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David Hill / The Hill:
Ron Paul: Trouble back home — While Texan Ron Paul's stock is soaring nationally, there is trouble on the home front. In September, Paul finished third in a straw poll of 1,300 Texas Republican activists who had been delegates to recent Republican conventions.
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Clinton 42% Giuliani 39% Ron Paul 8% — The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found Hillary Clinton leading Rudy Giuliani by three percentage points in a four-way race that includes Ron Paul running as a Libertarian candidate and Ralph Nader representing the Green Party.
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John Derbyshire / The Corner:
Riders on the Stormfront — Has anyone else noticed that "Ron Paul" almost rhymes with "Goebbels," if you drop the "s"? And look—it has the same number of syllables! — All I took away from that American Thinker piece was that Paul has some really amateurish people running his campaign.
Camille Paglia / Salon:
Queen Hillary's disruptive court — The press corps finally wakes up to her waffling and evasions. Plus: Norman Mailer's largely forgotten legacy and our disappointing lesbian icons! — The mainstream media have been in a breathless tizzy about how Hillary Clinton waffled, tripped …
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Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:
Clinton: No illegal immigrant licenses — WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday came out against granting driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, after weeks of pressure in the presidential race to take a position on a now-failed ID plan from her home state governor.
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Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:
Report: Clinton Aides Told Spitzer to Dump Licenses for Illegals
Report: Clinton Aides Told Spitzer to Dump Licenses for Illegals
Lessig Blog:
4Barack — "DON'T DO THIS!" a friend wrote, a friend who never uses allcaps, a friend who cares genuinely about what's good for me, and who believes that what's good for me depends in part upon how easily I can talk to the next administration. "He is NOT going to win. She has it sewed up.
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Stephanie Strom / New York Times:
Anti-Bush Sign Has Bridge World in an Uproar — In the genteel world of bridge, disputes are usually handled quietly and rarely involve issues of national policy. But in a fight reminiscent of the brouhaha over an anti-Bush statement by Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks in 2003 …
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Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
Buzzy Krongard: I Told My Brother I Was Joining Blackwater's Advisory Board — Howard "Cookie" Krongard might have just perjured himself before the House Oversight Committee. — Earlier today, the State Department inspector general repeatedly told the panel that he was unaware his brother …
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Peter Berkowitz / Opinion Journal:
The Insanity of Bush Hatred — Our politics suffer when passions overcome reason and vitriol becomes virtue. — Hating the president is almost as old as the republic itself. The people, or various factions among them, have indulged in Clinton hatred, Reagan hatred, Nixon hatred …
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Ryan Singel / Wired News:
Sensitive Guantánamo Bay Manual Leaked Through Wiki Site — A never-before-seen military manual detailing the day-to-day operations of the U.S. military's Guantánamo Bay detention facility has been leaked to the web, affording a rare inside glimpse into the institution …
Matthew Felling / CBS News:
Friendly Fire in the White House — This post has been updated. —MTF — Criticisms of the White House press corps come fast and furious in MediaLand and Blogistan. (From accusations like they're 'an extension of the Clinton spin machine' to its 'meekness' in covering the Bush presidency.)
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CNN:
Poll: Clinton has large lead in Nevada prior to debate — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Hillary Clinton has a large lead over her rivals among Nevada Democratic caucus-goers, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Wednesday. — The New York Democrat is the top pick of over half …
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Lindsay Beyerstein / In These Times:
Rudy Guiliani: Criminal or Liar? — An investigation into Guiliani's claims of familiarity with "intensive questioning" techniques — SHARE Digg del.icio.us Reddit Newsvine — Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani raised serious questions about his record as a public servant …
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CBS News:
Suicide Epidemic Among Veterans — A CBS News Investigation Uncovers A Suicide Rate For Veterans Twice That Of Other Americans — (CBS) They are the casualties of wars you don't often hear about - soldiers who die of self-inflicted wounds. Little is known about the true scope of suicides among …