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10:50 PM ET, October 14, 2007

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Washington Post:
Better Numbers  —  NEWS COVERAGE and debate about Iraq during the past couple of weeks have centered on the alleged abuses of private security firms like Blackwater USA.  Getting such firms into a legal regime is vital, as we've said.  But meanwhile, some seemingly important facts …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
WaPo: Petraeus Was Right  —  The Washington Post's editorial board noticed something over the last few weeks that many of us have pointed out all along.  They discover that General David Petraeus told the truth about the improving situation in Iraq.  They have also found out that hardly …
Associated Press:
Iraq Sees Dramatically Low Death Toll
Discussion: QandO and Wake up America
Bill Roggio / The Long War Journal:
Violence in Iraq drops dramatically
Gateway Pundit:
MORE GOOD NEWS... Casualties Continue to Drop in Iraq
Discussion: Doug Ross
Washington Post:
Washington Post Correspondent Dies in Iraq  —  A veteran Washington Post special correspondent was shot to death Sunday in southwest Baghdad while on assignment, the first reporter for the newspaper to be killed during the Iraq war.  —  Salih Saif Aldin, 32, was reporting on the violence …
Discussion: mediabistro.com
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Fox & Friends: If WE could select the Nobel Prize...  Play (752) (h/t Bill W.)  —  Ah, you have to love the predictability of [Pravda] FOX News Channel.  When Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize, you KNOW they started scrambling to find ways to diminish him.
Discussion: Think Progress
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Jillian / Sadly, No!:
This Must Be That "Compassionate Conservatism" We Keep Hearing About  —  First it was twelve year old boys, and now it's injured Iraqi war vets: … Of course, when you read the article, it's hard to see how someone could come to the conclusion that this vet is faking illness:
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Washington Post:
A Wife's Battle  —  When Her Soldier Returned From Baghdad, Michelle Turner Picked Up the Burden of War  —  M ichelle Turner's husband sits in the recliner with the shades drawn.  He washes down his Zoloft with Mountain Dew.  On the phone in the other room, Michelle is pleading with the utility company to keep their power on.
Orrin Judd / BrothersJudd Blog:
X DON'T MARK THIS SPOT:  —  The Ideologues Have It (Mark Steyn, 10/14/07, National Review) … We yield to no one in our high regard for Mr. Steyn, but this isn't just profoundly wrong, but the citation of the Long Telegram in particular is an argument against his own position on the WoT.
Discussion: The Corner
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The Corner:
Settling Soviet Hash  —  The back-and-forth between Mark Steyn and Orrin Judd is not only irresistibly fascinating but, I think, Important.  May I chime in with a question?  —  Responding to Mark, Orrin writes as follows: … Every word that Orrin Judd writes about the terrible costs of …
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
Philip Shenon / New York Times:
White House Is Leaning on Interim Appointments  —  For now, the most powerful law-enforcement official in the federal government is a 47-year-old lawyer little known outside Washington.  —  Or inside Washington, for that matter.  —  He is acting Attorney General Peter D. Keisler …
Discussion: Prairie Weather and Balkinization
The Atlantic Online:
The Epistemology of Kausfiles  —  Mickey Kaus' long post here about John Edwards' alleged affair with Rielle Hunter is almost self-refuting.  Basically, we have an anonymous source saying Hunter said she had an affair with Edwards, versus Hunter, on the record, saying that's not the case.
Discussion: Eschaton, Ezra Klein and Sadly, No!
Sebnem Arsu / New York Times:
Turkish General Warns U.S. on Resolution  —  The chief of the Turkish armed forces has warned that military relations with the United States would take a negative turn if Congress approved the Armenian genocide resolution that was passed by the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
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Charles / Mercury Rising:   An unwise moment for the Armenian genocide resolution?
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Code of Coercion  —  In 1943, the Supreme Court, affirming the right of Jehovah's Witnesses children to refuse to pledge allegiance to the U.S. flag in schools, declared: "No official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion or other matters of opinion …
Jerid / Buckeye State Blog:
Breaking: Hobson Announces Retirement  —  Sources with the Dayton Daily News have just informed me that earlier this afternoon Dave Hobson of Ohio's 7th Congressional District announced his retirement.  Speaking impromptu at a birthday party, Hobson confirmed in public that he will not be seeking his 10th term in 2008.
Discussion: MyDD and Swing State Project
Fox News:
Rush Limbaugh Earns Big Money From Senate Letter Chastising Him  —  WASHINGTON — A letter sent to Rush Limbaugh's boss demanding he be chastised for comments he made on the air about "phony soldiers" is now on the auction block, and the latest bid is a cool $41,400.
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Who Will Succeed Al Gore?  —  Seeing Al Gore so deservedly share the Nobel Peace Prize, it is impossible not to note the contrast in his leadership and that of George W. Bush.  —  Mr. Gore and Mr. Bush each faced a crucible moment.  For Mr. Gore, it was winning the popular vote and having …
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Jules Crittenden:
King Al the Green
Discussion: PrairiePundit and The Mahablog
 
 
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Guardian:
The man who knew too much  —  He was the CIA's expert …
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Jim Golby / Washington Post:
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John F. Burns / New York Times:
What Cats Know About War  —  IT was a bitterly cold night …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
A Loss In The Family  —  Yes, I know the Crow's Nest has mostly …
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