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Adam Nagourney / The Caucus:
Debate Preview: All Eyes on Obama — It seems hard to believe that after SO many debates this year, that another one could provoke more than just a yawn. But it seems fair to say that the Democratic debate taking place in Philadelphia tonight, televised on MSNBC starting at 9 p.m. Eastern …
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TalkLeft, The Fix, michellemalkin.com, Taylor Marsh, Slog, Los Angeles Times, Salon and Hot Air
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Alex Johnson / MSNBC:
Democratic rivals set sights on Clinton — Presidential candidates target frontrunner's credibility in NBC debate — Sen. Hillary Clinton came under a gang assault Tuesday night from the rest of the Democratic presidential field, led by her closest rival, who was closely studying the playbook …
Howard Fineman / MSNBC:
Fineman: What Obama must do in the debate
Fineman: What Obama must do in the debate
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Washington Monthly, Taylor Marsh, New York Times, Spin Cycle, Dick Polman's American Debate and Slog
FIRE:
University of Delaware Requires Students to Undergo Ideological Reeducation — The University of Delaware subjects students in its residence halls to a shocking program of ideological reeducation that is referred to in the university's own materials as a "treatment" for students' incorrect attitudes and beliefs.
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Joanne Jacobs, Blue Crab Boulevard, Hot Air, Macsmind, SCSUScholars, Right Voices and The Van Der Galiën Gazette
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.
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Cliff Schecter
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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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The Atlantic Online, BLACKFIVE, Macsmind, Obama HQ, State of the Day, The RBC and The New Republic
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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 …
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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 …
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Spokane Spokesman-Review, HorsesAss.Org, Pandagon, Slog, Pam's House Blend, Middle Earth Journal and TBogg
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 …
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 …
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The Newshoggers, protein wisdom, BitsBlog, JammieWearingFool, Hullabaloo, Jon Swift and Editor and Publisher
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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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 …
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Giuliani: Huckabee 'makes me laugh' — Rudy Giuliani, the front-running Republican candidate for president, says one of his rivals "makes me laugh." And that same rival is saying nice things about Giuliani today. — That rival is Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas …
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The Politico
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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:
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Empire Burlesque
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Kim Wilmath / The Independent Florida Alligator:
Meyer apologizes in letter to students
Meyer apologizes in letter to students
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The Lede, Attytood, Buck Naked Politics, The BRAD BLOG, Patterico's Pontifications and Big Head DC
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 …
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USA Today, Doug Ross, Captain's Quarters, Let Freedom Ring, Weekly Standard, The Tribune Democrat …, TIME: Swampland, Danger Room, The Blotter, Buck Naked Politics, A Chequer-Board of Nights …, Wake up America, The Newshoggers, UrbanGrounds, BitsBlog, CBS News, Outside The Beltway, Flopping Aces and Blue Crab Boulevard
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Supreme Court Stays Execution in a Sign of a Broader Halt — Moments before a Mississippi prisoner was scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday evening, the Supreme Court granted him a stay of execution and thus gave a nearly indisputable indication that a majority intends to block …
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
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
GOP candidates blow off another minority forum — Last month, PBS hosted a Republican presidential candidates' debate at historically black college in Baltimore — and all of the top four GOP candidates decided to skip it. This followed close on the heels of a Univision-hosted Republican debate …
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The Right's Field
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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 …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
EDWARDS WINS NH SEIU ENDORSEMENT — From NBC/NJ's Aswini Anburajan — After weeks of intense lobbying by the top three Democratic presidential candidates, Edwards has come away with the endorsement of the New Hampshire SEIU. — The endorsement will help Edwards considerably …