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6:35 PM ET, November 14, 2007

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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.
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.
David Freddoso / The Corner:
Ron Paul's Trouble At Home?
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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Michelle Malkin:
BDS at the world bridge championships
Discussion: TBogg
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 …
Discussion: Whiskey Fire, Feministe and Althouse
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
The Kathleen Willey Interview
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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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 …
Discussion: The Swamp and Pollster.com
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CNN Political Ticker:
Clinton, Giuliani hold leads in national poll
Discussion: The Swamp
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 …
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 …
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.)
Discussion: Romenesko
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
Krongard Recuses Himself from Blackwater Investigations  —  Howard "Cookie" Krongard said he's just learned that his brother is on Blackwater's advisory board and has formally recused himself from investigating the company.  —  Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) asked when Krongard learned his brother …
Discussion: Think Progress
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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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Patrick Ruffini / Townhall.com:
McCain Plays Third Party, Swift Boat Cards Against Rudy
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.
Discussion: Hot Air
The Hill:
Senate Dem leaders float plan for forced filibuster  —  Senate Democrats might force Republicans to wage a filibuster if the GOP wants to block the latest Iraq withdrawal bill, aides and senators said Tuesday.  —  That could set the stage for a dramatic end-of-the-year partisan showdown …
Washington Wire:
Buffett Tells Congress to Keep Estate Tax  —  "You'd have to attend 200 funerals to be at one" where an estate tax was owed, Buffett told the Senate panel today.  (AP)  —  John Godfrey reports on taxes.  —  For years, Warren Buffett has been urging Congress to keep the federal estate tax.
Discussion: Club for Growth
 
 
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The GOP's Pocketbook Issue
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
House Democrats round up votes on Iraq
Discussion: AMERICAblog and Gateway Pundit
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Agence France Presse:
Pakistan's Khan charged under anti-terror laws
Discussion: The Corner
Bob Cesca / The Huffington Post:
American Patriotism Crushed By Republican SUVs
Brian Faughnan / Weekly Standard:
Bolton: No Iran Strike Likely
Brian Faughnan / Weekly Standard:
Democrats Call For... Increased Troop Levels in Iraq?
The Corner:
Why We Eat  —  Move over affirmative action bake sales.
Discussion: Gothamist and Forum
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Contact  —  The FISA bill (S. 2248) mark-up is set …
Kevin / Stop Her Now:
Trouble for Hillary in Ohio
Rep. Jim McGovern / The Huffington Post:
Senator Obama's Curious Comments on Meet the Press
Discussion: MSNBC and TalkLeft
CBS News:
Suicide Epidemic Among Veterans
Simon Heffer / Telegraph:
The Union of England and Scotland is over
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Bush strategist looks back in sadness
 

 
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