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12:10 PM ET, October 1, 2007

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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Giuliani Inspires Threat of a Third-Party Run  —  Alarmed at the possibility that the Republican Party might pick Rudolph W. Giuliani as its presidential nominee despite his support for abortion rights, a coalition of influential Christian conservatives is threatening to back a third-party candidate.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Christian Conservatives For Hillary  —  When parties fall out of power, they tend to go through a battle between Puritans and Big Tenters.  Inevitably, when Puritans control the debate, they tend to ensure a longer term in the wilderness, and when they don't, they threaten to leave.
Washington Post:
Sen. Clinton's Empty Table  —  "THERE ARE basically only three options: We can raise taxes again, which no one wants to do because the payroll tax is regressive. . . We can cut benefits. . . Or we can work together to try to find some way to increase the rate of return."
Discussion: Ezra Klein and Blue Gal
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New York Post:
HILLARY'S $30,000 FANS ARE HER 'CULT' FOLLOWING  —  A purported pyramid-scheme operator who was run out of Arkansas when Bill Clinton was governor has reinvented himself as the head of an upstate group accused of being a "cult" - and his devotees have pumped thousands into Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential run.
MySanAntonio.com:
Roddy Stinson: Passenger sitting behind soldier reports 'a very moving moment'  —  THE GOOD  —  Last Wednesday, while flying from Phoenix to the Alamo City on U.S. Airways Flight 207, a San Antonio man, Gil Anderson, witnessed something memorable.  —  Shortly before takeoff …
NY Daily News:
Gotbaum kin's plea before dying: I'm not a terrorist!  —  BY SOO YOUN in Phoenix and ETHAN ROUEN and ADAM LISBERG in New York  —  The daughter-in-law of one of New York's top officials screamed, "I'm not a terrorist!" and fought with security officials in the Phoenix airport before being wrestled …
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CNN:
Mom cuffed, found dead after missing flight  —  (CNN) — An autopsy was planned Monday for a 45-year-old mother of three who died in police custody at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport.  —  Carol Ann Gotbaum was arrested at the airport Friday for alleged disorderly conduct …
Discussion: The Jawa Report and PrairiePundit
Daily Mail:
Burma: Thousands dead in the massacre of the monks dumped in the jungle  —  Thousands of protesters are dead and the bodies of hundreds of executed monks have been dumped in the jungle, a former intelligence officer for Burma's ruling junta has revealed.  —  The most senior official to defect so far …
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Gateway Pundit:
MASS SLAUGHTER IN BURMA!... Hundreds, Maybe Thousands, Dead! (Video)
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Michigan Goes Smoot-Hawley In The Early Morning  —  The economic woes of Michigan appear ready to worsen, thanks to a budget agreement reached this morning as the state government began shutting down.  Michigan residents will see their taxes increase by over a billion dollars …
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Associated Press:   Michigan lawmakers reach budget deal
Detroit News:
SETTLED  —  Granholm orders state workers to report to work this morning
Discussion: Right Voices
Brian Faughnan / Weekly Standard:
Peace is Dangerous  —  As the level of American casualties in Iraq falls to its lowest level in more than a year, while Iraqi casualties fall as well, Erick at Red State notes that as tragic as the loss of life is, the final year of the Carter administration saw greater losses of life among U.S. soldiers …
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Redstate:
Peace Is Dangerous  —  I stumbled across this a few weeks ago …
Discussion: BartBlog
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
First Read: Thompson's fundraising struggles  —  Here's something to compare Thompson's money to: the 1st Q numbers of his three main rivals: Romney raised 21.2M; Giuliani raised 16.6M; McCain raised 13M.  —  By comparison, Fred's $7-8M (or even $10 million) this quarter is not great.
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Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Hints of Strong Fundraising Emerge
Jan Crawford Greenburg / ABCNEWS:
Clarence Thomas: A Silent Justice Speaks Out  —  Since Clarence Thomas joined the Supreme Court 16 years ago, he has largely remained silent, and his silence has become part of his mythology.  He rarely speaks from the bench.  He hasn't responded to legions of critics.
Discussion: Bluey Blog
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Robert Reich / Robert Reich's Blog:
Qualifications: Setting the Record Straight
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Faiz / Think Progress:
Podhoretz: 'I Believe Bush Is Going To Order Airstrikes On Iran Before He Leaves Office'  —  Norman Podhoretz, widely reputed as the "godfather" of neoconservatism, has released a new book entitled World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofacism, a strident call for continuing the Bush strategy of preemptive wars.
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
What We Owe the Burmese  —  An upheaval like the pro-democracy uprising taking place in Burma over the past month tends to shake up certainties that had seemed self-evident.  Certainties such as the primacy of justice.  Or the sanctity of the Olympic Games.
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard and SWJ Blog
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
High Court won't hear birth control case  —  WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday declined to enter a church-state dispute over whether some religious organizations can be forced to pay for workers' birth-control health insurance benefits, a growing trend in the states.
Discussion: Macsmind
 
 
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Bill Mears / CNN:
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John Fund / Opinion Journal:
Rude Giuliani  —  If he wants voters to respect his privacy …
Marc Santora / New York Times:
Campaign Swing Reveals Trouble Spots for Giuliani
Discussion: The Politico
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
HIS GRANDFATHER'S SON  —  A publicist has sent us the link …
Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
U.S. Pays Steep Price for Private Security in Iraq
Noor Khan / Associated Press:
Afghan boy with US dollars hanged
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 Earlier Items: 
Sean Lengell / Washington Times:
MoveOn ad raises cash for GOP
Discussion: At-Largely and Don Surber
Sara A. Carter / Washington Times:
Terror database gets plenty of hits
USA Today:
Troop deaths in Iraq drop in September
Damien McElroy / Telegraph:
US to reward Iran for ending Iraq arms supply
Ben Ryan / Opinion Journal:
Trigger-Happy Journalists
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Enron's Second Coming?
Discussion: Norwegianity and The RBC
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Right-Of-Center Bloggers Select Their Favorite People On The Right (2007 Edition)