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1:15 PM ET, October 14, 2006

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Edith M. Lederer / Associated Press:
China, Russia may delay U.N. resolution  —  UNITED NATIONS - Despite winning key concessions, Russia and China raised new objections that could delay a vote Saturday on a U.N. Security Council resolution imposing punishing sanctions on North Korea for its claimed nuclear test.
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Philip Klein / American Spectator:
Talking With the Enemy  —  As a war weary nation moves closer …
Discussion: Power Line
Yearn Hong Choi / Washington Times:
Bush gets bum rap
Discussion: Power Line and Big Lizards
Bryan / Hot Air:
North Korea update; Update: Radioactive gas detected?
Thomas Watkins / Associated Press:
SEAL falls on grenade to save comrades  —  CORONADO, Calif. - A Navy SEAL sacrificed his life to save his comrades by throwing himself on top of a grenade Iraqi insurgents tossed into their sniper hideout, fellow members of the elite force said.  —  Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor …
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Inside The Steel Deal / THE STEEL DEAL:
Hero  —  A Navy SEAL sacrificed his life to save his comrades …
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Michelle Malkin:
Happy Birthday, Navy
Discussion: The Jawa Report and Op For
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Democratic Faces That Could Launch Thousands of Votes  —  With a Parade of Attractive Candidates, the Party May Benefit From the Politics of Beauty  —  AUBURN, N.Y. — Maybe Democratic candidate Michael Arcuri is running strong in this Republican House district because he pledges to expand health coverage …
Kirk Johnson / New York Times:
Gay Marriage Losing Punch as Ballot Issue  —  The debate over same-sex marriage was a black-or-white proposition two years ago when voters in 11 states barred gay couples from marrying.  —  But this year shades of gray are everywhere, as eight more states consider similar ballot measures.
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
How Bad Will It Be?  —  The GOP debacle to come.  —  REPUBLICANS and conservatives, brace yourselves!  Strategists and consultants of both parties now believe the House is lost and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi will become speaker.  At best, Republicans will cling to control of the Senate by a single seat, two at most.
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Hindrocket / Power Line:   A VOICE OF SANITY  —  That's Donald Lambro, who surveys …
cookpolitical.com:
Charlie Cook's National Overview  —  Category 5 Hurricane Heads for House GOP  —  Let's get the disclaimer out of the way: there are 25 days between now and the November 7 election and things could well change, making what follows obsolete.  —  That said, this is without question …
Stephen Brown / Reuters:
Dalai Lama sees Pope, says few Muslims "mischievous"  —  ROME (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama said after meeting Pope Benedict on Friday that "a few mischievous Muslims" should not be allowed to give the Islamic faith a bad name.  —  Muslims worldwide were offended by a speech by the Pope …
Tim McGirk / Time:
New Calls by Hamas Militants to Target the U.S.  —  Washington's efforts to isolate and topple the Islamist government is amplifying calls from its more extreme element to abandon its reluctance to directly attack U.S. interests  —  Commanders of the military wing of Hamas …
Michael Grabell / Dallas Morning News:
Holy Land group's co-founder sentenced  —  Ghassan Elashi, co-founder and former chairman of the now-defunct Richardson-based Holy Land Foundation, was sentenced Thursday to six years and eight months in prison on charges that he did business with a terrorist and violated export laws with his brothers and their company InfoCom Corp.
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
Media Matters for America:
"Media Matters"; by Jamison Foser  —  Quote of the [Week] Year … The Note's faith-based defense of the Bush administration  —  In the latest in a series of scathing criticisms of the Bush White House from its former employees, David Kuo, the former deputy director of the administration's office …
Hindrocket / Power Line:
POLL OMENS GRIM  —  Last night, I wrote a relatively optimistic post about the fundamental strength of the Republicans' position going into the election.  Take a look, though, at the poll results from yesterday and the day before, compiled at Real Clear Politics.
White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow  —  White House Conference Center Briefing Room  —  MR. SNOW: One brief announcement and then questions.  The announcement, the President and Mrs. Bush will welcome Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden to the White House on October 23, 2006.
Discussion: Bring it On! and Think Progress
Investor's Business Daily:
GOP Firing Back?  —  Campaign: As Democrats refuse to let up on former Rep. Mark Foley, some Republicans are returning fire.  But they'll have to do a lot more fighting back if they want to win on Election Day.  —  Time and again Democrats prove themselves to be ferocious street fighters, especially in campaign season.
Washington Post:
Iraqi Colonel Who Bridged Sectarian Divide Is Killed  —  Operating between the insurgent Sunni Arab suburbs of Baghdad and the Shiite militia-dominated south, Col. Salam al-Mamuri and his Scorpion commando team were a rarity among Iraqi security forces, American and Iraqi colleagues said …
Discussion: The Heretik and Informed Comment
 
 
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Pakistan foils coup plot
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Newsweek:
Why is President Bush talking about an Islamic caliphate?
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