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8:45 AM ET, November 8, 2010

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Keith Olbermann To RETURN Tuesday, Phil Griffin Announces — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … Keith Olbermann will return to the air on Tuesday after being suspended without pay for two shows (this past Friday and the upcoming episode on Monday). — The host of MSNBC's “Countdown” …

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Steve Krakauer / Mediaite:

Keith Olbermann Will Return To MSNBC Tuesday — You know all that talk about whether Keith Olbermann would ever be back on MSNBC? — Well whoever speculated about that (me) was totally off - Olbermann will return to Countdown Tuesday night. — From Phil Griffin, President of MSNBC:

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Brian Stelter / New York Times:

MSNBC to Lift Olbermann Suspension on Tuesday — Keith Olbermann will be allowed to resume his nightly program on MSNBC on Tuesday, the channel's president said Sunday night, after he was suspended for donating money to three Democratic candidates. — The policy at MSNBC's parent, NBC News …

Discussion: Wonkette

David Carr / New York Times:

Olbermann, Impartiality and MSNBC — MSNBC, worried that its reputation as a fair broker of the news hung in the balance, sent Keith Olbermann to the woodshed on Friday for an unpaid suspension because he had donated $7,200 to some of the Democratic politicians he had championed on his hit show “Countdown.”

Discussion: The Politico

Jeremy Gaines / nbcuniversal.presscentre.com:
STATEMENT REGARDING KEITH OLBERMANN - SUNDAY, NOV. 7

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Sara Jerome / The Hill:
Susan Crawford sees hints of Comcast in Olbermann suspension

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Glynnis MacNicol / Mediaite:
Report: Olbermann Was Suspended For Refusing To Apologize On Camera

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Mike Allen / The Politico:
‘60 MINUTES’: OBAMA OPEN TO TAX DEAL WITH BOEHNER — …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Outside the Beltway and NewsBusters.org blogs

J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:

Crist willing to consider Jim Morrison pardon before leaving office — In his last two months in office, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is considering a December surprise: A posthumous pardon for Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, for indecent exposure charges after an infamous 1969 Miami concert.

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Outside the Beltway and Talking Points Memo

New York Times:

A New Leader for the Democrats — Nancy Pelosi has been an extremely effective speaker of the House for four years, shepherding hundreds of important bills toward passage and withstanding solid Republican opposition. Her work in passing health care reform and strong ethics oversight achieved …

Discussion: The Hill

Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Cantor: Dems 'just didn't get the message' if Pelosi is made leader

Discussion: CNN, Mediaite, The Politico and Booman Tribune

Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:

Drive to Repeal 'Don't Ask' Policy All but Lost for Now — The drive in Congress to repeal the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy appears all but lost for the foreseeable future, with action unlikely this year and even less likely once Republicans take charge of the House in January.

Discussion: The Hill, Open Congress and AMERICAblog Gay

Anne Gearan / Associated Press:
Gates urges Congress to repeal gay ban now

Discussion: Wonk Room, GayPatriot, AMERICAblog Gay and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Tovah Lazaroff / Jerusalem Post:

‘Only credible military threat will stop Iran nuclear race’ — Netanyahu to Biden: “The only way to ensure Iran is not armed with nuclear weapons is to create a credible threat of military action.” — Talkbacks (1) — Only a credible military threat can halt Teheran's nuclear program …

Discussion: Commentary, Israpundit, Power Line, iOwnTheWorld.com and Agence France Presse

The Huffington Post:

Tea Party Favorites Rand Paul & Jim DeMint Struggle To Name Specific Budget Cuts (VIDEO) — What's Your Reaction: … WASHINGTON — Signaling how difficult it will be for the Republican Party to live up to its campaign promises of cutting spending while preserving the Bush tax cuts …

Discussion: Capital Gains and Games blogs and Outside the Beltway

Ari Rabinovitch / Reuters:

Israel charges imam with incitement against Pope — JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli authorities have charged the imam of a mosque in Nazareth with inciting violence against Pope Benedict and supporting al Qaeda and “global jihad,” the justice ministry said Sunday.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Israel Matzav, Atlas Shrugs, Creative Minority Report and Jihad Watch

John R. Parkinson / ABCNEWS:

Exclusive: Sessions Not Running for Majority Whip, Seeks Reelection at NRCC — Texas Lawmaker Also to Lead New Member Development for GOP Next Congress — ABC News has learned exclusively that Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, will not challenge Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. …

Discussion: The Hill

Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:

Regulators flawed in foreclosure oversight — As foreclosures began to mount across the country three years ago, a group of state bank regulators suspected that some borrowers might be losing their homes unnecessarily. So the state officials asked the biggest national banks for details about their foreclosure operations.

Discussion: Power Line

Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:

Cantor Refuses To Take Government Shutdown Or Default On U.S. Debt Off The Table — In an interview with Fox News Sunday this morning, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), the #2 Republican in the House, threatened to take the nation's economy hostage if President Obama does not comply with House GOPers' as yet undefined demands.