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30 Issues: Is Bloomberg a RINO?

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Monday, October 31, 2005

In a televised debate yesterday, Democratic challenger Fernando Ferrer sought to link Mayor Bloomberg, a Republican, to President Bush, who is unpopular in New York. But many dyed-in-the-wool Republicans say Bloomberg, a former registered Democrat, is a “Republican in Name Only”, a RINO.

From Scooter to SCOTUS

Michael Isikoffinvestigative correspondent with Newsweek
- on the CIA leak investigation and President Bush's nomination of Sam Alito the the Supreme Court

» Newsweek

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All About Alito

Glenn Reynolds, writes the blog Instapundit and is a law professor at the University of Tennessee and author of the forthcoming book, An Army of Davids: How Markets and Technology Empower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government, and Other Goliaths (Nelson Current, 2006)
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Frank Askin, ...

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30 Issues: Is Bloomberg a RINO?

Juan Manuel Benitez, reporter and host of NY1 Noticias "Pura Politica"
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Wayne Barrett, senior editor at the Village Voice, and author, Rudy: An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani (Basic Books, 2000)
- analyze the first mayoral debate and examine Mike Bloomberg's republican creds

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Cult of the Occult

Mary Roach, author, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (W. W. Norton, 2005)
- examines theories about the afterlife

» Spook (Norton)

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Debate Montage

In case you missed last night's WABC-TV mayoral debate, we've prepared a short montage for your personal use. Shorter than a 60-minute debate. Longer than a six-second sounbite. A nutritious snack for the ear.

Or: if you can't stand either man's voice, Ben Smith live blogs the showdown ...

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Feedback: Psychics and Media

Listen to today's "Cult of the Occult" segment featuring Mary Roach, author of Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife.

Subject: mediums
Recently, NJ Monthly ran an article on a woman who has helped a NJ police dept. solve crimes through her psychic abilities. In one instance, she was taken to someone's bedroom, the site of an alleged murder, where she had a vision of a murder weapon, and of several other things not apparent to other investigators, that led to the perp and to his conviction. She continues to work for that PD, as far as I know. More info at www.njmonthly.com.
-ES

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