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1:00 AM ET, November 27, 2008

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Somini Sengupta / New York Times:
Death Toll Rising in India in Coordinated Attacks  —  NEW DELHI — Coordinated terror attacks struck the heart of Mumbai, India's commercial capital, Wednesday evening, targeting at least two five-star hotels, the city's largest commuter train station, a historic movie theater and a hospital.
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Times of India:
Terror attacks in Mumbai; 80 dead, over 900 injured  —  27 Nov 2008, 0224 hrs IST, TIMES NEWS NETWORK & AGENCIES  —  Text:  —  Mumbai: In one of the most violent terror attacks on Indian soil, Mumbai came under an unprecedented night attack as terrorists used heavy machine guns …
Sky News:
Hostages Held At Mumbai Hotels  —  Terrorists have conducted at least seven coordinated attacks in Mumbai's tourist areas, killing scores and taking ‘many hostages’.  —  Gunmen have targeted luxury hotels, a popular tourist attraction and a crowded train station in at least seven attacks across India's financial capital.
Michael Evans / Times of London:
Intelligence chiefs were expecting Al-Qaeda spectacular  —  Western intelligence services have been expecting an al-Qaeda spectacular terrorist attack in this crucial period between the end of President George Bush's administration and the succession of Barack Obama.
Discussion: Buck Naked Politics
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Massive terror plot in Mumbai; 80 dead, 250+ injured; Update: 900 injured; Update: “Chatter” points to Al Qaeda?  Update: 10 separate attacks  —  Awful, and doubly worrisome in light of the FBI alert issued this morning for the NYC subway system.  According to CNN, they hit the airport …
Bill Roggio / Weekly Standard:
Indian Mujahideen Takes Credit for Mumbai Attacks
Discussion: The Politico
Times of India:
Terror attacks in Mumbai; 80 dead, over 300 injured
Thomas Joscelyn / Weekly Standard:
Is Pakistani Intelligence Involved in the Terrorist Attacks in India?
Discussion: Associated Press and Power Line
CNN:
Gunmen attack targets in Indian city
Discussion: TechCrunch and Balloon Juice
CNN:
Franken Loses Crucial Ruling in Minnesota Recount  —  (CNN) — Minnesota's Canvassing Board voted unanimously to reject Franken's request to include thousands of absentee ballots that are not included in the recount in the Minnesota senate race between the Democratic challenger and Republican incumbent Norm Coleman.
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Eric Kleefeld / TPM Election Central:
Faced With Setback, Franken Camp Vows To Fight On
Scott / Power Line:
MINNESOTA SENATE RECOUNT, UPDATE IX
Discussion: Where Are My Keys?
Marcia Kramer / WCBS-TV:
Sources: Al Qaeda Targets Amtrak N'east Corridor  —  Heightened Security Presence In Place At Penn Station; Attack Could Cripple Transit Between Boston, Washington  —  Cops, Feds Armed With M16s On Patrol For Forseeable Future  —  CBS News Interactive: America On Guard
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Richard Esposito / ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: NY Rail Plot Details Based on ‘Reliable’ FBI Source  —  New Information in Last 48 Hours Led to Public Warning  —  Uniformed police officers have flooded New York City's Penn Station, home to the Long Island Rail Road, following a warning from the FBI of a “plausible but unsubstantiated” …
Paul Volpe / Capitol Briefing:
Lieberman Contributed to GOP Senate, House Candidates  —  Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-Conn.) support of John McCain's presidential campaign was well known.  His contribution to Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) was not.  (By Melina Mara — The Washington Post Photo)  —  By Paul Kane
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
The Irrelevant House Republicans  —  Elizabeth Drew has an interesting piece on “The Truth About the Election” but I wanted to comment on this one point: … The thing of it is that it doesn't really matter what Eric Cantor thinks.  The House Republicans are, in effect, irrelevant.
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
A NEW DAY FOR TURKEY.  —  Like Matt, I have strong sectarian feelings against turkey.  But unlike him, I'm a political realist, I believe in mitigation, not abolition.  So as long as turkey is going to sit like a colossus atop the Thanksgiving meal, we may as well figure out a way to reduce its suck factor.
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Matthew Yglesias / The Internet Food Association:
Truth to Power: Turkey Sucks
Discussion: Emptywheel
Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. / The Jawa Report:
Terrorists: Yes, Our Official Website Is Hosted in the U.S., so What?  —  Our friends at the NEFA foundation have released a translation of a communique from the “Shebaab al-Mujahideen Movement in Somalia” condemning al Jazeera for passing along false information that they condemned piracy off the coast of Somalia.
Lukas I. Alpert / New York Post:
LET SANTA LIGHT THE MENORAH  —  WHITE HOUSE IN HANUKKAH TREE GAFFE  —  Merry Hanukkah from the White House!  —  The president and the first lady invited leaders of America's Jewish community for a Hanukkah reception at the White House next month - but raised more than a few eyebrows …
Discussion: DCist, Gawker and Think Progress
Carrie Dann / MSNBC:
OBAMA: CHANGE COMES FROM ME  —  From NBC's Athena Jones  —  CHICAGO — In response to criticism that he is departing from his promise to bring change to Washington because several members of his economic team were Beltway insiders, Barack Obama said today that his team would combine experience …
Discussion: www.redstate.com and rubber hose
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Voters Fail the Test  —  WASHINGTON — So much for the wisdom of The People.  —  A new report from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) on the nation's civic literacy finds that most Americans are too ignorant to vote.  —  Out of 2,500 American quiz-takers, including college students …
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Obama's Speechwriter Moves to the White House  —  CHICAGO - President-elect Barack Obama's wordsmith is moving to the West Wing.  —  In his latest round of White House staff announcements, Mr. Obama said Wednesday that he was naming Jon Favreau as his director of speechwriting.
Discussion: TIME.com
Spencer Ackerman / ATTACKERMAN:
Career Opportunities, The Ones That Never Knock  —  The other day I wondered what the reported ascendence of Jim Steinberg to deputy secretary of state meant for Richard Holbrooke's job prospects.  Reading about the latest maneuvering in Iraq on the status of forces agreement …
Tim Butcher / Prospect Magazine:
The curse of Leopold  —  153 » Opinions » The curse of Leopold  —  China's grab for Congo's mineral wealth is behind the current wave of fighting, not ethnic tensions  —  To discuss this article visit First Drafts, Prospect's blog  —  History is mocking the people of Congo.
 
 
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