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11:00 AM ET, November 6, 2007

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Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Ron Paul Raises More Than $4.2 Million  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, aided by an extraordinary outpouring of Internet support Monday, hauled in more than $4.2 million in nearly 24 hours.  —  Paul, the Texas congressman with a libertarian tilt and an out-of-Iraq pitch …
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The Corner:
The Paul-Bearers Carry On [David Freddoso]  —  Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) ended Guy Fawkes Day having done something no Republican has ever done before.  He raised almost $4 million over the Internet without spending so much as a thin dime (beyond transaction fees, of course).
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Ron Paul's Very Big Day  —  Say what you will about Ron Paul and his supporters, but they know how to raise money.  Using Guy Fawkes and the movie V For Vendetta as a questionable hook for a fundraiser, Paul's campaign took in over $4 million in a single day — and without spending hardly any money at all, except transaction fees.
Discussion: Power Line, QandO and Say Anything
Charles Schumer / New York Times:
A Vote for Justice  —  I AM voting today to support Michael B. Mukasey for attorney general for one critical reason: the Department of Justice — once the crown jewel among our government institutions — is a shambles and is in desperate need of a strong leader, committed to depoliticizing the agency's operations.
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Larry Johnson / NO QUARTER:
Urgent: Letter from Intelligence, Military, Diplomatic, and Law Enforcement Professionals  —  PREFACE:  —  A group of distinguished intelligence and military officers, diplomats, and law enforcement professionals delivered an urgent message this morning to the chairman and the ranking minority member …
CNN:
Poll: Waterboarding is torture  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A majority of Americans consider waterboarding a form of torture, but some of those say it's OK for the U.S. government to use the technique, according to a poll released Tuesday.  —  Asked whether they think waterboarding is a form of torture …
Discussion: The American Street
IBDeditorials.com:
A Caracas Musharraf  —  Latin America: As Pakistan's tightening dictatorship draws global opprobrium, a curious double standard is emerging in Venezuela as democracy gasps its last and celebrities continue to file in.  Where's the decency?  —  That's what was seen in the message sent …
Discussion: JustOneMinute and HazZzMat
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Anne Applebaum / Slate:
WHY ACTORS AND MODELS LOVE TO HANG OUT WITH HUGO CHÁVEZ.  —  Ninety years ago this week, a Bolshevik mob stormed the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, arrested the provisional government, and installed a "dictatorship of the proletariat" in its place.  Though the Russian revolution …
Jacques Steinberg / New York Times:
Cable Channel Nods to Ratings and Leans Left  —  Riding a ratings wave from "Countdown With Keith Olbermann," a program that takes strong issue with the Bush administration, MSNBC is increasingly seeking to showcase its nighttime lineup as a welcome haven for viewers of a similar mind.
Jennifer Hunter / Chicago Sun Times:
Obama turns up heat as he targets Hillary  —  With her lead so strong, he decides he has to get tougher  —  The indisputable force of Hillary Clinton, her tenacious lead for the Democratic nomination, has finally "fired up" Barack Obama and made him "ready to go" — to use his own campaign refrain.
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Peterhamby / CNN Political Ticker:
Obama supporters pressed Dems to keep Colbert off ballot
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and The State
Peter S. Canellos / Boston Globe:
Edwards's strategy could benefit Obama
Discussion: New York Times
Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Terrorists are 'running out of people to kill,' says Obey  —  If violence is decreasing in Iraq, it may be because insurgents "are running out of people to kill," House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) said Monday.  —  "There are fewer targets of opportunity," Obey said in a speech to the National Press Club.
New York Times:
The Pakistan Mess  —  By imposing martial law, Gen. Pervez Musharraf has pushed nuclear-armed Pakistan further along a perilous course and underscored the failure of President Bush's policy toward a key ally in the war on terrorism.  The events should not have come as a surprise to administration officials.
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David Rohde / New York Times:
A Detour From a Battle Against Terror
New York Times:
Ousted Justice in Pakistan Urges Defiance
Toby Harnden / Telegraph:
Even Fred Thompson doubts he'll be president  —  Even Fred Thompson doesn't think he will become president.  Chatting off-air to a television reporter, a stunningly candid off-the-cuff quip from the Hollywood actor cemented the impression that his heart is not in the 2008 race.
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Climate Is a Risky Issue for Democrats  —  All of the leading Democratic contenders for the presidency are committed to a set of cuts in greenhouse gas emissions that would change the way Americans light their homes, fuel their automobiles and do their jobs, costing billions of dollars …
Michelle Malkin:
All aboard the impeachment bandwagon: Cheney first, Bush next  —  I told you on Friday about Dennis Kucinich's privileged resolution to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney.  Well, today's the day.  The UFO-spotter will hold a press conference at 3pm Eastern.
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
The Falafel Squad  —  It has come down to this.  I kid you not.  This is what law enforcement has become in the age of Bush.  Falafel tracking (via CQ): … So, listen up you San Francisco/San Jose area potential scary Iranian terrorists (or vegans or ethnic food lovers or foreign students …
 
 
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Aaron Blake / The Hill:
National GOP campaign committee recruiting surge is not panning out
Discussion: MyDD
New York Post:
MIKE'S SECRET BID TO RUN VS. SPITZER
John Wildermuth / San Francisco Chronicle:
Big drop in S.F. voters may lead to record-low election turnout
Discussion: Washington Post
Peter Spiegel / Los Angeles Times:
F-15 fleet grounded after a jet falls apart
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
David Brooks / New York Times:
Present at the Creation
Discussion: ShrinkWrapped and Israpundit
Ryan Nakashima / Associated Press:
Clinton Defends Wife on Licenses
BBC:
Gene 'links breastfeeding to IQ'
Discussion: The Raw Story
Jonathan E. Kaplan / The Hill:
Freshman Dems revolt on free trade
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USA Today:
Political storms: Katrina helps tilt Miss. race
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and MSNBC
Jackie Kucinich / The Hill:
Shuler, Bilbray join forces on border security measure
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
U.S. Plan Envisioned Nuking Iran, Syria, Libya
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Bush Vote Divided in GOP Race
Discussion: The Swamp
Roger Simon / The Politico:
Legal or not, immigrants must drive
SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
Special Comment: George Bush's Criminal Conspiracy of Torture
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
UNFORGIVEN  —  Why is Clarence Thomas so angry?
Discussion: BitsBlog, INTEL DUMP and Althouse
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Limbaugh Attacks!  —  Rush Limbaugh went after a young HS graduate …