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5:30 PM ET, November 27, 2007

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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Journalistic Malpractice At The Christian Science Monitor  —  Yesterday, Mansoor Ijaz stirred up controversy by claiming that Mitt Romney was an anti-Muslim bigot after supposedly refusing to consider Muslims for Cabinet positions.  Romney, while not specifically denying the quote …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
First Read: Romney clarifies Muslim statement
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Extreme right wing Phil Kline investigated by KCTV5  —  You may know of Phil Kline by his numerous appearances with Bill O'Reilly and his constant attacks on Planned Parenthood.  You'd think he would have won his election against Paul Morrison because of all the free publicity, but he got defeated.
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The KC Blue Blog:
BREAKING NEWS: KCTV 5 BUSTS PHIL KLINE
Discussion: Daily Kos and Shakespeare's Sister
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Time Magazine Circles The Wagons Around Joe Klein  —  I've spent all morning on the phone trying to figure out who the editor at Time Magazine was on Joe Klein's FISA column (the one Klein has now written about five times, fully admitting he never read the original bill).
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Rep. Rush Holt / The Huffington Post:
What's Really in the RESTORE Act  —  I was pleased to see Time Magazine columnist Joe Klein acknowledge that he "may have made a mistake" in his column attacking the House Majority ("The Tone Deaf Democrats") and misrepresenting the RESTORE Act.  Unfortunately, Mr. Klein still professes confusion toward …
Ed OKeefe / Political Radar:
Gingrich Predicts Obama in Iowa  —  ABC News' Ed O'Keefe Reports: Newt Gingrich predicts Barack Obama will win the hotly contested vote in Iowa, saying the junior Senator from Illinois will motivate more energized supported than the former First Lady.  —  "My guess is Senator Obama's …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
EPIPHANY  —  Over the Thanksgiving holiday I was looking at some polling charts at pollster.com.  And I had what I can only call a computational epiphany.  Those of us who are watching the races at least somewhat closely know that the basic tension in the Republican race is that Rudy Giuliani …
Katrin Bennhold / New York Times:
Police and Protesters Clash Near Paris  —  Dodging rocks and projectiles, the police lined the streets of this tense suburb Tuesday where angry youths have vowed to seek revenge for the deaths of two teenagers who died in a weekend collision with a police car.
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Gateway Pundit:
77 Police Officers Injured in Paris- Rioters Using Shotguns!
Michael J. Totten:
An Edgy Calm in Fallujah  —  FALLUJAH, IRAQ - "You're probably safer here than you are in New York City," said Marine First Lieutenant Barry Edwards when I arrived in Fallujah.  I raised my eyebrows at him skeptically.  "How many people got shot at last night in New York City?" he said.
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.
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Ralph Peters / New York Post:   NO LASTING PEACE  —  SHORT of intolerable carnage …
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Politics Creates Odd Pair: Sanchez and Democrats  —  It may be among the strangest of political alliances: a former commanding general in Iraq, blocked from a fourth star and forced into retirement partly for his role in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, and the speaker of the House, desperate to end a war that the general helped start.
David Brooks / New York Times:
Follow the Fundamentals  —  Lou Dobbs is winning.  He's not winning personally.  He's not going to start winning presidential awards or elite respect.  But his message is winning.  Month by month the ideas that once prevailed on the angry fringe enter the mainstream and turn into conventional wisdom.
Discussion: The Swamp and US Elections
Jesse Jackson / Chicago Sun Times:
Most Democratic candidates are ignoring African Americans  —  Can Democrats get the votes they need simply because they're not Republicans?  You might think so in this presidential campaign.  African-American and urban votes are critical to any Democratic victory.
The Blotter:
Out of Spotlight, Giuliani Embraces Convicted Moneyman  —  Avni Patel and Richard Esposito Report:  —  A Pennsylvania man convicted in a notorious corruption case played host to former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani at a fundraiser last night, despite the Giuliani campaign's public efforts to distance itself from the man.
Cynthia Johnston / Reuters:
YouTube stops account of Egypt anti-torture activist  —  The video-sharing Web site YouTube has suspended the account of a prominent Egyptian anti-torture activist who posted videos of what he said was brutal behaviour by some Egyptian policemen, the activist said.
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Pew Research Center:
Public Sees Progress in War Effort  —  Summary of Findings  —  For the first time in a long time, nearly half of Americans express positive opinions about the situation in Iraq.  A growing number says the U.S. war effort is going well, while greater percentages also believe the United States …
Discussion: The Swamp and Talking Points Memo
Verizon:
Verizon Wireless To Introduce 'Any Apps, Any Device' Option For Customers In 2008  —  New Open Development Initiative Will Accelerate Innovation and Growth  —  BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Verizon Wireless today announced that it will provide customers the option to use, on its nationwide wireless network …
 
 
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Tom Humphrey / Knoxville News-Sentinel:
McWherter out: Family interests outweigh run for Senate
Scott Horton / Harper's:
Trent Lott's Resignation
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Gabor Steingart / Spiegel Online:
The Depressed Superpower  —  As frustration takes hold in the land …
Jeffrey Ressner / The Politico:
Actors not buying into actor's campaign
Discussion: The Corner
The Corner:
It's Time for Tax Cuts
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Associated Press:
Court says US border inspections of Muslims were allowed
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
WHY WAIT FOR ACTUAL RESULTS?....Talk about the soft bigotry of low expectations.
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Bush butchers pronunciation of 'Olmert' and 'Mahmoud.'
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The World Doesn't Hate America, the Left Does
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Sean Taylor Dies in Miami
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
GOP Comeback Climb Is Increasingly Steep
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From Sewage, Added Water for Drinking
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Novak on Clinton-Obama, 'Prince of Darkness'
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