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5:20 PM ET, November 1, 2007

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White House:
President Bush Discusses Global War on Terror  —  Washington, D.C.  —  In Focus: Defense  —  In Focus: National Security  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.  Ed, thanks.  Thanks for the kind introduction.  I'm looking forward to working with you for the next 14 months …
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Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
Sen. Kennedy turns against AG nominee  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush, seeking Thursday to salvage the embattled nomination of Michael Mukasey as attorney general, defended the former judge's refusal to say whether he considers waterboarding as illegal torture.  But the nomination suffered another setback in the Senate.
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
The Democrats and Mukasey  —  The NYT argues today …
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Bush: Mukasey not 'read into' terrorist interrogation
Discussion: The Politico
Leonard Doyle / The Independent:
Waterboarding is torture - I did it myself, says US advisor
Discussion: Scholars and Rogues
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Campaign call reveals Clinton debate concern  —  Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) top advisers, doing damage control after the candidate's debate performance Tuesday, told supporters on a conference call Wednesday that the campaign needed more money to fight back.
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Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
There's A History Here: Russert Blindsided Hillary With Question About Bill's Affair Back In 2000; Hillary Camp Seethed  —  Since the Dem debate a few days ago a lot of people have understandably been taking shots at Tim Russert for his often small-minded "gotcha" questions and his constant references to Bill Clinton.
Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:   But Media Matters Doesn't Shill For Hillary
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Clinton's Double Standard
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
S.C. Dems reject Colbert candidacy  —  Stephen Colbert's satirical run for the presidency has run into its first roadblock - his bid to be on the ballot in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary was rejected on Thursday.  —  The party's executive council voted 14 to 3 …
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CNN Political Ticker:
South Carolina Democrats say no to Colbert  —  COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) — The South Carolina Democratic Party voted Thursday to keep comedian Stephen Colbert's name off the Democratic Primary ballot, according to Executive Director Joe Werner.  —  This essentially means …
Kevin Aylward / The 2007 Weblog Awards:
Finalists Announced  —  Here is a complete list of the finalists for The 2007 Weblog Awards.  Finalists badges (hosted by Imageshack) will be available Thursday.  Voting is scheduled to begin Thursday evening (late), but at this point we can't pinpoint the exact time polls will open.
Robin Wright / Washington Post:
From the Desk of Donald Rumsfeld . . .  In Sometimes-Brusque 'Snowflakes,' He Shared Worldview, Shaped Policy  —  In a series of internal musings and memos to his staff, then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld argued that Muslims avoid "physical labor" and wrote of the need to …
Joel Stein / Time:
The Ron Paul Revolution  —  It sometimes seems as if someone is playing a cruel practical joke on Ron Paul.  He goes to a college and delivers the same speech he's given for the past 30 years of his political career, the one espousing the Austrian school of economics.
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Joel Stein / Time:
The Ron Paul Revolution  —  Paul's fans — and there were more than 100 of them in Leno's audience, many of whom had flown in from out of town — are entranced by a man who responds to surprising information with "Wowee" and a jaw-dropped smile not often seen apart from 5-year-old boys and Muppets.
Juan Cole:
Time to Close the US Embassy  —  I don't try to start an internet campaign very often, because the blogosphere has its own priorities and logic that are democratic and should not be forced.  But here is a plea for everyone in the blogging world to help force congress to save our diplomats.
John R. Christy / mobile2.wsj.com:
My Nobel Moment  —  I've had a lot of fun recently with my tiny (and unofficial) slice of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).  But, though I was one of thousands of IPCC participants, I don't think I will add "0.0001 Nobel Laureate" to my resume.
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
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Telegraph:
The most influential US conservatives: 21-40  —  As the US prepares for what is arguably the most open presidential election since 1928, the last time there was no incumbent president or vice-president on the ballot, the Daily Telegraph's Washington correspondents compile a list of the 100 …
American Prospect:
What's the Air Force For?  —  A roundtable discussion of Robert Farley's proposal to abolish the Air Force.  —  Rob Farley discusses his case for abolishing the Air Force with David Axe of War is Boring, Jason Sigger of Armchair Generalist, John of OP-FOR, Noah Shachtman of Danger Room …
Discussion: War Is Boring and Danger Room
Michael Coleman / Albuquerque Journal:
INSIDE THE BELTWAY: A weblog from Inside the Washington D.C. Beltway About New Mexico Issues  —  by Michael Coleman, Journal Washington Bureau E-Mail him Web Feed  —  Home Inside the Beltway Breaking: Udall Reconsidering U.S. Senate Run  —  Breaking: Udall Reconsidering U.S. Senate Run
Irenep / Michael Yon:
Iraqi Islamic Party says, "Al Qaeda is Defeated."  —  O1 November 2007  —  Iraqi Islamic Party: "Al Qaeda is Defeated"  —  "Al Qaeda in Iraq is defeated," according to Sheik Omar Jabouri, spokesman for the Iraqi Islamic Party and a member of the widespread and influential Jabouri Tribe.
Reason.tv:
Medical Marijuana  —  "I think it's clear by now that the federal government needs to reclassify marijuana.  People who need it should be able to get it - safely and easily," says The Price Is Right and Power of 10 host Drew Carey in a new Reason.tv video examining medical marijuana and the war on drugs.
Discussion: Reason Magazine
 
 
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U.S. Federal Election Commission:
Edwards Third Presidential Candidate Declared Eligible for Primary …
Discussion: The Politico
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Minnesota senator to endorse Rudy
Discussion: Power Line
Kos / Daily Kos:
Yo, campaigns — listen up!
Matthew Felling / CBS News:
Noose Watch  —  What's the deal with CNN and its focus on nooses?
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Don Surber:
Will there be a VA bill by Veterans Day?
Little Green Footballs:
Video: Saudi Cleric Explains Proper Islamic Wife Beating to Teens
 Earlier Items: 
Faiz / Think Progress:
Bush Grasps For Relevancy By Bashing 'MoveOn.org Bloggers …
Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Here It Is: A Handy Chart To Follow Senators' Positions On Mukasey
Amanda / Think Progress:
The Hill Irresponsibly Reports False Claim That Clinton 'Skipped …
Michael J. Totten / Commentary:
What the Army Wants You to See  —  Some colleagues, readers …
Michael Cooper / New York Times:
Biden-Giuliani Smackdown Enlivens Campaign Trail