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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Mukasey's nomination and the sudden opposition to "waterboarding" — On one level, it is, I suppose, a good sign that there is some opposition to the confirmation of Michael Mukasey due to what ought to be his completely unacceptable positions on torture and more generally on executive power.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bush Campaigns Again for Attorney General Nominee — President Bush campaigned again today for his embattled nominee for attorney general, Michael B. Mukasey, envisioning a "fight on the Senate floor coming next week," and declaring that Mr. Mukasey must win for the good of the country.
IBDeditorials.com:
Even Harvard Finds The Media Biased — Journalism: The debate is over. A consensus has been reached. On global warming? No, on how Democrats are favored on television, radio and in the newspapers. — Just like so many reports before it, a joint survey by the Project for Excellence …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Prostates and Prejudices — "My chance of surviving prostate cancer — and thank God I was cured of it — in the United States? Eighty-two percent," says Rudy Giuliani in a new radio ad attacking Democratic plans for universal health care. "My chances of surviving prostate cancer in England?
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The Corner:
Democrats & Torture — As I discussed in this article a few days ago, Judge Mukasey seems to be the only person required by Democrats to call for a categorical ban on all coercive interrogation tactics. — This morning, both Rich and the Wall Street Journal recount these comments by Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2004:
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The Atlantic Online, Opinion Journal, Betsy's Page, Riehl World View and A Second Hand Conjecture
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Jerusalem Post:
US Air Force struck Syrian nuclear site — The September 6 raid over Syria was carried out by the US Air Force, the Al-Jazeera Web site reported Friday. The Web site quoted Israeli and Arab sources as saying that two strategic US jets armed with tactical nuclear weapons carried out an attack on a nuclear site under construction.
Condé Nast Portfolio Magazine:
Fox's Wallace Jumps the Gun on Bias Charge — If only Fox News host Chris Wallace could see headlines as well as he spots liberal media bias, he might not feel so aggrieved. — In an interview on WOR radio Wednesday, Wallace blustered about the declining death toll among U.S. troops in Iraq:
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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Rice to face subpoena in espionage case — WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and more than a dozen other current and former intelligence officials must testify about their conversations with pro-Israel lobbyists, a federal judge ruled Friday in an espionage case.
James Traub / New York Times:
Is (His) Biography (Our) Destiny? — "If I am the face of American foreign policy and American power," Barack Obama mused not long ago aboard his campaign plane, "as long as we are also making prudent strategic decisions, handling emergencies, crises and opportunities in the world in an intelligent and sober way. . . ." He stopped.
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David Sirota from Creators Syndicate:
Halloween and the Lead Monster — After feasting on Halloween candy a few days ago, America's children are right about now coming down off their (latest) sugar high. Luckily for parents and schoolteachers, sugar in small doses is fairly harmless. — Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for lead …
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Aaron Sadler / Southwest Times Record:
Democrats Laud Product Safety Overhaul
Democrats Laud Product Safety Overhaul
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The Huffington Post
Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Bush vetoes water projects bill — WASHINGTON - An increasingly confrontational President Bush on Friday vetoed a bill authorizing hundreds of popular water projects even though lawmakers can count enough votes to override him. — In doing so, Bush brushed aside significant objections from Capitol Hill …
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Bush vetoes water bill, Reid calls him 'out of touch'
Bush vetoes water bill, Reid calls him 'out of touch'
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The Politico
Kevin Aylward / The 2007 Weblog Awards:
Poll Index — Voting for The 2007 Weblog Awards is now open. This is the master list of voting links that you can use this to navigate to the voting booths for each of the 49 categories. You can vote once a day in each category. Polls close November 8, 2007. — General Categories — Best Blog
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The Impolitic, Argghhh!, The Anchoress, The American Street, The Sundries Shack, Bookworm Room, Ankle Biting Pundits, Captain's Quarters, The Crossed Pond, The Moderate Voice, The Debate Link, Bluey Blog, Betsy's Page, The American Mind, Doug Ross, A Blog For All, Dean's World, JammieWearingFool, Babalu Blog, Blue Crab Boulevard, Pharyngula and Club for Growth
Arizona Republic:
Authorities: Suspicious item at Palo Verde a pipe bomb — A suspicious item seized Friday morning from the truck of a contract worker at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station was an apparent pipe bomb, plant operator Arizona Public Service Co. said. — The worker has been detained and questioned.
Shane Harris / National Journal:
NSA Sought Data Before 9/11 — Beginning in February 2001, almost seven months before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the government's top electronic eavesdropping organization, the National Security Agency, asked a major U.S. telecommunications carrier for information about its customers …
Manu Raju / The Hill:
GOP turns ethics tables — Senate Republicans said Thursday they would invoke new ethics rules to block Democratic efforts to send to President Bush the first appropriations package of the 110th Congress. — Despite Republican grumbling, House and Senate negotiators on Thursday agreed …
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Macsmind
Charles Krauthammer / Real Clear Politics:
The Real Hill-Bill Problem — WASHINGTON — Americans don't normally take much notice of Argentine elections. But they did notice when Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, wife of President Nestor Kirchner, was elected to succeed him last Sunday, ensuring not just a co-presidency …