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7:55 PM ET, October 1, 2007

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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:
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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.
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Harry Reid Blasts Rush Limbaugh As "Unpatriotic" On Senate Floor, Demands Apology To Troops  —  Dramatically escalating the Dems' confrontation with Rush Limbaugh over his "phony soldiers" comment, Harry Reid just laced sharply into the talk show host in an extended attack on the Senate floor …
The Corner:
Limbaugh in the House  —  Much better:  —  110TH CONGRESS  —  1st SESSION  —  H. RES.
Discussion: TPM Election Central and BLACKFIVE
Democrats.senate.gov:
Reid Calls On Senators To Join In Condemning Limbaugh's Attack On Our Troops
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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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
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:   Edwards, Media Consultant Part Ways
Mike Dorning / The Swamp:
Obama raises "at least" $20 million
Taylor Marsh:
BREAKING: Clinton to Join Webb on Iran Bill  —  In March, James Webb introduced legislation demanding that the President seek congressional approval before striking Iran.  —  I've just learned that Senator Hillary Clinton will co-sponsor legislation with Webb and re-introduce it into the Senate.
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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Juan Melli / Blue Jersey:
Corzine Sues Bush Over Kids Health Insurance; 7 States Follow Lead  —  A few weeks ago Governor Corzine threatened the Bush administration with legal action over the proposed rule changes to SCHIP which would have left thousands of New Jersey children without health insurance.
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Sebastian Mallaby / Washington Post:
Bush's Unhealthy Veto
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 …
The Atlantic Online:
If Wishes Were Ponies...  ... then Oliver Willis and Nick Beaudrot would be right that "[m]ilitary strikes against against Iran would quite clearly be an act of war; without Congressional authorization it would pribma facie be an impeachable offense."  In the real world, though …
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.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
McCain: $5M raised, over $2M in debt  —  John McCain will raise about $5 million for the quarter but still show well over $2 million in debt, according to two sources familiar with the internal tally.  —  Though far below what rivals Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani are expected to report …
Discussion: TPM Election Central
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.
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.
Arutz Sheva:
State: Al-Dura Death Video was Staged  —  (IsraelNN.com) Seven years after Arab 12-year-old Mohammed al-Dura was allegedly killed in Gaza, the Prime Minister's Office has released a statement saying that a video supposedly showing al-Dura's death was staged.
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
 
 
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CharlesR / Age of Hooper:
FINAL POST: "TROOPS OUT NOW" PROTEST MARCH, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007
Washington Post:
Public Favors Democrats to Handle Iraq, Health Care
Discussion: Daily Kos and Oliver Willis
Barbara Ehrenreich / The Huffington Post:
The Clinton Campaign: Running on Ambien
Financial Times:
Iran ready to work with US on Iraq
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Wilkes: Leave The Hookers out of It
Discussion: The Next Hurrah
AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:
Iraqi Death Rate Cut In Half, Dems Would Have Allowed Deaths To Continue
Ken Fisher / Ars Technica:
AT&T threatens to disconnect subscribers who criticize the company
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Some in Fairfax Public Housing Make Six Figures
Faiz / Think Progress:
Podhoretz: 'I Believe Bush Is Going To Order Airstrikes On Iran …
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