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8:35 AM ET, November 15, 2007

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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
The Icebergs Ahead For the Democrats  —  As the Democratic presidential race finally gets down to brass tacks, two issues are becoming paramount.  But only one of them is clearly on the table.  —  That is the issue of illegal immigration.  A very smart Democrat, a veteran of the Clinton administration …
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
In Las Vegas, Chance for Clinton to Undo Damage  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton heads into tonight's Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas with an opportunity: to try to erase the unflattering image that her chief rivals, and her own mistakes, have helped create.
Discussion: CNN, Financial Times, USA Today and TalkLeft
Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:
Clinton: No illegal immigrant licenses
Peter A. Brown / The Politico:
Immigration is new affirmative action
Discussion: Macsmind and Blue Crab Boulevard
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
House passes Iraq withdrawal bill  —  The House tonight passed a $50 billion Iraq funding bill that sets a "goal" of having all U.S. forces out of the country by Dec. 2008, the latest move in the ongoing political struggle over the war.  —  The "Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act" …
Discussion: The Swamp and The Strata-Sphere
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Elizabeth Williamson / Washington Post:
House Approves Bill Linking War Funds, Troop Withdrawals  —  The House yesterday approved a war funding bill that directs President Bush to withdraw most troops from Iraq by the end of next year, escalating a feud between the White House and congressional Democrats over spending priorities in wartime.
Michelle Malkin:
White Flag Dems pass Iraq withdrawal bill
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Scotsman
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
House Approves Funds for Military, With Strings
Discussion: Salon
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
House Passes Anti-War Bill
Discussion: Think Progress and Macsmind
Spectator:
The al Durah blood libel  —  I am in Paris where I have attended the Court of Appeal special session called to witness the 27 minutes of hitherto unseen footage of the 'killing' of Mohammed al Durah which the court had required France 2 to produce.  For readers who are unfamiliar with this scandal, I wrote about it here, here and here.
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Backspin:
Dura Discredited  —  HonestReporting together with Take-A-Pen covered …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Richard Landes / Augean Stables:
Gambling with a Lie: Enderlin pulls a Rosemary Woods
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Israel Matzav
New York Times:
U.S. Is Looking Past Musharraf in Case He Falls  —  Almost two weeks into Pakistan's political crisis, Bush administration officials are losing faith that the Pakistani president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, can survive in office and have begun discussing what might come next, according to senior administration officials.
Martina Stewart / CNN Political Ticker:
Rep. Dennis Hastert to announce resignation Thursday  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert is expected to announce Thursday on the House floor that he is retiring from Congress, a senior aide to the congressman told CNN Wednesday.  —  The aide said that Hastert …
Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
Iraqis Wasting An Opportunity, U.S. Officers Say  —  With Attacks Ebbing, Government Is Urged to Reach Out to Opponents  —  CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq — Senior military commanders here now portray the intransigence of Iraq's Shiite-dominated government as the key threat facing the U.S. effort in Iraq …
Lily Quateman / The Politico:
Most at NYU say their vote has a price  —  Two-thirds say they'll do it for a year's tuition.  And for a few, even an iPod touch will do.  —  That's what NYU students said they'd take in exchange for their right to vote in the next presidential election, a recent survey by an NYU journalism class found.
Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
Foreclosures Hit a Snag for Lenders  —  A federal judge in Ohio has ruled against a longstanding foreclosure practice, potentially creating an obstacle for lenders trying to reclaim properties from troubled borrowers and raising questions about the legal standing of investors in mortgage securities pools.
Discussion: Calculated Risk and Vox Popoli
Sidney Blumenthal / Salon:
Goodbye, Mr. Bush  —  The Republican will to power remains ferocious.  It will take a dauntless Democratic leader to win back the White House and restore dignity to the Constitution.  —  Editor's note: Sidney Blumenthal is joining the Hillary Clinton campaign as a senior advisor, and this is his last column for Salon.
Daniel Henninger / Opinion Journal:
1968: The Long Goodbye  —  Can America rise above the divisions of the 1960s?  Not yet.  —  It's too bad Barack Obama wasn't able to meet Abbie Hoffman.  I don't know if Hillary Clinton ever met Hoffman, who died in 1989, but like any young person up and running in America in the late 1960s, she knows him well.
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
To Know Us Is To Love Us  —  SLATE READERS ON HOW TO IMPROVE AMERICA'S IMAGE IN THE WORLD.  —  Last week, in a column inspired in part by Karen Hughes' departure as the State Department's public diplomat and in part by Tom Stoppard's new play, Rock 'n' Roll, I asked readers for ideas on how to improve America's image in the world.
Patrick Ruffini:
I Need 1,165 People Before Midnight  —  UPDATE: Just realized there are 12 questions on the front page of 10 Questions, so the cutoff for getting asked is 1,165 net positive votes before midnight.  I'm at +826 right now.  The heat is on.  Vote below.  —  The 10Questions question period is rapidly drawing to a close.
 
 
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P. Solomon Banda / Associated Press:
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White House:
Press Briefing by Dana Perino
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MSNBC:
How big a role did disgraced CIA officer have?
Michael Getler / PBS Ombudsman:
Ombudsman's Mailbag  —  I was out of town for a couple of days …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
US News:
Capital Commerce  —  Home > Money & Business > Capital Commerce …
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Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
Is Israel a Jewish state?
The Atlantic Online:
The GOP and the Race Issue
CBS News:
GAO: Bomb Parts Snuck Past Airport Checks
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Sarah El Deeb / Associated Press:
Hamas to curb press, gatherings in Gaza
Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
McCain and Romney Aides Hit Rudy on Kerik
Felix Gillette / New York Observer:
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Gail Collins / New York Times:
What Happens in Vegas ...  I'm sure you are excited …
Discussion: Oliver Willis
Jim Garamone / DefenseLINK:
U.S. Examines 'Plan B' for Supplying Troops in Afghanistan
Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
passing thoughts on being a "neocon" (before I head off to MMA class)
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

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

 
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