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8:00 PM ET, October 31, 2007

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Adam Nagourney / The Caucus:
A Day Later, Clinton Embraces Spitzer's License Effort  —  John Edwards, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama during last night's debate.  (Photo: Jessica Kourkounis for The New York Times)  —  A day after she appeared to struggle to give her views on the subject, Hillary Rodham Clinton …
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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Obama, Edwards attack; Clinton bombs debate  —  PHILADELPHIA - - We now know something that we did not know before: When Hillary Clinton has a bad night, she really has a bad night.  —  In a debate against six Democratic opponents at Drexel University here Tuesday, Clinton gave the worst performance of her entire campaign.
HillaryClinton.com:
The Politics Of Pile-On  —  What happens when the "politics of pile-on" replaces the "politics of hope?"  —  Hillary comes out on top.  —  Despite the best efforts of her six fellow candidates to trip her up, Senator Clinton stood strong and made her case on critical issues like Iran, Iraq and Social Security.
Discussion: Blogs for Bush, Spin Cycle and MSNBC
Tom Curry / MSNBC:
Lieberman at issue in Democrats' Iran clash  —  Connecticut maverick backs Clinton, criticizes Edwards on Iran policy  —  WASHINGTON - His name only came up once in passing during Tuesday night's presidential debate, but in a way, Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Democratic presidential contender himself in 2004, was very much present.
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Clinton On The Ropes  —  One thing that strikes me about these debates …
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Alex Dominguez / Associated Press:   Jury awards father $11M in funeral case
Pajamas Media:
Shocking Inside DC Scandal Rumor: A Media Ethics Dilemma  —  So I was down in DC this past weekend and happened to run into a well-connected media person, who told me flatly, unequivocally that "everyone knows" The LA Times was sitting on a story, all wrapped up and ready …
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Tim Russert: Stop the Inanity  —  Russert passes for a "tough" interviewer by adopting a confrontational pose rather than asking genuinely challenging questions.  Which is why he's a terrible moderator for our presidential debates.  —  Last month, near the end of the Democratic presidential debate …
Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
Private Note to Bush from Hagel Calls For Direct, Unconditional, Comprehensive Talks with Iran  —  I have just secured a private letter — not yet publicly released — from Senator Chuck Hagel to President Bush and copied to Condoleezza Rice, Robert Gates, and Stephen Hadley.
Discussion: Think Progress, FP Passport and Eunomia
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Admiral William J. Fallon / United States Central …:
U.S. Central Command
Discussion: The Washington Note
John Cole / Balloon Juice:
Say Hello to the Newest Member of the Vast Left Wing Conspiracy  —  I had meant to re-register independent (or as it is known here in West Virginia, "No Party Affiliation") for the past two weeks after I had finally had enough of the bulls**t during the Graeme Frost escapade, but never got around to it …
ColorOfChange.org:
ColorOfChange.org PAC Supports Donna Edwards for Congress  —  Statement from James Rucker, Executive Director, ColorOfChange.org PAC:  —  "Black Americans have long relied on Black elected officials like Al Wynn to represent their interests in Washington, and far too often, they find those leaders unaccountable and compromised.
Military.com:
Navy Destroyer Battles Pirates  —  Sailors from the Norfolk-based destroyer James E. Williams boarded a North Korean merchant ship that had been hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, while two other Navy vessels tailed a pirated Japanese ship in the same region.
Daisy Nguyen / Associated Press:
Officials: Boy with matches started fire  —  SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - Officials blamed a wildfire that consumed more than 38,000 acres and destroyed 21 homes last week on a boy playing with matches, and said they would ask a prosecutor to consider the case.  —  The boy, whose name and age …
Kaj Larsen / The Huffington Post:
A Lesson For Mukasey: Why I Had Myself Water-Boarded  —  As a journalist for Current TV, a former military officer, and a student of public policy I have been involved in the debate about the War on Terror from the frontlines in Afghanistan to the policy discussions of academia.
Discussion: Riehl World View and The Agonist
Weekly Standard:
(Updated) Still No Correction from the LATimes  —  Update: And there's none forthcoming...see the email from the L.A. Times below.  —  I wrote earlier in the week about Los Angeles Times media critic Tim Rutten's attempt to weigh in on the Beauchamp story with this piece that was riddled with factual errors.
James Chapman / Daily Mail:
Christmas should be 'downgraded' to help race relations says Labour think tank  —  Christmas should be downgraded in favour of festivals from other religions to improve race relations, says an explosive report.  —  Labour's favourite think-tank says that because it would be hard …
Ynetnews:
Soldier flees interrogation by exposing breasts  —  Officer loses concentration after soldier takes her shirt off in front of him  —  An IDF soldier fled an interrogation room by exposing her breasts to a stunned officer.  —  The soldier was interrogated at the Biranit army base …
Discussion: Israellycool
 
 
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David Stout / New York Times:
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Jeremy P. Meyer / Denver Post:
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Malcolm Nance / NY Daily News:
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
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The Chicks Are Back  —  It's hardly news that Maureen Dowd …
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