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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Pat Robertson Endorses Giuliani — 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. — Robertson's support was coveted by several …
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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Brownback to Endorse McCain — MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Sam Brownback, a Kansas conservative and favorite of evangelical Christians, will endorse his former Republican presidential rival John McCain, GOP officials said Wednesday. — The nod could provide a much-needed boost, particularly in Iowa …
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Pat Robertson Endorses Rudy Giuliani — WASHINGTON — Evangelical Christian leader Pat Robertson on Wednesday endorsed former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who has struggled to bridge some of his socially moderate policy positions on abortion and gay rights with conservatives.
Deacon / Power Line:
STRANGE AND STRANGER — Last week, rumor had it that Sam Brownback …
STRANGE AND STRANGER — Last week, rumor had it that Sam Brownback …
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Jonathan E. Kaplan / The Hill:
GOP turns impeachment resolution against Dems — House Republicans on Tuesday nearly forced Democratic leaders to vote on a resolution to impeach Vice President Cheney. — Anti-war presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) introduced a privileged resolution, used to circumvent the committee process …
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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 …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Meet The Press — It's not as if this president has been Mr. Openness.
Meet The Press — It's not as if this president has been Mr. Openness.
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Bob Lewis / Hampton Roads Daily Press:
Democrats make gains in Virginia Senate, House — RICHMOND, Va. - Democrats won control of the Virginia Senate Tuesday, taking four Republican seats in northern Virginia and the Tidewater area as they continued a recent winning streak in a once reliably Republican state.
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
New York Democrats Say License Issue Had Little Effect — Democrats declared yesterday that Gov. Eliot Spitzer's plan to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants had not proved to be the electoral boon Republicans had hoped for in local elections, despite the Republicans' aggressive efforts …
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
In the Ballot Booths, No Fixation on Immigration
In the Ballot Booths, No Fixation on Immigration
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Benazir Bhutto / New York Times:
Musharraf's Martial Plan — NOV. 3, 2007, will be remembered as the blackest day in the history of Pakistan. Let us be perfectly clear: Pakistan is a military dictatorship. Last Saturday, Gen. Pervez Musharraf removed all pretense of a transition to democracy by conducting what was in effect yet another extraconstitutional coup.
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Alan Dershowitz / Opinion Journal:
Democrats and Waterboarding — The party will lose the presidential race if it defines itself as soft on terror. — I recently had occasion to discuss the Bush administration's war on terrorism with one of the highest ranking former officials responsible for planning that war.
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Ali Akbar Dareini / Associated Press:
Iran: 3,000 centrifuges fully working — BIRJAND, Iran - Iran has achieved a landmark with 3,000 centrifuges fully working in its controversial uranium enrichment program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday. — Ahmadinejad has in the past claimed Iran succeeded in installing …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Months, Not Years — Iran announced that it has expanded …
Months, Not Years — Iran announced that it has expanded …
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MiamiHerald.com:
More remittances, travel for a free Cuba — OUR OPINION: U.S. CAN HELP BREAK THE ISOLATION IMPOSED ON CUBAN PEOPLE — Slowly but surely, change is coming to Cuba. Even Cuban teens are risking arrest to wear plastic bracelets stamped cambio (change). Now is the time for the United States …
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Steve Clemons / The Huffington Post:
Stop Shackling America's Interests with Cuba to Fidel and an …
Stop Shackling America's Interests with Cuba to Fidel and an …
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Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
Recession's Hidden Virtues — We are all waiting, it seems, for the next recession. Everyone knows that the business cycle hasn't been repealed, and so another recession is inevitable. Some indicators suggest that it might be sooner rather than later. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index …
Betsy Rothstein / The Hill:
Rep. Rahall causes a fuss at the Capitol Lounge — Rep. Rahall causes a fuss at the Capitol Lounge Several patrons at the Capitol Lounge last Thursday night say they saw Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) in — how shall we put this? — an assertive mood. He seemed not to like the crowded bar area …
U.S. Department of / Dipnote:
A Letter From Iraq to My Overwrought Colleagues — In his first posting, John writes an open letter to his Foreign Service Officer colleagues about the controversial issue of directed assignments in Iraq. The issue raises an interesting question, "Should diplomats and other non-military personnel …
Art Moore / WorldNetDaily:
Kathleen Willey suspects Clintons murdered husband — New book details evidence of 'smear' campaign orchestrated by Hillary — In a new book alleging a campaign of slander and intimidation orchestrated chiefly by Hillary Clinton, Kathleen Willey points a finger of suspicion at the former …
Rep. Louise Slaughter / The Huffington Post:
A Story Ignored - Body Armor Executive Indicted for Massive Fraud — Two weeks ago, I learned of the indictment of David H. Brooks, the founder and former CEO of Point Blank Solutions, Inc., and its COO Sandra Hatfield for insider trading, fraud, obstruction of justice, and tax evasion to the tune of nearly $200 million dollars.