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4:40 AM ET, October 18, 2007

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Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Bush: 'I Am Relevant'  —  A defensive President Bush insisted that he was still relevant this morning in a news conference dominated by his bitter complaints about the Democratic Congress.  —  Asked how he found himself vetoing a children's health insurance bill that had passed Congress …
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White House:
Press Conference by the President  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  We're now more than halfway through October, and the new leaders in Congress have had more than nine months to get things done for the American people.  Unfortunately, they haven't managed to pass many important bills.
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Deacon / Power Line:
UNFIT TO LEGISLATE; UNFIT TO LEAD  —  House Democrats have been forced to pull their proposed legislation to change the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) because they couldn't round up enough support among Dems who need the votes of non-liberals to be re-elected.
Brian Faughnan / Weekly Standard:
Democrats' Corrupt Process Leads to Failure on FISA
Discussion: Associated Press
Greg Sargent / Election Central:
House GOPers Make Bid To Derail FISA Legislation
Discussion: Daily Kos, Think Progress and TalkLeft
Rasmussen Reports:
Republican Iowa Caucus  —  Iowa: Romney 25% Thompson 19% Huckabee 18%  —  The first Rasmussen Reports poll of the Iowa Republican Caucus for 2008 finds former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney enjoying a six-point lead while former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee …
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Washington Post:
Senate and Bush Agree On Terms of Spying Bill  —  Some Telecom Companies Would Receive Immunity  —  Senate Democrats and Republicans reached agreement with the Bush administration yesterday on the terms of new legislation to control the federal government's domestic surveillance program …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Open Left
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Martin Kady II / The Politico:
Dems show no signs of letting up on SCHIP
Discussion: New York Times
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:   Senate Deal on Immunity for Phone Companies
Chip / NEWS.com.au:
Posted by: Lallye of she changes movement's why!  8:19am today  —  As soon as the page opened, I immediately and definitely saw clockwise, even before I saw the question.  I tried for several minutes to see anit-clockwise.  Could almost catch a glimpse by looking to the right or left …
Discussion: Peach Pundit and Fact-esque
Lydia Saad / Gallup Poll:
Both Parties Have Strengths in "SCHIP" Debate  —  Democrats generally preferred, but Bush's counterarguments have support  —  PRINCETON, NJ — The Beltway debate over a bill reauthorizing federal funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is moving beyond the attempt …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Hot Air
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Jeffrey Young / The Hill:
Dems lash out at activist group on abortion issue
Discussion: Feministe, Daily Kos and Feministing
Frank Phillips / Boston Globe:
Patrick will endorse Obama, officials say  —  Obama lent Patrick a helping hand in last year's governor's race.  —  Governor Deval Patrick is throwing his support to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, an endorsement that will give the Illinois senator a much needed boost …
Discussion: Spin Cycle, MyDD and Blue Mass. Group
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:   Late-Night Obama  —  In presidential debates, Senator Barack Obama …
Howard LaFranchi / Christian Science Monitor:
HOW 'GENOCIDE' VOTE LOST STEAM  —  A House vote to condemn mass killings of Armenians as 'genocide' has stumbled on pragmatic concerns. … The sudden misgivings about a popular House resolution condemning as "genocide" the large-scale killings of Armenians more than nine decades ago illustrate …
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Associated Press:
Stephen Colbert: I am running for president  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert has announced his candidacy for president on "The Colbert Report," tossing his satirical hat into the ring of an already crowded race.  —  "I shall seek the office of the president of the United States," …
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Mike McIntire / New York Times:
Law Firm's Gifts Bring Questions After Guilty Pleas  —  Over the years, as it became Exhibit A for critics of shareholders' class-action lawsuits, the law firm of Milberg Weiss often enjoyed the support of Democrats who called the suits an invaluable weapon in the universal conflict between big business and the little guy.
Discussion: PrairiePundit
CNN Political Ticker:
Republican to Democrats: Watch Out  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — What does a special election in Massachusetts have to do with next year's battle for Congress?  —  A lot, Republicans hope.  The Democrat beat the Republican in Tuesday's contest, but the GOP sees victory in defeat.
Leon Lazaroff / Bloomberg:
Morgan Stanley Sells Entire New York Times Stake  —  Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) — Morgan Stanley, the second-biggest shareholder in New York Times Co., sold its entire stake today, according to a person briefed on the transaction, sending the stock to its lowest in more than 10 years.
Estes Thompson / Associated Press:
'Fragging' Is Rare in Iraq, Afghanistan  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — American troops killed their own commanders so often during the Vietnam War that the crime earned its own name - "fragging."  —  But since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the military has charged only one soldier …
James Rosen / Fox News:
Syrian Official Says Israeli Airstrike Hit Nuke Facility  —  DAMASCUS, Syria — A high-ranking Syrian official confirmed that Israel's airstrike last month in northern Syria hit a nuclear facility, according to a document obtained Wednesday by FOX News.  —  "Israel was the fourth-largest exporter …
Moira Herbst / Business Week:
Next Stop: $100 Oil?  —  Some analysts say record highs are only the beginning.  Traders betting on rising global demand could push prices up further  —  Crude oil prices continued a months-long bullish run with another record-setting day: On Oct. 17, the price for a barrel …
 
 
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Mike Carney / On Deadline:
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Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Hastert to resign early
Washington Post:
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Right Wing Pundit On Hillary: "At Least Call Her A Vaginal-American"
 Earlier Items: 
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Bush and Congress Honor Dalai Lama
Washington Times:
TB-tainted man crosses border 76 times
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Pentagon to alert 8 Guard units for duty
Discussion: On Deadline
The Atlantic Online:
The budget deficit falls again
Discussion: Angry Bear and BitsBlog
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Now In Paperback  —  "Once a voice of restraint and reason …
Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Imagine If A Democrat Had Done This, Part 9,487