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Adam Nagourney / The Caucus:
Debate Preview: All Eyes on Obama — It seems hard to believe that after SO many debates this year, that another one could provoke more than just a yawn. But it seems fair to say that the Democratic debate taking place in Philadelphia tonight, televised on MSNBC starting at 9 p.m. Eastern …
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Alex Johnson / MSNBC:
Democrats target Clinton's vote on Iran — Candidates in NBC debate say resolution paves the way for new war — Sen. Hillary Clinton's vote to authorize the U.S. war in Iraq again came under attack, but her major rivals indicated at Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate …
Howard Fineman / MSNBC:Fineman: What Obama must do in the debate
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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.
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Joanne Jacobs, Blue Crab Boulevard, Hot Air, SCSUScholars, Right Voices, Macsmind and The Van Der Galiën Gazette
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.
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Cliff Schecter
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Rob Kauder / KXLY-TV:
Cross-dressing state lawmaker blackmailed following late night tryst — SPOKANE — State Representative Richard Curtis says he's not gay, but police reports and court records indicate the Republican lawmaker from southwestern Washington dressed up in women's lingerie and met a Medical Lake man …
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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 …
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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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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 …
Rasmussen Reports:
Stephen Colbert Tops Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich in Presidential Poll — Fresh from a victorious interview on "Meet the Press," Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert continues to out-pun pundits and expectorate political expectations with his half-sincere, three-quarters-book-promoting campaign for the presidency.
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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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The Newshoggers, protein wisdom, BitsBlog, JammieWearingFool, Hullabaloo, Jon Swift and Editor and Publisher
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 …
Arthur Silber / Once Upon a Time:
Break the Goddamned Rules — Forgive me for quoting myself, but these passages are the quickest way to an issue of critical importance. In Part II of "A Nation on the Edge of the Final Descent," I wrote: … Toward the end of that essay, I turned again to the Andrew Meyer incident:
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Empire Burlesque
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Kim Wilmath / The Independent Florida Alligator:Meyer apologizes in letter to students
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Giuliani: Huckabee 'makes me laugh' — Rudy Giuliani, the front-running Republican candidate for president, says one of his rivals "makes me laugh." And that same rival is saying nice things about Giuliani today. — That rival is Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
A Real Fishing Expedition — The FBI has shifted its investigation into Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK), looking at legislative activity sponsored by the Alaskan that may have benefitted his son. They have focused on a number of earmarks that Stevens requested that served Alaska's fishing industry …
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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.
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US News, Horses Mouth, The Carpetbagger Report, Weekly Standard, BitsBlog and UrbanGrounds
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Supreme Court Stays Execution in a Sign of a Broader Halt — Moments before a Mississippi prisoner was scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday evening, the Supreme Court granted him a stay of execution and thus gave a nearly indisputable indication that a majority intends to block …
James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
Best of the Web — Boo! — This column is taking a brief leave of absence for Halloween. (We're not sure what our costume will be yet, but we're thinking of going as a blog.) We'll be back Monday, after we've finished our candy. — From Here to Eternity
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
GOP candidates blow off another minority forum — Last month, PBS hosted a Republican presidential candidates' debate at historically black college in Baltimore — and all of the top four GOP candidates decided to skip it. This followed close on the heels of a Univision-hosted Republican debate …
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The Right's Field
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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 …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
EDWARDS WINS NH SEIU ENDORSEMENT — From NBC/NJ's Aswini Anburajan — After weeks of intense lobbying by the top three Democratic presidential candidates, Edwards has come away with the endorsement of the New Hampshire SEIU. — The endorsement will help Edwards considerably …