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9:40 AM ET, November 16, 2007

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Clinton Takes Aggressive Tack at Debate — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton shifted to a much more assertive tone in a debate Thursday night by going directly after her opponents, issuing a stern warning that Democrats should stop "throwing mud" and adopting tactics "right out of the Republican playbook"

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, The Swamp, Flopping Aces, Bark Bark Woof Woof, Spin Cycle and The Page

CNN:

Clinton punches back at rivals' attacks — LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) — Democratic front-runner Sen. Hillary Clinton fought back at criticism from some of her presidential rivals Thursday night, decrying what she termed mudslinging and defending her record against the charge that she avoids taking firm positions on controversial issues.

Discussion: Firedoglake, Sister Toldjah, Taylor Marsh, The Huffington Post, Roger L. Simon and BlogHer

Chuck Todd / MSNBC:

QUICK POST-DEBATE IMPRESSIONS — From NBC's Chuck Todd — If the last debate was the moment where Democrats realized that the Clinton coronation was, at least, postponed, this one will be known as the debate that seemed to sharpen the contrast between Clinton and Obama and create a gap between the big two and everyone else.

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, The New Republic, American Prospect, HillaryClinton.com, Macsmind, The American Street, The Huffington Post, Washington Wire, Open Left, Liberal Values, Political Radar and Stop Her Now

Washington Post:

Democratic Contenders Step Up Attacks in Debate — Sen. Barack Obama, stepping up his criticism of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, directly accused her of being duplicitous in one of several testy exchanges that marked the Democratic debate here Thursday night as one of the most heated of the presidential campaign.

Discussion: New York Times, The Caucus, The Atlantic Online, Talking Points Memo, Time, TIME and The Hill

Michael Scherer / Salon:

What you missed while watching the "Project Runway" premiere — The Democratic debate in Vegas: Fire-retardant pantsuits! Hecklers! Mysterious booing! GOP-style mudslinging! And a bizarre photo op. — Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama applaud at the start of the Democratic debate …

Discussion: The Fix, Pirate's Cove and Prairie Weather

New York Times:
The Democratic Debate

Discussion: Dick Polman's American Debate, The Carpetbagger Report and LiberalOasis

David Yepsen / Des Moines Register:
Yepsen's analysis: That's why the lady is a champ

Discussion: JustOneMinute, The Caucus and MyDD

Hillary Clinton / KCCI-TV:
KCCI-TV Releases Exclusive Iowa Caucus Poll

Discussion: CNN Political Ticker, MyDD and Open Left

Mark Preston / CNN:
Analysis: Clinton recovers in Vegas debate

Discussion: San Francisco Chronicle, Examiner, Outside The Beltway, Guardian, Boston Globe, TalkLeft and Brilliant at Breakfast

David Chalian / ABCNEWS:
Targeting Rivals, Clinton Gets Back on Track

Discussion: New York Sun and ScrappleFace

James Risen / New York Times:

Panel Drops Immunity From Eavesdropping Bill — Reflecting the deep divisions within Congress over granting legal immunity to telephone companies for cooperating with the Bush administration's program of wiretapping without warrants, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a new domestic surveillance law …

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, The Swamp, TigerHawk, Lean Left, At-Largely, Obsidian Wings and Brilliant at Breakfast

Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Sources: Latest Senate FISA Bill Does Not Contain Telecom Immunity

Discussion: Chris Dodd National Blog, Threat Level, Corrente, skippy the bush kangaroo, Firedoglake, MyDD, Macsmind, TalkLeft and Salon

New York Times: In Contempt — White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten …

Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Senate Bill To Contain No Telecom Immunity..."Most Likely"

Discussion: The Raw Story and The Sideshow

Dan Eggen / Washington Post:

Gonzales Defense Fund Set Up — Supporters of former attorney general Alberto R. Gonzales have created a trust fund to help pay for his legal expenses, which are mounting in the face of an ongoing Justice Department investigation into whether Gonzales committed perjury or improperly tampered with a congressional witness.

Discussion: Political Machine, DownWithTyranny!, The Carpetbagger Report, Salon, The Next Hurrah, The Board, The Raw Story, ePluribus Media Community, Bark Bark Woof Woof and Shakespeare's Sister

White House:

President Bush Delivers Remarks at Federalist Society's 25th Annual Gala — Washington, D.C. — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. (Applause.) So much for the dress code. (Laughter.) I'm honored to be with you. Thanks. I appreciate being with an organization that understands the value …

Discussion: The Corner, Los Angeles Times and First Draft

Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Federalists Relish Well-Placed Friends

Discussion: Law Blog

Washington Post:

Calif. Court Rejects SUV Mileage Rules — A federal court in California yesterday rejected the Bush administration's new fuel economy standards for light trucks including SUVs, ruling that the government failed to take into account the effects of carbon emissions and their possible link to global warming.

New York Times:
Court Rejects Fuel Standards on Trucks

Discussion: The Swamp

ESPN:

Barry Bonds indicted on perjury, obstruction charges — SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds, baseball's home run king, was indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice Thursday and could face prison instead of the Hall of Fame for telling a federal grand jury he did not knowingly use performance-enhancing drugs.

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, Sports Illustrated, KTVU-TV, MoJoBlog, Outside The Beltway, protein wisdom, Gateway Pundit, Off the Kuff, Scared Monkeys and Digg

Regan v. Rupert / The Smoking Gun:
Barry Bonds Indicted

Discussion: Don Surber, ESPN, A Blog For All and The American Mind

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Played for a Sucker — Lately, Barack Obama has been saying that major action is needed to avert what he keeps calling a "crisis" in Social Security — most recently in an interview with The National Journal. Progressives who fought hard and successfully against the Bush administration's attempt …

Discussion: NewsBusters.org, Prairie Weather and Open Left

Tom Baldwin / Times of London:

America suffers an epidemic of suicides among traumatised army veterans — More American military veterans have been committing suicide than US soldiers have been dying in Iraq, it was claimed yesterday. — At least 6,256 US veterans took their lives in 2005, at an average of 17 a day, according to figures broadcast last night.

Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog

Fredric U. Dicker / New York Post:

SPITZ VOWS TO PUSH FOR GAY MARRIAGES — Gov. Spitzer said at a private fund-raiser that he wants a Democratic-controlled state Senate to legalize gay marriage - a highly divisive and controversial issue - as one of its first priorities in 2009, a witness to the remarks told The Post.

Discussion: JammieWearingFool, A Blog For All and Daily. Gay. News.

Joseph Curl / Washington Times:

Hollywood stars mum on donations to GOP — Republican presidential candidates have been drawing support — and cash — from Hollywood celebrities, but few of the stars in super-liberal Tinseltown want to be publicly linked with the Grand Old Party. — One high-profile celebrity …

Discussion: Don Surber

Julian Borger / Guardian:

Decision time for US over Iran — UN nuclear report heightens tension — Iran has installed 3,000 centrifuges for enriching uranium - enough to begin industrial-scale production of nuclear fuel and build a warhead within a year, the UN's nuclear watchdog reported last night.

Discussion: The Glittering Eye, Fausta's blog, Riehl World View, Roger L. Simon, eyeon08.com and Blogs For Victory