fail Tests …
Discussion: My Two Sense and Firedoglake
Radley Balko / Reason:
Tomorrow's Neocon Today  —  Why Clinton II wouldn't offer much change from Bush II  —  Polls show Hillary Clinton has now opened up a striking 33-point lead over Barack Obama in the race for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.  The latest poll shows that likely Democratic primary voters favor her in every major policy area.
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Romney: Won't beat Clinton by acting like Clinton  —  Mitt Romney, who has a lot of selling to do among the Christian conservatives meeting in Washington this weekend, faced a ballroom full of voters interested in knowing the sincerity of his conversion from abortion-rights to a "pro-life'' stance.
Discussion: New York Times and The Politico
 
 
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