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7:35 AM ET, November 10, 2007

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Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Presto!  CNN Edits Pelosi's Quote To Make Her Say Dem Congress "Hasn't Done Anything"  —  I'm not sure anyone could outdo this one in terms of, shall we say, "creative" editing of quotes.  —  CNN ran a report this afternoon with the headline: "Record Anger At Congress."
Discussion: Done With Mirrors and A NEWT ONE
Bob Egelko / San Francisco Chronicle:
Feinstein backs legal immunity for telecom firms in wiretap cases  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Thursday that she favors legal immunity for telecommunications companies that allegedly shared millions of customers' telephone and e-mail messages and records with the government …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Edwards: I'm closer to Obama than Clinton  —  Edwards seems to be saving his artillery for Hillary, and sought in Des Moines today to minimize the distance between himself and Obama.  —  "The differences between Sen. Clinton and myself are much more dramatic than the differences between …
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Edwards: Differences with Clinton most 'dramatic'
Discussion: CNN Political Ticker
Wiiiai / Whatever It Is, I'm Against It:
Why is this man smiling?  (Updated)  —  Just yesterday, Bush said (two posts back), "I've committed our troops into harm's way twice, and it's not a pleasant experience because I understand the consequences firsthand."  Today he went to an army medical facility and met some people who actually …
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Agence France Presse:
Bush plays video games with recovering war veterans  —  US President George W. Bush had a shoot-out with the "bad guys" in Iraq on Thursday, playing a computer game with war veterans that simulates a firefight in Baghdad, the White House said.  —  Bush tried his hand at the game …
The Corner:
Joe for VP  —  Bill Kristol has a typically provocative and noteworthy editorial now posted on the website of The Weekly Standard.  Bill points out that the MSM chose to ignore one of the most significant Senate speeches I can recall: Senator Joe Lieberman's critique of the Democratic party's …
Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Reid Allowed Vote On Mukasey In Exchange For Military Funding Bill  —  Here's some more on what exactly happened in the negotiations that led up to the rushed confirmation of Michael Mukasey yesterday.  —  According to sources inside and outside the Democratic leadership …
Los Angeles Times:
LAPD defends Muslim mapping effort  —  PRAYERS: Worshipers arrive at the King Fahd Mosque on Friday.  Skeptics of the police program say U.S. Muslims are dispersed, reject extremism, are generally satisfied with their lives and have little in common with their counterparts in Europe, where low-income enclaves can breed terrorism.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Giuliani camp swings back after Kerik jabs  —  None of Rudy's GOP rivals wanted to dive headlong into the Kerik affair, but then a reporter went and asked McCain about it.  And, McCain being McCain, he spoke out … Tom Ridge, the first DHS Secretary, was traveling with McCain and offered …
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Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
McCain says Kerik reflects on Giuliani
The Atlantic Online:
Lieberman's Latest  —  Courtesy of Sam Boyd, I see the Financial Times reporting on Joe Lieberman's views.  Apparently, the Wise One "argued that George W. Bush and the Republican presidential candidates remained truer than the Democratic party to its tradition of a 'moral, internationalist …
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Matthew Hay Brown / The Swamp:
Bush's bishops: Exit Iraq now  —  President Bush's church, long at odds with him on matters of public policy, called on the United States and its partners today to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq immediately.  —  The Bishops of the United Methodist Church approved a resolution calling on Bush …
Heath Haussamen / Heath Haussamen …:
Udall has decided to run for Senate  —  U.S. Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M., has decided that he will run for the Senate seat being vacated by Pete Domenici next year.  —  Udall has called a number of Democratic Party insiders this week, including at least some county party chairs, to inform them of his decision, reliable sources confirmed.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Mukasey Sworn In as Attorney General  —  Michael B. Mukasey was sworn in as attorney general this afternoon, less than a day after winning Senate confirmation despite Democratic criticism that he had failed to take an unequivocal stance against the torture of terror detainees.
Discussion: Truthdig
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Agence France Presse:
Hamas says it will seize West Bank if Israel withdraws  —  JABALIYA, Gaza Strip (AFP) - A top Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip warned on Friday that the Islamist movement would seize control of the West Bank if Israel withdrew from the occupied territory.  —  "Israel says the party in power in Ramallah …
Discussion: Death and Little Green Footballs
Fife Symington / CNN:
Ex-Gov. Symington: I saw a UFO  —  Former Arizona Governor Fife Symington will be moderating a November 12 event at the National Press Club where he will discuss the Phoenix Lights incident.  He says he will be joined by 14 former high ranking military and government officials from 7 countries …
Discussion: Digg and Wonkette
Ali / Think Progress:
DeLay: 'No American Is Denied Health Care In America'  —  Speaking in the UK yesterday, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) predicted that if a Democrat is elected president in 2008, he or she would seek to install universal health care, similar to the system in Britain.
 
 
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Amanda / Think Progress:
$40,000:  —  Amount former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales …
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Edmund L. Andrews / New York Times:
Fed Chief Warns of Worse Times in the Economy
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Bill Clinton Says His Wife Took the Rap on Health Care
Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Short of cash, NRCC seeks millionaires
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The Huffington Post:
MSNBC On Bernie: "9/11 Hero Indicted"
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Solidarity … A couple of years ago you may all remember …
David Sirota from Creators Syndicate:
The Huey Longs of Iowa
Josh Kraushaar / The Politico:
GOP Reps. Saxton, Cubin to retire
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CNN Political Ticker:
Ed Henry: Bush 41 feels his son's pain
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CNN:
Bhutto released from house arrest
Greg Gordon / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Justice Department returns to enforcing voter laws
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
"I will discover to my shock and chagrin ... Glenn Greenwald …
Discussion: Firedoglake
David Espo / Associated Press:
New Jersey congressman to retire
Frank Greve / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Recruiters struggle to find an Army
Julian Sanchez / American Prospect:
The Revolt of the Comic Books
The Atlantic Online:
Two New Hampshire Polls Will Show Shrinking Clinton Lead
 

 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

 
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