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9:15 PM ET, October 1, 2007

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Media Matters for America:
Gibson aired edited Limbaugh clip to "prove" Media Matters had edited Limbaugh clip … During the September 28 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, in response to Media Matters for America's documentation of Rush Limbaugh's recent description of service members who advocate U.S. withdrawal …
Discussion: TalkLeft and Eschaton
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Harkin: 'Maybe Limbaugh was high on drugs again.'  —  Today on the Senate floor, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) condemned Rush Limbaugh's "phony soldiers" comment, saying that the radio host makes these "provocative things to make more money."  He then offered another possible explanation for Limbaugh's "over-the-line" remarks:
RushLimbaugh.com Home:
Rush's Challenge to Senator Reid  —  BEGIN TRANSCRIPT  —  RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, in the last half hour, Harry Reid took to the floor of the Senate and proceeded to spend five-to-seven minutes denouncing me, spreading the smear that started last week on this phony soldiers business.
The Corner:
Limbaugh in the House  —  Much better:  —  110TH CONGRESS  —  1st SESSION  —  H. RES.
Discussion: TPM Election Central and BLACKFIVE
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Take Rush Off Armed Forces Radio Network  —  So Harry Reid is calling on all Senators to sign a letter condemning Rush Limbaugh for calling the soldiers in Iraq who share the sentiments of 70% of the country and have serious reservations about the war "phony soldiers."
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Harry Reid Blasts Rush Limbaugh As "Unpatriotic" …
Discussion: Riehl World View
CNN Political Ticker:
Top Democrat slams Limbaugh over 'phony soldiers'
Discussion: The Politico
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
PARODY SURGE HITS MIL CONTRACTORS IN IRAQ  —  A few days ago the State Department released what it called a "first blush" report on the Blackwater incident in Baghdad, a report which largely exonerated the Blackwater personnel involved.  —  I noted at the time that "first blush" …
Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Republicans urge Blackwater hearing delay  —  Seven House Republicans have urged Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) to postpone an expected hearing this week about Blackwater USA until the State Department and a separate commission release reports …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Richard Lardner / Associated Press:
FBI Sending Investigators to Iraq
Discussion: Blue Girl, Red State
World Tribune.com:
Last letter from doomed Al Qaida chief: 'We are so desperate for your help'  —  BAGHDAD — The U.S. military is eliminating Al Qaida's chain of command in Iraq.  —  Officials said several leading aides to Al Qaida network chief Abu Ayoub Al Masri have been killed by the U.S.-led coalition.
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."
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:   Edwards, Media Consultant Part Ways
The New Republic:
The Usual Suspect  —  The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy  —  IN OCTOBER 2002, Osama bin Laden issued a statement in which he analyzed America's inexhaustible number of sins and prescribed ways of repenting for many of them.  The statement was, by the standards of bin Laden's cave encyclicals, unusually coherent.
Des Moines Register:
Thompson: Iraq had WMDs before U.S. invaded  —  Newton, Ia.  — Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson said today he was certain former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction prior to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, a point of contention in the 4.5 years since the war began.
PittsburghLIVE.com:
Santorum eyes gubernatorial bud  —  Say it slowly: Gov. Rick Santorum.  —  Interesting concept, isn't it?  —  The former Pennsylvania GOP senator, trounced in his re-election bid last year by seldom-seen Democrat Bob Casey Jr., apparently has grown weary of beating the drums …
John Fund / Opinion Journal:
Rude Giuliani  —  If he wants voters to respect his privacy, he ought to show some respect for basic manners.  —  A lot is going well for Rudy Giuliani's campaign.  His fund raising is strong.  He outstrips his GOP rivals in national polls.  His speeches on taxes and health care were solid.
Rasmussen Reports:
Voters Reject Clinton Baby Bond Proposal By 2-to-1 Margin  —  Sixty percent (60%) of America's Likely Voters oppose giving every child born in the United States a $5,000 savings bond, or "baby bond."  A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 27% support the concept suggested on Friday by Senator Hillary Clinton.
 
 
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Financial Times:
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Iraqi Death Rate Cut In Half, Dems Would Have Allowed Deaths To Continue
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Michael J. Totten:
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The Atlantic Online:
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