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8:20 PM ET, October 30, 2007

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Howard Fineman / MSNBC:
Fineman: What Obama must do in the debate  —  WASHINGTON - As Sen. Barack Obama prepared for Tuesday night's crucial NBC debate in Philadelphia, his high command back in Chicago was watching a lot of old Clinton videotape — not of Hillary Clinton, but of Bill, and not of Bill as president …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Hillary launches preemptive debate strike  —  Expecting rival Democrats to unload on her at tonight's debate, aides to Hillary Clinton are trying to frame the attack with a cheeky Web feature headlined "The Politics of Hope."  —  The posting is intended to focus viewers …
MSNBC:
Democratic hopefuls sure to target Clinton
Discussion: The Caucus and Suitably Flip
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Advice For Obama  —  A lot of people are asking if he will and whether …
Rich Lowry / The Corner:
Will He???  Or Won't He???  —  Obama's Hamlet act continues.
Discussion: MSNBC
DownWithTyranny!:
CLEAR CHANNEL, REPUBLICAN PROPAGANDA NETWORK, OUT TO KILL SPRINGSTEEN'S MAGIC?  —  If you look for Springsteen in Google News, you get one rave review of his live sold out tour after another.  Last Thursday and Friday he wowed 'em at the Oakland Coliseum.  Last night he was in L.A.
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Clear Channel is attempting to silence Bruce Springsteen
Discussion: TalkLeft and Fox News
Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
New Congress at war over everything  —  In a closed-door meeting before the last vote on the children's health care bill, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer appealed for the support of about 30 wavering Republican lawmakers.  What he got instead was a tongue-lashing, participants said.
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Michelle Malkin:
Another showdown in Congress; latest Field Poll results show Dems turning on Pelosi  —  The Republicans held the line and staved off one attempt at the Dems' massive entitlement expansion the S-CHIP program.  They'll have to join the White House to kill it again soon.
Discussion: US News, Weekly Standard and BitsBlog
Klaus Marre / The Hill:
Bush blasts House for 'wasting time' on investigations
Discussion: Think Progress and Truthdig
ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: ABC News Obtains Text of Blackwater Immunity Deal  —  State Department Grants Immunity to Guards Investigated for Shooting Iraqi Civilians  —  Members of a private security company pose on the rooftop of a house in Baghdad, Sept. 18, 2007.  ABC News has learned details …
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John R. Wilke / Wall Street Journal:
How Lawmaker Rebuilt Hometown on Earmarks  —  Johnstown Gets Billions  —  With Power Broker's Aid;  —  FBI Questions a Contract  —  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — If John Murtha were a businessman, he'd be the biggest employer in this town.  —  The powerful U.S. congressman has used his clout …
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The Corner:   More on Murtha  —  John R. Wilke's profile of Murtha …
FIRE:
University of Delaware Requires Students to Undergo Ideological Reeducation  —  The University of Delaware subjects students in its residence halls to a shocking program of ideological reeducation that is referred to in the university's own materials as a "treatment" for students' incorrect attitudes and beliefs.
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Attorney General Nominee Sends Letter to Dems  —  Attorney general nominee Michael B. Mukasey told Senate Democrats today that a kind of simulated drowning known as waterboarding is "repugnant," but he does not know whether the interrogation technique violates U.S. laws against torture.
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
AG nominee unsure about waterboarding
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Col. Boylan's denial  —  (updated below)  —  As indicated last night, Editor & Publisher has published a lengthy article on the Col. Boylan email matter, which includes a discussion of an unsolicited, critical email sent to them from Col. Boylan as well.  That, as I documented last night …
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Giuliani: Huckabee 'makes me laugh'
Discussion: The Politico
Amit R. Paley / Washington Post:
Iraqi Dam Seen In Danger of Deadly Collapse  —  AT THE MOSUL DAM, Iraq — The largest dam in Iraq is in serious danger of an imminent collapse that could unleash a trillion-gallon wave of water, possibly killing thousands of people and flooding two of the largest cities in the country …
Matt / Think Progress:
Norman Podhoretz: Anyone Who Doesn't Want To 'Bomb Iran' Is Appeasing 'Hitler'  —  On the PBS Newshour with Jim Lehrer last night, Commentary Magazine editor-at-large Norman Podhoretz, who is also a foreign policy adviser to Rudy Giuliani, repeated his claim that there is "only one terrible choice" …
Keith Ervin / Seattle Times:
Three plead guilty in fake voter scheme  —  Three of seven defendants in the biggest voter-registration fraud scheme in Washington history have pleaded guilty and one has been sentenced, prosecutors said Monday.  —  The defendants were all temporary employees of ACORN …
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
ODD CONNECTION TO THE DEATH PENALTY: Lawprof and legal journalist Jeff Rosen had a very interesting New York Times article about Justice Stevens a week ago.  The whole thing is much worth reading; but here I wanted to comment just on one part: … I recognize that much can get lost in such pieces …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ and Redstate
Associated Press:
Kucinich questions Bush's mental health  —  PHILADELPHIA - Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich questioned President Bush's mental health in light of comments he made about a nuclear Iran precipitating World War III.  —  "I seriously believe we have to start asking questions …
Discussion: The Swamp, The Jawa Report and BitsBlog
 
 
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John Tirman / Boston Globe:
An inspiration against nuclear arms
Discussion: Moonbattery
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Elliot Spitzer says Lou Dobbs spreads venom and hate on CNN!
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Conservatism's buzz-kill  —  In theory, Americans like limited …
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
GOP candidates blow off another minority forum
White House:
Press Briefing by Dana Perino
Discussion: First Draft
Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
Defense Offers New Evidence in a Murder Case That Shocked Arkansas
Discussion: TalkLeft and Reason Magazine
Spencer Ackerman / American Prospect:
Good News for Iraq?  —  There's an opportunity for reconciliation …
Discussion: TIME: Swampland
Gateway Pundit:
DeCapiGate: Take 2... Another Bogus "20 Headless Bodies" Report
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
The McClurkin Rant
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
THE DEMOCRATIC RACE....Barack Obama's decision to allow …
White House:
President Bush Urges Congress to Pass Appropriations Bills
San Francisco Chronicle:
Arnold's marijuana fig leaf
Kim Wilmath / The Independent Florida Alligator:
Meyer apologizes in letter to students
Telegraph:
The most influential US conservatives: 61-80
Discussion: Weekly Standard
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