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9:20 AM ET, October 15, 2007

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Gore Derangement Syndrome  —  On the day after Al Gore shared the Nobel Peace Prize, The Wall Street Journal's editors couldn't even bring themselves to mention Mr. Gore's name.  Instead, they devoted their editorial to a long list of people they thought deserved the prize more.
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Fox & Friends: If WE could select the Nobel Prize...
Discussion: Think Progress and All Spin Zone
Washington Post:
Al-Qaeda In Iraq Reported Crippled  —  Many Officials, However, Warn Of Its Resilience  —  The U.S. military believes it has dealt devastating and perhaps irreversible blows to al-Qaeda in Iraq in recent months, leading some generals to advocate a declaration of victory over the group …
New York Times:
An Internet Jihad Sells Extremism to Viewers in the U.S.  —  When Osama bin Laden issued his videotaped message to the American people last month, a young jihad enthusiast went online to help spread the word.  —  "America needs to listen to Shaykh Usaamah very carefully and take his message …
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Group Plans to Provide Investigative Journalism  —  As struggling newspapers across the country cut back on investigative reporting, a new kind of journalism venture is hoping to fill the gap.  —  Paul E. Steiger, who was the top editor of The Wall Street Journal for 16 years …
Discussion: BuzzMachine
MSNBC:
Craig says he will fight to clear name  —  In NBC interview, senator blasts Romney for abandoning him after arrest  —  BOISE, Idaho - Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, said Sunday that he defied calls for his resignation after he pleaded guilty in an airport restroom sex sting because that would be …
Telegraph:
'Come to Zimbabwe for a holiday ... please'  —  By Byron Dziva In Harare  —  The shops are empty, petrol is only available on the black market, and the country's once abundant wildlife is under threat from hungry poachers — so come to Zimbabwe for a holiday.
Discussion: JammieWearingFool and normblog
John Podhoretz / The Corner:
Adoptions and Politicians  —  Ramesh, you're right.  It's nonsense for any politician to claim credit for a complex social change like a decrease in abortion or an increase in adoption.  But there's nothing inherently offensive about attempting to claim that credit — after all …
Discussion: alicublog
Andrew C. McCarthy / Human Events:
Medellin (and Bush) v. Texas  —  So see if you can follow this.  —  George W. Bush, the imperial president of left-wing lampoon, orders his National Security Agency to intercept enemy communications without judicial warrants — something the courts have repeatedly ruled presidents …
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Manny Fernandez / New York Times:
Study Finds Disparities in Mortgages by Race  —  Home buyers in predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhoods in New York City were more likely to get their mortgages last year from a subprime lender than home buyers in white neighborhoods with similar income levels, according to a new analysis …
Julian E. Barnes / Los Angeles Times:
America's own unlawful combatants?  —  OVER BAGHDAD: A Blackwater helicopter in Feburary.  The amount of force being used by such firms has raised questions.  —  Using private guards in Iraq could expose the U.S. to accusations of treaty violations, some experts think.
Discussion: Angry Bear and cab drollery
Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
Thompson's Absence Noticed in N.H.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Mitt Romney was in Michigan, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada and then went back to Michigan.  Rudy Giuliani visited Florida, Michigan, South Carolina, Alabama, Washington and New Hampshire.  John McCain went from Michigan to Iowa to New Hampshire.
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.
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The Corner:
Settling Soviet Hash
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
USA Today:
Measure to shield reporters' secret sources likely to pass  —  WASHINGTON — A House bill that would help reporters protect confidential sources will pass easily this week, supporters say, despite opposition from the Bush administration.  —  "I believe we'll have a strong bipartisan vote …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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 …
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: Romenesko and mediabistro.com
New York Times:
Iraqi Oil Spoils  —  The quickening pace of oil deals between Kurdish regional leaders and foreign companies is another sign that Iraq is spinning out of control and the Bush administration has no idea how to stop it.  —  President Bush set enactment of a national oil law that centralizes development …
Discussion: SWJ Blog
Donald L. Luskin / Chronicle of the Conspiracy:
DEBORAH SOLOMON: THE NEW JAYSON BLAIR Deborah Solomon's weekly short interviews in the New York Times Magazine are the most irritating possible example of the snotty, smarmy, smug and holier-than-thou attitude that pervades the entire enterprise that is the Times.
Discussion: BitsBlog, pw pub and New York Times
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Clark Hoyt / New York Times:
Questions and Answers, in No Particular Order
Discussion: Brendan Nyhan
Brian Knowlton / International Herald Tribune:
U.S. House speaker vows debate on Armenian genocide resolution  —  WASHINGTON: The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives insisted Sunday that she would bring to the full chamber a resolution condemning the killings of Armenians nearly a century ago as genocide, even as a Turkish general warned …
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Charles / Mercury Rising:   An unwise moment for the Armenian genocide resolution?
 
 
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Michael Barone / New York Times:
Party Mix  —  WHAT if they held a debate and everybody came?
Discussion: OxBlog and Betsy's Page
Simon Jenkins / Times of London:
The biggest threat to the West lies within itself, not with Islam
Discussion: Dr. Sanity and Vox Popoli
Associated Press:
Rice assails Putin's growing power in Russia
Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Vatican Official Insists He's Not Gay
Agence France Presse:
Iraq bombs and shootings kill at least 32
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Book Faults Israeli Air War in Lebanon
Bill Katovsky / The Huffington Post:
The Tipper Point: She's Key to Al's Decision about Running for President
Discussion: Right Wing News
A.L. Bardach / Washington Post:
Why Flying Now Can Kill  —  I am haunted by the death of Carol Anne Gotbaum.
Discussion: LA Observed
 Earlier Items: 
Julia Preston / New York Times:
No Need for a Warrant, You're an Immigrant
Discussion: Sweetness & Light
Robert Pear / New York Times:
In Maryland, a Microcosm of Debate on Health Bill
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
RTO Trainer / pw pub:
Positive News from Iraq: IGNORE THIS POST!!! 1!!
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Lindsey Graham throws Lt. Gen. Sanchez under the Bus: " …
Chuck Todd / MSNBC:
Romney loses NV straw poll
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Rudy On Taxes  —  My roving New Hampshire correspondent …
Discussion: BizzyBlog and Swords Crossed
Jerid / Buckeye State Blog:
Breaking: Hobson Announces Retirement
The Atlantic Online:
The Epistemology of Kausfiles  —  Mickey Kaus' long post …