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2:35 AM ET, November 13, 2009

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The Politico:
RNC to opt out of abortion coverage  —  The Republican National Committee will no longer offer employees an insurance plan that covers abortion after POLITICO reported Thursday that the anti-abortion RNC's policy has covered the procedure since 1991.  —  “Money from our loyal donors …
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Katha Pollitt / The Nation:
Whose Team Is It, Anyway?
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
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Peter Hamby / CNN:
McCain official: Palin claim ‘one hundred percent untrue’  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - A former senior campaign adviser to John McCain is rejecting Sarah Palin's claim that she was billed for the costs of vetting her before she was selected as the Republican vice presidential nominee.
Discussion: Raw Story
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Sarah Palin And The Case Of The $500,000 Legal Bill  —  The Associated Press obtained a copy of Sarah Palin's new book, and came away with several scooplets, including the following: … Without having read the book, and without knowing precisely what the AP is summarizing, it's hard to know what this charge entails.
Discussion: Mediaite
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Palin says she knew her 2008 Couric interview had gone badly
CNN:
Top White House Lawyer Pushed Out  —  TOKYO (CNN) - In the first major shakeup among President Obama's senior staff, CNN has learned that White House Counsel Greg Craig is being pushed out in favor of veteran Democratic lawyer Bob Bauer because of a dispute over the struggle to close the U.S. Military prison at Guantanamo.
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Moe Lane
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Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
Craig out as WH counsel
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Karl Frisch / Media Matters for America:
UPDATED: So, what really happened to Lou Dobbs?  —  So, what really happened to Lou Dobbs?  According to The New York Times: “Months ago the president of CNN/U.S., Jonathan Klein, offered a choice to Lou Dobbs ...  [he] could vent his opinions on radio and anchor an objective newscast on television, or he could leave CNN.”
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Bill Carter / Media Decoder:
CNN's Klein Explains the Departure of Lou Dobbs
Discussion: DailyFinance and Romenesko
Elisabeth Bumiller / The Caucus:
Gates Angry About Defense-Related Leaks  —  OSHKOSH, Wis. — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is normally a mild-mannered man, at least in public, but he unleashed a torrent on his plane on Thursday morning about leaks during the investigation of the Foot Hood shootings and President Obama's deliberations …
Discussion: Political Punch and The Page
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The Politico:
Administration plans to punish leakers
Discussion: RedState
Donna Miles / DefenseLINK:
Gates Lashes Out at Leakers
ABCNEWS:
Major Hasan: Soldier of Allah; Many Ties to Jihad Web Sites  —  Officials Say Accused Fort Hood Shooter Used Multiple Hotmail, AOL Accounts for Overseas Contacts  —  United States Army Major Nidal Hasan proclaimed himself a “soldier of Allah” on private business cards he obtained over the Internet …
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Matt Welch / Hit & Run:
Get Us to 500 Donors, Or That's the Last You'll See of Lobster Girl  —  Take a good long look at this blog post.  Do you notice a woman kissing a lobster?  For longtime readers of the site, Lobster Girl is a familiar, even comforting presence.  Now move your eyes to the upper right-hand corner of the main blog page.
Tom A. Peter / Christian Science Monitor:
Irish priest kidnapped in Philippines released by MILF  —  Filipino militants released an elderly Irish priest late on Wednesday night after holding him in captivity for 32 days.  Father Michael Sinnott had worked in the Philippines for nearly 33 years when six armed gunmen kidnapped …
Mark Weiner / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Recanvassing shows NY-23 race tightens even as Rep. Bill Owens is sworn into House seat … Washington — Conservative Doug Hoffman conceded the race in the 23rd Congressional District last week after receiving two pieces of grim news for his campaign: He was down 5,335 votes with 93 percent …
James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
At Fort Hood, Witness Credits Second Officer  —  KILLEEN, Tex. — Sgt. Kimberly D. Munley has been applauded as a hero across the nation for shooting down Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan during the bloody rampage at Fort Hood last week.  The account of heroism, given by the authorities …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
We Have A President  —  The news that Obama has refused to sign off on any of the four major options presented to him in Afghanistan reminds me of why he was elected president.  This critical decision - arguably the most critical of his young presidency - is one that will not be rushed the way such decisions often are.
Michael Saul / NY Daily News:
Levi Johnston at Fleshbot awards: Sarah Palin ‘smart’ for not trashing me on Oprah  —  “She knows what I got on her.  It's a smart move on her part,” Johnson said of Palin's interview with Oprah.  —  Levi Johnston, the hunky baby daddy of Sarah Palin's grandson, called …
Allison Kilkenny / The Huffington Post:
Catholic Church Threatens To Stop Feeding Homeless Over Gay Marriage  —  A few days ago, I wrote about Goldman Sachs's transition from a bank holding company into a public relations disaster machine.  I argued that Goldman's CEO, Lloyd Blankfein, has been behaving like he wants to be attacked by a ferocious mob.
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Washington Post:
Catholic Church gives D.C. ultimatum
Andrew Breitbart / Big Government:
ACORN: The LA Story, Part I  —  Today I received a phone call from my friend, Gary H., who said that ACORN was staging a protest outside the Fox News studios in West Los Angeles.  I called someone at the Fox News bureau to find out that there were no protesters there, but quickly realized ACORN had gotten that wrong too.
Discussion: NewsReal Blog and Pajamas Media
Lean Democratic / The Cook Political Report:
2010 COMPETITIVE HOUSE RACE CHART  —  Likely: These seats are not considered competitive at this point but have the potential to become engaged.  —  Lean: These are considered competitive races but one party has an advantage.  —  Toss-Up: These are the most competitive; either party has a good chance of winning.
Megan McArdle:
Chavez's Economic Problems Turn Nasty  —  For a long time I have been saying (along with a lot of other people), that Hugo Chavez was running his country into the ground.  He diverted investment funds from PDVSA, Venezuela's state-run oil company, into social programs.
Erick Erickson / RedState:
Obama Administration Intends to Purge Republicans From the Civil Service  —  Please see the update at the bottom of this post.  — Erick  —  “This is what happens in third world kleptocracies and totalitarian regimes.”  —  Via Instapundit comes word that the federal government's Office …
Associated Press:
U.S. acts to seize skyscraper, 4 mosques  —  Prosecutors say building owners helping to illegally funnel money to Iran  —  Federal prosecutors took steps to seize four U.S. mosques and this Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being under Iranian government control.
 
 
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Patrick Courrielche / Big Hollywood:
NEWLY REVEALED DOCUMENTS Contradict NEA Chairman Landesman
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Q-Poll: Lieberman's Opposition to Public Option Not Popular in Connecticut
ABC News:
Digger dog found after Afghan adventure
Discussion: Wizbang
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. October Deficit Is $176.36 Billion
Discussion: The Page
Ben Frumin / TPM LiveWire:
Wash Times Announces Resignation Of Executive Editor John Solomon
Josh Kraushaar / Scorecard's Blog:
Pelosi endorses Capuano
Manu Raju / The Politico:
Dems jam GOP with Franken vote
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Blackburn: TEA Parties rallying women
Discussion: Don Surber
Laura Rozen / Laura Rozen's Blog:
The Eikenberry memo and the leak war: more pushback against a nudgey Pentagon?
Wall Street Journal:
A 69% Capital Gains Tax Hike . . .
Discussion: CNN and TalkLeft
James Gordon Meek / NY Daily News:
My solemn meeting on Veterans Day with President Obama at my …