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2:30 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.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Steve Lytte / Sydney Morning Herald:
Gore gets a cold shoulder
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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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 and alicublog
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The Corner:
Settling Soviet Hash
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
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 …
Discussion: Firedoglake, The Caucus and The RBC
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Sebnem Arsu / New York Times:
Turkish General Warns U.S. on Resolution
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Charles / Mercury Rising:   An unwise moment for the Armenian genocide resolution?
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
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: Balkinization and Prairie Weather
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Lindsey Graham throws Lt. Gen. Sanchez under the Bus: "...his criticism is a bit astounding to me given his role in the war itself."  —  Let the GOP attacks begin!  Sen. Lindsey Graham wasted no time reminding the American people how awful retired General Sanchez' tenure was in Iraq.
Discussion: Guardian and The Moderate Voice
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!
Chuck Todd / MSNBC:
DESPITE SHOWING UP IN PERSON, ROMNEY LOSES NEV. STRAW POLL  —  From NBC/NJ's Erin McPike  —  SPARKS, Nev. - Ron Paul won the GOP presidential straw poll conducted by organizers at the Conservative Leadership Conference held at the Nugget Casino this weekend "by a large margin," according to an organizer.
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.
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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: pw pub and New York Times
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Clark Hoyt / New York Times:
Questions and Answers, in No Particular Order
Discussion: OxBlog and Brendan Nyhan
Robert Pear / New York Times:
In Maryland, a Microcosm of Debate on Health Bill  —  Representative Roscoe G. Bartlett is confident that in voting against a $35 billion expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, he reflected the views of his conservative Congressional district in western Maryland.
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Julia Preston / New York Times:
No Need for a Warrant, You're an Immigrant  —  LONG ISLAND officials protested when federal agents searching for immigrant gang members raided local homes two weeks ago.  The agents had rousted American citizens and legal immigrants from their beds in the night, complained Lawrence W. Mulvey …
Discussion: Sweetness & Light
RTO Trainer / pw pub:
Positive News from Iraq: IGNORE THIS POST!!!  1!!  —  Petraeus Renews Arms Accusations Against Iran  —  Gen. Petraeus has renewed accusations that Iran is fuelling violence in Iraq.  He said there was "no question" but that Iran had supplied arms, training, funding and in some cases the direction for operations to Iraqi militants.
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.
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 …
 
 
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Patterico's Pontifications:
L.A. Times Censors Blogger — Then Censors His View on Censorship
Discussion: Lonewacko
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Former Phone Chief Says Spy Agency Sought Surveillance Help Before 9/11
Discussion: Empire Burlesque
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Rudy On Taxes  —  My roving New Hampshire correspondent …
Discussion: Swords Crossed
Victor Davis Hanson / The Corner:
The Gen. Sanchez Comments
Greg B. Smith / NY Daily News:
Bernard Kerik probe: When did Rudy Giuliani know?
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Elizabeth Williamson / Washington Post:
Getting Around Rules on Lobbying
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
 Earlier Items: 
Fox News:
Rush Limbaugh Earns Big Money From Senate Letter Chastising Him
Guardian:
The man who knew too much  —  He was the CIA's expert …
The Independent:
Robert Fisk: Do you know the truth about Lockerbie?
Discussion: protein wisdom and Daimnation!
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Code of Coercion  —  In 1943, the Supreme Court, affirming …
John F. Burns / New York Times:
What Cats Know About War  —  IT was a bitterly cold night …
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
A Loss In The Family  —  Yes, I know the Crow's Nest has mostly …
Discussion: BitsBlog
Associated Press:
Iraq Sees Dramatically Low Death Toll
Discussion: QandO and Wake up America