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The Atlantic Online:
"Diamonds v. Pearls" Student Blasts CNN (Updated With CNN Response) — Maria Luisa, the UNLV student who asked Hillary Clinton whether she preferred "diamonds or pearls" at last night's debate wrote on her MySpace page this morning that CNN forced her to ask the frilly question instead …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Can We Just Close Down CNN? — Probably like a lot of people I was stunned at the amazingly lame and I'd say fairly offensive diamonds or pearls question that closed out last night's debate. I'd assumed they'd just given the last question to a complete dingbat.
Greg Sargent / Election Central:
CNN Spokesman Confirms Network Chose "Diamonds And Pearls" Question — Okay, we've got some more detail for you on the controversy surrounding CNN and the girl who asked Hillary whether she prefers "diamonds or pearls" at the close of last night's debate. — Specifically, a CNN spokesperson confirmed …
Roger Simon / The Politico:Diamonds and Pearls for Hillary
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John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
BREAKING: Reid shuts down Bush recess appointments during Thanksgiving — Now who's relevant? A statement from Senator Harry Reid (and more background on this issue here):
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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Democrats unable to bring troops home — WASHINGTON - Nearly a year after anti-war voters put them in power, congressional Democrats remain unable to pass legislation ordering troops home from Iraq. Frustrated by Republican roadblocks, Democrats now plan to sit on President Bush's $196 billion request …
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Erin P. Billings / Roll Call:
Reid to Keep Senate in Session to Prevent Recess Appointments — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has decided to keep the chamber in session over the Thanksgiving break to block President Bush from making any unsavory recess appointments while Senators are out of town.
Brian Faughnan / Weekly Standard:
Murtha Shows Dem Duplicity on Iraq; Dems Play with Fire — The debate over the administration request for funding for the Iraq war in 2008 is growing increasingly complex. As we've covered here, Democrats wrote a Department of Defense funding bill which specifically authorized …
David Freddoso / The Corner:
Those Anti-Romney Calls — Western Wats, the company making the calls, is based in Orem, Utah. One of its dialers, Amanda Earnshaw, has maxed out to Romney for the primary. The company's founder, Ron Lindorf (he sold it years ago), is noted here as a founder of the BYU Business School.
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Liz Mair:Romney and the religion bashing calls
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:Romney: Attacking faith is 'un-American'
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Michelle Malkin:
My best friend, Joy Behar — The nattering nabobs of ninnyism on "The View" never cease to amaze. You may recall last month when "View" co-host Joy Behar appeared on the Bill Maher show and called me a "selfish bitch" because I questioned Harry Reid's poster family for the massive S-CHIP entitlement expansion.
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:How Do Republicans Get Away With It? — The NYT has picked …
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WLS / Patterico's Pontifications:
Huge Admin. Win in 9th Cir. on Terrorist Surveillance Litigation — 3-0 Vote, and all the Judges are Carter and Clinton Appointees. Who can MoveOn blame now? — Filed under: Civil Liberties, Court Decisions, General, Government, Judiciary, Law, Terrorism, War — WLS @ 12:48 pm
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Douglas Burns / Iowa Independent:
Obama Exposes Regional Difference With Clinton As Debate Turns For Him — [Commentary] U.S. Sen. Barack Obama tonight turned in his strongest presidential debate performance and exposed a clear regional difference with front-runner Hillary Clinton. — Is $97,000 a lot of money?
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:Democratic Debate: Winners and Losers
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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.
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Associated Press:
Flying Spaghetti Monster's existence mulled — (AP) — When some of the world's leading religious scholars gather in San Diego this weekend, pasta will be on the intellectual menu. They'll be talking about a satirical pseudo-deity called the Flying Spaghetti Monster, whose growing pop …
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John Redwood / John Redwood's Diary:
Why are so many people leaving the UK? — The papers today ask why 400,000 left the Uk last year to live and work somewhere else. I would have thought the answer was obvious. — They've had enough. — We live in a country where anyone who has gained some qualifications …
Irenep / Michael Yon:
Come Home … The Dome Under the Cross: Local Muslim and Christian leaders had prepared the church for his arrival. — A Bishop came to St John's Church in Baghdad today, 15 November, where a crowd of locals welcomed him home. They were joined at the service by soldiers from the 2-12 infantry battalion …
Joseph Carroll / Gallup:
Democratic Party's Image More Positive Than GOP's — PRINCETON, NJ — According to the latest USA Today/Gallup poll, Americans are much more positive in their assessments of the Democratic Party than of the Republican Party — consistent with a trend Gallup has measured since April 2006.
Don Surber:
Hollywood conservatives — Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Republican Party? — Joseph Curl of the Washington Times today noticed that Republicans in Hollywood are not very vocal. I don't blame them. For the last 40 years (maybe longer) conservatives in Hollywood …
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