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3:20 PM ET, December 17, 2007

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Harry Reid — compare and contrast  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  Russ Feingold, today, on the effects of Harry Reid's pro-administration dirty work: … All of this stems from Reid's refusal to honor the "hold" placed on that bill by Chris Dodd, who has been in the Senate for 24 years.
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Scarecrow / Firedoglake:
Who Will Stand with Chris Dodd for the Constitution?  —  Sometime today, Chris Dodd will take the floor in the US Senate and begin talking — a filibuster — and what he has to say touches on the most important issues facing this country.  The immediate topic will be a bill to provide retroactive immunity …
John Bresnahan / The Crypt's Blogs:
After cloture vote, Senate begins FISA debate
Discussion: The Swamp and Macsmind
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
Reid Wants Full Senate to See Warrantless Surveillance Docs
Discussion: Think Progress
Rfeingold / TPMCafe blogs:
The FISA Debate Begins
USA Today:
New Clinton campaign out to show her likability  —  New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, trying to warm up an image some voters perceive as cold, starts a drive Monday to showcase her personal side with testimonials from friends, associates and constituents she has helped.
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Ryan Grim / The Crypt's Blogs:   Hillary Clinton's 'Hippie Museum' is back
Karl / protein wisdom:
Hillary Clinton: Charm or Offensive?
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Jason George / The Swamp:
Hillary Clinton, the softer side
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
First Read: King endorses Romney... no, Thompson  —  From NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann  —  And the endorsements keep coming... Congressman Steve King (R), one of Iowa's most strident critics of illegal immigration and a champion of the state's rural conservatives, has endorsed Romney.
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Michelle Malkin:
Newsflash: Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King endorses Thompson  —  Scroll down for updates...  Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King announced his endorsement for president this morning.  He's going with Fred Thompson.  —  As I mentioned, Rep. King has been one of the strongest proponents of strict immigration enforcement.
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
That picture of Hillary on Drudge right now.  —  Have you seen it?  —  Caption: "The Toll of a Campaign."  It seems so cruel.  Immodest Proposals writes: … My first reaction to that picture is simple disbelief.  How can she suddenly look that much older?
The Daily Princetonian:
Nava '09 admits to fabricating assault, threatening e-mails  —  Francisco Nava '09 has admitted to fabricating an alleged assault on him that he said occurred Friday evening and also to sending threatening emails to himself, other members of the Anscombe Society and prominent conservative …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Ron Paul For The Republican Nomination  —  By now, readers will know who I favor in the Democratic race.  Here's my most considered case.  But what of the GOP?  For me, it comes down to two men, Ron Paul and John McCain.  That may sound strange, because in many ways they are polar opposites …
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Matthew Yglesias:
Quintessential Fascism  —  O frabjous day!  Over at Sadly, No they have screen captures of Liberal Fascism.  I've reproduced s bigger version the most awesome part of the book jacket.
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Sadly, No!:   A tantalizing peek at history's greatest book
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
FIGHTING TERRORISM....Former Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey, asked about Barack Obama yesterday, said: "I like the fact that his name is Barack Hussein Obama, and that his father was a Muslim and that his paternal grandmother is a Muslim.  There's a billion people on the planet that are Muslims and I think that experience is a big deal."
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New York Post:
BREAKDOWN IN THE FAST LANE  —  ANCHOR VIXEN BUSTED IN ASSAULT ON GAL COP  —  A foxy Philly anchorwoman - who once e-mailed sexy swimsuit snaps to a married TV talking head - became an anger woman yesterday, calling a female NYPD cop a "dyke bitch" and slugging her in the face, law-enforcement sources said.
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Matthew Yglesias:
With Friends Like These  —  Damon Linker has a great essay in The New Republic on the so-called "new atheism" and the ways in which it undermines the vision of a secular politics that it purports to defend: … Yes indeed.  In a raw power struggle between people who, like Harris …
Associated Press:
Sarkozy linked with model-turned-singer  —  PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's new love interest is supermodel-turned-singer Carla Bruni, reports said Monday after the two were photographed together at Disneyland Paris.  —  The respected news weekly L'Express posted a photo of the duo …
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard and Wonkette
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
The 6th Annual Right Wing News Conservative Blog Awards  —  In order to recognize the excellent work some of our fellow bloggers have been doing, RWN has put together the "6th Annual Right Wing News Conservative Blog Awards*".  More than 240 bloggers were invited to vote for their favorite blog in numerous categories and 45 responded.
Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
'Army Times' Article Describes U.S. Troop 'Mutiny' in Iraq  —  NEW YORK While violence is down in Iraq, Americans continue to die and fall badly wounded, and suffer severe stress and trauma caused by 15-month tours of duty.  A remarkable article on Friday in the Army Times is titled: "Not us.
Discussion: BLACKFIVE
Bloomberg:
Clinton's Burkle Ties Include Funds in Cayman Islands  —  Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) — Former President Bill Clinton's decision to reconsider a business relationship with California billionaire Ron Burkle reflects concern those financial dealings may embarrass his wife's presidential candidacy.
 
 
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Jules Crittenden:
Citizen Soldier  —  I was at the movies with my son over the weekend …
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The Raw Story:
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Jacques Steinberg / New York Times:
Boycotted Radio Host Remains Unbowed
Mark R. Levin / The Corner:
The Problem with McCain  —  Nice to know Drew Cline reads …
Discussion: The Daily Dish
Martin Delgado / Daily Mail:
Floods of tears as climate change 'hard man' breaks down at summit
Discussion: Moonbattery and Gateway Pundit
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Tony Snow: 'The Second War In This Country' Is 'The War On God'
Tim Hames / Times of London:
Iraq - the best story of the year
Washington Post:
Bush Faces Pressure to Shift War Priorities
Atrios / Eschaton:
Shorter Candidates  —  Obama: The system sucks, but I'm so awesome …
 

 
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Bloomberg:
The DOJ's proposal would require Google to divest from AI partnerships, like with Anthropic, and ban Google from offering exclusive deals to content providers

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Ad software company Mediaocean buys Innovid, an ad tech company focused on CTV, for $500M; Innovid had a market cap of ~$240M at market close on November 20

 
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