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11:55 AM ET, October 18, 2009

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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Axelrod: Fox ‘not really news’  —  White House senior adviser David Axelrod said Sunday that the Fox News Channel is “not really a news station” and that much of the programming is “not really news.”  —  “I'm not concerned,” Axelrod said on ABC's “This Week” when George Stephanopoulos asked …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
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Jacob Weisberg / Newsweek:
Fox News isn't just bad.  It's un-American.  —  From the magazine issue dated Oct 26, 2009  —  Last week, when White House Communications Director Anita Dunn charged the Fox News Channel with right-wing bias, Fox responded the way it always does.  It denied the accusation with a straight face …
David Carr / New York Times:
The Battle Between the White House and Fox News  —  The Obama administration, which would seem to have its hands full with a two-front war in Iraq and Afghanistan, opened up a third front last week, this time with Fox News.  —  Until this point, the conflict had been mostly a one-sided affair …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Raw Story
Mike Florio / NBC Sports:
First paper to run Limbaugh “slavery” quote issues retraction  —  In the wake of the news that radio host Rush Limbaugh was hoping to buy a chunk of the St. Louis Rams, Bryan Burwell of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote a column containing the now-infamous quote, supposedly from Limbaugh …
Discussion: Wake up America and Vox Popoli
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Al Sharpton is threatening to sue Rush Limbaugh for defamation?  But that's what Rush wants, isn't it?  —  Let me explain my theory, which I based on: 1. my understanding of litigation and 2. my familiarity with the way Rush Limbaugh's mind works.  Note: 1.  I'm a law professor, and 2.
Simon Scowl / Deceiver.com:
Shepard Fairey Is a Liar  —  By his own admission!  —  In addition to being a plagiarist and a serial hypocrite, the plagiarizing serial hypocrite also tells big fat lies when it suits him.  The LA Times reports: … If that's the case, why did he feel the need to lie and cover his tracks?
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Washington Post:
Mr. Deeds for Governor  —  A LEGACY of sound policies, coupled with the proximity of the federal government, has partially protected Virginia from the harsh retrenchments that the recession has forced on many states.  Yet the commonwealth faces a daunting crisis in the form of a drastic shortfall …
Discussion: Firedoglake, The Nation and Commentary
Joseph Cirincione / Washington Post:
washingtonpost.com > Opinions > Outlook & Opinions  —  Iran's expanding nuclear program poses one of the Obama administration's most vexing foreign policy challenges.  Fortunately, the conditions for containing Tehran's efforts may be better today than they have been in years.
No Sheeples Here:
America Is Me  —  On Monday, October 19th, a new website will be launched.  It is called the 9/12 Mom's Network.  Please consider joining a movement sparked by a sisterhood of patriot moms.  Embedded with this post is a video entitled, America Is Me—Anthem for “We The People”.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Harris poll puts Obama approval at 45%  —  Barack Obama might have hoped that an unexpected Nobel Peace Prize might halt his slide in the polls.  Not so, says the latest Harris interactive poll, conducted over the last week.  The survey contacted over 2200 adults on line …
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Small Group Now Leads Closed-Door Reform Negotiations  —  Three months before he was elected president, Barack Obama vowed not only to reform health care but also to pass the legislation in an unprecedented way.  —  “I'm going to have all the negotiations around a big table,” …
David Rohde / New York Times:
7 Months, 10 Days in Captivity  —  THE car's engine roared as the gunman punched the accelerator and we crossed into the open Afghan desert.  I was seated in the back between two Afghan colleagues who were accompanying me on a reporting trip when armed men surrounded our car and took us hostage.
 
 
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The U.S. Must Commit Enough Resources to Afghanistan
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Bradley Olson / Houston Chronicle:
Brown leads poll in Houston mayor's race
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Fake but Aristotelian?  —  Actually, the great Greek philosopher …
Discussion: RedState
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
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