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3:45 PM ET, October 24, 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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Michelle Malkin:
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.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Big Spender From Out West  —  It takes a Texan to spend big in the White House, it appears.  According to McClatchy — and to no one's surprise — George Bush has presided over the largest expansion of federal spending since Lyndon Johnson, another Texan with a predilection for expansive spending.
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.
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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Klaus Marre / The Hill:
GOP scores big win with Southwick confirmation
Discussion: NION, DownWithTyranny! and AMERICAblog
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Southwick Wins Confirmation
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 …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
First Read: The Clinton marriage - where few dare to go  —  From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Julia Steers  —  *** Where few dare to go: Over the past 10 months, the national media have reported on almost every angle possible in this presidential race, especially as it relates to Hillary Clinton.
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Cold Fury
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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 …
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.
David Freddoso / The Corner:
Big Break for the Senate GOP  —  From Roll Call: … Kerrey was probably the only Democrat who could have taken the seat, so that's one break in a year when they've been few and far between for Republicans.
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.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and The Anchoress
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":
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.
 
 
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Just Call Him "Slummy Joe"
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Rick Klein / ABCNEWS:
No Joke: Colbert's Campaign May Run Afoul of Law
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Quin Hillyer / American Spectator:
A Tale of Two Candidates
Cynthia R. Fagan / New York Post:
PROTESTOR ATTACKS CONDOLEEZZA RICE ON CAPITOL HILL
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Amanda / Think Progress:
Fox News: Al Qaeda is causing the CA wildires.
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Santorum says Islam 'not just something you do on Sunday'
The Corner:
Deafening Silence  —  Eliot Spitzer, the Governor of my state …
Discussion: Newsday
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Pakistan Poised To Swat Taliban
Discussion: The Newshoggers
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Obama nabs butter-cow backing
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
We, The People...  A little Schoolhouse Rock, and the Preamble to the US Constitution.
Aljazeera:
Palestinian 'torture widespread'
JD Johannes / Outside the Wire:
Crunch Time  —  We are hearing that the violence in Iraq is decreasing.
Discussion: BLACKFIVE and Hot Air
New York Times:
Tilting the Scales of Justice
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Children's Health Yields to the Senators From Pork
Baptist Press News:
Wilton: Romney endorsement a mistake
Telegraph:
Sept 11 'not that terrible' says Doris Lessing
Discussion: Death and normblog
 

 
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More than 230 media industry professionals, including anonymous BBC staff, sign a letter accusing the BBC of bias favoring Israel in coverage of Gaza

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Ben Jacobs / Slate:
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