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Michelle Malkin:
Digging out more CNN/YouTube plants: Abortion questioner is declared Edwards supporter (and a slobbering Anderson Cooper fan); Log Cabin Republican questioner is declared Obama supporter; lead toy questioner is a prominent union activist for the Edwards-endorsing United Steelworkers
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New York Times:
The Republican Debate — Following is a transcript of the Republican Presidential debate in St. Petersburg, Fla., as provided by the Federal News Service. — PARTICIPANTS: — FORMER NEW YORK MAYOR RUDY GIULIANI — FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR MIKE HUCKABEE
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
A powerful moment — A retired Army general, Keith Kerr, just listed all his military credentials and then left the crowd silent by saying at the end of his video that he is "an openly gay man" and wants to know why gays can't serve in the military. — Romney was hit by Anderson Cooper …
Richelieu / Weekly Standard:
A Depressing Debate — What a depressing debate. CNN's long slide into mediocrity accelerates. Is this what running for president of the greatest democracy in the world has become? Standing in front of CNN's corporate logo in a hall full of yowling Ron Paul loons and enduring clumsy webcam questions …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
'Gay question' general linked to Clinton — The retired general who asked about gays and lesbians serving in the military at the CNN/YouTube Republican debate on Wednesday is a co-chair of Hillary Clinton's National Military Veterans group. — Retired Brig. Gen. Keith H. Kerr was named …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Rove's Frankenstein Moment — I'm not a fiscal liberal, or a supporter of the death penalty, or someone who believes that a candidacy for the presidency of the United States should be based on someone's religious faith. So Huckabee is not for me. But he is easily the most appealing candidate …
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Boston Globe
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:
Scarborough: 'Total Crap' CNN Didn't Know Gay Questioner Is Clinton Campaigner
Scarborough: 'Total Crap' CNN Didn't Know Gay Questioner Is Clinton Campaigner
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
Gay YouTube General a Hillary Plant - So What?
Gay YouTube General a Hillary Plant - So What?
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Juan Cole:
McCain blames Rise of Hitler on Ron Paul Not Invading and Occupying …
McCain blames Rise of Hitler on Ron Paul Not Invading and Occupying …
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Think Progress
Bryan / Hot Air:
At CNN, November is planting season; Update: Plant video edit added!
At CNN, November is planting season; Update: Plant video edit added!
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Foes Use Obama's Muslim Ties to Fuel Rumors About Him — In his speeches and often on the Internet, the part of Sen. Barack Obama's biography that gets the most attention is not his race but his connections to the Muslim world. — Since declaring his candidacy for president in February …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
CAN'T WE SAY HE'S KINDA MUSLIM?
CAN'T WE SAY HE'S KINDA MUSLIM?
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The Carpetbagger Report
Julia Preston / New York Times:
Immigration at Record Level, Analysis Finds — Immigration over the past seven years was the highest for any seven-year period in American history, bringing 10.3 million new immigrants, more than half of them without legal status, according to an analysis of census data released today …
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Eric Dienstfrey / Pollster.com:
POLL: INSIDERADVANTAGE POST DEBATE SURVEYS — InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion released two new statewide surveys (conducted 11/28) of 1,035 registered Republicans in Iowa and 341 undecided Republicans in Florida who said they watched tonight's debate and were willing to call in after the debate to answer questions.
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William Neikirk / Chicago Tribune:
Henry Hyde dies at 83 — Henry J. Hyde — known for his courtly manners, oratorical skills and historical knowledge during 32 years as the conservative voice of the western suburbs in Congress — died today, according to the office of House Republican Leader John Boehner. He was 83.
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The Corner:
A Honorable American Moves On [Kathryn Jean Lopez] — NRO has sadly confirmed that Henry Hyde died at around 3 A.M. this morning. — He, of course, was recently a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, but his infirmity prevented him from attending the ceremony. His son attended in his place.
Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Why Lott Cashed It In — Well-connected Republicans in Mississippi were shocked by more than the unexpected nature of Trent Lott's resignation announcement Monday. They were stunned that Lott, in good health at age 66 and at the top of his game, was leaving the Senate just one year into his fourth term in order to make more money.
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Jerusalem Post:
Hamas demands UN rescind '47 partition — Hamas on Thursday called on the UN to rescind the 1947 decision to partition Palestine into two states, one for Jews and one for Arabs. — The group said in a statement, released on the 60th anniversary of the UN vote, that "Palestine is Arab Islamic land …
Juan Forero / Washington Post:
Old Allies Abandon Chávez as Constitution Vote Nears — CUMANA, Venezuela — Few associates had been as loyal to President Hugo Chávez as the governor of the coastal state of Sucre, Ramón Martínez. And few are now more determined to defeat Chávez …
Jerry Mitchell / Clarion-Ledger:
Oxford lawyer indicted — Scruggs among 5 accused in alleged judicial bribery — Multimillionaire Mississippi lawyer Dickie Scruggs, portrayed in a 1999 Hollywood film about his legal fight against the tobacco industry, is facing federal charges of conspiring to bribe a judge handling $26.5 million …
Eric Berger / Houston Chronicle:
Decisions to name storms draw concern — As season ends, some say center rushes to classify, which costs you — With another hurricane season set to end this Friday, a controversy is brewing over decisions of the National Hurricane Center to designate several borderline systems as tropical storms.