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Drudge Report:
SHOCK DOCS: THE NEW REPUBLIC 'SHOCK TROOPS' STORY COLLAPSES — The DRUDGE REPORT has obtained internal documents from the investigation of THE NEW REPUBLIC'S "Baghdad Diarist", Scott Thomas Beauchamp, an Army private turned war correspondent who reported tales of military malfeasance from the Iraq War front.
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Drudge: The Beauchamp transcripts; Foer to Beauchamp: "Let us control the way this story proceeds;" Foer exploits Beauchamp's wife: "Ellie sent me an e-mail to tell you that it's the most important thing in the world for her that you say that you didn't recant." — Update 2:51pm Eastern.
David Lightman / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Bush is the biggest spender since LBJ — WASHINGTON — George W. Bush, despite all his recent bravado about being an apostle of small government and budget-slashing, is the biggest spending president since Lyndon B. Johnson. In fact, he's arguably an even bigger spender than LBJ.
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Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Obama Camp Says It: He'll Support Filibuster Of Any Bill Containing Telecom Immunity — It's official: Obama will back a filibuster of any Senate FISA legislation containing telecom immunity, his campaign has just told Election Central. The Obama campaign has just sent over the following statement from spokesman Bill Burton:
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Chris Dodd's leadership vs. Clinton and Obama's game playing — (updated below - Update II) — Chris Dodd appeared yesterday for a speech and Q&A session sponsored by FireDogLake regarding his commitment to doing everything possible to prevent telecom amnesty. It can be viewed in its entirety here.
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Mark Mellman / The Hill:
Myths and facts in Iowa — As the eyes of the political class turn toward Iowa, it is time to clear away a few cobwebs and dispel three myths that have grown up around the legendary caucuses. — Myth 1: Iowans vote electability. Almost everyone says it, but if this myth were a reality …
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Craig Franklin / Christian Science Monitor:
MEDIA MYTHS ABOUT THE JENA 6 — A local journalist tells the story you haven't heard. — Republish — JENA, LA. - By now, almost everyone in America has heard of Jena, La., because they've all heard the story of the "Jena 6." White students hanging nooses barely punished …
David Stout / New York Times:
Senate Confirms Judge Opposed by Democrats — The Senate today confirmed President Bush's choice for the federal appeals court that handles cases from Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas despite complaints from many Democrats and from civil rights organizations that he is not committed to racial equality.
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Rasmussen Reports:
Comedian Colbert Reaches Double Digits As Third-Party Candidate — Comedian Stephen Colbert is not a threat to win the presidency, but the odds are that that his satire will win plenty of laughs and maybe even some votes. — A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that Colbert …
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Editor and Publisher:
Former Sen. Rick Santorum Gets 'Philadelphia Inquirer' Column — NEW YORK A press conference will be held at 1:30 this afternoon at the Philadelphia Inquirer to announce that it has added former Sen. Rick Santorum to its stable of columnists. — Also hired is George Curry, the former editor of Emerge magazine.
Jules Crittenden:
Double-Reverse Chickendove — To paraphrase some Marine wag in Ramadi ... Tom Friedman isn't at war, the Marine Corps is at war. The Army is at war. Tom Friedman's at Neiman Marcus: … Actually, Iraq is more like a tortured, politically traumatized nation of 25 million people desperate …
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Fred File:
Democrats' DREAM Act is a Nightmare — Coyotes are the men who prey on illegal aliens, helping illegal immigrants return to the U.S. over our southern border, sometimes after these immigrants have been deported, two, even three or more times. Apparently our Democratic friends in Congress …
David Saltonstall / NY Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani becomes Red Sox fan on eve of World Series — CONCORD, N.H. - Pigs flew, lions slept with lambs - and No. 1 Yankee fan Rudy Giuliani miraculously transformed himself into a Red Sox fan on the eve of the World Series. — "I'm rooting for the Red Sox," the Republican presidential …
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Matt / Think Progress:
O'Reilly: J.K. Rowling Is A 'Provocateur' For 'The Gay Agenda' Of 'Indoctrination' — Last Friday, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling revealed that one of the central characters in the series, Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, was gay. Though Rowling says her books are a …
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Baptist Press News:
Wilton: Romney endorsement a mistake — SPARTANBURG, S.C. (BP)—South Carolina pastor Don Wilton said Oct. 23 he made a "personal error" in agreeing to support the campaign of Mitt Romney for president. — The pastor of First Baptist Church in Spartanburg and a former president …
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Blue Dogs refuse to pony up for DCCC — A large group of "Blue Dog" Democrats has refused to give money to the party's campaign committee so far this cycle, underscoring simmering tension inside the Caucus and concerns about the caustic language of at least one anti-war Democrat.
Cynthia R. Fagan / New York Post:
PROTESTOR ATTACKS CONDOLEEZZA RICE ON CAPITOL HILL — WOMAN TRIES TO SMEAR PAINT ON SECRETARY — An anti-war protestor, whose hands were painted red to look like blood, stormed up to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as she arrived to testify on Capitol Hill this morning, shouting …
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Jack Shafer / Slate:
The New Clinton Propaganda Machine — WATCH IT REV UP. — Politicians don't call it dissembling, deceiving, or lying. They call it media management, and no administration has practiced this black art better in recent times than that of President Bill Clinton.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Is this the Syrian nuke reactor bombed by Israel? — Some clever soul used the info from this morning's WaPo story about photographs of the reactor circulating among intel types to try to find it on Google Earth. With possible success: follow the link in Dan Riehl's post and see for yourself.
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Faiz / Think Progress:
CA Guard Warned Of 'Less Effective Response' To Fires Due To Equipment Shortages Caused By Iraq — The San Francisco Chronicle reported last May that the California National Guard had been depleted and warned that severe "equipment shortages could hinder the guard's response to a large-scale disaster," such as a "major fire":