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4:00 PM ET, October 30, 2006

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Salman Masood / New York Times:
Pakistan Attacks School for Militants  —  The Pakistani military said today that it had destroyed a religious school used for training militants in the Bajur tribal area, which straddles the border with Afghanistan.  The attack killed at least 80 people, the military said, describing them as militants.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and FP Passport
Habibullah Khan / Associated Press:   Pakistani Raid on School Kills 80
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Airstrikes on Bajaur Training Camps
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Zawahiri was target of Pakistan madrassa airstrike
Jennifer Saba / Editor and Publisher:
Big Metros Show Severe Declines in Latest Circ Report  —  NEW YORK The Audit Bureau of Circulations FAS-FAX report for the six-month period ending September 2006 released this morning confirmed yet again that major metros are struggling to show growth.  The losses are steep while the gains are meager.
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Andy Soltis / New York Post:
NOW 5TH LARGEST NEWSPAPER IN U.S.  —  The New York Post today surpassed the Daily News and The Washington Post to become the 5th largest newspaper in America after bucking the national trend and chalking up a whopping 5.1 percent jump in circulation.  —  The Post's average paid circulation …
Discussion: Gawker and Pajamas Media
Michael Barone / Real Clear Politics:
The Story Behind the Polls  —  What's with the polls?  —  In 2004, the electorate that went to the polls or voted absentee was, according to the adjusted NEP exit poll, 37 percent Democratic and 37 percent Republican.  In party identification, it was the most Republican electorate since …
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Shadowy Nonprofit Attacks PA Dem from Left  —  Here's another thing to watch for this campaign season: front groups that attack Democrats from the left.  —  The Pennsylvania Senate race has provided a case in point.  TPM Reader TC, who lives there, sent us a scan of a mailer he received Saturday.
Discussion: Eschaton
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:   "Progressive" Nonprofit Repped by Bush-Cheney Vet
George E. Condon Jr / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Hunter set to announce presidential bid  —  Some surprised by lawmaker's timing  —  WASHINGTON - With his prized committee chairmanship very much in peril, Rep. Duncan Hunter is poised to announce today that he is considering a long-shot run for the White House.
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Associated Press:   Rep. Duncan Hunter Mulls White House Run
James Glanz / New York Times:
U.S. Is Said to Fail in Tracking Arms for Iraqis  —  The American military has not properly tracked hundreds of thousands of weapons intended for Iraqi security forces and has failed to provide spare parts, maintenance personnel or even repair manuals for most of the weapons given to the Iraqis …
Matea Gold / Los Angeles Times:
CNN hopes blogging is election-night blessing  —  An event aimed at getting instant reaction from online opinion makers is but a part of cable channels' efforts.  —  NEW YORK — Who says the mainstream media don't respect the blogosphere?  —  CNN is trying to incorporate bloggers directly …
Discussion: This Modern World
Jeffrey H. Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Lobbyists Won't Like What Pelosi Has in Mind  —  Odds are that lobbying in the House of Representatives is about to get harder.  —  If Democrats gain the 15 seats they need to win control of the House — and most analysts think they will — one of the first things the new House will do is restrict …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and Simianbrain
ABCNEWS:
'Go Ahead, Put Marks on Me'  —  Second Dancer: Alleged Duke Lacrosse Rape Victim Said to Bruise Her  —  ABC News Law & Justice Unit  —  The second dancer in the Duke rape case has said for the first time that the accuser told her to "go ahead, put marks on me" after the alleged attack.
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Bush Appointee Said to Reject Advice on Endangered Species  —  A senior Bush political appointee at the Interior Department has rejected staff scientists' recommendations to protect imperiled animals and plants under the Endangered Species Act at least six times in the past three years, documents show.
Thomas Sowell / Opinion Journal:
Diversity's Oppressions  —  Why Iraq has proven to be so hard to pacify.  —  Iraq is not the first war with ugly surprises and bloody setbacks.  Even World War II, idealized in retrospect as it never was at the time—the war of "the greatest generation"—had a long series of disasters …
Discussion: Austin Bay Blog
Michael McDonald / Washington Post:
5 Myths About Turning Out The Vote  —  If you're an upstanding U.S. citizen, you'll stand up and be counted this Election Day, right?  Well, maybe not.  Just because Americans can vote doesn't mean they do.  But who shows up is what decides the tight races, which makes turnout …
Cliff Schecter / AlterNet.org:
Joe Lieberman's Endless Hypocrisy  —  If you don't like Sen. Joe Lieberman's position on an issue today, just check back with him tomorrow.  —  In 1988 a slightly younger but no-less-father-on-the-show-Alf- looking Joe Lieberman stared into a camera during one of his commercials in the Senate race …
 
 
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