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2:20 AM ET, October 26, 2007

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Col. David Hunt / Fox News:
America Could Have Killed Usama bin Laden — But Didn't  —  Because there is no shortage of things to yell about regarding the War on Terror, Iraq, Afghanistan, Homeland Security, and so on, deciding what to write about is always fun.  —  This week, I was going to yell about how the Bush …
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Maggie Michael / Associated Press:
Al-Qaida anger at Jazeera on Laden tape  —  CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida sympathizers have unleashed a torrent of anger against Al-Jazeera television, accusing it of misrepresenting Osama bin Laden's latest audiotape by airing excerpts in which he criticizes mistakes by insurgents in Iraq.
Jules Crittenden:   Suicide-Bombing the Messenger  —  Well, not yet, but it's only a matter of time.
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Did The White House Miss A Chance To Catch OBL Again?
Discussion: The American Street
Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
CAN SOCOM PULL THE TRIGGER, EVEN ON BIN LADEN?
Discussion: The Democratic Daily
Bryan / Hot Air:
Col David Hunt: US balked at killing bin Laden back in August
Discussion: Riehl World View
Lone Star Times:
EXCLUSIVE: SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION BY LEADING NEO-NAZI TO RON PAUL CAMPAIGN IDENTIFIED  —  LONESTARTIMES.COM EXCLUSIVE!!!  —  Must credit LoneStarTimes.com!!!  —  That means YOU, mainstream media producer/reporter/outlet!  —  A LoneStarTimes.com investigation has conclusively established …
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Salon:
Glenn Greenwald  —  Anonymous Liberal for Glenn Greenwald: Giuliani on torture  —  In his book, former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin described his experience being tortured by sleep deprivation at the hands of the KGB: … Here's U.S. presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, speaking at a town hall event in Iowa yesterday:
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Michael Cooper / The Caucus:
In His Words: Giuliani on Torture
Steve Benen / Crooks and Liars:
Giuliani on waterboarding: 'It depends on who does it'
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
An Ex-Libertarian  —  Glenn Reynolds comes out of the closet and says he's no longer a libertarian.  After four years of his defending or ignoring every abuse of government power under the Bushies, this is hardly a surprise.  But the caricature of many freedom-lovers offered by Stephen Green is silly.
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Stephen Green / Pajamas Media:
I WAS A CARD-CARRYING LIBERTARIAN: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK SHEEP REPUBLICAN
Discussion: Daily Pundit and Roger L. Simon
William J. Broad / New York Times:
Satellite Photos Show Cleansing of Syrian Site  —  New commercial satellite photos show that a Syrian site believed to have been attacked by Israel last month no longer bears any obvious traces of what some analysts said appeared to have been a partly built nuclear reactor.
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
Obama: A great many African-Americans agree that homosexuality is "a curse" and that gays are "trying to kill our children"  —  Keep digging, Senator.  —  Obama is now trying to get gays and black religious leaders to sign a letter that's basically supporting Obama's position …
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Cheney falls asleep during Cabinet meeting on wildfires.  —  During a cabinet meeting yesterday, Vice President Cheney fell asleep on camera while President Bush was discussing wildfires in California.  A Cheney spokeswoman "laughed it off," telling CNN that the vice president was "practicing meditation."
Washington Post:
Iran Sanctions Are Meant to Prevent War, Bush Aides Say  —  In approving far-reaching, new unilateral sanctions against Iran, President Bush signaled yesterday that he intends to pursue a strategy of gradually escalating financial, diplomatic and political pressure on Tehran …
Discussion: CNN Political Ticker, CNN, Hot Air and TIME
Debbie Schlussel:
Mrs. Bush's People Lied: To Readers Who Applauded Mrs. Bush's "Tough Stand" Against Muslim HeadScarves . . .  When I first wrote about First Lady Laura Bush's latest Breast Cancer Awareness Tour of the Extremist Islamic World (redundant), I noted that Mrs. Bush's PR team told the press that she would not …
David Eggert / Associated Press:
Student hounds prof running for Congress  —  MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - A politically conservative student armed with a video camera and a Web site is trying to force a Democratic congressional candidate out of his teaching job at Central Michigan University.  —  Dennis Lennox, a 23-year-old junior …
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
"Effective Liberty"  —  Two of the most chilling words you'll ever hear.  Crooked Timber wants the government policing speech to protect minorities.  At last they're honest about the true agenda of the left.  Notice this isn't about "hate-crimes".  It's about "hate-speech."
Irenep / Michael Yon:
Beauchamp and the Rule of Second Chances  —  October 25, 2007  —  Beauchamp and the Rule of Second Chances: Pass it Along  —  I'd known that General Petraeus was once accidentally shot in the chest, but I first heard the full story this summer in Baqubah, from an eyewitness whose account I wrote about in Second Chances.
CNN:
Arsonist left clues, fire chief says  —  ORANGE COUNTY, California (CNN) — One of the larger fires in Southern California was deliberately started by someone with apparent knowledge of arson, a fire official said Thursday.  —  The Santiago Fire in Orange County was started in two places along …
James Kanter / International Herald Tribune:
UN issues 'final wake-up call' on population and environment  —  PARIS: The human population is living far beyond its means and inflicting damage on the environment that could pass points of no return, according to a major report issued Thursday by the United Nations.
Discussion: Daily Pundit
 
 
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Frank Eltman / Associated Press:
Two former body armor company execs indicted for insider trading, fraud
Discussion: Attytood
ABCNEWS:
Scientists Denounce Global Warming Report 'Edits'
Discussion: Think Progress and DeSmogBlog
Bob Jamieson / ABCNEWS:
Some Pay $100,000 for First A-380 Flight
Michael Fumento.com:
HOLLYWOOD'S WAR ON THE WAR ON TERROR
Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com
Andrea Billups / Washington Times:
Rice sees red and Pink
Atrios / Eschaton:
What's The Game  —  Is this going to be another game of fretting …
Discussion: State of the Day
Political Insider:
Paul Leaves Third Party Door Open An Inch
Robert Stacy McCain / Washington Times:
LIVEBLOG: Horowitz on campus
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Laura Scher / The Huffington Post:
Money Talks
Fox News:
Military Reports Lower Casualty Rates in Key Iraq Insurgent Strongholds
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
The Risk Of Obama  —  Ross makes the case: … I don't disagree.
New York Times:
House Passes Health Bill but Gains No Republican Votes
Media Matters for America:
O'Reilly: "[S]tudies indicate ... most teachers ... bring …
Bill Maher / The Huffington Post:
Rove Reversal  —  If the Democrats want to win in 2008 they must pull a "Reverse Rove."
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Atrios / Eschaton:
60s  —  I'm getting emails from various 60s era types …
Cornelia Dean / New York Times:
'55 'Origin of Life' Paper Is Retracted
Discussion: Pharyngula and DefCon Blog
 

 
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Liam Scott / Voice of America:
RSF says 23 journalists were jailed in Syria and 10 others were missing as of December 9; press freedom groups call for accountability for Assad's government

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
The WGA demands studios take “immediate legal action” against companies that used writers' work to train AI, in a letter to CEOs of Disney, Netflix, and others

Pew Research Center:
A survey of US teens aged 13 to 17 shows 73% use YouTube daily, 57% TikTok, 50% Instagram, and 20% Facebook; 17% use X daily, down from 23% in 2022

 
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