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2:00 PM ET, October 22, 2010

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Alicia Shepard / NPR:
NPR's Firing of Juan Williams Was Poorly Handled  —  Juan Williams once again got himself into trouble with NPR for comments he made at his other job, at Fox News.  And NPR's reaction has unleashed an unprecedented firestorm of criticism directed not at Williams - but at NPR.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Everybody Wins  —  When I wrote last night it seemed like the Juan Williams saga was one in which no one came out very well.  But the light of a new day has changed the picture dramatically.  Bagging the lucrative new contract with Fox News is only part of it.
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Juan Williams Firing Prompts Jim DeMint Bill to Defund NPR  —  Updated 12:47 p.m. Eastern Time  —  Conservative Republican Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina today announced plans to introduce legislation stripping federal funding from National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Is Nina Totenberg Next?  —  NPR's legal affairs correspondent frequently expresses her pro-Democratic opinion.  —  Juan Williams, now a former contract news analyst for NPR, was fired Wednesday for publicly taking a controversial position.  A statement from NPR CEO Vivian Schiller said:
Patricia Murphy / Politics Daily:
Jim DeMint Introducing Bill to Defund Public Broadcasting
Juan Williams / Fox News:
I Was Fired for Telling the Truth
Armstrong Williams / Pundits Blog:
NPR & terrorists — 1; Americans — 0
Discussion: The Note
Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Lillian McEwen breaks her 19-year silence about Justice Clarence Thomas  —  For nearly two decades, Lillian McEwen has been silent — a part of history, yet absent from it.  —  When Anita Hill accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during his explosive 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearing …
Melanie Mason / Dallas Morning News:
GOP congressional candidate Stephen Broden says violent overthrow of government is ‘on the table’  —  mmason@dallasnews.com  —  WASHINGTON - Republican congressional candidate Stephen Broden stunned his party Thursday, saying he would not rule out violent overthrow of the government if elections did not produce a change in leadership.
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Wall Street Journal:
Campaign's Big Spender  —  Public-Employees Union Now Leads All Groups in Independent Election Outlays  —  The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is now the biggest outside spender of the 2010 elections, thanks to an 11th-hour effort to boost Democrats that has vaulted …
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Jesse Zwick / The Washington Independent:
Who's the Biggest Outside Political Spender of Them All?
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Top Companies Aid Chamber of Commerce in Policy Fights
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
GOP says compromise not on the agenda if they retake the House  —  Republicans aren't interested in compromising with President Obama on major issues if they retake the House or Senate, a senior GOP lawmaker said.  —  “Look, the time to go along and get along is over,” said Rep. Mike Pence …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Issa: ‘Not a chance’ of Obama impeachment under GOP House
Discussion: Bloomberg and Prairie Weather
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
House GOP could force vote on defunding NPR
Discussion: Weigel, National Review and theblogprof
Michael Sandoval / National Review:
Hickenlooper Bombshell: ‘Backwards Thinking in Rural, Western Areas’  —  Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper was interviewed by Eden Lane on the establishment of the Matthew Shepard Foundation offices in Denver, Colorado late in 2009: … Here is a transcript of the exchange:
Discussion: The Spot
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The Daily Caller:
Hickenlooper: Backwards thinking in Western rural areas
Discussion: Denver Post and Breitbart.tv
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Hickenlooper accuses rural Coloradans of “backward thinking” …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and GayPatriot
Brian Bond / White House.gov Blog Feed:
President Obama: It Gets Better  —  Recently, several young people have taken their own lives after being bullied for being gay - or perceived as being gay - by their peers.  Their deaths are shocking and heartbreaking tragedies.  No one should have to endure relentless harassment or tormenting.
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Obama Makes “It Gets Better” Video
David Zucker / Big Hollywood:
‘Call Me Senator’: Let This Video Be My Apology for Once Supporting Sen. Boxer  —  I'd like to thank Right Change (who sponsored and are planning an ad campaign to support the spot) and all the wonderful actors and crew who volunteered for the “Call Me Madam” video.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
British Fashion Victims  —  In the spring of 2010, fiscal austerity became fashionable.  I use the term advisedly: the sudden consensus among Very Serious People that everyone must balance budgets now now now wasn't based on any kind of careful analysis.  It was more like a fad …
Discussion: Ezra Klein and Free exchange
BBC:
Judges told to step down in Wilders trial  —  Geert Wilders says freedom of speech in the Netherlands is on trial  —  Judges in the hate speech trial of Dutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders have been ordered to step down by an independent appeals panel.  —  The move follows a request …
Discussion: National Review
Maureen O'Connor / Gawker:
The Rape Accusation Against Meg Whitman's Son That Got Hushed Up  —  As a student at Princeton University, the son of California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman—one of the school's most celebrated donors—was accused of sexually assaulting a classmate.  This is the story of the explosive accusation and its quiet aftermath.
Discussion: Raw Story and SpeakEasy
Liberals-Lie / CBS News:
Clint Eastwood on Obama: Nice Fella but “Not a Fan”  —  Clint Eastwood, legendary actor and director, told Katie Couric that while President Obama is a “nice fella,” he's “not a fan of what he's doing at the moment.”  —  During an interview about his latest film “Hereafter,” …
Wall Street Journal:
Tea Party to the Rescue  —  How the GOP was saved from Bush and the establishment.  —  Two central facts give shape to the historic 2010 election.  The first is not understood by Republicans, and the second not admitted by Democrats.  —  The first: the tea party is not a “threat” …
The Huffington Post:
George W. Bush Reveals His Biggest Failure Was Not Privatizing Social Security  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … Read More: Bush Privatizing Social Security, Bush Social Security, Bush Social Security Privatization, George Bush Social Security, George W. Bush, George w.  Bush Social Security, Politics News
 
 
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Sjones / CNSNews:
Statistics Show Women Fare Badly Under Islam, but U.N. Official …
Discussion: Right Wing News and Weasel Zippers
Ynetnews:
Netanyahu's ‘list of millionaires’
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and SpeakEasy
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Blumenthal and Planned Parenthood seek ‘Worst of WWE + women photos’
Robert Mackey / New York Times:
The Lede: British ‘Stealth’ Submarine Gets Stuck in Mud
Discussion: Wonkette and Guardian
Linda Greenhouse / Opinionator:
Calling John Roberts
Discussion: ACS Blog and SCOTUSblog
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Meg Whitman spending hits $163M
Discussion: The Note
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Obama promotes Denis McDonough
Discussion: CNN
 Earlier Items: 
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Where President Obama is headed (and what it means)
Byron York / Associated Press:
GOP challenges Pelosi in deep-blue San Francisco
Discussion: alicublog
Steve Miletich / Seattle Times:
Two state Supreme Court justices stun some listeners with race comments
Discussion: Wonk Room and JSOnline
Aaron Lynett / National Post:
Centre refuses to host Steyn lecture on free speech
Discussion: Power Line and Strictly Right
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
It Gets Better  —  Dan Savage should be beaming with pride about what he started.
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
'I'd trust him with my bullet'  —  This is video of NY-20 GOP …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Ted Nesi / WPRI-TV:
WPRI Poll: Barney Frank in tight race