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5:20 AM ET, November 27, 2007

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Reuters:
New poll shows Clinton trails top 2008 Republicans  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton trails five top Republican presidential contenders in general election match-ups, a drop in support from this summer, according to a poll released on Monday.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Democratic Candidates Look Good in Latest 2008 Trial Heats  —  Hold significant leads over Thompson, Romney; slim edges over McCain  —  PRINCETON, NJ — A new Gallup Poll finds Sen. Hillary Clinton with a slim but not statistically significant advantage over both former Mayor Rudy Giuliani …
CNN:   Romney to Huckabee: You're no Reagan
Redstate:
In search of an across the board "leave me the heck alone" conservative
Discussion: MoJoBlog and Say Anything
Big Head DC:
Trent Lott Fallout: The Gay Escort Who Knew Too Much  —  UPDATE, 5:30: "Here's my public comment, on-the-record: Sen. Lott and I have no current affiliation with one another.  I'm sure he would appreciate no further scrutiny," Benjamin Nicholas tells Big Head DC.  —  ORIGINAL:  —  Must credit Big Head DC:
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Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour:
Regarding Senator Trent Lott's resignation announcement  —  "Senator Lott's decision to resign will result in a terrible loss for Mississippi and for the country.  —  Pursuant to Mississippi law, specifically  § 23-15-855 (1), of the Mississippi Code, once the resignation takes effect …
The Rothenberg / The Rothenberg Political Report:
Mississippi Senate: Musgrove "Seriously Considering"
Sky News:
Teacher Arrested Over Teddy Bear Named Mohammed  —  A British teacher is facing 40 lashes in a Sudanese jail if convicted of insulting Islam's prophet by letting children name a teddy bear Mohammed.  —  Gillian Gibbons, 54, from Liverpool, was arrested on suspicion of blasphemy on Sunday.
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Mark Rimmell / Daily Mail:
Teddy 'insult' teacher moved to police HQ for interrogation
Discussion: Gates of Vienna and Weasel Zippers
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Joe Klein digs Time's hole deeper still  —  (updated below)  —  Joe Klein has just posted yet again about his FISA confusion, and it has now moved well beyond farce into an almost pity-inducing realm.  If Time has any dignity at all, someone there will intervene and put a stop to this.
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Joe Klein / TIME: Swampland:   FISA: More Than You Want to Know  —  I've spent the past few …
Bernard Lewis / Wall Street Journal:
On the Jewish Question  —  Herewith some thoughts about tomorrow's Annapolis peace conference, and the larger problem of how to approach the Israel-Palestine conflict.  The first question (one might think it is obvious but apparently not) is, "What is the conflict about?"
Mohammed Tawfeeq / CNN:
Official: Bride, groom stopped in Iraq actually terror suspects  —  BAGHDAD (CNN) — Soldiers manning a checkpoint near Baghdad stopped a wedding convoy to find that the purported bride and groom were wanted terror suspects, an Iraqi Defense Ministry official said Monday.
Mark Silva / Baltimore Sun:
Gore meets Bush, declares it 'cordial... substantive'  —  Al Gore slipped out the side door of the West Wing.  —  In his private Oval Office meeting with President Bush, the former vice president insisted that they had spoken about global warming "the whole time.'' It wasn't clear if the winner …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Gore and Bush Chat About Global Warming
Mansoor Ijaz / Christian Science Monitor:
A MUSLIM BELONGS IN THE CABINET  —  Muslims are uniquely qualified to help deter Islamist threats. … Mitt Romney tells good jokes.  I had the chance to hear a few of them this month at a political fundraiser in Las Vegas, where the Republican presidential contender gave his audience a few …
Kevin Sack / New York Times:
In Hospice Care, Longer Lives Mean Money Lost  —  CAMDEN, Ala. — Hundreds of hospice providers across the country are facing the catastrophic financial consequence of what would otherwise seem a positive development: their patients are living longer than expected.
Discussion: First Draft and TalkLeft
Christopher Booker / Telegraph:
Christopher Booker's Notebook  —  We are set on a course of 'planet saving' madness  —  The scare over global warming, and our politicians' response to it, is becoming ever more bizarre.  On the one hand we have the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change coming …
Dave Wedge / Boston Herald:
Patrick signs bill moving presidential primary to Super Tuesday … Stamping out the possibility of hosting a meaningless election, Massachusetts has moved its presidential primary up a month and will be one of 23 states sending voters to the polls on "Super Tuesday."
Discussion: Blue Mass. Group
Frank J. Gaffney Jr / Washington Times:
Gang rape in Annapolis  —  It is fitting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice chose the U.S. Naval Academy for the venue of today's so-called Mideast peace conference.  The reputation of that extraordinary institution in Annapolis has been sullied in recent years by a succession of rapes of young women.
Discussion: Israel Matzav
 
 
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
The Real McCain  —  A great new ad:  —  Pete Abel likes.  As does K-Lo.
Brian Rohan / Reuters:
Police hurt in 2nd night of Paris suburb unrest
Reuters:
Islamist site says new Bin Laden message soon
Don Walton / Lincoln Journal Star:
Raimondo considering running as a Democrat
Robert Tait / Guardian:
Ahmadinejad offers to be an observer at US presidential election
Guardian:
Undercover restorers fix Paris landmark's clock
Discussion: Linkmeister
Crshalizi / cscs.umich.edu:
This Climate Goes to Eleven
Mitt Romney For President News:
"I'M SEEN AS VERY LIBERAL"  —  Mayor Giuliani & Sen. Clinton Share Liberal Values
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Khaleej Times:
Christian leaders ask for Muslim forgiveness
Discussion: Hot Air and Weasel Zippers
Motoko Rich / New York Times:
Kennedy Memoirs Said to Fetch $8 Million
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Paul Kane / Capitol Briefing:
Hastert Resigns Tonight
Discussion: QandO and Middle Earth Journal
Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Congressman Filner enters trespassing plea in airport incident
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
Ron Paul Picks Up Crucial Pimp/Whore Endorsements
Chris Bowers / Open Left:
More Massive Bellyflops From The Republican Netroots
Discussion: Patrick Ruffini and MyDD
Weekly Standard:
DPRK On The Verge Of Collapse?
Stephanie Coontz / New York Times:
Taking Marriage Private