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10:30 AM ET, October 2, 2007

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Michael Cooper / New York Times:
Democrats Surpass Republicans in Fund-Raising  —  The Democratic presidential candidates continued to raise significantly more money during the last three months than their Republican counterparts, according to official and unofficial third-quarter fund-raising tallies that were released yesterday.
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ABCNEWS:   Obama 'Brand' Could Halt Attacks on Clinton
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Obama $20M turns heads
Discussion: The Swamp and Washington Post
WSJ.com:
Ron Paul's Fund-Raising Takes Off
USA Today:   Obama, with money on his side, still seeks traction
Garance Franke-Ruta / American Prospect:   THE MYSTERY OF THE EDWARDS CAMPAIGN.
Anita Hill / New York Times:
The Smear This Time  —  ON Oct. 11, 1991, I testified about my experience as an employee of Clarence Thomas's at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  —  I stand by my testimony.  —  Justice Thomas has every right to present himself as he wishes in his new memoir, "My Grandfather's Son."
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ABCNEWS:
Justice Clarence Thomas Speaks Out
Richard Miniter / Pajamas Media:
MY DINNER WITH CLARENCE THOMAS
Discussion: Power Line and USA Today
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:   Sauce For The Goose  —  Anita Hill takes to the pages …
Jackie Calmes / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Is Losing Grip On Core Business Vote  —  Deficit Hawks Defect  —  As Social Issues Prevail;  —  'The Party Left Me'  —  \*country-region\*country-regionWASHING TON\*\* — The Republican Party, known since the late 19th century as the party of business, is losing its lock on that title.
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Rachel Zoll / Associated Press:
Conservatives Consider 3rd-Party Run  — Some of the nation's most politically influential conservative Christians, alarmed by the prospect of a Republican presidential nominee who supports abortion rights, are considering backing a third-party candidate.
CBN.com:
Evangelical Leader on Giuliani: "This is About the Life Issue"
Discussion: New York Post and MSNBC
Martin Kady II / The Politico:
Battle of sound bites reaches health care  —  In the battle of sound bites over President Bush's expected veto of the children's health insurance bill, the White House position boils down to this: Beware, beware — it's the first step toward federalized health care.
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Sally Bedell Smith / Vanity Fair:
White House Civil War
Discussion: The Caucus and Wonkette
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Independents May Be Crucial in New Hampshire  —  Dr. Sally Garhart Eneguess voted for Senator John McCain in 2000 in the Republican presidential primary here.  In January, Dr. Eneguess said, she intends to vote for Senator Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential primary.
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Markpreston / CNN Political Ticker:
News Analysis: Romney's 10,000 TV ads
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Obama to Urge Elimination of World's Nuclear Weapons  —  Senator Barack Obama will propose on Tuesday setting a goal of eliminating all nuclear weapons in the world, saying the United States should greatly reduce its stockpiles to lower the threat of nuclear terrorism, aides say.
Zogby:
Poll: Clinton Extends Primary Lead in New Hampshire  —  Newsmax/Zogby poll shows Obama holding steady; Clinton escapes taint of Norman Hsu money scandal  —  New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has extended her lead in the race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in New Hampshire …
Discussion: MyDD and Pollster.com
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Chicago Tribune:
Early stumbles not unusual
Discussion: Boston Globe
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Report Says Firm Sought to Cover Up Iraq Shootings  —  Employees of Blackwater USA have engaged in nearly 200 shootings in Iraq since 2005, in a vast majority of cases firing their weapons from moving vehicles without stopping to count the dead or assist the wounded, according to a new report from Congress.
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CNN:
Blackwater chief disputes allegations
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
Jerusalem Post:
Censorship lifted on September 6 IAF strike inside Syria  —  Israel on Tuesday began to lift its strict veil of secrecy on an air strike in Syria last month, allowing the media to report on the raid without attributing such reports to foreign sources.  —  The censor did not release any other details for publication.
Roger Simon / The Politico:
No more Mr. Nice Guy  —  CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Fred Thompson has a folksy, good old boy persona on the stump, but it may not last much longer.  —  When I asked him if he is an 11th Commandment man — Never speak ill of a fellow Republican — he responded, "I am more of a 12th Commandment man …
Chicago Tribune:
Clinton's baby boondoggle  —  Politicians often try to attract votes by obliquely appealing to the voter's self-interest.  Vote for me, a candidate might say, and I'll cut taxes or boost school spending or protect your embattled industry from foreign competition.  But Hillary Clinton is taking a more direct approach to parents.
Bill Carter / New York Times:
CBSNews.com Chief to Lead a News and Blogs Site  —  The Huffington Post, a news Web site, plans to announce today the appointment of a new chief executive, Betsy Morgan, who will leave her job as the general manager of CBSNews.com.  —  Ms. Morgan will switch from running the Web site …
Discussion: TVNewser, BuzzMachine and LA Observed
Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Groups call for separate vote on FEC nominees  —  Determined to rally opposition to one controversial appointee to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), several watchdog groups are calling on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to hold separate votes on each of four agency nominees.
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
CBN.com:
Congressman Rudy Giuliani: Pro-Life?  —  Congressman Pete Sessions, a staunch pro-life Republican from Texas and a Rudy Giuliani supporter tells The Brody File that if Giuliani was a member of Congress today, he'd be considered pro-life.  Here's the money quote:
 
 
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Robert Schmidt / Bloomberg:
U.S. Prosecutors Say New Limits May Help Future Enrons Go Free
Redstate:
A Parting of the Ways  —  It is with regret that I am announcing …
Annie Karni / New York Sun:
Film Claims Censorship At Columbia
Chris Johnson / HRC Back Story:
Human Rights Campaign signs ENDA letter to Capitol Hill
Ali Waked / Ynetnews:
Al-Dura's father: Israel's claims ridiculous
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Yourish.com
Andrew C. Revkin / New York Times:
Arctic Melt Unnerves the Experts
Discussion: Wizbang and Gawker
Opinion Journal:
Nuclear Secrets  —  A strange kind of nonproliferation in North Korea.
 Earlier Items: 
Peterhamby / CNN Political Ticker:
Biden tells al Maliki: 'Get it straight real quick'
New York Post:
SAVED BY THE SURGE  —  BUT TROOP CUTS LOOK RISKY  —  IS the surge in Iraq working?
Kevin Roderick / LA Observed:
O'Shea decrees transparency, shorter stories *
Timothy B. Lee / Cato-at-liberty:
Klein Slanders Friedman
Discussion: Redstate and Will Wilkinson
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
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