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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Brit Hume to Step Down as Fox News Anchor — Brit Hume, a top anchor and executive with Fox News since the channel was launched 12 years ago, plans to step down at year's end. But he won't disappear entirely. — Sources familiar with the situation say that Hume, 65 …
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Brian Stelter / TV Decoder:
Fox's Brit Hume to Stop Anchoring ‘Special Report’ After Election
Fox's Brit Hume to Stop Anchoring ‘Special Report’ After Election
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Amanda Scott / Barack Obama:
“A New Strategy for a New World” — Barack delivered a speech on the war in Iraq and national security in Washington, DC this morning. He laid out his strategy for making America safer: ending the war in Iraq responsibly; finishing the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban …
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New York Times:
Obama's Remarks on Iraq and Afghanistan — Following is the text of Barack Obama's speech on Iraq and Afghanistan, as prepared for delivery and provided by his campaign. — Sixty-one years ago, George Marshall announced the plan that would come to bear his name. Much of Europe lay in ruins.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama's national security speech — In Obama's speech (in full after the jump) today, he reiterates his strategy for withdrawal — “success” — in Iraq, and dwells on Afghanistan and Pakistan. — McCain, meanwhile, is delivering remarks in New Mexico attacking Obama for opposing the surge.
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
PAKISTAN....There are all sorts of terrorism-related issues …
PAKISTAN....There are all sorts of terrorism-related issues …
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LinuxIsBest / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
OFPS — Listen Pete, I developed internal business productivity software for Microsoft for seven years and was a committed Microsoft fan since the early 80s. — Working at the company strained my enthusiasm and then Vista combined with Office 2007 destroyed it.
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Juliet Eilperin / The Trail:
McCain Revises Plan to Send Three U.S. Brigades to Afghanistan in Favor of NATO Forces — ALBUQUERQUE — In an interview with reporters aboard his campaign bus, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) modified his assertion today that the U.S. could send three additional brigades to Afghanistan by drawing on troops that were leaving Iraq.
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Obama and McCain Duel Over Iraq — WASHINGTON — The war in Iraq has distorted America's foreign policy, cost it thousands of lives, tarnished its image and emptied its treasury, Senator Barack Obama said on Tuesday. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee pledged that he would swiftly end …
Dalia Sussman / The Caucus:
Times/CBS Poll: Iraq Still a Dividing Line
Times/CBS Poll: Iraq Still a Dividing Line
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James Gordon Meek / NY Daily News:
Obama purges Web critique of surge — WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's campaign scrubbed his presidential Web site over the weekend to remove criticism of the U.S. troop “surge” in Iraq, the Daily News has learned. — The presumed Democratic nominee replaced his Iraq issue Web page …
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The Campaign Spot:
Obama: 'I Had No Doubt... We Would See a Reduction in Violence' With Surge — The two most glaring contradictions in Obama's statements on the surge are bolded. — Rush noted Obama's position in January 2007: … Dan Riehl notes Obama's position in July 2007: … A Democratic debate in September 13, 2007:
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Tedski / Rum, Romanism and Rebellion:
The Comedy Stylings of Shecky McCain — I made the mistake of watching Verdict yesterday where they had a John McCain sycophant go on and on about how McCain stuck by his principles when he bucked his party on immigration. He and the host failed to note that he was lining up with the president …
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Political Billboard Showing 9/11 Tragedy Creates Controversy — ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A controversial billboard in Orange County has a picture of the burning World Trade Center and the message, “Please Don't Vote for a Democrat.” The man who paid for the ad says he's trying to help Republicans …
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Gary Kamiya / Salon:
Rush Limbaugh was right — The blogosphere's reaction to the New Yorker cover proves that the Bush era has killed a lot of liberals' sense of humor. And that's not funny. — It's official: The Bush era has made liberals so terrified of right-wing smears it has caused them to completely lose their sense of humor.
Quinnipiac University:
Women, Blacks Give Obama 9 - Point Lead Over McCain, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Men Are Split And Whites Tip To Republican — With commanding leads among women and young voters and near unanimous support from black voters, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has a 50 …
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Megan McArdle:
Blast from the past — Over 100 Chicago professors proudly sign a letter declaring their ignorance of economics: … This from a University that has cultivated a reputation as one of the most intellectually rigorous campuses in the country. I'm tempted to weep.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
McCain Clarifies On Gay Adoption — The campaign sends a statement to this blog for the record:
Ryan Grim / The Crypt's Blogs:
Bush vetoes Medicare bill — As promised, President Bush has vetoed the Medicare bill that would stave off a 10.6 percent cut in reimbursements to doctors and replace it with a slight increase. The bill passed both chambers with a veto-proof majority after a contentious several weeks of debate.
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The Huffington Post:
Cindy McCain: “In Arizona The Only Way To Get Around The State Is By Small Private Plane” (VIDEO) — Cindy McCain recently gave a rare private interview to CNN in which she disclosed her opinions on transportation in Arizona, her home state. The McCain's have tried to distance themselves from elitism …
White House:
Press Conference by the President — James S. Brady Press Briefing Room — THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. It's been a difficult time for many American families who are coping with declining housing values and high gasoline prices. This week my administration took steps to help address both these challenges.
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Did you notice how the controversy about the New Yorker cover instantly eclipsed the Bernie Mac story? — Sunday morning, we were all talking about the offensively sexist jokes the comedian Bernie Mac told at a Barack Obama fund-raiser. Suddenly, this inflammatory New Yorker cover appears and everyone is distracted.
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