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1:35 PM ET, November 2, 2006

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John Solo / Associated Press:
Kerry's '72 Army Comments Mirror Latest  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - During a Vietnam-era run for Congress three decades ago, John Kerry said he opposed a volunteer Army because it would be dominated by the underprivileged, be less accountable and be more prone to "the perpetuation of war crimes."
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Flubbed Joke Makes Kerry a Political Punching Bag, Again  —  He's back.  —  Senator John Kerry had been carefully and quietly building himself back up after his failed 2004 presidential run, campaigning for Democratic candidates in places where he could forget about his sometimes strained relationships …
Paula Woodward / KUSA-TV:
Man claims 3-year sexual relationship with pastor  —  and Nicole Vap Executive Producer Investigative  —  DENVER - A gay man and admitted male escort claims he has had an ongoing sexual relationship with a well-known Evangelical pastor from Colorado Springs.
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John / AMERICAblog:
President of National Association of Evangelicals accused of 3-year sexual relationship with gay hooker, and of taking drugs  —  UPDATE: This guy is reportedly as important as James Dobson: … UPDATE: Here is how big this story is. … He also claims to have direct access to George Bush:
John Whitesides / Reuters:
Results in key Senate races - Reuters poll  —  WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Democrats must gain six seats in Tuesday's election to win U.S. Senate control, and they lead in six of the seven most vulnerable Republican-held states, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Thursday.
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John Whitesides / Reuters:
Democrats have shot at Senate control-Reuters poll  —  WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Democrats have at least slim leads in races for six of the seven most vulnerable Republican Senate seats, giving them a shot at winning control of the Senate on Tuesday, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Thursday.
Ralph Peters / USA Today:
Last gasps in Iraq  —  I supported this war, but the deteriorating situation is starting to convince me that we can't win.  Those of us who hoped that the Iraqis could achieve democracy were wrong — and their failure has implications for the entire region.
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Lieberman Cheaterman Campaign Caught Breaking Slush Fund Laws  —  A cornerstone of the modern campaign finance system is disclosure.  Everyone agrees on disclosure, from conservative Republicans to liberal Democrats.  Old industrial political machines used to simply pay cash for votes …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Mary E. O'Leary / nhregister.com:
Lamont files an FEC complaint over Lieberman's expenditure of petty cash
Discussion: The Huffington Post
New York Times:
The Great Divider  —  As President Bush throws himself into the final days of a particularly nasty campaign season, he's settled into a familiar pattern of ugly behavior.  Since he can't defend the real world created by his policies and his decisions, Mr. Bush is inventing a fantasy world …
Bjorn Lomborg / Opinion Journal:
Stern Review  —  The dodgy numbers behind the latest warming scare.  —  The report on climate change by Nicholas Stern and the U.K. government has sparked publicity and scary headlines around the world.  Much attention has been devoted to Mr. Stern's core argument that the price of inaction …
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Arnold Kling / TCS Daily:
Operation Sunscreen  —  "Using the results from formal economic models …
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
Washington Post:
Scandals Alone Could Cost Republicans Their House Majority  —  Indictments, investigations and allegations of wrongdoing have helped put at least 15 Republican House seats in jeopardy, enough to swing control to the Democrats on Tuesday even before the larger issues of war, economic unease and President Bush are invoked.
New York Post:
GIS DROP SMART BOMB ON KERRY  —  HILARIOUS HEROES FIRE BACK OVER DEM AND DUMBER CRACK ABOUT IRAQ  —  By TODD VENEZIA in N.Y. and IAN BISHOP in Washington  —  A group of GIs showed they are smart enough to take on condescending Sen. John Kerry - by deploying a hilariously misspelled sign mocking …
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Bush, Trying to Rally Base, Defends Rumsfeld  —  With less than a week before the election, President Bush sought to rally Republican voters on Wednesday with a vigorous defense of the war in Iraq and a vow to keep Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld in office until the end of Mr. Bush's term.
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CNN:
Boehner: Let's not blame Iraq woes on Rumsfeld
Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
Republican Seems to Rally in Run for Seat Foley Quit  —  RAW: WEST PALM BEACH, FL - OCTOBER 30: Florida Republican U.S. Congressional candidate Joe Negron attends a debate against his Democratic challenger Tim Mahoney as they campaign for Former Rep. Mark Foley's 16th Congressional District seat October 30 …
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Crystal Ball 2006: THE PREDICTIONS  —  Campaigns Clamor for Last-Minute Midterm "Mo"  —  Just how Democratic a year is 2006?  —  Five days out, let's rephrase the question this way: when's the last time a major political party has failed to capture a single House seat, Senate seat …
Discussion: Simianbrain
 
 
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Jamie Holly / Crooks and Liars:
Michael Ware: "The Most Dominant Feeling (in Iraq) Is Fear"
Jacob Weisberg / Slate:
Poisoned Politics  —  THE ADS THIS YEAR ARE WORSE THAN EVER.
Leila Hatoum / Lebanon Daily Star:
Washington warns of 'mounting evidence' of bid to bring down Siniora Cabinet
Judd / Think Progress:
Bush Laments 'Tone' In Washington, Says His Opponents Want Terrorists To Win
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Iraqi Shiites Continue to Exert Independence and Seek Changes …
Discussion: Needlenose and FP Passport
C. J. Chivers / New York Times:
Medic Aids Fallen Marine With Skill and a Prayer
David Rennie / Telegraph:
Youths challenge the French state
Anita Kumar / St. Petersburg Times:
FBI questions two more former aides to Harris
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Meryl Yourish / Yourish.com:
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Ed Morrissey / Examiner:
Have Reagan's conservatives won the revolution?
Jason Horowitz / observer.com:
In Lamont Race, Bitter Democrats Do Pre-Mortems
Garance Franke-Ruta / American Prospect:
Allen's Options  —  Why did a beleaguered hi-tech company grant …
Discussion: Raising Kaine
Tim Butcher / Telegraph:
Iran 'wrecked kidnap deal with bribe'
Associated Press:
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