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We had columnist Robert Novak, author of “The Prince of Darkness,” visit the Heritage Foundation today for our bloggers’ lunch. (He’ll be back on Thursday for a public event.) It went really well and attracted quite a crowd. We counted 55 people in attendance or on the phone — a record number since these meetings began in May 2006. Eric Pfieffer and Matt Sheffield have already file reports. I’ll link to more later when I post some video.

• Laying the Groundwork for a Revolution РRep. Roy Blunt, Heritage Foundation
• Cozying up to the Gipper РJennifer Harper, Washington Times
• GOP Outgunned 3-1 on New Media Staff РPatrick Ruffini
• Michigan Man To Biden: Come See ‘My Baby’ РDanny Glover, AirCongress
• Hateful Left Cheers Roberts Medical News РMatthew Sheffield, NewsBusters

• A liberal solution to nomination gridlock РErnest Istook, National Review Online
‚Ä¢ Middle class the new ‘poor’ if SCHIP expanded – Bob Moffit & Greg D’Angelo, Houston Chronicle
‚Ä¢ New fight over more children’s health aid – John Donnelly, Boston Globe
‚Ä¢ Congressional Spending: Past Abuse Is No Excuse for Today’s Excess – Ernest Istook, Heritage Foundation
• Conservatives, Libertarians Split Over Federal ID Standards РKevin Mooney, Cybercast News Service

• Positive Report by Petraeus Could Split House Democrats РDan Balz & Chris Cillizza, Washington Post
• Newspapers struggle to condemn Iraq war РAlicia C. Shepard, Politico
• Sen. Kyl: Iran Like 1930s Germany РKenneth R. Timmerman, NewsMax.com
• The Real Wiretapping Scandal РDavid B. Rivkin & Lee A. Casey, Wall Street Journal
‚Ä¢ ‘Cool’ Icon Che Guevara Was a Murderous Thug – Michael Chapman, Cybercast News Service