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3:05 PM ET, November 28, 2007

Top Items:

Head of Rove Inquiry in Hot Seat Himself — Bloch Used Private Company, — Geeks on Call, to Delete Files — On His Office Computer — WASHINGTON — The head of the federal agency investigating Karl Rove's White House political operation is facing allegations that he improperly …

Discussion: Salon, Think Progress, The American Street, The Impolitic, Wonkette, On Deadline, Suitably Flip, Shakespeare's Sister, Corrente, The Swamp, The Next Hurrah and Prairie Weather

Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:

Today's Must Read — It's just not enough that a number of administration officials have been investigated for malfeasance; the Bush Administration takes it the extra mile. The man who's charged with investigating some of that malfeasance is himself under investigation. And he's clearly no slouch at malfeasance.

Discussion: Threat Level, CANNONFIRE and The Carpetbagger Report

Patrick Healy / New York Times:

Bill Clinton Flatly Asserts He Opposed War at Start — During a campaign swing for his wife, former President Bill Clinton said flatly yesterday that he opposed the war in Iraq "from the beginning" — a statement that is more absolute than his comments before the invasion in March 2003.

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:

Hillary And Obama Campaigns At War Over Bill's Iraq Comments — Bill Clinton's surprising claim yesterday that he opposed the Iraq war "from the beginning" has ignited a kind of research war between the Hillary and Obama campaigns, with both sides digging deep into the public record …

Discussion: The Atlantic Online and The Page

Anne E. Kornblut / The Trail:
Bill Clinton Says He Opposed Iraq War From the Outset

Discussion: Comments from Left Field, NewsBusters.org, Booman Tribune and The Corner

Jennifer Parker / Political Punch:
Re-writing Herstory? — Senator Hillary Clinton heads …

Discussion: Cassy Fiano, Boston Globe and QandO

Byron York / The Corner:

South Carolina Poll: Mitt, Huck Up, Rudy Cratering, Race Super-Volatile — Greetings from Clemson, South Carolina, where John McCain is scheduled to make an appearance this morning before heading to Florida for the YouTube debate. — But the big news here is a new Palmetto Poll …

Discussion: Power Line, The Van Der Galiën Gazette, DownWithTyranny!, Hot Air and PrairiePundit

Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Poll: Giuliani holds solid lead in Florida

Discussion: TownHall Blog, MSNBC, Captain's Quarters and The Van Der Galiën Gazette

Garrett M. Graff / The Politico:

The GOP and 'the Internets' — Tonight in Florida, the Republican presidential field will reluctantly take the stage at the CNN/YouTube debate to answer some of the more than 3,000 questions submitted online from ordinary people over the previous weeks. — Just like the Democratic YouTube debate …

Discussion: Threat Level, Cheat Seeking Missiles and techPresident

Democratic National Committee:
DNC Launches FlipperTV

Discussion: michellemalkin.com, The Caucus, Riehl World View, BitsBlog and MyDD

Sarah Lai Stirland / Wired News:
CNN-YouTube Debate Producer Doubts the Wisdom of the Crowd

Discussion: CNN, Pajamas Media, michellemalkin.com, Wall Street Journal, National Review, Suitably Flip, ScrappleFace, First Draft, TownHall Blog, techPresident and Say Anything

Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:

US public opinion shifts on Iraq 'surge' — US public opinion on military progress in Iraq has improved sharply since the troops "surge" started in February but a majority of Americans still want soldiers brought home, according to a new poll. — Some 48 per cent of Americans now believe …

Discussion: Wake up America, Macsmind, Dean's World and PrairiePundit

Cliff May / The Corner:
Changing Times in Baghdad: The American Public's View

Discussion: Jules Crittenden

Associated Press:

GOP will demand 'oath' of February primary voters — RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — If you're planning to vote in Virginia's February Republican presidential primary, be prepared to sign an oath swearing your Republican loyalty. — The State Board of Elections on Monday approved a state Republican Party request …

Discussion: The Newshoggers, Wonkette, The Carpetbagger Report, TPM Election Central and Salon

Michael Luo / New York Times:

In Iowa, Mormon Issue Is Benefiting Huckabee — The religious divide over Mitt Romney's Mormon faith that his supporters had long feared would occur is emerging in Iowa as he is being challenged in state polls by Mike Huckabee, a former Baptist pastor who has played up his faith in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

Discussion: The Politico, MSNBC, PERRspectives Blog, Associated Press, Taylor Marsh, NY Daily News, The Atlantic Online, Hot Air, race42008.com, Boston Globe and TPM Election Central

Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Why (and How) Huckabee Can Win Iowa

Discussion: Southern Political Report, Power Line, Political Machine and Democratic Strategist

National Review:

NRO Exclusive: Mansoor Ijaz Details His Exchange With Romney — I spoke with Mansoor Ijaz — author of a Christian Science Monitor op-ed asserting that Mitt Romney said he would not consider Muslims to work in his Cabinet — yesterday, and we conducted the following interview by e-mail.

Discussion: Blogometer, Hot Air, eyeon08.com and Power Line

pmw.org.il:

Palestinian Authority TV shows" Palestine" map erasing Israel — Just a day after Israeli and Palestinian leaders at the Annapolis peace conference pledged to negotiate a peace treaty by the end of 2008, Mahmoud Abbas's Palestinian Authority continues to paint a picture for its people of a world without Israel.

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Atlas Shrugs, A Blog For All and Solomonia

CNN:

Teacher charged in teddy bear case — KHARTOUM, Sudan (CNN) — A British teacher arrested in Sudan after allowing her class to name a teddy bear "Mohammed" has been charged by authorities with offending religion, British officials say. — Gillian Gibbons, 54, is being held by police …

Discussion: FP Passport, Daily Pundit and On Deadline

Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:

Democrats' health plans echo Nixon's failed GOP proposal — WASHINGTON — Even before Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton unveiled her new health-care plan, Republicans attacked it as socialized medicine. They neglected to mention, however, that her plan bears a striking resemblance …

Discussion: The Newshoggers and The American Street

Gateway Pundit:

BUSTED!!.... ANOTHER BOGUS IRAQI SLAUGHTER STORY!!! — LAY THIS BOGUS IRAQI SLAUGHTER STORY TO REST... Reportedly, on Sunday 11 close family members of Jordanian-based Baathist reporter Dia al-Kawwaz, who runs the online anti-Iraq newspaper Shabeqat Akhbar al-Iraq, were slaughtered in Baghdad.

Discussion: BBC, Reporters Without Borders, The Jawa Report, Hot Air and Blue Crab Boulevard

Amanda Carpenter / Townhall.com:

Signs Hillary Will Tap Clark as VP — Hillary Clinton has been working closely with decorated anti-war retired Gen. Wesley Clark on foreign policy, fueling rumors he could be vice-president on a "Clinton-Clark" ticket in 2008. — In recent months Clark has joined Clinton several times …

Arthur Keller / New York Times:

Caution: Taliban Crossing — IN the early 1900s, a crusty British general, Andrew Skeen, wrote a guide to military operations in the Pashtun tribal belt, in what is now Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. His first piece of advice: "When planning a military expedition into Pashtun tribal areas …

Discussion: PrairiePundit and democracyarsenal.org

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:

Rudy and the gays — The Empire State Pride Agenda, the main New York gay group, launched a site today with video of Rudy Giuliani's appearances before the group. — The best moment — which gives you a feel for who he was as New York's mayor — comes with what his audience took …

Discussion: Hot Air