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3:00 PM ET, October 15, 2006

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John P. Murtha / Washington Post:
Confessions of a 'Defeatocrat'  —  The Republicans are running scared.  In the White House, on Capitol Hill and on the campaign trail, they're worried about losing control of Congress.  And so the administration and the GOP have launched a desperate assault on Democrats and our position on the war in Iraq.
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
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Peter Wallsten / Los Angeles Times:
Displease a Lobbyist, Get Fired  —  E-mails show Jack Abramoff's ability to influence White House staffing decisions through his highly placed friends.  —  WASHINGTON — For five years, Allen Stayman wondered who ordered his removal from a State Department job negotiating agreements …
Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
White House Upbeat About GOP Prospects  —  Self-Assurance of Bush, Rove and Others Is Not Shared by Many in the Party  —  Amid widespread panic in the Republican establishment about the coming midterm elections, there are two people whose confidence about GOP prospects strikes …
Jules Crittenden / Boston Herald:
No surprise: Oct. follies arrive  —  Welcome to the spectacular surprises of October 2006.  A tour de force in the political theater of the absurd.  Let's review:  —  North Korea tests a nuke.  It should be shocking and surprising.  But North Korea's nuclear posturing is old news …
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Washington Post:
U.N. Votes To Impose Sanctions On N. Korea  —  The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Saturday to condemn North Korea and impose stiff sanctions on the communist government in response to its suspected nuclear test.  —  North Korea's ambassador immediately rejected the council's demand …
Discussion: Redstate and Penraker
Pamela Geller Oshry / Atlas Shrugs:
NORTH KOREA'S EMPTY CHAIR
Washington Post:
Allen and Webb in Virtual Tie, Post Poll Says  —  Northern Virginia Voters' Views Differ From Rest of Commonwealth  —  Virginia Sen. George Allen (R) and Democratic challenger James Webb are virtually tied in a race that could shift the balance of power in Washington and which reinforces …
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Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Behind the Tightening Webb-Allen Race: A Different Virginia
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
Mark Pazniokas / Hartford Courant:
Joe Lieberman In No Man's Land  —  A Longtime Democrat, Now In Opposition, Is In Strange Company  —  Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, a lifelong Democrat and student of politics, blanked when asked if America would be better off with his party regaining control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Tim Golden / New York Times:
Expecting U.S. Help, Sent to Guantánamo  —  Abdul Rahim Al Ginco thought he was saved when the United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and overthrew the Taliban regime.  —  Mr. Ginco, a college student living in the United Arab Emirates, had gone to Afghanistan in 2000 after running away from his strict Muslim father.
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Reuters:
CIA holds an al Qaeda leader in secret jail: report
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Times of India:
'No coup attempt against Musharraf'
Discussion: A Blog For All
Patrick Garmoe / Daily Herald:
The world - from Algonquin  —  Brother of 'Nightline' anchor the blogger behind Right Wing Nut House  —  In the Internet age, being a voice in the public square no longer requires reputation, pedigree or a D.C. address.  —  It just requires enough gumption to get out of bed at 4 a.m. …
Discussion: Right Wing Nut House
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Sen. Reid on the hot seat  —  It didn't quite have the legs to knock the overhyped Foley scandal off the front pages, but another Washington controversy this week at least momentarily threatened the credibility of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.  —  The Associated Press on Wednesday reported …
Christopher Bodeen / Associated Press:
Iraq Sectarian Spree Kills 83 in 2 Days  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq — At least 83 people were killed during a two-day spree of sectarian revenge killings, as Iraq's government said Sunday it was indefinitely postponing a much-anticipated national reconciliation conference.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
What about all those purple fingers?  —  David Brooks has incredible access to the White House so when he said this shocker on "The Chris Matthews Show," I believed him.  Bush is thinking about replacing the entire Iraq government.  I kid you not.  —  Video-WMP Video-QT
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and Sadly, No!
Washington Times:
Scrutinizing Muhammad's example and teachings  —  REVIEWED BY ANDREW G. BOSTOM  —  Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the former Dutch Parliamentarian and secular Muslim reformer, has courageously identified the taboo discussion which must take place to understand, and defuse, the scourge of modern jihad terrorism:
Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
An election Foley-equipped with frivolity  —  Who is James Vicini?  Well, he works for Reuters, the storied news agency.  By "storied," I don't mean in the Hans Christian Andersen sense, though these days it's hard to tell.  But they have an illustrious history and they're globally respected and whatnot.
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
With Eye On 2008, Kerry Goes After Bush  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) barely said hello to the New Hampshire Democrats who filled a banquet room here Friday night before unloading on President Bush.  —  "This war in Iraq is a disgrace," he said in the second sentence of his speech at a party fundraising dinner.
Discussion: The Democratic Daily
 
 
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Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune:
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Detroit Free Press:
What voters say about candidates
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
How I sold one copy of Bill O'Reilly's new book
Casey Ross / Boston Herald:
Feds want to know: Did Mitt check tunnel?
Judd / Think Progress:
Chris Wallace Ignores 20,000 Emails Demanding He Ask Rice About The U.S.S. Cole
New York Times:
26 Killed in Revenge Attacks Outside Baghdad
Discussion: The News Blog
Claudia Joseph / Daily Mail:
Muslims' anger as London Olympics clash with Ramadan
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Rochelle Olson / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Minnesota Poll: Deadlocked no more: Hatch leads Pawlenty
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New York Times:
Guilty Until Confirmed Guilty
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Voters' Allegiances, Ripe for the Picking
Discussion: MyDD and Althouse
Redstate:
Slums, drugs, and spousal abuse
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Lindsay Beyerstein / Majikthise:
I get letters...  All punctuation and spelling original …
Steve Paulson / Salon:
The flying spaghetti monster
Debbie Schlussel:
Wall Street Journal Reporter Needs to Check Facts on Terror-Funding Charity
Lara Jakes Jordan / Associated Press:
U.S. Citizen Facing Execution in Iraq