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8:40 AM ET, October 24, 2007

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Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Hillary Says She Would Support Filibuster Of Intel Committee's Telecom Immunity Bill  —  At a press availability in Colorado a little while ago, Hillary commented on the Senate FISA bill and said that she would support a filibuster of the current legislation that's just emerged …
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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Targeting the neglected white male  —  Which of these statements are racist?  Which are sexist?  Or which are merely political?  —  "We can't make John black; we can't make him a woman.  Those things get you a lot of press, worth a certain amount of fundraising dollars," says Elizabeth Edwards.
Discussion: The Swamp
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Obama pressured on gay 'cure' preacher  —  The nation's biggest gay rights group is trying to force Sen. Barrack Obama (D-Ill.) to cancel presidential campaign event with a controversial preacher who claims he was homosexual but has been cured.  —  The Human Rights Campaign has expressed …
Discussion: The Swamp and Pam's House Blend
Peterhamby / CNN Political Ticker:
New radio ad: Obama carrying Jesse Jackson's legacy
Discussion: The Swamp and Hot Air
James Pindell / Boston Globe:
McCain says he wants to shoot Osama  —  ROCHESTER, N.H. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain told workers of small weapons factory that he not only wants to catch Osama Bin Laden if elected, but said he "will shoot him with your products".  —  "I will follow Osama Bin Laden …
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Michael Luo / The Caucus:
Romney Makes Obama-Osama Gaffe
Bloomberg:
Clinton, Giuliani Overshadow Field for 2008 Race, Poll Shows  —  Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) — Two New Yorkers dominate the 2008 presidential race: Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani.  —  A new Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll shows that Senator Clinton has opened up a 31-point gap over her chief Democratic rival …
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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 …
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Telegraph:
Sept 11 'not that terrible' says Doris Lessing  —  Doris Lessing, the Nobel Prize-winning British author, has called the attacks on New York on Sept 11, 2001, "not that terrible", compared to the campaign of terror waged by the IRA in the UK.  —  Lessing, 88, who won the Nobel Prize …
Discussion: normblog
The Raw Story:
New book says US uses 'methods of the most tyrannical regimes'  —  More than 100,000 pages of newly released government documents demonstrate how US military interrogators "abused, tortured or killed" scores of prisoners rounded up since Sept. 11, 2001, including some who were not even suspected …
Jonathan E. Kaplan / The Hill:
Wildfires get personal for lawmakers  —  Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) woke up at 2:30 on Tuesday morning to see the hillside behind his house glowing with fire and flames shooting as high as 50 feet in the air.  He then watched as the fire ran to the top of the ridge of the hill and raced back down the other side.
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cis.org:
DREAM Act Offers Amnesty to 2.1 Million  —  New Estimate Shows Another 1.4 Million Family Members Could Also Stay  —  The Senate is currently considering the DREAM Act (S.2205).  Some have argued that only 60,000 illegal immigrants would be granted amnesty annually under the Act …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Redstate Bans Ron Paul Supporters  —  Redstate has made a mistake in dealing with the Ron Paul Internet phenomenon.  Instead of dealing quietly with trolls, the excellent conservative blog has announced a blanket policy banning supporting diaries and comments for Ron Paul from the site.
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
As Campaigns Chafe at Limits, Donors Might Be in Diapers  —  Elrick Williams's toddler niece Carlyn may be one of the youngest contributors to this year's presidential campaign.  The 2-year-old gave $2,300 to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).  —  So did her sister and brother, Imara, 13 …
Discussion: The Caucus and Wizbang
zombietime:
Nonie Darwish at Berkeley  —  during Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week … The online nicknames of the seven "citizen journalists" are: bbuck, Chicken Kiev, Dan K., Luvpotion v.9.0, Marwan's Daughter, neocon hippie, and Temmy. … "Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week" is a nationwide series of lectures …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Madness as Method  —  Dick Cheney's craziness used to influence foreign policy.  —  Now it is foreign policy.  —  He may have lost his buddy in belligerence, Rummy.  He may have tapped out the military in Iraq.  He may not be able to persuade Congress so easily anymore — except for Hillary — to issue warlike resolutions.
Discussion: Death and Tennessee Guerilla Women
Duane R. Patterson / Townhall.com:
Harry Reid Blames California Wildfires On Global Warming...Before He Denies He Said It.  —  After a closed door policy meeting with other Senate Democrats, Majority Leader and utter buffoon Hary Reid of Nevada took to the microphones just outside the floor of the United States Senate, and fielded questions.
Ezra Klein:
How Activism Fails Activists  —  Brian's right to say that a prime reason today's twenty-somethings are spending ever less time in the streets with posters and puppets is that "tackling today's problems with yesterday's tactics carries a great risk of defeat—and even more so in an era …
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Tim Paradis / Associated Press:
Money Market Investors Face Latest Worry  —  NEW YORK -  —  It's like subprime redux: Some money market fund investors are again wondering if their investments are at risk because another complex investment product has fallen out of favor and become difficult to unload.
Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Ecuador wants military base in Miami  —  NAPLES (Reuters) - Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa said Washington must let him open a military base in Miami if the United States wants to keep using an air base on Ecuador's Pacific coast.  —  Correa has refused to renew Washington's lease …
Discussion: Death and Unqualified Offerings
 
 
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David Ovalle / MiamiHerald.com:
Teacher who attacked base had death wish, FBI says
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Remember Iraq  —  Boy, am I glad we finally got out of Iraq.
Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
KILL THE MESSENGER! OR IS THE MESSAGE ALREADY DEAD?
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Christian Newswire:
CWA Thanks President Bush for ENDA Veto Pledge
Peggy Fikac / Houston Chronicle:
Watts ends bid for Democratic Senate nomination
Discussion: UrbanGrounds and Capitol Annex
Joe Carter / the evangelical outpost:
Reflections on FRC Action's Values Voter Summit
John Leo / Forum:
Who Will Stand Up For Campus Free Speech?
Discussion: FreeSpeech.com, Vox Popoli and FIRE
Greg Mankiw / Greg Mankiw's Blog:
Data-free Empirics  —  Recently, I was in downtown Wellesley …
Discussion: HazZzMat
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Mistrial Is Latest Terror Prosecution Misstep for U.S.
Wall Street Journal:
The Corporate Welfare Congress
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
Senate reverses Bush's budget cuts
Discussion: Think Progress and Power Line
Little Green Footballs:
YouTube Helps Whitewash Cat Stevens' History
Discussion: Kesher Talk
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Don't Make Trouble  —  If one political party is a complete failure …
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:
Damned If You Do: Bush Visit Will 'Distract' From CA Firefighting
Steven R. Hurst / Associated Press:
Sharp drop seen in US deaths in Iraq
 

 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon unveils X-Ray Recaps on Prime Video, an AI feature that generates “spoiler-free and concise summaries” of TV shows, in beta to Fire TV users in the US

 
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