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12:30 PM ET, October 15, 2006

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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 …
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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 …
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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Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Bush keeps revising war justification  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush keeps revising his explanation for why the U.S. is in Iraq, moving from narrow military objectives at first to history-of-civilization stakes now.  —  Initially, the rationale was specific: to stop Saddam Hussein from using …
Redstate:
An AP Op/Ed passed as straight news
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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 …
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
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Pamela Geller Oshry / Atlas Shrugs:
NORTH KOREA'S EMPTY CHAIR
Discussion: Flopping Aces and Macsmind
Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
BOLTON READS KIM JONG-IL THE MENU
Discussion: A Blog For All and Hot Air
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 …
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 …
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
LC Jackboot IC / Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler:
Where Do We Find Such Men? … He saw the threat and acted, without hesitation or concern for himself to protect his friends.  No time to consider the alternatives, organize a protest or conduct a poll.  —  That brave young man seized the moment sacrificing himself to save his brothers.
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Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
IN THE PRESENCE OF GREATNESS
Discussion: Riehl World View
Thomas Watkins / Associated Press:
SEAL falls on grenade to save comrades
Discussion: Pajamas Media
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: Sadly, No!
Steve Paulson / Salon:
The flying spaghetti monster  —  Why are we here on earth?  To Richard Dawkins, that's a remarkably stupid question.  In a heated interview, the famous biologist insists that religion is evil and God might as well be a children's fantasy.  —  Editor's note: This is the latest entry …
New York Times:
Guilty Until Confirmed Guilty  —  When President Bush rammed the bill on military commissions through Congress, the Republicans crowed about creating a process that would be tough on terrorists but preserve essential principles of justice.  "America can be proud," said Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the bill's architects.
Discussion: TalkLeft
Claudia Joseph / Daily Mail:
Muslims' anger as London Olympics clash with Ramadan  —  The 2012 London Olympics have been plunged into controversy by the discovery that the Games will clash with Ramadan, the most holy month in the Islamic calendar.  —  The clash will put Muslim athletes at a disadvantage as they will be expected …
Discussion: Hot Air and Little Green Footballs
New York Times:
26 Killed in Revenge Attacks Outside Baghdad  —  A rural Shiite town northwest of here exploded in sectarian reprisals on Saturday as angry residents, many roving the streets in armed packs on the backs of pickup trucks, killed at least 26 people from a nearby Sunni village, provincial authorities said.
Discussion: The News Blog
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
It's Official: To Be Married Means to Be Outnumbered  —  Amanda Hawn and Nate Larsen recently in their apartment near San Francisco.  "Moving in together has simplified life," Ms. Hawn said.  —  Married couples, whose numbers have been declining for decades as a proportion of American households …
 
 
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Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
An election Foley-equipped with frivolity
Gateway Pundit:
Now... Video of Chinese Soldiers Shooting Tibetans in Cold Blood!
Discussion: Boing Boing and Bizzyblog
Washington Times:
Scrutinizing Muhammad's example and teachings
Rochelle Olson / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Minnesota Poll: Deadlocked no more: Hatch leads Pawlenty
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Voters' Allegiances, Ripe for the Picking
Discussion: MyDD and Althouse
Ben Smith / The Daily Politics:
Clinton vs. McCain, Early Edition (UPDATED)
Discussion: The Corner and Hot Air
Redstate:
Slums, drugs, and spousal abuse
Discussion: The News Buckit
Lindsay Beyerstein / Majikthise:
I get letters...  All punctuation and spelling original …
Discussion: Eschaton
 Earlier Items: 
Reuters:
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Oct 14
Discussion: Informed Comment
Debbie Schlussel:
Wall Street Journal Reporter Needs to Check Facts on Terror-Funding Charity
TalkLeft:
Saturday Funnies  —  A koala is sitting up a gum tree... smoking a joint
Vanessa / Plucky Punk's Happy Land:
A Call To Arms  —  If you're not already well versed in the travesty …
Lara Jakes Jordan / Associated Press:
U.S. Citizen Facing Execution in Iraq
Times of India:
'No coup attempt against Musharraf'
Discussion: A Blog For All
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Friday Night Fights: Conservative Woman KOs Bill Maher and Ben Affleck
Robin Toner / New York Times:
Democrats Have Intensity, but G.O.P. Has Its Machine
Discussion: AMERICAblog and Viking Pundit
 

 
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