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Jane Perlez / New York Times:
Musharraf Consolidates His Control With Arrests — The government of Gen. Pervez Musharraf, making no concessions a day after seizing emergency powers, rounded up leading opposition figures and said Sunday that parliamentary elections could be delayed for as long as a year.
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Griff Witte / Washington Post:
Political Crackdown Continues in Pakistan
Political Crackdown Continues in Pakistan
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
As Crisis Deepens, White House Endures Diminished Power to Influence Events
As Crisis Deepens, White House Endures Diminished Power to Influence Events
New York Times:
Musharraf Leaves White House in Lurch
Musharraf Leaves White House in Lurch
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MSNBC:
'Meet the Press' transcript for Nov. 4, 2007 — MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: Our Meet the Candidates 2008 series continues, an exclusive interview with Republican Fred Thompson. You've seen him as an actor on the big screen and small screen. He's been a lawyer and a lobbyist …
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Bryan / Hot Air:
Video: Fred Thompson on MTP, says he doesn't support the Human Life Amendment — Sen. Fred Thompson appeared on Meet the Press today and, Clintons take note, had to answer some tough questions asked by host Tim Russert. He discussed the crisis in Pakistan, his support for concealed carry laws on university campuses, and other issues.
Washington Post:
No Clear Front-Runner for GOP Nomination, Poll Finds — For the first time in nearly 30 years, there is no breakaway front-runner for the Republican nomination as the first votes of Campaign 2008 loom, and a new Washington Post-ABC News poll underscores how open the GOP race remains.
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Washington Post:
Poll Finds Americans Pessimistic, Want Change — One year out from the 2008 election, Americans are deeply pessimistic and eager for a change in direction from the agenda and priorities of President Bush, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Jonathan S. Landay / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Experts: No evidence of Iranian nuclear weapons program — WASHINGTON — Despite President Bush's claims that Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons that could trigger "World War III," experts in and out of government say there's no conclusive evidence that Tehran has an active nuclear-weapons program.
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Jonathan S. Landay / MiamiHerald.com:
No evidence of Iranian nuclear-weapons program, experts say — WASHINGTON — Despite President Bush's claims that Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons that could trigger ''World War III,'' experts in and out of government say there's no conclusive evidence that Tehran has an active nuclear-weapons program.
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Missteps on Both Sides Led to Health Bill Veto — They met almost every day in the spring and summer, a handful of powerful senators who had cleared their schedules to forge a bipartisan compromise providing health insurance to 10 million children. — It was a remarkable commitment …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
New Rules — eriposte at The Left Coaster discusses the journalistic malpractice exposed in this exchange from the last debate: … eriposte points out that even though president Clinton subsequently explained that his request (from five years ago) was to speed up the release of documents …
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Garry Wills / Los Angeles Times:
Abortion isn't a religious issue — Evangelicals are adamant, but religion really has nothing to say about the issue. — What makes opposition to abortion the issue it is for each of the GOP presidential candidates is the fact that it is the ultimate "wedge issue" — it is nonnegotiable.
Mark Oppenheimer / New York Times:
The Turning of an Atheist — Unless you are a professional philosopher or a committed atheist, you probably have not heard of Antony Flew. Eighty-four years old and long retired, Flew lives with his wife in Reading, a medium-size town on the Thames an hour west of London.
Bryan / Hot Air:
Audio: NBC football goes green — Geez. Football used to be one of the few places on earth you could escape moonbattery and politics in general. But not anymore, at least not on NBC. Noooo. First they had to put Keith Olbermann in their coverage. And now the pull a lame green stunt on their pre-game show.
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
FOXNews Sunday: Poppy Bush Gets Emotional Remembering How We USED To Treat Prisoners — On this morning's Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace interviewed former President George H.W. Bush at his Presidential Library in Texas. Bush defends his son's disastrous presidency, but later in the interview …
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Satyam / Think Progress:
Giuliani: I Used 'Very Aggressive,' 'Intensive' Interrogation Techniques — Asked about his views of waterboarding this weekend, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani said that as President he would support the use of "enhanced" interrogation techniques. In an interview with Bloomberg's Al Hunt …
Noel Sheppard / Free Republic:
Tony Snow Slams Media in Freedom of Speech Award Address — Although you likely didn't hear about it, former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow received a Freedom of Speech Award on October 16 from The Media Institute. — During his acceptance, Snow made some statements about liberal bias in the press …
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