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9:25 PM ET, November 7, 2007

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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:

Pat Robertson Endorses Rudy: Deems Him 'More Than Acceptable to People of Faith' — Pat Robertson, one of the most influential figures in the social conservative movement, announced his support for Rudy Giuliani's presidential bid this morning at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. [Watch the video below]

Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Top Conservative Group Wants To Know: Does Rudy Agree With Robertson On 9/11?

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, The Atlantic Online, Comments from Left Field, Spin Cycle and The Carpetbagger Report

Mark Murray / MSNBC:
Robertson backs Giuliani

Discussion: Buckeye State Blog and MoJoBlog

Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
RUDY AND THE EVANGELICALS....Rich Lowry on Pat Robertson's endorsement of Rudy Giuliani:

Discussion: Hullabaloo

Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online: Robertson and Giuliani — Since the Bush right insists …

Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:

THANKS AND PRAISE: Michael Yon emails: "I photographed men and women, both Christians and Muslims, placing a cross atop the St. John's Church in Baghdad. They had taken the cross from storage and a man washed it before carrying it up to the dome. A Muslim man had invited the American soldiers …

Discussion: michellemalkin.com, The Belmont Club, Transterrestrial Musings and The Strata-Sphere

Irenep / Michael Yon:

Thanks and Praise — Thanks and Praise: I photographed men and women, both Christians and Muslims, placing a cross atop the St. John's Church in Baghdad. They had taken the cross from storage and a man washed it before carrying it up to the dome. — A Muslim man had invited the American soldiers from …

Discussion: Confederate Yankee

Rasmussen Reports:

Election 2008: New Hampshire Democratic Primary — New Hampshire: Clinton Lead Shrinks to 10 Points — Senator Hillary Clinton's lead in the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire Primary has fallen to its lowest level of the season. — The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone poll …

Discussion: The Politico, Say Anything, Open Left, Hot Air, MyDD, TalkLeft, TIME, Associated Press, Wonkette, Don Surber and The Gun Toting Liberal™

Patrick Healy / New York Times:

Bill Clinton and 2 Democrats Spar Over Comment on Debate — Bill Clinton's suggestion that his wife faced a Republican-style "Swift boat" attack during and after the last Democratic debate drew a rebuke yesterday from Senator Barack Obama, who said, "I was pretty stunned by that statement."

Discussion: Radio Iowa, CNN Political Ticker, The Atlantic Online, USA Today, Donklephant, The Hill, Taylor Marsh, The Swamp, BitsBlog, Brendan Nyhan and Joust The Facts

Joe Trippi:
Reality Check — Just because there's a writers' strike in Hollywood …

Discussion: The Stump

David Weigel / Reason Magazine:

Good as Gold — Kevin Drum calls Ron Paul a "fruitcake" and demands that you—yes, you!—stop taking him so damn seriously. … Dean Barnett trods some of the same territory, arguing that Paul is a crazy candidate for crazy people who won't run on sensible ideas like doubling Gitmo and moving …

Discussion: Weekly Standard, LewRockwell.com Blog, Eunomia and Washington Monthly

Dean Barnett / Weekly Standard:
The 'Don't Tase Me, Bro' Candidate

Discussion: David Frum, Unqualified Offerings, Cato-at-liberty, Balloon Juice and Washington Monthly

Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:

U.S. Aid to Musharraf is Largely Untraceable Cash Transfers — After Pervez Musharraf declared martial law this weekend, Condoleezza Rice vowed to review U.S. assistance to Pakistan, one of the largest foreign recipients of American aid. Musharraf, of course, has been a crucial American ally since …

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Outside The Beltway and Firedoglake

Associated Press:

Girl gets detention for hugging — Illinois middle school bans public displays of affection; parents urge change — MASCOUTAH, Ill. - Two hugs equals two days of detention for 13-year-old Megan Coulter. — The eighth-grader was punished for violating a school policy banning public displays …

Discussion: The Newshoggers, Betsy's Page and BTDF

Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:

Ex-Navy Instructor Promises to Hit Back If Attacked on Torture — Malcolm Nance, good-spirited though he is, is a pugnacious guy. Nearly 20 years' service in the Navy, including time instructing would-be Navy SEALs how to resist and survive torture if captured. Intelligence and counterterrorism expert.

Discussion: At-Largely, SWJ Blog, Vox Popoli, Eye on Williamson and AMERICAblog

Jesse Lee / The Gavel:

House Passes ENDA — The House has just passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), H.R. 3685, by a vote of 235-184. Watch highlights of the afternoon's debate >> — Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke in favor of the bill shortly before passage:

Discussion: The Atlantic Online and Pam's House Blend

Matt / Think Progress:
ENDA passes the House.

Discussion: The Gavel and Los Angeles Times

Pakistan Daily Times:

'All modern discoveries are by Muslim scientists' — LAHORE: Muslim scientists have made all discoveries of the current age, said University of Columbia's Arabic and Islamic Studies prof George Saliba at a seminar at the Government College University (GCU) on Monday.

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, TigerHawk and JammieWearingFool

Dan Collins / protein wisdom:
'All modern discoveries are by Muslim scientists'

Discussion: The Jawa Report and Associated Press

Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:

Countdown: Impeachment Impediment — Keith Olbermann brings my favorite talking head, Air America's Rachel Maddow, to discuss the fumbling and cowardly manner in which Dennis Kucinich's motion to impeach Dick Cheney was handled yesterday. … I know from the contents of my email inbox …

Dawson Bell / Detroit Free Press:

Court strikes down Jan. 15 primary — Voter participation lists called unconstitutional — Michigan's star-crossed bid to leap to the head of the presidential primary nominating process appeared to go up in smoke Wednesday as an Ingham County Circuit Court judge ruled that a provision …

Discussion: The Trail and Open Left

New York Times:

U.S. Prosecutors to Seek Charges Against Kerik — Federal prosecutors are scheduled to seek a grand jury indictment on Thursday of Bernard B. Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner, on a list of charges that include tax fraud, corruption and conspiracy counts, according to people who have been briefed on the case.

Discussion: Spin Cycle and The Right's Field

Associated Press:

Gunmen open fire on Venezuelan protesters — CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on students, killing at least one, as they were returning from a march Wednesday at which 80,000 people denounced President Hugo Chavez's attempts to expand his power. — At least one person was killed and six were wounded, officials said.

Discussion: QandO

White House:

Interview of the President by RTL and N-TV, German TV — Q Mr. President, in a couple of days the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel will come to your ranch, which I think is a special privilege. What will you do with her on the ranch on a weekend like that?

Discussion: First Draft and Salon

Matthew L. Wald / New York Times:

The Carbon Calculus — A CHANGE is in the works that could go a long way toward making alternative energy less alternative, and more attractive to consumers and businesses. — It's not a technological fix from some solar-cell laboratory in Silicon Valley or wind-turbine researcher in Colorado …

Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Gristmill and The Atlantic Online