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5:15 PM ET, November 5, 2007

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Nora Ephron / The Huffington Post:
It's hard to be a Democrat, don't you think?  There's no alternative …
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and JammieWearingFool
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Miers, Bolten contempt charges readied
Discussion: The Swamp
Greg Gross / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Wilkes convicted of corruption  —  A U.S. District Court jury has convicted Brent Wilkes on all 13 counts in his corruption trial.  The Poway defense contractor had been accused by prosecutors of leveraging more than $600,000 in cash bribes and thousands more in gifts to ousted …
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Breaking: Jury Finds Wilkes Guilty on All Counts  —  Reports The San Diego Union-Tribune's News Blog: … More soon.  —  Update: Wilkes faces up to 20 years for his conviction here, but keep in mind that this is just the first of two trials that Wilkes will face.
Discussion: The Next Hurrah
CBN.com:
Romney Scores Major Endorsement  —  This is a big one folks.  In a Brody File exclusive, we've found out that Paul Weyrich, the former co-founder of The Moral Majority has endorsed Mitt Romney for President.  The Brody File has the press release.  Read below: … Where do I begin?
John Podhoretz / Commentary:
First They Came for Hillary Clinton...  It is widely assumed, on both Left and Right, that Hillary Clinton and her campaign made a grave error by responding to the criticism of her performance in last Tuesday's Democratic debate by complaining of a "pile-on."  Bill Kristol, for one, called it a "foolish overreaction."
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Scott Horton / Harper's:
Happy Counterterrorism Day  —  Remember, remember the fifth of November,  —  Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, 'twas his intent  —  To blow up the King and Parliament.  —  Three score barrels of powder below,  —  Poor old England to overthrow;  —  By God's providence he was catch'd
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Washington Wire:
Paul Supporters Hope to Make Campaign History  —  Susan Davis reports on the presidential race.  —  If all goes as planned, the Ron Paul presidential campaign could raise $10 million today.  At least thatÂ's what his supporters are working toward.  —  Paul
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Ron Paul's 'money bomb'
Atrios / Eschaton:
A Landslide Democratic Victory Would be Good News For Republicans  —  The optimistic Bowers: … I think we've had a generation of a political-media-industrial class which has been completely infused with a narrative of Republicans are ascendant/Democrats are in decline.
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Chris Bowers / Open Left:
Nationwide Senate 2008 Polling Snapshot
Jennifer Saba / Editor and Publisher:
First FAS-FAX Numbers: Many Top Papers Take Big Hits  —  NEW YORK The Audit Bureau of Circulations released circulation numbers for more than 700 daily newspapers this morning for the six-month period ending September 2007.  Of the top 25 papers in daily circulation (see chart, separate story), only four showed gains.
The Atlantic Online:
Should Illegal Immigrants Get Driver's Licenses?  —  Since this question seems very hard for Democratic politicians to give a straightforward answer to, I thought I'd try to think about it myself.  The problem with saying "yes" isn't just that it's unpopular, it's that it's unpopular because it sounds ridiculous.
Eric Kleefeld / Election Central:
Kentucky GOP Pushing Anti-Gay Message In Final Days Of Gov Race  —  Going into the home stretch in in the Kentucky gubernatorial election, the Republicans appear to have brought out one last card: Paranoia against gays.  —  The state GOP is now sending a robo-call throughout the state featuring none …
David Carr / New York Times:
New Media, New Value, Old Troubles  —  In the hierarchy of things the American public seems not to care about — the national debt, Paris Hilton's charitable works, Fred D. Thompson's campaign for president — the Hollywood screenwriters' strike probably wins hands down.
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
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USA Today:
Military's porn ban questioned  —  WASHINGTON — Ten years after Congress banned sales of sexually explicit material on military bases, the Pentagon is under fire for continuing to sell adult fare, such as Penthouse and Playmates In Bed, that it doesn't consider explicit enough to pull from its stores.
This Is London:
SANTA TOLD TO SLIM DOWN FOR CHRISTMAS TO 'SET A GOOD EXAMPLE'  —  Santa is being told to shift the pounds before Christmas - because the obese saint is failing to set a "good example" for children.  —  The traditional children's hero, best known for feasting on mince pies left out on Christmas eve …
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard and Hot Air
Philip Klein / Opinion Journal:
Hating Rudy  —  The Angry Left finds a new target.  —  "Rudy Giuliani [is] probably the most underqualified man since George Bush to seek the presidency," Sen. Joe Biden declared during Tuesday's Democratic debate in Philadelphia.  "There's only three things he mentions in a sentence: a noun and a verb and 9/11."
 
 
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Biden not interested in being Clinton's VP
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Democrats Consider New Job Set-Asides: Convicted Felons
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Arab 'collusion' against Jews
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The Club's 2007 Senate RePORK Card
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Blaming the media for victory
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Consumer Reports: Geared for Combat
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Torture debate between McCain, Giuliani, gets personal
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Only America-hating traitors believe in due process for journalists
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Uncle Sam on the Line
 

 
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