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7:45 PM ET, October 25, 2006

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Greg Sargent / electioncentral.tpmcafe.com:
TN-SEN: Corker Radio Ad Has Tom-Tom Drums During Mentions Of Ford  —  Okay, so Election Central has just obtained a radio ad which you've got to hear: It actually has what sounds like tom-tom drums playing in the background every time the ad talks about Dem Harold Ford, Jr. The ad …
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Beth Rucker / Associated Press:
NAACP: Tenn. Senate ad plays to racism  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A political TV ad targeting a black candidate for Senate contains what critics, including the NAACP, are calling racist sexual innuendo about a black man and white woman.  —  The Republican National Committee ad began airing Friday …
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
A Contentious Campaign in a Battleground State
Mark Schmitt / tpmcafe.com:
Mehlman's Tennessee Ad: Looks a Lot Like Corker's Ads
Associated Press:
New Jersey court recognizes right to same-sex unions  —  TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — New Jersey's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that same-sex couples are entitled to the same rights as heterosexual couples.  —  But the court left it to the Legislature to determine whether the state …
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Laura Mansnerus / New York Times:
New Jersey Court Backs Rights for Same-Sex Unions  —  The State Supreme Court in New Jersey said today that same-sex couples are entitled to "the same rights and benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex couples under the civil marriage statutes."  —  But the court, in its 4-3 ruling …
White House:
Press Conference by the President  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much.  I'm going to spend a little more time on my opening comments than I usually do, but I'll save plenty of time for questions.  —  Over the past three years I have often addressed the American people to explain developments in Iraq.
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Associated Press:
Michael J. Fox ads for Democrats spark backlash  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The campaign ad opens with a familiar boyish face, now atop a body that sways uncontrollably.  Michael J. Fox, wearing a shirt and suit jacket, talks directly to the camera.  —  "They say all politics is local …
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Frederick W. Kagan / Washington Post:
Insult to Injury in Iraq  —  It's been coming for a long time: the idea that fixing Iraq is the Iraqis' problem, not ours — that we've done all we can and now it's up to them.  —  Such arguments have been latent in the Bush administration's Iraq strategy and explicit in Democratic critiques of that strategy for some time.
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John Ward Anderson / Washington Post:
Iraqi Prime Minister Lambastes U.S.
Discussion: Political Animal and Daily Kos
Richard Kerbaj / The Australian:
Muslim leader blames women for sex attacks  —  THE nation's most senior Muslim cleric has blamed immodestly dressed women who don't wear Islamic headdress for being preyed on by men and likened them to abandoned "meat" that attracts voracious animals.  —  In a Ramadan sermon …
Diana Jean Schemo / New York Times:
Federal Rules Back Single-Sex Public Education  —  The Bush administration is giving public school districts broad new latitude to expand the number of single-sex classes, and even schools, in what is widely considered the most significant policy change on the issue since …
Michael Barone / Barone Blog:
The House Elections  —  People are always asking me, Which party is going to win the House elections?  The answer is, I don't know.  We have very many more publicly released polls than we used to have, and therefore more basis for making estimates.  But they're still just estimates, subject to error.
Washington Post:
For Governor in Maryland  —  WHEN HE RAN for governor of Maryland four years ago, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s claim to the job seemed to rest on little more than a sense of entitlement and a telegenic, genial personality.  In fits and starts, though, he has grown in the role to become a generally proficient …
Gay Patriot:
HRC Fires Staffer Who Orchestrated Foley ScandalStatement Raises More Questions About HRC's Involvement  —  This is a stunning development in efforts to peel back the onion of the Mark Foley scandal and expose who knew what and when they knew it.  —  I have been flying back to Charlotte …
New York Times:
A Congressional Endorsement  —  The most fundamental rule of democracy is that when elected officials fail repeatedly, voters throw them out of office.  If the polls are anywhere near accurate, most Americans have concluded that the Republican Party — particularly the Republican majority …
The Prowler / American Spectator:
CNN Terrorist Outreach  —  Much has been written about CNN's decision last week to run portions of a video provided to the news network via a group identified by CNN as "the Islamic Army of Iraq."  —  This video, shot by the insurgent groups as propaganda for the Muslim world …
Discussion: Hot Air and Hyscience
James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
Best of the Web  —  Our item yesterday in which we reaffirmed our support for the liberation of Iraq brought some very interesting reader comments.  This is from an American there who asks not to be named: … Reader Russ Daniel makes an interesting point about the media side of the war:
Discussion: Winds of Change.NET
Amanda / Think Progress:
ABC News Director To O'Reilly: Media Has Liberal Bias And 'We've Got To Fix That'  —  Yesterday, Mark Halperin, ABC Political Director and co-author of the new book The Way To Win, went on The O'Reilly Factor and agreed with Bill O'Reilly that members of the "old media" are too liberal and should …
 
 
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Politics Central:
FRANCE PREPARES 50,000 RIOT POLICE FOR MUSLIM ATTACKS
Ted Wendling / Plain Dealer:
Tabloid-style claims twist governor's race
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Michael Alison Chandler / Washington Post:
Clad in Camouflage for a Cause
Discussion: The Agitator and Hit and Run
Paul Greenberg / Townhall.com:
He may be the GOP's only hope
Associated Press:
Frist to GOP hopefuls: Don't stress Iraq
Discussion: Hullabaloo
John / AMERICAblog:
Breaking scandal in Nevada involving, of course, a Republican
Michael Medved / Townhall.com:
Eight reasons conservatives must vote on November 7th
Mark Tran / Guardian:
US soldier to voice Iraq conflict opposition
Discussion: Bring it On! and Facing South
 Earlier Items: 
Tony Cook / Las Vegas Sun:
Porter rejects request
David Wood / Baltimore Sun:
Warfare skills eroding as Army fights insurgents
David Weigel / Reason:
I Just Blogged To Say I Hate You  —  A moment of silence …
Earl Ofari Hutchinson / The Huffington Post:
Flags of Our Fathers Whitewashes War History
Discussion: The News Blog and Attytood
Bob Unruh / WorldNetDaily:
Georgetown gets $20 million from prince promoting Islam
Discussion: snapped shot and Solomonia
Warren Hoge / New York Times:
Venezuelan's Diatribe at U.N. May Have Backfired
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The Hard Way Out  —  'Victory' Collides With Reality in Iraq
Michael Fumento / fumento.com:
COVERING IRAQ: THE MODERN WAY OF WAR CORRESPONDENCE (EXTENDED VERSION)