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9:35 PM ET, October 30, 2007

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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Hillary launches preemptive debate strike  —  Expecting rival Democrats to unload on her at tonight's debate, aides to Hillary Clinton are trying to frame the attack with a cheeky Web feature headlined "The Politics of Hope."  —  The posting is intended to focus viewers …
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Howard Fineman / MSNBC:
Fineman: What Obama must do in the debate  —  WASHINGTON - As Sen. Barack Obama prepared for Tuesday night's crucial NBC debate in Philadelphia, his high command back in Chicago was watching a lot of old Clinton videotape — not of Hillary Clinton, but of Bill, and not of Bill as president …
Alex Johnson / MSNBC:
Democratic rivals set sights on Clinton
Discussion: Suitably Flip
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Advice For Obama  —  A lot of people are asking if he will and whether …
Discussion: Middle Earth Journal
Rich Lowry / The Corner:
Will He???  Or Won't He???  —  Obama's Hamlet act continues.
Discussion: MSNBC
DownWithTyranny!:
CLEAR CHANNEL, REPUBLICAN PROPAGANDA NETWORK, OUT TO KILL SPRINGSTEEN'S MAGIC?  —  If you look for Springsteen in Google News, you get one rave review of his live sold out tour after another.  Last Thursday and Friday he wowed 'em at the Oakland Coliseum.  Last night he was in L.A.
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Clear Channel is attempting to silence Bruce Springsteen
Discussion: TalkLeft and Fox News
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Attorney General Nominee Sends Letter to Dems  —  Attorney general nominee Michael B. Mukasey told Senate Democrats today that a kind of simulated drowning known as waterboarding is "repugnant," but he does not know whether the interrogation technique violates U.S. laws against torture.
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
Mukasey Unsure About Legality of Waterboarding
Discussion: On Deadline
Associated Press:
Kucinich questions Bush's mental health  —  PHILADELPHIA - Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich questioned President Bush's mental health in light of comments he made about a nuclear Iran precipitating World War III.  —  "I seriously believe we have to start asking questions …
Discussion: The Jawa Report and BitsBlog
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philly.com:
Kucinich: Time to question Bush's mental health
Discussion: The Swamp and Attytood
ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: ABC News Obtains Text of Blackwater Immunity Deal  —  State Department Grants Immunity to Guards Investigated for Shooting Iraqi Civilians  —  Members of a private security company pose on the rooftop of a house in Baghdad, Sept. 18, 2007.  ABC News has learned details …
Rob Kauder / KXLY-TV:
Cross-dressing state lawmaker blackmailed following late night tryst  —  SPOKANE — State Representative Richard Curtis says he's not gay, but police reports and court records indicate the Republican lawmaker from southwestern Washington dressed up in women's lingerie and met a Medical Lake man …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Col. Boylan's denial  —  (updated below)  —  As indicated last night, Editor & Publisher has published a lengthy article on the Col. Boylan email matter, which includes a discussion of an unsolicited, critical email sent to them from Col. Boylan as well.  That, as I documented last night …
Rasmussen Reports:
Stephen Colbert Tops Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich in Presidential Poll  —  Fresh from a victorious interview on "Meet the Press," Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert continues to out-pun pundits and expectorate political expectations with his half-sincere, three-quarters-book-promoting campaign for the presidency.
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Rasmussen Reports:
Virginia Senate  —  In the 2008 race for Virginia's open U.S …
Discussion: MyDD
Michelle Malkin:
Another showdown in Congress; latest Field Poll results show Dems turning on Pelosi  —  The Republicans held the line and staved off one attempt at the Dems' massive entitlement expansion the S-CHIP program.  They'll have to join the White House to kill it again soon.
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Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
New Congress at war over everything
Ezra Klein:
Against Giuliani  —  "Hillary and Obama are kind of debating whether to invite [Osama bin Laden and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] to the inauguration or the inaugural ball," says Rudy Giuliani.  Andrew's right.  This guy is out of his goddamn mind.  —  You know, a few years ago …
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Giuliani: Huckabee 'makes me laugh'
Discussion: The Politico
Arthur Silber / Once Upon a Time:
Break the Goddamned Rules  —  Forgive me for quoting myself, but these passages are the quickest way to an issue of critical importance.  In Part II of "A Nation on the Edge of the Final Descent," I wrote: … Toward the end of that essay, I turned again to the Andrew Meyer incident:
Discussion: Empire Burlesque
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Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
ODD CONNECTION TO THE DEATH PENALTY: Lawprof and legal journalist Jeff Rosen had a very interesting New York Times article about Justice Stevens a week ago.  The whole thing is much worth reading; but here I wanted to comment just on one part: … I recognize that much can get lost in such pieces …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ and Redstate
Keith Ervin / Seattle Times:
Three plead guilty in fake voter scheme  —  Three of seven defendants in the biggest voter-registration fraud scheme in Washington history have pleaded guilty and one has been sentenced, prosecutors said Monday.  —  The defendants were all temporary employees of ACORN …
John R. Wilke / Wall Street Journal:
How Lawmaker Rebuilt Hometown on Earmarks  —  Johnstown Gets Billions  —  With Power Broker's Aid;  —  FBI Questions a Contract  —  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — If John Murtha were a businessman, he'd be the biggest employer in this town.  —  The powerful U.S. congressman has used his clout …
James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
Best of the Web  —  Boo!  —  This column is taking a brief leave of absence for Halloween.  (We're not sure what our costume will be yet, but we're thinking of going as a blog.)  We'll be back Monday, after we've finished our candy.  —  From Here to Eternity
 
 
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Supreme Court Stays Execution in a Sign of a Broader Halt
Redstate:
The C. S. Lewis Candidate for President a/k/a My Problem With Huckabee
Discussion: The Politico and MSNBC
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Elliot Spitzer says Lou Dobbs spreads venom and hate on CNN!
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Conservatism's buzz-kill  —  In theory, Americans like limited …
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
GOP candidates blow off another minority forum
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
MORE ON HILLARY....Here's an email about the Dem race …
Discussion: The Plank
Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
Defense Offers New Evidence in a Murder Case That Shocked Arkansas
Discussion: TalkLeft and Reason Magazine
Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
FBI investigating Stevens' fishing bills
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
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White House:
President Bush Urges Congress to Pass Appropriations Bills
San Francisco Chronicle:
Arnold's marijuana fig leaf
Webutante / Pajamas Media:
ARI FLEISCHER: A NEW BREED OF JEWISH LEADER
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Bush's Legacy of Cynicism
Patricia Leigh Brown / New York Times:
Gay Enclaves Face Prospect of Being Passé
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The English Premier League ends its content partnership with IMG and plans to bring content production and distribution in-house in 2026

 
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