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11:00 AM ET, November 13, 2007

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The Politico:
Democrats zero for 40 on Iraq  —  As the congressional session lurches toward a close, Democrats are confronting some demoralizing arithmetic on Iraq.  —  The numbers tell a story of political and substantive paralysis more starkly than most members are willing to acknowledge publicly, or perhaps even to themselves.
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 …
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WDSU-TV:
Candidate Apologizes For 'Buckwheat' Remark  —  HOUMA, La. — A state representative in a runoff election infuriated civil rights leaders after she ended a conversation with the mother of the NAACP's local president by saying, "Talk to you later, Buckwheat."
Holly Ramer / Associated Press:
Edwards announces paid family leave plan  —  CONCORD, N.H. - When it comes to helping parents take time off from work, Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards is raising the stakes.  —  The former North Carolina senator on Tuesday will propose spending $2 billion a year …
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
A Not-So-Perfect Picture of Party Unity
Discussion: Oliver Willis
Josh White / Washington Post:
'Hidden Costs' Double Price Of Two Wars, Democrats Say  —  The economic costs to the United States of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan so far total approximately $1.5 trillion, according to a new study by congressional Democrats that estimates the conflicts' "hidden costs"— including higher oil prices …
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court takes no action on gun case  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday announced no action on a new case testing the meaning of the Second Amendment — an issue the Court has not considered in 68 years.  The Orders List contained no mention of either the District of Columbia's appeal (07-290) …
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Voters dismiss 'piling on' charge  —  Most Americans reject the charge that other presidential candidates are "piling on" Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a new Fox 5/The Washington Times/Rasmussen Reports poll.  —  Only 25 percent of voters said recent criticism …
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Cwelch / CNN Political Ticker:
Student given question to ask Clinton: I just want honesty  —  GRINNELL, Iowa (CNN) — The college student who says she was told what question to ask at one of Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign events-and whose story in her campus newspaper has now made its way around the world-said Monday that …
Discussion: The Atlantic Online and Don Surber
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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Note to staffers: Trust your candidate
Discussion: Hotline On Call
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 …
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.
Alan Krueger / AMERICAN.COM:
What Makes a Terrorist  —  It's not poverty and lack of education, according to economic research by Princeton's ALAN KRUEGER.  Look elsewhere.  —  In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, policymakers, scholars, and ordinary citizens asked a key question …
Discussion: Macsmind and Done With Mirrors
Fox News:
Gen. Petraeus Meets With Al-Sadr Deputies  —  WASHINGTON — Top U.S. commander in Iraq Gen. David Petraeus has met with representatives of Muqtada al-Sadr, once one of the top enemies fueling the insurgency against the elected Iraqi government, FOX News has confirmed.
Darryl Fears / Washington Post:
Panel May Cut Sentences For Crack  —  An independent panel is considering reducing the sentences of inmates incarcerated in federal prisons for crack cocaine offenses, which would make thousands of people immediately eligible to be freed.  —  The U.S. Sentencing Commission …
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
More on Bernie and Rudy  —  Interesting comments from Rudy Giuliani to ABC News.  In an interview with ABC's Jake Tapper, who has a knack of getting people to say things that are more revealing than his subjects probably intend, Giuliani defended the performance of former NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik.
Discussion: Townhall.com
Joe Strupp / Editor and Publisher:
Military Reporter Recalls Bush's Objections To Iraq Invasion On A Previous Veteran's Day  —  NEW YORK Sig Christenson, a founding member of Military Reporters and Editors who has worked five assignments in Iraq since the war began, reached back some 10 years for a Veteran's Day piece …
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
 
 
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Kevin J. Martin / New York Times:
The Daily Show  —  IN many towns and cities, the newspaper is an endangered species.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Lotta Cuts  —  Okay, we're starting to get some good tips …
Opinion Journal:
Movin' On Up  —  A Treasury study refutes populist hokum about "income inequality."
Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
Methodical style sets Romney apart from GOP rivals
New York Post:
A 'FORGOTTEN' WAR  —  AS IRAQ IMPROVES, COVERAGE DRIES UP
The Influence Peddler:
Lou Dobbs for President?
USA Today:
Dems profit as 113 campaign donors near $108K cap
Associated Press:
White House ordered to preserve all e-mail
Discussion: Majikthise and Think Progress
 Earlier Items: 
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
McCain asks donors not to contribute to shadow group
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Character Factor  —  Rochester, N.H.  —  About six months …
Discussion: TIME
Doug Wilson / Townhall.com:
Self-Reliance for the Good of Others
Discussion: BizzyBlog and NewsBusters.org
BBC:
Fatah members rounded up in Gaza
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and QandO
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Giuliani Campaign Tries to Minimize Fallout From Kerik Indictment
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Creative Destruction  —  The best case against universal health care.
William Saletan / Slate:
CAN TEEN SEX PREVENT DELINQUENCY?
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Dean says Jews can go to heaven
 

 
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to The NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Alyson Krueger / New York Times:
A profile of Town & Country EIC Stellene Volandes, who is trying to keep the Hearst-owned 178-year-old magazine relevant via social media and its website

 
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