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9:00 AM ET, November 6, 2007

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Ron Paul Raises More Than $4.2 Million — WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, aided by an extraordinary outpouring of Internet support Monday, hauled in more than $4.2 million in nearly 24 hours. — Paul, the Texas congressman with a libertarian tilt and an out-of-Iraq pitch …

Discussion: Outside The Beltway, USA Today, National Review, PoliBlog (TM), BitsBlog, About.com U.S. Politics, Big Head DC, theneweditor.com and L.A. Times

The Corner:

The Paul-Bearers Carry On [David Freddoso] — Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) ended Guy Fawkes Day having done something no Republican has ever done before. He raised almost $4 million over the Internet without spending so much as a thin dime (beyond transaction fees, of course).

Discussion: Vox Popoli

David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Ron Paul Raises More Than $4 Million in One Day

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, Reason Magazine, QandO, ScrappleFace, All Spin Zone, The Agitator and Washington Wire

Avery Knapp Jr / techPresident:
The Power of Flashmob Fundraising

Discussion: Reason Magazine, Patrick Ruffini, The Caucus, MyDD, Jesus' General and The Corner

The Washington Post / The Trail:
Ron Paul's Record Online Haul

Discussion: Salon, Flopping Aces, RealClearPolitics, Outside The Beltway, The American Mind, Middle Earth Journal and Eunomia

Larry Johnson / NO QUARTER:

Urgent: Letter from Intelligence, Military, Diplomatic, and Law Enforcement Professionals — PREFACE: — A group of distinguished intelligence and military officers, diplomats, and law enforcement professionals delivered an urgent message this morning to the chairman and the ranking minority member …

Discussion: michellemalkin.com, Macsmind, Brilliant at Breakfast, Comments from Left Field, The Belmont Club, The Impolitic, Taylor Marsh, NION and The Huffington Post

Charles Schumer / New York Times:

A Vote for Justice — I AM voting today to support Michael B. Mukasey for attorney general for one critical reason: the Department of Justice — once the crown jewel among our government institutions — is a shambles and is in desperate need of a strong leader, committed to depoliticizing the agency's operations.

Discussion: NPR, The Moderate Voice, Balkinization and Kiko's House

Jacques Steinberg / New York Times:

Cable Channel Nods to Ratings and Leans Left — Riding a ratings wave from "Countdown With Keith Olbermann," a program that takes strong issue with the Bush administration, MSNBC is increasingly seeking to showcase its nighttime lineup as a welcome haven for viewers of a similar mind.

Discussion: The Body Politik, TalkLeft, Ian Schwartz and Inside Cable News

New York Times:

Rosie O'Donnell in Talks to Join MSNBC — Rosie O'Donnell, who abruptly left "The View" on ABC last spring after drawing attention and ratings for her opinions on everything from the Iraq war to her co-hosts, is in serious discussions to return to television atop a new soapbox …

Discussion: Political Machine, Cliff Schecter, NewsBusters.org, Inside Cable News, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Weasel Zippers, Ankle Biting Pundits, TMZ.com and JammieWearingFool

BBC:

Supermodel 'rejects dollar pay' — The world's richest model has reportedly reacted in her own way to the sliding value of the US dollar - by refusing to be paid in the currency. — Gisele Bündchen is said to be keen to avoid the US currency because of uncertainty over its strength.

Discussion: Biased BBC, Blue Crab Boulevard, Seeing the Forest, Say Anything, The Van Der Galiën Gazette and SCSUScholars

Bloomberg:
Supermodel Bundchen Joins Hedge Funds Dumping Dollars

Discussion: Cato-at-liberty, Power Line and TigerHawk

Roger Simon / The Politico:

Legal or not, immigrants must drive — You probably can make a good argument for giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. And you probably can make a good argument against it. — But you can't make both arguments at the same time. And you can't explain either in 30 seconds.

Discussion: The Atlantic Online

Michael Barone / Real Clear Politics:
A Watershed Moment on Immigration

Discussion: Daily Pundit, Blue Crab Boulevard, Betsy's Page, Blogs for Bush and Washington Wire

Mike Soraghan / The Hill:

Terrorists are 'running out of people to kill,' says Obey — If violence is decreasing in Iraq, it may be because insurgents "are running out of people to kill," House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) said Monday. — "There are fewer targets of opportunity," Obey said in a speech to the National Press Club.

Discussion: Right Wing News

Jackie Kucinich / The Hill:

Shuler, Bilbray join forces on border security measure — Two ardent proponents of border security are teaming up to introduce a bipartisan bill aimed at curtailing illegal immigration through employer sanctions. — Reps. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.) and Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) …

Discussion: michellemalkin.com

Michelle Malkin:

All aboard the impeachment bandwagon: Cheney first, Bush next — I told you on Friday about Dennis Kucinich's privileged resolution to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney. Well, today's the day. The UFO-spotter will hold a press conference at 3pm Eastern.

Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard

John Amato / Crooks and Liars:

Limbaugh Attacks! — Rush Limbaugh went after a young HS graduate on his radio show because she broke down and cried talking about the environment and Global Warming. — via email: … Download (40) | Play (42) — The Gavel has the video of her testimony. … (Read the rest of this story...)

Discussion: The Gavel, A NEWT ONE, JammieWearingFool, Pacific Views and Ian Schwartz

SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:

Special Comment: George Bush's Criminal Conspiracy of Torture — In his latest fire-breathing Special Comment Keith tears into President Bush for firing a true patriot that spoke out against torture, while cowardly and simultaneously ordering others to commit the very same heinous crime.

Discussion: Attytood, Brilliant at Breakfast, State of the Day, The Volokh Conspiracy and ACSBlog

Amir Shah / Associated Press:

Bomb targeting Afghan lawmakers kills 20 — KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber targeted a group of lawmakers touring a factory north of Kabul on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people, including six members of parliament, a lawmaker said. Dozens of people were injured.

Discussion: The Jawa Report

Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:

Bush Vote Divided in GOP Race — President, Father Are Silent as Others Pick — George P. Bush had just finished telling his father, the former governor of Florida, that he had decided to endorse former senator Fred D. Thompson of Tennessee for president.

Discussion: The Caucus