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1:40 AM ET, November 7, 2006

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CNN:
Poll: Democrats boost advantage in races for Congress  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — The percentage of likely voters who plan to vote for Democrats in Tuesday's congressional elections increased in the past week, according to a CNN poll conducted during the weekend.
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
FOX NEWS POLL: DEMS TOP GOP BY 13 POINTS IN RACE TO CONTROL CONGRESS  —  NEW YORK — Nearly half of likely voters — 49 percent — favor the Democratic candidate in their House district and 36 percent the Republican, with 15 percent still undecided in a FOX News poll conducted the final weekend before the midterm elections.
Washington Post:
It's a Candidate Calling.  Again.  —  Republicans Deny Subterfuge as Phone Barrages Anger Voters  —  This year's heavy volume of automated political phone calls has infuriated countless voters and triggered sharp complaints from Democrats, who say the Republican Party has crossed the line …
Discussion: Political Animal and Boston Globe
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New York Times:
Repeat Calls Spur a Debate Over Tactics
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Jamie Holly / Crooks and Liars:
Enough is Enough!  —  That is what Jonathan Alter just reported …
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
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GOP.com:
Memorandum From RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman: Another Poll Confirms GOP Momentum  —  Memorandum From RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman: Another Poll Confirms GOP Momentum  —  TO: REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP AND INTERESTED PARTIES  —  FROM: KEN MEHLMAN  —  RE: ANOTHER POLL CONFIRMS GOP MOMENTUM
Guardian:
Armitage tips Democrats to regain House
Discussion: Instapundit.com
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
For Democrats, Even a Gain May Feel Like a Failure  —  In most midterm elections, an out-of-power party picking up, say, 14 seats in the House and five seats in the Senate could call it a pretty good night.  —  But for Democrats in 2006, that showing would mean coming up one seat shy of taking control of both the Senate and the House.
Anne Gearan / Associated Press:
U.S. envoy to Iraq likely quitting post  —  WASHINGTON - Zalmay Khalilzad, the plainspoken dealmaker and Republican insider who has won praise and criticism for attempts to broker Sunni political participation in Iraq's fragile government, is likely to quit his post as U.S. ambassador in Baghdad …
Examiner:
Sleepwalking into the gathering storm?  —  The Washington DC Examiner Newspaper, The Examiner  —  WASHINGTON - "You ask, what is our aim?  I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."
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Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
White House miffed by Fla. GOP candidate  —  PENSACOLA, Fla. - The closer the election came to the finish line, the more President Bush's aides battled the perception he was doing his party as much harm as good and was unwanted in many districts.  —  On Monday, Bush jetted to a conservative corner …
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David Cox:
Saddam: a tribute  —  Three months ago, Tony Blair warned the world that an "arc of extremism" now stretches across the Middle East from Iran to Lebanon.  This phenomenon, he suggested, threatens the survival of the very values on which western society is based.  Yet, when Blair came to power, no such claim could have been made.
Lvdem / www.keystonepolitics.com:
Re: Santorum Poll Released by Indicted Republican Operative  —  This poll raised a variety of concerns when it showed up in my mailbox this morning.  See below:  —  What is a very likely voter?  I've never seen that term in a poll before.  I've seen likely voter, registered voter and eligible voter …
Damien Cave / New York Times:
N.Y. Plans to Make Gender Personal Choice  —  Separating anatomy from what it means to be a man or a woman, New York City is moving forward with a plan to let people alter the sex on their birth certificate even if they have not had sex-change surgery.  —  Under the rule being considered …
Discussion: Stop The ACLU
Robert Novak / humanevents.com:
To: Our Readers  —  Democrats are set to gain 19 House seats, two Senate seats, and five governorships in tomorrow's elections.  It is a sign of Republicans' sorry state that, at this point, this is actually a very favorable outlook for them.  —  In the last day of the midterm election campaign …
Proteus / Eject! Eject!:
SEEING THE UNSEEN Part 1  —  Folks, as in The Olden Days, this is a long read.  It is an essay, not a blog entry.  Print it, copy and paste it, or just grab a cup of coffee and settle back.  —  Oh, and all the pictures enlarge with a click, if you are so inclined.  MMMnnnnn...pictures....
Discussion: Flopping Aces, IMAO and Op For
Bryan / Hot Air:
Hot Air introduces...the Absolute Moral Authority card  —  Find yourself in a jam?  Are your anti-war lies catching up with you?  Then use the Absolute Moral Authority card and get right out of trouble free.  Once you play the Absolute Moral Authority card, no one can ever question you again, no matter what you say or do!
Discussion: GINA COBB and Iowa Voice
The Daily Dish:
Even Lower  —  Here's a flyer being distributed by the New York State Republican party:  —  The Democrats, in other words, want to let a darker-skinned man rape your white wife.  You know what?  I just found out nothing about Democratic values.  But I learned a hell of a lot more about Republican ones.
 
 
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Missouri Senate : Talent (R) 49% McCaskill (D) 48%
Brad R. / Sadly, No!:
Memories  —  Just in case you need some extra motivation …
americanchronicle.com:
Sec. of Virginia State Board of Elections Finds Widespread Incidents …
Discussion: Lean Left
Christopher Hitchens / Times of London:
The election? It's about the Redskins, stupid
Discussion: Don Surber
William Beutler / Blog P.I.:
Nice Work If You Can Get It: A Closer Look at Campaign Blogger Remunerations
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Jamie Holly / Crooks and Liars:
CNN Gives Coverage To The Robocall Scam
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A New Breed of Watchdog For Election Day
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The Generic Ballot In '94....  A trip through The Hotline archives …
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Petracahill / Blogging Baghdad:
Saddam verdict lacks details
Cillizzac / The Fix:
The Best Campaign Commercials of 2006
Michael Powell / Washington Post:
Exceedingly Social, But Doesn't Like Parties
Brink Lindsey / Cato-at-liberty:
Taking Labor Markets Seriously
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John / AMERICAblog:
Signorile interviews fallen-evangelical-leader Ted Haggard's male hooker
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
NARAL: Lying for Lieberman
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