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Nora Ephron / The Huffington Post:
It's hard to be a Democrat, don't you think?  There's no alternative, of course, but it's hard.  Someone asked me the other day to write something about why I was a Democrat, and I had no trouble making a list of 10 reasons.  Of course, five of those reasons were the Supreme Court …
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Miers, Bolten contempt charges readied
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The Washington Post / The Trail:
Ron Paul's Record Online Haul
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Scott Horton / Harper's:
Happy Counterterrorism Day  —  Remember, remember the fifth of November,  —  Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, 'twas his intent  —  To blow up the King and Parliament.  —  Three score barrels of powder below,  —  Poor old England to overthrow;  —  By God's providence he was catch'd
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
George Washington and Guy Fawkes Day
Discussion: The Caucus
The Corner:   Guy Fawkes in the U.S.
CBN.com:
Romney Scores Major Endorsement  —  This is a big one folks.  In a Brody File exclusive, we've found out that Paul Weyrich, the former co-founder of The Moral Majority has endorsed Mitt Romney for President.  The Brody File has the press release.  Read below: … Where do I begin?
John Podhoretz / Commentary:
First They Came for Hillary Clinton...  It is widely assumed, on both Left and Right, that Hillary Clinton and her campaign made a grave error by responding to the criticism of her performance in last Tuesday's Democratic debate by complaining of a "pile-on."  Bill Kristol, for one, called it a "foolish overreaction."
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New York Times:
Rosie O'Donnell in Talks to Join MSNBC  —  Rosie O'Donnell, who abruptly left "The View" on ABC last spring after drawing attention and ratings for her opinions on everything from the Iraq war to her co-hosts, is in serious discussions to return to television atop a new soapbox …
Greg Gross / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Wilkes convicted of corruption  —  A U.S. District Court jury has convicted Brent Wilkes on all 13 counts in his corruption trial.  The Poway defense contractor had been accused by prosecutors of leveraging more than $600,000 in cash bribes and thousands more in gifts to ousted …
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Breaking: Jury Finds Wilkes Guilty on All Counts
Discussion: The Next Hurrah
New York Times:
Pakistan Attempts to Crush Protests by Lawyers  —  Angry protests by thousands of lawyers in Lahore and other cities Monday demonstrated the first organized resistance to the emergency rule imposed by the Pakistani president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.  But the abrupt arrest of many of them threatened to weaken their challenge.
Bryan / Hot Air:
Video: Fred rips Huckabee  —  Mike Huckabee is the first presidential candidate out of the gate with a slam on Fred Thompson's MTP appearance Sunday.  During that appearance, Thompson stated that he doesn't support the Human Life Amendment.  Huckabee's take:
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The Atlantic Online:
The Republican Race May Last Through March...
Discussion: The Plank
This Is London:
SANTA TOLD TO SLIM DOWN FOR CHRISTMAS TO 'SET A GOOD EXAMPLE'  —  Santa is being told to shift the pounds before Christmas - because the obese saint is failing to set a "good example" for children.  —  The traditional children's hero, best known for feasting on mince pies left out on Christmas eve …
Philip Klein / Opinion Journal:
Hating Rudy  —  The Angry Left finds a new target.  —  "Rudy Giuliani [is] probably the most underqualified man since George Bush to seek the presidency," Sen. Joe Biden declared during Tuesday's Democratic debate in Philadelphia.  "There's only three things he mentions in a sentence: a noun and a verb and 9/11."
Eric Kleefeld / Election Central:
Kentucky GOP Pushing Anti-Gay Message In Final Days Of Gov Race  —  Going into the home stretch in in the Kentucky gubernatorial election, the Republicans appear to have brought out one last card: Paranoia against gays.  —  The state GOP is now sending a robo-call throughout the state featuring none …
The Atlantic Online:
Should Illegal Immigrants Get Driver's Licenses?  —  Since this question seems very hard for Democratic politicians to give a straightforward answer to, I thought I'd try to think about it myself.  The problem with saying "yes" isn't just that it's unpopular, it's that it's unpopular because it sounds ridiculous.
USA Today:
Military's porn ban questioned  —  WASHINGTON — Ten years after Congress banned sales of sexually explicit material on military bases, the Pentagon is under fire for continuing to sell adult fare, such as Penthouse and Playmates In Bed, that it doesn't consider explicit enough to pull from its stores.
BBC:
Supermodel 'rejects dollar pay'  —  The world's richest model has reportedly reacted in her own way to the sliding value of the US dollar - by refusing to be paid in the currency.  —  Gisele Bündchen is said to be keen to avoid the US currency because of uncertainty over its strength.
 
 
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