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11:20 PM ET, October 16, 2006

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Paul Bass / New Haven Independent:
Schlesinger Steals The Show  —  The ghost of Crazy Eddie was channeled Monday by a man who would be Connecticut's next senator — and whose name is neither Lieberman nor Lamont.  —  This candidate's name is Alan Schlesinger (pictured in top photo).  He is the official candidate nominated …
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Lieberman4Lieberman Candidate Makes Poor Showing In Debate  —  Finally.  A Republican with the stones to tell Joe Lieberman to get off his damn lawn.  —  Lieberman thought he was going to look "bipartisan" standing in between Ned Lamont and Alan Schlessinger during the debate today …
Associated Press:
Democrat, Republican Assail Lieberman In Senate Debate  —  Sen. Joe Lieberman may as well have worn a bull's-eye on his back during a debate with his Democratic and Republican rivals Monday.  —  Democrat Ned Lamont fired away, calling Lieberman a career politician in lockstep …
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Ned Lamont's Concession Speech (A Speech I Never Want to Hear)
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard and QandO
Don Michak / Journal Inquirer:
Rove associate backs group sponsoring ad attacking Lamont
Discussion: Firedoglake and LamontBlog
Michael Sheridan / The Australian:
China may back coup against Kim  —  THE Chinese are openly debating "regime change" in Pyongyang after last week's nuclear test by their confrontational neighbour.  —  Diplomats in Beijing said at the weekend that China and all the major US allies believed North Korea's claim that it had detonated a nuclear device.
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PR Newswire:
LEAD: U.S. detects signs N. Korea preparing for 2nd nuke test: reports+  —  WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS)  —  The United States has detected fresh signs that North Korea may be preparing for a second nuclear test, according to U.S. media reports Monday.
William Branigin / Washington Post:
Analysis of Air Samples Confirms N. Korea Test
Discussion: The Agonist
Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Civil rights lawyer sentenced to prison  —  NEW YORK - A firebrand civil rights lawyer who has defended Black Panthers and anti-war radicals was sentenced Monday to nearly 2 1/2 years in prison — far less than the 30 years prosecutors wanted — for helping an imprisoned terrorist sheik communicate with his followers on the outside.
John Solo / Associated Press:
Reid to Reimburse Campaign for Donations  —  Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid has been using campaign donations instead of his personal money to pay Christmas bonuses for the support staff at the Ritz-Carlton where he lives in an upscale condominium.  Federal election law bars candidates …
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
Boycott Indonesia—Stop Murdering Christians Now!  —  Civil war is in the air in Indonesia.  Christians are daily being slaughtered and the government does little to protect them.  —  Two of our longtime blog-friends, Stan the Infidel and Big White Infidel, are furious over the treatment of Christians in Indonesia.
lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com:
Congressman Weldon outs alleged leaker  —  Tonight, I had the opportunity to hear Congressman Curt Weldon speak at Penn at an event sponsored by the Penn Israel Coalition (full disclosure: I am a PIC board member).  The Congressman did not cancel his speaking engagement despite last night's headlines …
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Justin Rood / TPMmuckraker:
Weldon: They're All Out to Get Me  —  The FBI investigation …
Discussion: IntoxiNation
iraqbodycount.org:
Reality checks: some responses to the latest Lancet estimates  —  Hamit Dardagan, John Sloboda, and Josh Dougherty  —  Summary … - On average, a thousand Iraqis have been violently killed every single day in the first half of 2006, with less than a tenth of them being noticed by any public surveillance mechanisms;
Associated Press:
Court official: Saddam verdict, sentence if guilty, to be announced Nov. 5  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq A verdict against Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants charged with crimes against humanity in connection with an anti-Shiite crackdown in the 1980s will be announced Nov. 5, chief investigating judge Raid Juhi said Monday.
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Gideon Alon / Haaretz:
Peretz: French UNIFIL say will fire at IAF overflights  —  Commanders of the French contingent of the United Nations force in Lebanon have warned that they might have to open fire if Israel Air Force warplanes continue their overflights in Lebanon, Defense Minister Amir Peretz told …
Frances Harrison / BBC:
Iran leader in Bush 'Satan' claim  —  Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reportedly delivered a scathing attack on US President George W Bush, saying he is inspired by Satan.  —  Speaking to a group of supporters, Mr Ahmadinejad said he himself had inspirational links to God, Iranian media reports.
P.J. O'Rourke / Weekly Standard:
What's That Smell?  —  The GOP is stinking up the joint.  —  LIKE OTHER DEEP-THINKING people, I'm full of principled, idealistic, high-minded indignation at the GOP.  What a stampede of sleaze.  Jack Abramoff is the world's best lobbyist—for the Federal Penitentiary System.
Discussion: QandO
Redstate:
RedState Radio: Tony Snow Enters The Blogosphere  —  Tony Snow went from being a speech writer in President George H. W. Bush's White House to the world of journalism and Fox News.  Then, this year, he returned to the White House to serve as the current President Bush's Press Secretary — a job he says is a blast.
Discussion: Beltway Blogroll
 
 
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David Kopel / The Volokh Conspiracy:
FRENCH PUBLIC READY TO CRACK DOWN ON CRIMINALS: A pair of articles …
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Paul Geary / The New Editor:
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BBC:
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Joe Kaufman / Front Page Magazine:
Keith Ellison's Mysterious CAIR Meeting
Discussion: Penraker and Power Line
Reuters:
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Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com and Media Blog
Charles Babington / Washington Post:
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