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5:40 AM ET, October 25, 2007

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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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Mark Steyn / The Corner:
Beauchamp takes a powder  —  No disrespect, Kathryn, but count me among those who raised an eyebrow over your five o'clock Scott Thomas Beauchamp post.  It's not about Beauchamp "confessing".  Given the alarm bells Beauchamp's original piece set off among those familiar with the subject matter …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Drudge: Leaked documents prove TNR's Beauchamp story has collapsed?  Update: Drudge pulls documents?  Update: TNR preparing to torpedo Drudge?  Update: TNR editor doesn't dispute accuracy of docs  —  Haven't even had time to read it yet.  Just tossing it up so that you guys have a place to comment while you read it yourselves.
Scott Beauchamp / New York Observer:
THE OBSERVER on Scott Beauchamp  —  Franklin Foer, editor of The New Republic, said in an interview that the documents Matt Drudge posted this afternoon—and removed several hours later without explanation—could have only come from the Army.  —  Mr. Foer said he called TNR's contact there …
Discussion: Hot Air, Redstate and Power Line
The Corner:
Baghdad Diarist
The Corner:
Baghdad Diarist  —  The Drudge docs that were up earlier …
Discussion: Obsidian Wings
New York Times:
Mideast Hawks Help to Develop Giuliani Policy  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani's approach to foreign policy shares with other Republican presidential candidates an aggressive posture toward terrorism, a commitment to strengthening the military and disdain for the United Nations.
Discussion: Israel Matzav
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Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
I, Podhoretz: Mr. World War 4 Tutors Giuliani  —  Neocon Patriarch Sells Rudy on Islamofascism And Thirty Years' War  —  EDITION OF THE NEW YORK OBSERVER.  —  Norman Podhoretz believes that America needs to go to war soon with Iran.  As far as he knows, Rudy Giuliani thinks the same thing.
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Bomb Iran?  U.S. Requests Bunker-Buster Bombs  —  White House Bomber Request Leaves Some Wondering if U.S. Is Preparing Action in Iran  —  Tucked inside the White House's $196 billion emergency funding request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is an item that has some people wondering whether …
Stuart O'Neill / The Democratic Daily:
California and Orange County Fires: Lies, Stupidity and Unnecessary Destruction  —  The story of the good coordination and efforts by federal authorities from the national media is a complete misrepresentation.  —  Use this article about Orange County as a microview of the entire California firefighting effort.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and On Deadline
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Gov. Bill Richardson / The Huffington Post:
Where is the National Guard?  —  Today, we all extend our sympathies and prayers to those devastated by the wildfires in California.  Millions of Americans are impacted by this natural disaster.  —  Neighbors should help neighbors in their time of need.  As Governor of New Mexico …
Los Angeles Times:
Arson suspect killed, another arrested  —  Police in San Bernardino shoot an Arizona man who fled after being spotted near the Cal State campus.  In a separate incident, a Hesperia man is in custody.  —  Amid worries of new blazes adding to the firestorm already afflicting the region …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Wildfire victims getting what's coming to them, says Carlin  —  No need for grandiose outrage here.  He's been saying stuff like this for decades.  In fact it's a core part of his act, which is why he's allowed to skate.  I offer the clip not as fodder for indignation but because it's …
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Official Overseeing Security Contractors Resigns  —  The State Department official responsible for overseeing Blackwater USA and other private security contractors in Iraq resigned abruptly today.  —  Richard J. Griffin, who has been the director of the department's diplomatic security …
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CNN:
Security chief resigns amid Iraq scandals
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
USA Today:
Terror watch list swells to more than 755,000 names  —  WASHINGTON — The government's terrorist watch list has swelled to more than 755,000 names, according to a new government report that has raised worries about the list's effectiveness.  —  The size of the list, typically used …
Bobby / The GALLIVANT:
Simply Simpatico  —  Lima is beautiful in the spring, when it's not too hot, I was told.  Machu Pichu is a must see, too.  —  My visits to the Green Zone are always a joy when I pass through checkpoints manned by Peruvian troops, with whom I have established a rapport.
Tom Curry / MSNBC:
Lessons of the Dream Act defeat  —  Senate vote reveals staying power of illegal immigration issue  —  WASHINGTON - The Senate rejected Wednesday an attempt to move ahead with a bill to allow illegal immigrants under age 30 to remain in the United States and gain legal status if they attend college or join the military.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Brownback to meet Rudy  —  Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) is considering endorsing Rudy Giuliani for the GOP presidential nomination and will meet with him Thursday in Washington to hear his views on abortion.  —  Brownback, who ended his White House run last week and is a champion …
Discussion: Hot Air
Forbes:
Iraq, Afghan wars could cost 2.4 trln usd by 2017 - report  —  WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - The total cost, including debt servicing, of the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could reach 2.4 trln usd by 2017, a report by the Congressional Budget Office found.
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
THE NATIONAL SECURITY DILEMMA....Publius defends the Democratic Party leadership here.  He makes some pretty good points.  If you don't have the votes, you don't have the votes (though the whole Armenian genocide thing was pretty amateurish).  Then he says this: … OK, so what do we think about this?
Discussion: Oliver Willis
 
 
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