Captain's Quarters
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is a widely read conservative blog, written by Ed Morrissey and based in suburban Minnesota. It is closely aligned with Powerline and Hugh Hewitt. It was the one American blog that provided significant information about political events in Canada, specifically scandals surrounding the Liberal Party government of Prime Minister Paul Martin and his election defeat by Stephen Harper. More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Small audience (10-100K) (English)
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National
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Right
Owners:
Ed Morrissey | Managers: Ed Morrissey
Research
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Minneapolis, MN, US
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Ezra Fox
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Oct 6, 2006 - 12:15 PM PDT
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Slimes At The Times
The New York Times launches its long-awaited smear of John McCain today, and the most impressive aspect of the smear is just how baseless it is. They basically emulate Page ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
McCain's Michigan Edge: Democrats
The Michigan primary promises to start a bloody debate among Republicans that in some quarters has already started. A new Zogby poll of likely GOP primary voters in Michigan ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Did Reporters Get Born Yesterday?
The dumbest political controversy this week, a prize that one wins with some difficulty, comes unsurprisingly from the Boston Globe. Michael Kranish found it necessary to ...Posted by Leo Romero -
The Russian Conundrum
Russia has begun transferring nuclear fuel to Iran for the completion of its contract for the nuclear power plant at Bushehr. The delivery marks a victory for Iran, but also a ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
The Bias In What Gets Left Out
Pew Research Center issued a stinging indictment on Wednesday regarding the press coverage of Iraq this year, one that shows a subtle but clear editorial bias. The news media ...Posted by Leo Romero -
The Retraction At The Tank
A couple of commenters on the latest TNR thread wonder whether we will hold National Review Online's The Tank to the same level of scrutiny as Franklin Foer and Scott ...Posted by Leo Romero -
About That Economy ....
It appears that we're growing our way into a panic on the economy. It may be the first recession in history initiated by a 5% annual GDP growth rate. It won't be the first ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Unfortunately, This Qualifies As A Minor Democratic Scandal
A nude woman fleeing a groping imposter? Lying about academic credentials in court? Owning a controlling interest in a Texas law firm without having a license to practice law? ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Democrats Try Timetables Again
Over the spring and summer, the Democrats tried putting timetables for withdrawal onto funding bills for the war in Iraq. At that time, they claimed that the war had been ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Pervez Gets Shakespearean
Pervez Musharraf's seizure of power yesterday did not extend as far as feared, but instead falls in a legal gray area. The assemblies continue to operate and the status of ...Posted by Leo Romero
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Musharraf Wins By Losing, Islamists Just Lose Big
Even though he took a beating at the polls, Musharraf may come out a winner from yesterday's results. He apparently conducted the election honestly, and has acknowledged the ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Senate Approves Telecom Immunity
The Democrats had a legitimate point about handing a blank check to the NSA and other intel agencies in regards to warrantless surveillance. We need to give the maximum amount ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Obama Sweeps Saturday, Sets Up Showdown On Superdelegates
Hillary has a 90-vote lead among the superdelegates, and it has become clear that the superdelegates will have to make the difference if the nomination is to be settled before ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Is This What Burkle Bought?
one has to wonder whether Burkle may have attempted to float money into Hillary's campaign while bypassing campaign-finance regulations. Did the $20 million, which came just ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark?
She did for me last year at CPAC, of course, when she derided John Edwards as a "faggot". At the time, a number of conservative bloggers wrote that she had embarrassed the ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
The Bucks Stop Here, Next Time
It doesn't demonstrate much courage to put off executive action until the final months of his lame-duck presidency. Allowing the pork projects to stand also won't help rescue ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
The Low Blow
For the most part, the Republican primary campaign has seen tough but honest debate over the issues, as opposed to the racially inflammatory hardball being played between the ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Don't Expect An EO
The Bush administration will probably not issue an executive order canceling the 9,000 earmarks in the omnibus spending bill, the New York Times reports, as the White House ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Where Now From Here?
The South Carolina primary turned out to be a clarifying event after all. Instead of the potential for five front-runners in the Super Tuesday contest in two weeks, it appears ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Rasmussen: McCain Beats Hillary Like A Drum
As McCain strengthened among Republicans, he has strengthened against Hillary. Huckabee also has come out ahead of Hillary in this polling, 45%-42%, the first time that has ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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