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6:55 AM ET, October 26, 2007

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Col. David Hunt / Fox News:
America Could Have Killed Usama bin Laden — But Didn't  —  Because there is no shortage of things to yell about regarding the War on Terror, Iraq, Afghanistan, Homeland Security, and so on, deciding what to write about is always fun.  —  This week, I was going to yell about how the Bush …
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Maggie Michael / Associated Press:
Al-Qaida anger at Jazeera on Laden tape  —  CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida sympathizers have unleashed a torrent of anger against Al-Jazeera television, accusing it of misrepresenting Osama bin Laden's latest audiotape by airing excerpts in which he criticizes mistakes by insurgents in Iraq.
Jules Crittenden:
Suicide-Bombing the Messenger  —  Well, not yet, but it's only a matter of time.  Al-Jazeera slammed by jihadis: … Not to mentioning getting soft in the cave, and maybe soft in the turban, too. … As a J instructor I had used to say, "When the revolution comes, both sides will shoot us first."
Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
CAN SOCOM PULL THE TRIGGER, EVEN ON BIN LADEN?
Discussion: The Democratic Daily
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Did The White House Miss A Chance To Catch OBL Again?
Discussion: The American Street
Bryan / Hot Air:
Col David Hunt: US balked at killing bin Laden back in August
Discussion: Riehl World View
Lone Star Times:
EXCLUSIVE: SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION BY LEADING NEO-NAZI TO RON PAUL CAMPAIGN IDENTIFIED  —  LONESTARTIMES.COM EXCLUSIVE!!!  —  Must credit LoneStarTimes.com!!!  —  That means YOU, mainstream media producer/reporter/outlet!  —  A LoneStarTimes.com investigation has conclusively established …
Jasmyne Cannick:
Make Me Wanna Holla and Throw Up Both My HandsHow Does...  Make Me Wanna Holla and Throw Up Both My Hands  —  How Does...  Let's get straight to it.  What the hell were Obama's people thinking when they invited a white openly gay minister to open for his South Carolina gospel concert with Donnie McClurkin?
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
An Ex-Libertarian  —  Glenn Reynolds comes out of the closet and says he's no longer a libertarian.  After four years of his defending or ignoring every abuse of government power under the Bushies, this is hardly a surprise.  But the caricature of many freedom-lovers offered by Stephen Green is silly.
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Stephen Green / Pajamas Media:
I WAS A CARD-CARRYING LIBERTARIAN: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK SHEEP REPUBLICAN
Discussion: Daily Pundit and Roger L. Simon
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
House Passes Revised Children's Health Bill, but Timing Irks GOP  —  After hours of partisan warfare and delay, the House easily approved a new version of legislation to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program yesterday, but the vote failed to get any more Republicans to override another promised veto from President Bush.
Discussion: Suburban Guerrilla
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Washington Post:
Iran Sanctions Are Meant to Prevent War, Bush Aides Say  —  In approving far-reaching, new unilateral sanctions against Iran, President Bush signaled yesterday that he intends to pursue a strategy of gradually escalating financial, diplomatic and political pressure on Tehran …
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Strike on Iran Would Roil Oil Markets, Experts Say  —  Price Hits Record Close; U.S. Tightens Sanctions  —  A U.S. military strike against Iran would have dire consequences in petroleum markets, say a variety of oil industry experts, many of whom think the prospect of pandemonium …
Steve Benen / Crooks and Liars:
Giuliani on waterboarding: 'It depends on who does it'  —  Download (1029) |  Play (1035) Download (909) |  Play (540) (thanks to Logan for vids)  —  (Nicole: David Shuster on Countdown discussed Rudy's complete lack of knowledge or understanding of the terror threats surrounding 9/11 …
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Glenn Thrush / Newsday:
Hillary turns 60 with a bash  —  The key numbers from Hillary Rodham Clinton's birthday extravaganza Thursday night were 60 — her age — and $1.5 million, the approximate amount of cash she raked in thanks to Elvis Costello and Billy Crystal.  —  The Clintons have always blurred the lines between personal …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Debbie Schlussel:
Mrs. Bush's People Lied: To Readers Who Applauded Mrs. Bush's "Tough Stand" Against Muslim HeadScarves . . .  When I first wrote about First Lady Laura Bush's latest Breast Cancer Awareness Tour of the Extremist Islamic World (redundant), I noted that Mrs. Bush's PR team told the press that she would not …
James Kanter / International Herald Tribune:
UN issues 'final wake-up call' on population and environment  —  PARIS: The human population is living far beyond its means and inflicting damage on the environment that could pass points of no return, according to a major report issued Thursday by the United Nations.
Discussion: Daily Pundit
Maimons / The Right Coast:
Charity and the "Abrahamic" Religions Maimon Schwarzschild  —  Charity and the "Abrahamic" Religions  —  Maimon Schwarzschild  —  The New York Times ran a front-page story recently about an elderly man who starved to death in Japan, having been denied help by the welfare bureaucracy.
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Bob Jamieson / ABCNEWS:
Some Pay $100,000 for First A-380 Flight  —  Aboard the A-380: Lobster, Fine Wines and Maybe Revolutionized Travel  —  TV crew are seen filming the Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 as it takes off from the runway at Changi International Airport for Sydney, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007 in Singapore.
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Panel to See Papers on Agency's Eavesdropping  —  The White House on Thursday offered to share secret documents on the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program with the Senate Judiciary Committee, a step toward possible compromise on eavesdropping legislation.
Discussion: The American Street
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Rice Says 'Hole' in U.S. Law Shields Contractors in Iraq  —  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice conceded on Thursday that there was a "hole" in United States law that had allowed Blackwater USA employees and other armed contractors in Iraq to escape legal jeopardy for crimes possibly committed there.
Discussion: The American Street
Frank Eltman / Associated Press:
Two former body armor company execs indicted for insider trading, fraud  —  CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - Two former top executives of the leading supplier of body armor to the U.S. military were indicted today on charges of insider trading, fraud and tax evasion in a scheme that netted them nearly $200 million, federal prosecutors said.
Discussion: Attytood
 
 
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Christian Toto / Washington Times:
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Sam Brownback warms to Giuliani
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Christopher Hayes / The Nation:
The New Right-Wing Smear Machine
ABCNEWS:
Scientists Denounce Global Warming Report 'Edits'
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Michael Fumento.com:
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Andrea Billups / Washington Times:
Rice sees red and Pink
Atrios / Eschaton:
What's The Game  —  Is this going to be another game of fretting …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
The Risk Of Obama  —  Ross makes the case: … I don't disagree.
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