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Eric Kleefeld / Election Central:
New Tancredo Ad Depicts Fictional Terrorist Attack — Tom Tancredo's new ad, set to run in Iowa — if any stations will accept it, that is — is a true original. The ad depicts the dire consequences of our open borders through a dramatization of a fictitious terrorist attack in the middle of a shopping mall.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Ron Paul distortions and smears — I'm not trying to be Ron Paul's advocate but, still, outright distortions and smears are distortions and smears. In an otherwise informative and legitimate (and widely-cited) post today about Paul's record in Congress, Dave Neiwert claims:
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New York Sun:
Ron Paul's Prescience — Congressman Ron Paul: It just looks like we may well come to a '79, '80. Do you anticipate there's a possibility that we'll face a crisis of the dollar such as we had in '79 and 1980? Chairman Bernanke: "The Federal Reserve is committed to mainly low and stable inflation …
Bob Herbert / New York Times:
Righting Reagan's Wrongs? — Let's set the record straight on Ronald Reagan's campaign kickoff in 1980. — Early one morning in the late spring of 1964, Dr. Carolyn Goodman, her husband, Robert, and their 17-year-old son, David, said goodbye to David's brother, Andrew, who was 20.
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History News Network:
Did David Brooks Tell the Full Story About Reagan's Neshoba County Fair Visit? — In his November 9, 2007, column in the New York Times, David Brooks discussed Ronald Reagan's appearance at the Neshoba County Fair in 1980 and his use of the term "states' rights."
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CNN Political Ticker:
Bill Clinton: 'Boys have been getting tough' on Hillary — WASHINGTON (CNN) - Former President Bill Clinton continued to weigh in Monday on intensified criticism of his wife, telling a South Carolina audience, "those boys have been getting tough on her." — "It's a great time to be a Democrat …
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Associated Press:
La. Pol's 'Buckwheat' Remark Sparks Ire — HOUMA, La. (AP) — A white state lawmaker in a runoff election called a black civil-rights veteran who had helped her campaign "Buckwheat," prompting the NAACP to urge voters to kick her out of office. — Rep. Carla Blanchard Dartez, a Democrat …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Dean says Jews can go to heaven — Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean came out for inclusive team prayers in public schools while speaking Sunday to a gathering of thousands of Jewish leaders, according to a leading Jewish news agency. — In another statement likely …
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Anti-abortion group to endorse Thompson — Fred Thompson will pick up the support of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) tomorrow, according to two Republicans familar with the decision. — For a candidate who came up empty-handed last week when three prominent Christian conservatives …
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Dominic Kennedy / Times of London:
Gays should be hanged, says Iranian minister — Homosexuals deserve to be executed or tortured and possibly both, an Iranian leader told British MPs during a private meeting at a peace conference, The Times has learnt. — Mohsen Yahyavi is the highest-ranked politician to admit …
BBC:
Climate scepticism: The top 10 — What are some of the reasons why "climate sceptics" dispute the evidence that human activities such as industrial emissions of greenhouse gases and deforestation are bringing potentially dangerous changes to the Earth's climate?
TVWeek Author / James Hibberd:
Strikers Gain Fan Support — Although the Writers Guild of America 's pre-strike media campaign was criticized as sluggish, the guild's headline-grabbing series of protests last week have managed to attract the sympathy of some viewers. — Seventeen entertainment blogs—among them Televisionary …
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Lia Miller / New York Times:
Borders Adds TV Watching to Its Bookstores' Entertainment — Borders bookstores — with their cafes, toys and games and large displays of movies and music — have never exactly been confused with, say, university libraries. — A new strategy at Borders will reinforce the message that its stores …
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Gawker
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Supreme Court May Take Gun Case — Both sides in a closely watched legal battle over the District of Columbia's strict gun-control law are urging the Supreme Court to hear the case. If the justices agree — a step they may announce as early as Tuesday — the Roberts court is likely …
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