memeorandum: We're All For It! — The Republicans are taking a new tack on stem cells. (Digby/Hullabaloo)

7:15 AM ET, October 26, 2006

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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 …

Discussion: Hot Air, Althouse, Blogcritics, Ace of Spades HQ, Outside The Beltway, Andrew Olmsted dot com, DownWithTyranny!, The Political Pit Bull, Don Surber, Townhall.com Blog's …, Wizbang, Sadly, No!, Wide Awakes Radio, Riehl World View, La Shawn Barber's Corner, Donklephant, Sister Toldjah and Unfogged

Washington Post:

N.J. Ruling Mandates Rights for Gay Unions — State Court Does Not Specify 'Marriage' — The New Jersey Supreme Court left the door ajar for the approval of same-sex marriage Wednesday, ruling that gay couples are entitled to rights no different from those of heterosexual couples.

Discussion: Electoral Vote Predictor, TalkLeft and Dogwood Pundit

John / AMERICAblog:
BREAKING: New Jersey Sup. …

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Glenn Greenwald / Crooks and Liars:
NJ Supreme Court: Gay couples entitled to equal spousal rights

Discussion: Whiskey Bar, Unclaimed Territory and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

Michael Barone / US News:

An Interview With President Bush — This afternoon I had the privilege of being one of eight columnists interviewing George W. Bush in the Oval Office. The others were Tony Blankley of the Washington Times, Daniel Henninger of the Wall Street Journal, Charles Krauthammer of the Washington Post …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, TBogg, Squiggler, Michelle Malkin, Captain's Quarters, Power Line and Riehl World View

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John Ward Anderson / Washington Post:

Iraqi Prime Minister Lambastes U.S. — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki lashed out at the United States Wednesday, saying his popularly elected government would not bend to U.S.-imposed benchmarks and timelines and criticizing a U.S. and Iraqi military operation in a Shiite slum of Baghdad …

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White House:
Press Conference by the President

CNN:
Bush acknowledges setbacks in Iraq

Discussion: Cox & Forkum, Centerfield, The Education Wonks and Taylor Marsh

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 …

Discussion: NewDonkey.com, The Moderate Voice, The Sideshow, Feministe, Taylor Marsh, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, TalkLeft, Little Green Footballs, Oliver Willis and Lean Left

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Jackson Baker / Memphis Flyer:
POLITICS: Et YouTube, Brute?

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Rachel Kapochunas / CQPolitics.com:
Ads Likely to Result in Rocky Ending for Tenn. Senate Race

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Jonathan S. Landay / Real Cities:

Cheney confirms that detainees were subjected to water-boarding — WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney has confirmed that U.S. interrogators subjected captured senior al-Qaida suspects to a controversial interrogation technique called "water-boarding," which creates a sensation of drowning.

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White House:

Interview of the Vice President by Scott Hennen, WDAY at Radio Day at the White House — Q I've had the honor of introducing our next guest at Cabela's in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. I've interviewed him just off the MSUM Dragon gym floor in Moorehead, even at his hotel suite in St. Paul …

Discussion: The Heretik

Jamie Holly / Crooks and Liars:

Olbermann Gives Us The Visual To Limbaugh's Attack On Michael J. Fox — By now everyone has heard Limbaugh's little commentary about Michael J. Fox's appearance in the ad for Claire McCaskill. Well tonight Keith Olbermann supplied us with the visual to accompany Rush's latest show of idiocy.

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The Superficial:

Rush Limbaugh is an a**hole — On Monday Rush Limbaugh suggested that Michael J. Fox deliberately went off his medication to exaggerate his Parkinson's symptoms in a campaign ad for Missouri Democrat Claire McCaskill in which he called for stem-cell research. On his syndicated show Limbaugh said:

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Agence France Presse:

Argentina charges Iran, Hezbollah in 1994 Jewish center bombing — BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Argentine prosecutors charged Iran and the Shiite militia Hezbollah with the 1994 bombing of a Jewish charities office in Argentina that killed 85 people and injured 300.

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BBC:
Iran charged over Argentina bomb

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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Are terrorists crossing into the U.S. from Mexico?

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The Raw Story:

Rove 'dukes it out' with NPR host over polling data — During a National Public Radio interview, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove "duked it out" with the host over polling data, RAW STORY has learned. — The exchange took place yesterday during the White House's scheduled "Radio Day."

Discussion: npr.org, TIME and NewsBusters.org

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 …

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The Smoking Gun:

Jane Pauley Sues New York Times — Broadcaster claims fraud over appearance in drug industry advertorial — Claiming that The New York Times duped her into granting an interview for what turned out to be a drug company-funded advertising supplement, Jane Pauley has sued the newspaper for fraud.

Discussion: Gawker

humanevents.com:

Outlook — While our seat-by-seat analysis shows Democrats winning the House by a four-seat margin, the overriding question is whether a "wave" will deliver a really big Democratic majority. That presumes an overwhelming sentiment that negates seat-by-seat analyses.

Discussion: The Next Hurrah, unfutz and Daily Kos