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10:55 AM ET, November 23, 2010

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Mark McDonald / New York Times:
‘Crisis Status’ in South Korea After North Shells Island  —  SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean military went to “crisis status” on Tuesday and threatened military strikes against the North after the North fired dozens of shells at a South Korean island, killing two South Korean soldiers …
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Keith B. Richburg / Washington Post:
North Korea fires artillery at South Korean island of Yeonpyeong  —  BEIJING - North Korea launched a massive artillery barrage on a South Korean island Tuesday, killing two South Korean marines, wounding at least 14 others and setting more than 60 buildings ablaze in the most serious confrontation since …
John Garnaut / Sydney Morning Herald:
North Korean dictator-in-waiting linked to deadly artillery attack  —  NORTH KOREA has burnished the leadership credentials of its 26-year-old dictator-in-waiting with a deadly artillery attack on South Korean territory, causing its neighbour to return fire and scramble F-16 fighters.
Discussion: Wonkette
CNN:
North Korea fires on South Korea
Jung Ha-Won / Agence France Presse:
North Korea fires artillery barrage on South
Discussion: Instapundit and National Review
Associated Press:
North Korea Reportedly Fires Artillery Near South
Wall Street Journal:
North Korea Fires Rockets at Island
New York Times:
Taliban Leader in Secret Talks Was an Impostor  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — For months, the secret talks unfolding between Taliban and Afghan leaders to end the war appeared to be showing promise, if only because of the appearance of a certain insurgent leader at one end of the table …
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Associated Press:
Taliban Leader in Peace Talks Was Impostor
Discussion: The Jawa Report and Pat Dollard
Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Negotiator for Taliban was an impostor, Afghan officials say
The Fix:
Sarah Palin's Mike Huckabee problem  —  1. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Monday that Sarah Palin might well “run away” with the Republican nomination for president.  —  It's funny Huckabee should say such a thing, because he's got a lot of say over whether she does just that.
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Shane D'Aprile / Ballot Box:
House Republican gains rise to 62 seats  —  Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-Texas) conceded defeat to Republican challenger Blake Farenthold late Monday after the recount he requested barely made a dent in the Republican's election night lead.  Farenthold's final margin of victory stood at 648 votes.
Emma Perez-Trevino / Brownsville Herald:
Ortiz concedes District 27 race to Farenthold
Rachel D'Oro / Associated Press:
Miller files vote-count lawsuit in state court
Discussion: FrumForum, Election Law and The Page
Washington Post:
Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans support full-body scanners at airports  —  Nearly two-thirds of Americans support the new full-body security-screening machines at the country's airports, as most say they put higher priority on combating terrorism than protecting personal privacy, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Paul Bedard / US News:
TSA Promise: No Cavity Searches
Michelle Singletary / Washington Post:
Woman who told Obama her financial fears has lost her job  —  Nobody is safe.  —  Velma Hart, who burst onto the media scene after telling President Obama she was scared about her financial future, has been laid off.  Hart was let go as the chief financial officer for Am Vets, a nonprofit Maryland-based veteran services organization.
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
My TSA Anti-Rant  —  I am so going to regret writing this post.  For those of you who used to respect me, please just chalk it up to food poisoning or early onset Alzheimer's or whatever.  But here goes.  —  I hate the TSA screening process.  Everyone hates the TSA screening process.
Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
New poll undercuts GOP claims of a midterm mandate  —  WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans want the Congress to keep the new health care law or actually expand it, despite Republican claims that they have a mandate from the people to kill it, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll.
Patrick Gavin / The Politico:
BARBARA BUSH EXPLAINS MISCARRIAGE ANECDOTE  —  George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush appeared on CNN's “Larry King Live” Monday night, and George said that the two were “living a quiet life” (even though George said he still planned on sky-diving in 2014 to mark his 90th birthday, an endeavor he undertakes every year).
The Politico:
Business: Barack Obama's outreach not enough  —  After business leaders sunk millions into the midterms to defeat Democrats, a chastened Obama administration is seeking reconciliation with the corporate community.  —  But after two years of building frustration, the executives say they won't be won …
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Left's pressure moves Pelosi toward clashes with Obama
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Empty promises on health care will haunt Obama  — TAGS: - aaron carroll - american medical association - Byron York - center for medicare and medicaid services - Gallup - indiana university school of medicine - New York Times - patient protection and affordable care act
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:
Palin says she will ‘clean up’ journalism  —  Sarah Palin is vowing — in a FOX interview that will air later today — to “clean up” journalism, and says she will not speak to CBS's Katie Couric again, calling her “biased” and won't “waste my time.”  —  Couric conducted the interview in 2008 …
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Zogby:
Zogby Interactive: Obama Falls to 39%, As Support from Democrats Continues to Slide; He Trails Romney, J. Bush & Gingrich in '12  —  Those Saying U.S. on Wrong Track Hits High Under Obama of 69%  —  UTICA, New York - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped to the lowest point …
Sally Quinn / Washington Post:
The unholy (s)election of Bristol Palin  —  I feel for Bristol Palin.  Here's a plucky young woman who signed up for “Dancing With the Stars” knowing she had no chance to win but thinking it might be an adventure.  Bristol had never danced and was up against some world-class dancers.  That takes guts.
Quinnipiac University:
Schools Chancellor Should Have Education Experience, New York City Voters Tell Quinnipiac University Poll; Bloomberg Approval At Lowest Point In 5 Years  —  New York City voters say 64 - 26 percent that a schools chancellor needs education experience more than management experience …
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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Chana Ya'ar / Arutz Sheva:
Obama's UN Officials Silent on Nine Anti-Israel Resolutions
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Wall Street Journal:
With New Power, GOP Takes On Consumer Agency
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Ezra Klein
Michael Luo / New York Times:
Effort for Liberal Balance to G.O.P. Groups Begins
Discussion: USA Today
ABCNEWS:
Poll: Gridlock Likely, GOPers Split on Whether That's Bad
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Antonio Sosa / The Daily Caller:
Chavez responds to President Obama's joke about visiting Venezuela …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
GOP leadership warns freshmen about press, ethics traps
Discussion: Wonkette
Bill Hutchinson / NY Daily News:
Park51 developers apply for $5M federal grant, outraging opponents …
Landon Thomas Jr / New York Times:
Irish Debt Crisis Forces Collapse of Government
Discussion: DealBook
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John F. Burns / New York Times:
Lessons of Hate at Islamic Schools in Britain
Discussion: FrumForum
J. Taylor Rushing / The Hill:
Lugar not too worried about a 2012 Tea Party challenge
Discussion: FrumForum
Lisa Leff / Associated Press:
Pentagon: No gays were discharged in past month
David Sherfinski / Washington Examiner:
States' rights battles rage in Old Dominion
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
A. G. Sulzberger / New York Times:
Defenders of Earmarks Point to Urgent Needs That Would Not Be Met
Matt Welch / Hit & Run:
Editorial Boards to the Little People Complaining About the TSA …
Discussion: The Agitator