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5:50 PM ET, November 3, 2009

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Elizabeth Benjamin / The Daily Politics:
Police Called To NY-23 Polling Sites (Updated)  —  It's getting ugly out there.  —  I just got off the phone with former state Democratic Chairwoman June O'Neill, who informed me the police had been called to at least two polling sites in St. Lawrence County due to overzealous electioneering …
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Police called in to NY-23 polling stations because of voter intimidation by teabaggers!  —  The teabaggers are turning to threats and intimidation out there in NY-23 land.  —  Elizabeth Benjamin writes in the NY Daily News: … The Glenn Beck crowd are out there yelling anti-choice crap.
Michelle Breidenbach / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Dede Scozzafava says ‘hate, lies’ wore her down  —  When Dede Scozzafava votes today, she will see her name on the Republican line for the 23rd Congressional District.  —  She plans to pull the lever for her Democratic opponent, then take the rest of the day off to do laundry and take care …
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Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Hoffman ahead as wacky race in New York's 23rd district reaches finish line
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
GOP unity, support from independents key today
Discussion: Hot Air, Wizbang and race42008.com
The Politico:
Uncivil War: Conservatives to challenge a dozen GOP candidates  —  In what could be a nightmare scenario for Republican Party officials, conservative activists are gearing up to challenge leading GOP candidates in more than a dozen key House and Senate races in 2010.
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Matt Lewis / Politics Daily:
NY-23: How Sarah Palin Stands to Win (and Charlie Crist Stands to Lose)
Elizabeth Benjamin / NY Daily News:
Limbaugh, Palin urge right wing to step up efforts to purge moderates …
Election Journal:
VIDEO** Terrified Voter says NJ Dems Using Gangbangers for GOTV  —  How would you like to be a New Jersey police officer and look out your window and see several known criminals, including a man you arrested several weeks ago and another who had just been released from prison for shooting a cop?
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Genn X / Election Journal:
Concerns over absentee ballots realized in Atlantic County, NJ
CNN:
CNN Poll: 54 percent approve of Obama  —  Washington (CNN) — One year after he won a historical presidential election, a slight majority of Americans approve of the job Barack Obama's doing in the White House.  —  Fifty-four percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation …
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Washington Wire:
Public Opinion on Key Obama Policies Sinks
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
CNN Poll: Majority Of Southerners Says Obama Has Done Better Job Than Bush
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Turnout high in Maine  —  Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap told me just now that turnout there is far exceeding his projections — news that would be good news for backers of same-sex marriage.  —  “We're seeing heavy and very steady turnout,” he said, attributing the surprise to the contested vote on a …
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The Huffington Post:
Andy Hertzberg's Marriage Proposal Interrupts D.C.'s Same-Sex …
Discussion: Think Progress
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid reassures left Lieberman on board  —  Sen. Joe Lieberman has reached a private understanding with Majority Leader Harry Reid that he will not block a final vote on healthcare reform, according to two sources briefed on the matter.  —  The unpredictable Democrat-turned-Independent …
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Obama One Year Later: The Audacity of Winning vs. The Timidity of Governing  —  I had arranged to meet David Plouffe on Saturday afternoon at a Starbucks on Wisconsin Avenue in Washington.  The night before, a copy of his new book, The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons …
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David Plouffe / The Huffington Post:
No Difference Between President Obama and Candidate Obama
Discussion: Townhall.com
Media Matters for America:
The myth of Fox News' ratings spike  —  Fact: The breathless claim that Fox News' ratings recently spiked thanks to the White House's public critique is bogus hype — hype that Fox News and the Beltway press have relentlessly pushed.  —  It's just not true.
Stage Right / Big Hollywood:
‘Sesame Street’ Trashes Fox News  —  Add one more soldier to the Left's war on Fox News: Oscar the Grouch.  —  Last week, in a re-broadcast of an episode that originally aired two years ago, Oscar starts his own news network, GNN (Grouchy News Network).  An irate viewer calls in to berate him that the news is not grouchy enough:
