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9:40 AM ET, November 29, 2007

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Michelle Malkin:
Digging out more CNN/YouTube plants: Abortion questioner is declared Edwards supporter (and a slobbering Anderson Cooper fan); Log Cabin Republican questioner is declared Obama supporter; lead toy questioner is a prominent union activist for the Edwards-endorsing United Steelworkers
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
A powerful moment  —  A retired Army general, Keith Kerr, just listed all his military credentials and then left the crowd silent by saying at the end of his video that he is "an openly gay man" and wants to know why gays can't serve in the military.  —  Romney was hit by Anderson Cooper …
Richelieu / Weekly Standard:
A Depressing Debate  —  What a depressing debate.  CNN's long slide into mediocrity accelerates.  Is this what running for president of the greatest democracy in the world has become?  Standing in front of CNN's corporate logo in a hall full of yowling Ron Paul loons and enduring clumsy webcam questions …
Adam Yoshida:
Why is a Hillary Clinton Campaign Member Asking Questions at a Republican Debate?  —  So, the fellow who just asked the Republican candidates about Don't Ask, Don't Tell, retired Brigader General Keith Kerr, is a member of Hillary Clinton's campaign for the Presidency.
Matthew Balan / NewsBusters.org:
CNN Fails to Mention Retired Gay General's Endorsement of Hillary  —  [Update: Keith Kerr was known to CNN as a gay activist as far back as December 2003, when he was featured in this CNN article.]  —  CNN, as part of its Republican debate with YouTube, failed to mention that retired general Keith Kerr …
Discussion: MoJoBlog and The Atlantic Online
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
Hillary Gets a Question  —  From a reader:
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
CNN/YouTube Debate — CNN Wins (Update: A Major Error Mars Their Night)  —  So the Republicans finally braved the CNN/YouTube format, and the most apparent result was that CNN and YouTube did their homework.  For the most part — with a few glaring exceptions — the network eliminated the silliness and stuck to substance.
Discussion: MSNBC and Fausta's blog
Patrick Ruffini / Townhall.com:
YouTube A, CNN F  —  A little after 1 a.m. eastern …
Kevin Aylward / Wizbang:
CNN/YouTube Debate Features Hillary Plant
CNN Political Ticker:
Gay war vet presses candidate on gays in the military
Discussion: The Politico and Taylor Marsh
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Giuliani billed obscure agencies for trips  —  As New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani billed obscure city agencies for tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses amassed during the time when he was beginning an extramarital relationship with future wife Judith Nathan in the Hamptons …
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New York Times:
The Republican Debate  —  Following is a transcript of the Republican Presidential debate in St. Petersburg, Fla., as provided by the Federal News Service.  —  PARTICIPANTS:  —  FORMER NEW YORK MAYOR RUDY GIULIANI  —  FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR MIKE HUCKABEE
Anita Lee / SunHerald.com:
Scruggs, son, others charged; read full-text of indictment here  —  A grand jury in North Mississippi has indicted Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, his son, Zach Scruggs, Scruggs Law Firm attorney Sidney A. Backstrom, attorney Timothy Balducci and former State Auditor Steve Patterson for conspiring …
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Joseph B. Treaster / New York Times:
Lawyer Battling for Katrina Payments Is Indicted
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Associated Press:   Grand Jury Indicts High-Profile Lawyer in Bribery Scheme
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Foes Use Obama's Muslim Ties to Fuel Rumors About Him  —  In his speeches and often on the Internet, the part of Sen. Barack Obama's biography that gets the most attention is not his race but his connections to the Muslim world.  —  Since declaring his candidacy for president in February …
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Matt Towery / Southern Political Report:
SPECIAL ALERT  —  InsiderAdvantage Poll Of CNN/YouTube Debate And Controversy After Debate  —  Due to transmission issues our live coverage of the debate aftermath was interrupted.  However, our cameras captured the moment when Matt Towery and Tom Baxter informed Governor Huckabee …
Discussion: Pollster.com
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CNN Political Ticker:
Romney, Thompson criticize Confederate flag  —  COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) — Former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney both criticized the Confederate flag during the CNN/YouTube debate on Wednesday.  —  The flag happens to be hoisted …
Discussion: Stop The ACLU and NewsBusters.org
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Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Shutting Up Venezuela's Chávez  —  It was a fascist general in 1930s Spain who coined the phrase "Viva la muerte!" or "Long live death!"  Essentially meaningless, the words captured the cult of soil, blood and savagery that coursed through European Fascism, in its Francoist and other forms.
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Juan Forero / Washington Post:   Old Allies Abandon Chávez as Constitution Vote Nears
Julia Preston / New York Times:
Immigration at Record Level, Analysis Finds  —  Immigration over the past seven years was the highest for any seven-year period in American history, bringing 10.3 million new immigrants, more than half of them without legal status, according to an analysis of census data released today …
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Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:   Fate of the Know-Nothings  —  WHO WOULD HAVE guessed two years ago …
Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
As Lenders Tighten Flow of Credit, Growth at Risk  —  Credit flowing to American companies is drying up at a pace not seen in decades, threatening the creation of jobs and the expansion of businesses, while intensifying worries that the economy may be headed for recession.
Townhall.com:
Hugh tries to get to the bottom of the Mansoor Ijaz-Mitt Romney controversy.  —  HH: We begin as promised with Mansoor Ijaz.  Mansoor Ijaz is the founder and chairman of the Crescent Investment Management Group.  It's an investment partnership in New York.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Jerusalem Post:
'Stop treating me like a pariah'  —  "Stop treating me as a pariah," Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told Arab delegates at the Annapolis conference on Tuesday, according to The Washington Post.  —  Livni and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke to the summit's attendees …
Discussion: Power Line
 
 
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Biden: One of top 3 Dems will fall
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U.S. sponsorship of Sunni groups worries Iraq's government
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New York Times:
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
And now a rebel flag?  —  So immigration, guns, God, gays and now the stars and bars?
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