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12:15 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, of course, but it's hard.  Someone asked me the other day to write something about why I was a Democrat, and I had no trouble making a list of 10 reasons.  Of course, five of those reasons were the Supreme Court …
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Wall Street Journal:
Frustration Builds for Democrats  —  Reversal of Fortune for Mukasey  —  Highlights Struggles on Security Issues  —  Washington — The way in which Senate Democrats wavered and then consented to the confirmation of Michael B. Mukasey as attorney general reflects the party's broader struggle …
Discussion: Macsmind
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New York Times:
Police Battle Lawyers in Pakistan  —  Police armed with tear gas and clubs attacked thousands of protesting lawyers in the city of Lahore today, and rounded up lawyers in other cities as the government of the Pakistani president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, faced the first signs of concerted resistance to the imposition of emergency rule.
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Rice Says U.S. Will Review Aid To Pakistan
Discussion: TownHall Blog, Danger Room and LeftWord
New York Times:
Different Rules When a Rival Is a Woman?  —  A critical question in this campaign — how to run against a female presidential candidate, or as one — has burst into the foreground in the aftermath of a Democratic debate last week at which Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was repeatedly challenged by her rivals and the event's questioners.
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New York Times:
Edwards Raises Criticism of Clinton Over Iraq Plan
Robert Stacy McCain / Washington Times:
Poster relates Che's dark side  —  One of the most famous faces of communism is getting a makeover this week, with a new poster designed to teach students the whole story about Cuban revolutionary icon Ernesto "Che" Guevara.  —  "The Victims of Che Guevera" poster, produced …
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Michelle Malkin:   The victims of Che Guevara
John Ashcroft / New York Times:
Uncle Sam on the Line  —  FOR almost two years, the country has debated whether the Bush administration acted properly and lawfully in undertaking emergency surveillance operations of suspected foreign terrorists on presidential authorization in the wake of 9/11.
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.
Discussion: Eschaton
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Only America-hating traitors believe in due process for journalists  —  In 2001, Sami al-Haj was working as a camerman for Al Jazeera when he was detained by the U.S. military in Afghanistan and then transferred to Guantanamo, where he has remained for the last six years without ever being accused of any involvement in terrorism.
Discussion: Eschaton and Lean Left
Washington Times:
Inside the Beltway  —  'Imperial radicals'  —  For those who don't subscribe to cable TV, allow us to confirm that former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV was extremely critical of the Republican Party while appearing with his wife, Valerie Plame, the outed CIA operative, on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" this past weekend.
Discussion: Think Progress
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.
Discussion: Open Left and First Draft
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
RWN's Ann Coulter Interview #4  —  John Edwards' campaign has fallen on such tough times that he has had to accept public financing.  Do you think the damage that you did to him in the running feud you two have gotten into has something to do with that?  —  If by "running feud" …
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Irenep / Michael Yon:
Consumer Reports: Geared for Combat  —  Consumer Reports: Geared for Combat  —  Installment One: Digital Cameras … This dispatch is in response to requests like the ones above.  This installment will focus on digital still cameras.  My opinions are well-informed on the specific products I describe, but I am no camera expert.
 
 
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James Q. Lynch / Gazette:
Mondale: Clinton best-suited for presidency
Discussion: The Corner and The Plank
Warner Todd Huston / NewsBusters.org:
New Eagles Album: Slamming America Throughout
Discussion: TIME: Swampland
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Drawing a Line Between Enduring Harm and Legitimate Fear
Eric Kleefeld / Election Central:
Kentucky GOP Pushing Anti-Gay Message In Final Days Of Gov Race
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Big Head DC
Brian Faughnan / Weekly Standard:
Dennis Kucinich Wants to Talk to You About Impeachment
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court to hear plea bargain issue
Angela Shaw / Boston Globe:
Torture debate between McCain, Giuliani, gets personal
The Atlantic Online:
Pushing Daisies  —  I strongly agree with two of the points …
Discussion: The Sideshow and Eschaton
 Earlier Items: 
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
A Folksy Guy, in Recovery, Is About to Land Millions
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Brian Faughnan / Weekly Standard:
More of the Same from Pelosi  —  Congress has yet to act …
Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
Top US aide won't rule out 'torture'
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Book Gives Another Look at Ford's Mixed Feelings About Cheney
John O'Connor / The State:
Giuliani a surprise hit in S.C.
Stephen Brook / Guardian:
Times editor headed for WSJ
Discussion: Media Blog and BuzzMachine
Avi Klein / Washington Monthly:
The mysterious death of Lyndon LaRouche's printer
Discussion: The Corner
 

 
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The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

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