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Palin sowed confusion on Election Night, new book claims  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - Tensions within John McCain's presidential campaign boiled over on Election Night last November when Sarah Palin, McCain's running mate, repeatedly ignored directions from senior staffers who told her she would not be delivering her own concession speech.
Altaf Hussain / BBC:
Bear kills militants in Kashmir cave  —  A bear killed two militants after discovering them in its den in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say.  —  Two other militants escaped, one of them badly wounded, after the attack in Kulgam district, south of Srinagar.
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Some Democrats concerned over abortion provision in health bill  —  Bloc could withhold support over fears of a governmental role  —  While House leaders are moving toward a vote on health-care legislation by the end of the week, enough Democrats are threatening to oppose the measure …
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DownWithTyranny!:
Who Are The 40 Anti-Choice Democrats Bart Stupak Claims To Have …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Gina Kolata / New York Times:
To Some, Winner Is Not American Enough  —  As soon as Mebrahtom Keflezighi, better known as Meb, won the New York City Marathon on Sunday, an uncommon sports dispute erupted online, fraught with racial and nationalistic components: Should Keflezighi's triumph count as an American victory?
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Gore's Dual Role: Advocate and Investor  —  WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Al Gore thought he had spotted a winner last year when a small California firm sought financing for an energy-saving technology from the venture capital firm where Mr. Gore is a partner.
Los Angeles Times:
Healthcare provision seeks to embrace prayer treatments  —  A little-noticed measure would put Christian Science healing sessions on the same footing as clinical medicine.  Critics say it violates the separation of church and state.  —  Reporting from Washington - Backed …
Rasmussen Reports:
45% for Obama, 49% Against - If Election Were Held Right Now  —  Americans are a little less enthusiastic about the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama this time around.  —  A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% of adults say they would be at least somewhat likely …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
IT PROBABLY WON'T BE A SWEEP.... Someone remind me, why does the special election in New York's 23rd matter infinitely more than the special election in California's 10th, which is also hosting an election today? … Garamendi is running on a progressive platform, vowing to be a close congressional ally of the Obama administration.
Discussion: Associated Press
Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard:
Paging Glenn Beck  —  Tara O'Toole is a name most Americans have never heard before, but on Capitol Hill, she's causing a lot of problems for Jack Murtha and Harry Reid.  —  O'Toole has been nominated for a senior post at the Department of Homeland Security, specifically the Under Secretary for the Science and Technology Directorate.
Glenn Garvin / Chicago Tribune:
‘V’ aims at Obamamania  —  Imagine this.  At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new leader arrives virtually out of nowhere.  He offers a message of hope and reconciliation based on compromise and promises to marshal technology for a better future that will include universal health care.
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Reconstruction for the USA  —  Ryan Avent asks what would happen if for just one year we spent as much on infrastructure investments as we do on the Department of Defense: … Ryan's link was to my post comparing America's 2007 defense spending to other countries:
Discussion: The Bellows
 
 
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Petula Dvorak / Washington Post:
After identity tangle at the DMV, she'll keep her vote to herself today
Discussion: The BRAD BLOG and Townhall.com
Darren Samuelsohn / New York Times:
Boxer Invites EPA In for Questions About Climate Bill
Discussion: The Foundry
BBC:
Italy school crucifixes ‘barred’
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Erick Erickson / RedState:
GOP Establishment AWOL On Doug Hoffman
Tmittelstaed / CBS News:
Should Signers of Anti-Gay Rights Petition Be Exposed?
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
 Earlier Items: 
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Just Wondering  —  Hmmm.  Close race, state with big African …
Discussion: RedState
Joel Jankowsky / Wall Street Journal:
Obama and ‘Special Interests’
Discussion: OpenSecrets.org
Kevin Coval / The Huffington Post:
Why I Am Not a Zionist
Discussion: Mondoweiss
Brent Budowsky / Pundits Blog:
The winner of the 2009 elections is: Ron Paul!
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

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

 
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