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6:50 AM ET, November 17, 2006

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Friedman and Freedom  —  The man who made free markets popular again.  —  There are some public figures whose obituaries can be written years in advance.  Milton Friedman was not one of them.  —  Arguably the greatest economist of the 20th century, he won his Nobel Prize 30 years ago.
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BBC:
Economist Friedman dies aged 94  —  Nobel prize-winning US economist Milton Friedman has died at the age of 94.  —  Mr Friedman died in San Francisco, a spokesman for his family said.  The cause of death is not yet known.  —  Mr Friedman, who coined the phrase "there's no such thing as a free lunch" …
Holcomb B. Noble / New York Times:
Milton Friedman, a Leading Economist, Dies at 94
Sara Taylor / Daily Bruin News Headlines:
Community responds to Taser use in Powell  —  RAW FOOTAGE  —  of the taser incident.  —  An incident late Tuesday night in which a UCLA student was stunned at least four times with a Taser has left the UCLA community questioning whether the university police officers' use of force was an appropriate response to the situation.
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Marcus Kabel / timesdaily.com:
APF  —  Edwards acknowledges staff asked Wal-Mart for Playstation 3  —  Last Updated:November 16.  —  Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards acknowledged Thursday that amid his criticism of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., a volunteer member of his staff asked the world's largest retailer …
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Wizbang
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USA Today:
Military may ask $127B for wars  —  WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is preparing its largest spending request yet for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a proposal that could make the conflict the most expensive since World War II.  —  The Pentagon is considering $127 billion to $160 billion …
Mary Katharine Ham / Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog:
HamNation: The Dysfunctional Exes of American Politics  —  In light of the ridiculousness from both sides of the aisle during leadership elections this week, I thought I'd analyze the motivations of a "dumped" political party, and how they respond to rejection.  I'm no Dr. Phil, but I do what I can.
The Blotter:
Man Stopped at Port of Entry With Large Cash Sums and Laptop With Nuclear Information  —  Pierre Thomas and Jason Ryan Report:  —  A U.S. citizen of Ethiopian descent was arrested as he came into the U.S. on a flight from Amsterdam on Tuesday.  —  Sisayehiticha Dinssa was arrested …
Ari Berman / The Nation:
Why Murtha Lost  —  "Talk is cheap," Jack Murtha wrote in a letter declaring his candidacy for House Majority Leader, "which is why, up until Iraq forced me to, I didn't do a lot of it."  The sixteen-term Congressman and former Marine from rural, blue-collar Western Pennsylvania preferred …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Newt Gingrich / Opinion Journal:
The Right Coalition  —  Which bipartisanship will Bush choose?  —  The election results pose two enormous strategic choices for America.  First, the obvious outcome of a Democratic-controlled Congress and a Republican White House is the need for bipartisan cooperation in order to get anything done.
Discussion: Riehl World View
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Putnam Wants To Know: Where Were The Rednecks?  —  "White rednecks" who "didn't show up to vote for us" partly cost GOPers their cong. majorities, Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL) told fellow Republicans today.  And Putnam, seeking the post of GOP conference chair, chided ex-Chair J.C. Watts (R-OK) …
Drudge Report:
REGAN: 'I DID NOT PAY OJ'  —  Full Statement From Publisher Judith Regan:  —  Why I Did It  —  I was sitting with Howard Stern, of all people, when the verdict came down.  Many of you probably remember where you were at that moment.  It was a moment I, like so many others, was dreading.
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
Senate Dems plan overhaul of military tribunals bill  —  Gearing up for a major clash with the Bush administration and Republicans in Congress, several key Senate Democrats are planning to overhaul the newly minted legislation governing military tribunals of detainees.
CNN:
Foley focus of Florida criminal probe  —  (CNN) — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has opened a criminal investigation of former Rep. Mark Foley, who resigned in September after his e-mails with teenage congressional pages came to light, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
Kim Murphy / Los Angeles Times:
Iraq pullout talk makes Iran uneasy  —  Although officially opposed to the American presence, the Islamic Republic fears the repercussions of a dangerously unstable neighbor.  —  LONDON — Iran has consistently opposed the presence of U.S. forces in Iraq, but new prospects of a stepped …
Discussion: Firedoglake and Reason Magazine
 
 
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Harry Jaffe / washingtonian.com:
Another Election Winner: The Mainstream Media
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Benny Avni / New York Sun:
President Carter Could Lead U.N. Investigation of Israel
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Pelosi Stumbles Out of the Blocks
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Public Cheers Democratic Victory
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US plans last big push in Iraq