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3:32 AM ET, October 26, 2006

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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 …
John / AMERICAblog:
BREAKING: New Jersey Sup.  Ct adopts George Bush position on gay relationships - some kind of civil unions is acceptable, says NO to "marriage"  —  UPDATE: Some friends of mine were confused by the title I gave this post in which I said the court said "no" to gay marriage.  Let me clarify.
Washington Post:
N.J. Ruling Mandates Rights for Gay Unions
Discussion: Dogwood Pundit and TalkLeft
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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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 …
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 …
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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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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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 …
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
Discussion: Hot Air and Daimnation!
Mark Benjamin / Salon:
U.S. generals call for Democratic takeover  —  Disgusted with the leadership of the Iraq war, two retired generals say the GOP must go.  Plus: More than 100 current military personnel join a campaign to get the U.S. out of Iraq — now.  —  Maj. Gen. John Batiste in Tikrit, Iraq, March 16 …
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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 …
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
Michael Alison Chandler / Washington Post:
Clad in Camouflage for a Cause  —  Va. Teens Sport Martial Attire in Fight Against Drugs  —  If classes had been held in a forest yesterday at Marshall Middle School in Fauquier County, it would have been difficult for teachers to take attendance.  —  As the first bell rang …
 
 
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Tony Paterson / Independent:
German ministers 'knew about CIA torture cells'
Tim Paradis / Associated Press:
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humanevents.com:
Outlook  — While our seat-by-seat analysis shows Democrats winning …
Associated Press:
China: N. Korea doesn't plan second nuke test
Gregg Easterbrook / ESPN:
The high school offense works!
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Politics Central:
FRANCE PREPARES 50,000 RIOT POLICE FOR MUSLIM ATTACKS
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Gay Patriot:
HRC Fires Staffer Who Orchestrated Foley ScandalStatement Raises …
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Ted Wendling / Plain Dealer:
Tabloid-style claims twist governor's race
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The Prowler / American Spectator:
CNN Terrorist Outreach
New York Times:
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Associated Press:
Frist to GOP hopefuls: Don't stress Iraq
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James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
Best of the Web  —  Our item yesterday in which we reaffirmed …
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