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Drudge banners: "IOU" and links to this LA Times story on the budget crisis in California. And the U.S. says North Korea does not appear to be readying a missile launch in this Bloomberg story is also highlighed on Drudge. ... READ MORE

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The Huffington Post banners: "Obama's first major military operation underway in Afghanistan" and links to this AP story. Unemployment to hit a 9.6 percent, a 26 year high, according to this AP report, highlighted on the HuffPo. And Jesse Berney ... READ MORE

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The Obama administration doesn't see the contradiction between calling for free elections in Honduras and staying out of the election in Iran, writes Allahpundit. And veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas went "nuclear" on the White House for controlling the ... READ MORE

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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) wants to president but "she couldn't even get her own campaign's scheduling staff to give her enough time to run," writes Jed Lewison. And South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's (R) recent confessions have set off ... READ MORE

Townhall
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's (R) Republican enemies hope he stays in office, writes Matt Lewis. And, drawing on examples from other countries, Carol Platt Liebau writes what ObamaCare "really means." READ MORE

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Advancing the debate over torture is always going to be difficult, writes Daniel de Groot. And Mike Lux takes a look at the fight over a new Pecora commission. READ MORE

RedState
The press is "finally" calling out the Obama administration for controlling the press, writes Paint it Red. And Moe Lane takes a detailed look at the 2010 election and the ages of several Democratic committee chair people. READ MORE

MyDD
Mitt Romney appears to be urging Republicans to stand up to President Obama, writes Charles Lemos. And Lemos also writes that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) must think the Associated Press is a "licensed therapist." READ MORE

Powerline
Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) appeared to open the door to the Obama administration making more demands Israel in the peace process while in the country, writes Paul. And new polling shows that support for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is ... READ MORE

Matthew Yglesias
The entire committee system in Congress "leaves a lot to be desired," writes Matthew Yglesias. And Yglesias also points out a general thought among the punditry right now: Congress is asserting its dominance in setting and controlling the agenda, not ... READ MORE

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November 13, 2008

MORNING READ

@ 9:17 am by Walter Alarkon

Democratic proposals to bailout automakers earn skepticism from bloggers on both sides. A bailout may just prolong the companies' inevitable failures, which would lead to trouble for their employees, according to bloggers. Democrat Mark Begich has overtaken Sen. Ted Stevens (R) in the Alaska Senate race, liberal bloggers note. Republicans' last hope of keeping Democrats from getting to 60 seats may rest with Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), conservative bloggers write.

While Democrats and President-elect Barack Obama support more rescue money for Detroit, the car companies can't survive until they whittle down the massive employee compensation packages they owe, writes The Corner's Larry Kudlow. Letting General Motors file for bankruptcy could be one option, but bankruptcy laws wouldn't provide much guidance for how to deal with the 479,000 retirees and their spouses collecting pensions, writes Atrios, who suggests new bankruptcy laws.

After Alaska resumed vote counting on Wednesday, Begich erased Stevens's 3,000-vote lead and is now ahead by 814 votes, writes Swing State Project's James L. More than 35,000 votes remain uncounted, and most of them come from areas where Begich is expected to do well, including Anchorage, his home city. FiveThirtyEight's Sean Quinn now calls Begich the "overwhelming favorite" to win the seat. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) should join Sens. Chambliss and Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) in calling for the ouster of Stevens, a convicted felon, from the Senate, writes Townhall's Amanda Carpenter.

Begich's lead and Democrat Al Franken's "better than even" chance of overtaking Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) in a recount means that a Chambliss victory in the Georgia runoff may be needed to keep Democrats from a filibuster-proof majority, writes Jonathan Garthwaite at Townhall. Chambliss is in trouble now that Democrat Jim Martin is running an ad reminding voters of the "reprehensible" campaign the Republican ran six years ago against Sen. Max Cleland (D), writes Taylor Marsh.

FROM THE BLOGS:
B to the K - Atrios, Eschaton
Paulson's Adjustments Better than Obama's - L. Kudlow, The Corner
Just Great - Pejman Yousefzadeh, RedState
Begich Leads by 814 Votes - James L., Swing State Project
Begich Now An Overwhelming Favorite - Sean Quinn, FiveThirtyEight
Georgia Only In Way of 60 Votes - J. Garthwaite, Townhall
Chambliss in Trouble - Taylor Marsh
Calling The Top Republican in America - A. Carpenter, Townhall
Is This The Right's MoveOn? Really? - T. Beeton, MyDD

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Bailout's Next Phase: Consumers - Wall Street Journal
Showdown Begins over Lifeline to Automakers - Washington Post
Grab a Chair - Washington Post
Alaska Senator Now Trails in Votes - New York Times

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