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2:20 PM ET, October 21, 2006

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Bryan / Hot Air:
The Kennedy KGB letter Updated with info about the NIE leak  —  So you want answers, eh?  Not satisfied with the CNS report?  —  I've got answers.  —  There's a new book on Ronald Reagan making the rounds, The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism.
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KGB Letter Outlines Sen. Kennedy's Overtures to Soviets, Prof Says
Discussion: The Jawa Report
The American Thinker:   Kerry, Kennedy and Rockefeller:Advisors to our Enemies
SeeDubya / JunkYardBlog:   YOU ARE KIDDING ME: Ted Kennedy schemed with Russians to oust Reagan?
Charles Bremner / Times of London:
Why 112 cars are burning every day  —  A year after the Paris riots violence and despair continue to grip the immigrant suburbs  —  FLAMES lick around a burning car on a tiny telephone screen.  Omar, 17, a veteran of France's suburban riots, replayed the sequence with pride.  "It was great.
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New York Times:
Anger Festering in French Areas Scarred in Riots  —  When the call went out about a car burglary in the raw suburb of Épinay-sur-Seine north of here last weekend, three officers in a patrol car rushed over and found themselves surrounded by 30 youths in hoods throwing rocks and swinging bats and metal bars.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Associated Press:
Bush: I Won't Change Strategy in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush conceded Friday that "right now it's tough" for American forces in Iraq, but the White House said he would not change U.S. strategy in the face of pre-election polls that show voters are upset.
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White House:   Press Briefing by Tony Snow
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
We're all banging our heads, Tony
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Marc Humbert / Associated Press:
Clinton, Spencer Hold Debate in New York  —  ROCHESTER, N.Y.  —  The Republican seeking to unseat Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton went on the attack against the Democratic senator in their first debate Friday, accusing her of putting presidential aspirations ahead of voters.
Discussion: Vox Popoli
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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
VP Bill? Depends on Meaning of 'Elected'
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
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Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
Suspecting Leak, Chairman Suspends Panel Staffer
Discussion: Think Progress
Jim McTague / Barron's Online:
Survivor!  —  The GOP Victory  —  JUBILANT DEMOCRATS SHOULD RECONSIDER their order for confetti and noisemakers.  The Democrats, as widely reported, are expecting GOP-weary voters to flock to the polls in two weeks and hand them control of the House for the first time in 12 years — and perhaps the Senate, as well.
Henry / Crooked Timber:
Liberal darling  —  Megan McArdle tells us that the Economist has moved all of its material from behind the paywall (if you're not a subscriber, you need to watch an ad to get in).  It seems to me that this is good news for the Economist; I can't imagine it'll lose many subscribers, and it may gain some.
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Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
Elizabeth Edwards Apologizes to Clinton
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Newsweek:
Are the Faithful Losing Faith?  —  Two weeks till midterms, the NEWSWEEK poll shows Republicans in danger of losing a big chunk of their base.  And a growing consensus for a bread-and-butter Democratic agenda.  —  Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images  —  Party Time?  Democrats are feeling optimistic about Election Day.
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Ken Blackwell and Sean Hannity demonstrate the GOP's commitment to privacy  —  (updated below)  —  We learned this week that the one thing Republicans find absolutely despicable is using someone's private homosexuality for political gain.  Politics might be a contact sport …
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Jon Craig / news.cincinnati.com:
Blackwell steps up attack
Discussion: The Agitator
Lois Romano / Washington Post:
The Woman Who Would Be Speaker  —  Uncompromising Pelosi Set to Seize Opportunity  —  On election night 2004, Nancy Pelosi faced a painful reality: Her party was again a big loser, failing to win the presidency and losing three more House seats.  Pundits were suggesting Pelosi should accept …
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Burt Herman / Associated Press:
Report: N. Korea 'Sorry' for Nuke Test  —  North Korean leader Kim Jong Il said Pyongyang didn't plan to carry out any more nuclear tests and expressed regret about the country's first-ever atomic detonation last week, a South Korean news agency reported Friday.
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Joseph Kahn / New York Times:
China May Press North Koreans
Michael Yon / Weekly Standard:
Censoring Iraq  —  Why are there so few reporters with American troops in combat?  Don't blame the media.  —  In a counterinsurgency, the media battlespace is critical.  When it comes to mustering public opinion, rallying support, and forcing opponents to shift tactics and timetables …
David Lightman / Hartford Courant:
Many GOP Donors Pitch In For Joe  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman collected millions of dollars in campaign cash since his Democratic primary loss by tapping a lengthy list of major contributors to President Bush, dozens of Washington special interest groups and a lot of loyal Democrats.
Linton Weeks / Washington Post:
Boo!?  An Inevitable October Surprise  —  In the Month Before Elections, a Glut of 'Gotcha' Stories  —  The October surprise: It's as much a seasonal sure thing in Washington as cherry blossoms and the National Christmas Tree.  —  When leaves fall and elections loom, the term gets tossed around more than a Manning family football.
Daily Mail:
Veil teacher link to 7/7 bomber  —  The Muslim teacher suspended for refusing to work without her veil is connected to a hardline mosque where the ringleader of the July 7 bombers worshipped, it has emerged.  —  The family of classroom assistant Aishah Azmi, 24, plays a key role …
Frances D'Emilio / Associated Press:
Atheist gifts pontifical school in will  —  ROME - An Italian journalist and self-described atheist who died last month has left most of her books and notes to a pontifical university in Rome because of her admiration for Pope Benedict XVI, a school official said Saturday.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Many Iraqis Look to Gunmen as Protectors  —  Behind the maze of men with guns in Iraq is a very simple truth: their barrels offer protection, something Iraqis say the government has never given them.  —  On Friday, the web wound tightly around the southern city of Amara …
Wall Street Journal:
Poll Signals More Republican Woes As Disapproval of Congress Grows  —  WASHINGTON — With just 19 days until the midterm elections, a new poll shows both President Bush and his party in worse shape among voters than Democrats were in the October before they lost control of Capitol Hill a dozen years ago.
 
 
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Jeremy Laurance / Independent:
Medics beg for help as Iraqis die needlessly
Daniel Burke / Washington Post:
Helping Democrats Bridge the 'God Gap'
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BBC:
Iran 'blocks Israel soldier deal'
Popsci / Popular Science Blog:
Gore Condemns Bush Space Policy
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
The Ugly Truth  —  It's often said that the first step to recovery …
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Did President Bush Actually get Something Right About the Death Toll in Iraq?
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A letter from the son of a woman who was stoned to death
Bill Walsh / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Democrats have Katrina on their minds if they win
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
The Politics of Dancing  —  FDR and Reagan had more fun than their successors do.
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