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6:45 PM ET, October 10, 2009

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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT?.... Yesterday's White House press briefing was pretty lively, with, as one might imagine, plenty of questions about the Nobel Peace Prize.  CBS News' Chip Reid's interests stood out, but not in a good way.  (via BarbinMD)  —  Reid said, “I mean …
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Michael C. Moynihan / Hit & Run:
Praise Our Nobel Laureate, You Churlish Anti-American  —  Listening to NPR's truly awful coverage of the Norwegian Nobel Committee's truly awful decision to give President Obama the Peace Prize, I heard this segment, in which Morning Edition hosts Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep …
Bob Kerrey / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Nobel and His Obligation to Afghanistan  —  When it comes to moral reputation, almost nothing matters more than keeping your word.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  In a wonderfully stunning decision, the Nobel Committee in Oslo awarded our president its Peace Prize.
Spectator:
Some facts appear to be more sacred than others at the Guardian  —  Here is a little quiz.  The Guardian has posted up a list here of everyone who has won the Nobel Peace Prize since its inception.  —  Q: Which three names are omitted from the Guardian list ( even though they do appear …
WhiteHouse.gov Blog:
PRESS BRIEFING
Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
Reactions Similar Only in Their Intensity
Jim Demint / Wall Street Journal:
What I Heard in Honduras  —  Our ambassador is the only person I met there who thinks there was a ‘coup.’ Let's release the State Department legal analysis.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  Tegucigalpa  —  In the last three months, much has been made of a supposed military “coup” …
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Andy McCarthy / The Corner on National Review Online:
More Stonewalling from the Most Transparent Administration in History — By: Andy McCarthy  —  So much for the “unprecedented level of openness in Government” promised by our Nobel Laureate in Chief.  While Attorney General Eric Holder continues stonewalling the Civil Rights Commission …
Michelle Marsh / CBSAtlanta.com:
Restaurant Sign Attacking Obama Sparks Race Debate  —  Restaurant Owner Opposes Obama Healthcare Plan  —  TEMPLE, Ga. — When you walk into the Georgia Peach Oyster Bar in Paulding County, you feel like you've walked into a different era.  —  Behind the pool tables stands a mannequin …
Paul Hudson / BBC:
Hot and cold  —  This headline may come as a bit of a surprise, so too might that fact that the warmest year recorded globally was not in 2008 or 2007, but in 1998.  —  But it is true.  For the last 11 years we have not observed any increase in global temperatures.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
As Republicans Predict a 2010 Surge, Democrats Dig In  —  WASHINGTON — Some House Republicans are boasting about their chances of regaining control of the House in 2010 and relegating Democrats led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to minority status for the second half of President Obama's term.
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Floyd Norris / New York Times:   The Divided States of Health Care
Associated Press:
Rep. Skelton To Rep. Akin: “Stick It Up Your Ass” (VIDEO)
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
B. Daniel Blatt / GayPatriot:
Solid Majority of Americans Support Same-Sex Civil Unions  —  Welcome Instapundit Readers!!  —  Perhaps the most interesting thing in the latest Pew Research Center survey on public attitudes toward gays was the juxtaposition of these two numbers.  While 57% of Americans supports civil unions …
Discussion: Moe Lane
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PewResearch.org:   Most Still Oppose Gay Marriage, but Support for Civil Unions Continues to Rise
Andrew Miga / Associated Press:
Frank says D.C. gay rights march misses mark  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Barney Frank, the first openly gay member of Congress, says he'd rather see gay rights supporters lobbying their elected officials than marching in Washington this weekend, calling the demonstration “a waste of time at best.”
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
CBO: Tort reform would reduce deficit by $54 billion  —  Lost in the shuffle of the CBO scoring of Max Baucus' non-existent bill on the health care overhaul system this week is another analysis by the CBO on tort reform.  According to CBO director Douglas Elmendorf on his blog …
 
 
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Berlusconi: ‘I am inferior to no one’
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Bill Maher / The Huffington Post:
New Rule: Everyone deserves equal rights.  That's why they're called “equal” and “rights.”
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Ynetnews:
Iran: Israel's threats inexplicable
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Sotomayor Puts Stamp on a Day at Court
 

 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
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