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11:10 AM ET, November 2, 2007

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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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Best Conservative Blog
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Best Political Coverage
Discussion: Extreme Mortman
Telegraph:
The most influential US conservatives: 1-20  —  As the US prepares for what is arguably the most open presidential election since 1928, the last time there was no incumbent president or vice-president on the ballot, the Daily Telegraph's Washington correspondents compile a list of the 100 …
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Telegraph:
The most influential US liberals: 1-20  —  With a year to go before voters across the United States go to the polls to elect their 44th president, The Daily Telegraph unveils its list of the 100 most influential conservatives and 100 most influential liberals in America.  —  1. BILL CLINTON
Discussion: The Swamp and The Huffington Post
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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Washington Post:
Undecided Schumer May Be Key to Mukasey's Chances  —  Judiciary Chairman Endorsed Justice Nominee but Says He, Like Other Democrats, Is Concerned About Torture Question  —  As Democratic opposition builds over attorney general nominee Michael B. Mukasey, no Democratic lawmaker has found himself …
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Don Surber:
Good news on Iraq (see page 18)
Discussion: Salon
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 …
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?
John Fund / Opinion Journal:
'This Will Make Voter Fraud Easier'  —  Why does Mrs. Clinton want driver's licenses for illegal aliens?  —  Sen. Hillary Clinton was asked during a debate this week if she supported New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's plan to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.
Andrew Bolt / NEWS.com.au:
The war in Iraq has been won  —  THERE is a reason Iraq has almost disappeared as an election issue.  —  Here it is: The battle is actually over.  Iraq has been won.  —  I know this will seem to many of you an insane claim.  Ridiculous!  —  After all, haven't you read countless stories that Iraq is a …
Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
S.C. Democrats Say No to Colbert  —  GREENVILLE, S.C. — The momentum of the Colbert presidential campaign hit a cul-de-sac today when the South Carolina Democratic Party decided he wasn't a serious candidate and turned down his application to get on the ballot.
Discussion: Betsy's Page and L.A. Times
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Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
Hillary Reveals Her Inner Self  —  It's startling.  It's still 1993 in there, the year before her fall.  —  The story isn't that the Democrats finally took on Hillary Clinton.  Nor is it that they were gentlemanly to the point of gingerly and tentative.  There was an air of "Please …
Discussion: Bookworm Room and If I Ran the Zoo
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Damsel in the Debate  —  My favorite photo of the week — maybe my favorite photo of the presidential campaign so far — showed Hillary Clinton, dukes up, in a pair of bright red boxing gloves.  It is iconic Hillary, unafraid to take on a fight.  Which is also why the almost anti-feminist subtext …
CNN:
Saudi prince: We could've helped prevent 9/11  —  (CNN) — Saudi Arabia could have helped the United States prevent al Qaeda's 2001 attacks on New York and Washington if American officials had consulted Saudi authorities in a "credible" way, the kingdom's former ambassador said in a documentary aired Thursday.
New York Times:
Obama Pledges 'Aggressive' Iran Diplomacy  —  Senator Barack Obama said he would "engage in aggressive personal diplomacy" with Iran if elected president, and would offer economic inducements and a possible promise not to seek "regime change" if Iran stopped meddling in Iraq and cooperated on terrorism and nuclear issues.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Obama Promises A Rerun
Discussion: ShrinkWrapped and The Caucus
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Heck of a Job, Hughsie  —  KAREN HUGHES THROWS IN THE TOWEL.  —  And so Karen Hughes is leaving her post as "public diplomat" in much the same way she assumed it, with an air of farce and mystery.  —  The farcical qualities, in both phases, were up front for all to see.
Discussion: rubber hose and Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
In Iraq, a Lull or Hopeful Trend?  —  Signs of Declining Violence Leave Residents, U.S. Commanders Cautious  —  From store clerks selling cigarettes by generator power, to military commanders poring over aerial maps, Iraqis and Americans are striving to understand the sharp decrease in violence …
 
 
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Al Jazeera: U.S., not Israel, destroyed Syrian reactor …
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What Kind of War Are We Fighting, and Can We Win It?
Discussion: Crooked Timber
David Brooks / New York Times:
Feel the Love  —  BRIAN WILLIAMS: Welcome to Drexel University …
M.E. Sprengelmeyer / Rocky Mountain News:
Romney sets himself apart in opposition to gay marriage
Discussion: MSNBC and TIME
Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Coburn: Deficit spending is bigger moral issue than abortion
Discussion: The Corner
Susan Pulliam / Wall Street Journal:
Deals With Hedge Funds May Be Helping Merrill Delay Mortgage Losses
Discussion: European Tribune
Deb Price / Detroit News:
Lawmaker puts aide on leave after clash
New York Post:
CLINTON DONOR FACES CHINA GRILL
Discussion: Washington Wire
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Friday's Blackout boycott took wing on the Web
Seth Gitell / New York Sun:
Clinton Dons a 1960s-Era Anti-War Cloak
Discussion: Hot Air and The Corner
Ayad Allawi / New York Times:
How Iraq's Elections Set Back Democracy
Little Green Footballs:
Hutton Gibson for Ron Paul
Michael Reagan / Townhall.com:
Democrats Get Off Hillary's Back She's All Ours
Elizabeth Williamson / Washington Post:
Industries Paid for Top Regulators' Travel
National Review:
Newt Gingrich: Hillary's Nomination Chances Just Dropped From 80 to 50 Percent
Free exchange:
Do the poor prefer bad schools?
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

Hannah Lang / Reuters:
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