Blue Radar

I post each morning, here are some of the political stories thatmight not be worthy of their own posts, but are nonetheless newsworthy:

• WHITE HOUSE Here are President Bush's recipients of the Medal of Freedom.
• HEALTH A study finds that the AIDS virus first invaded the United States from Haiti.
• TERRORISM In an interview with the BBC, the Saudi king says the UK is soft on terrorism.  "We have sent information to Great Britain before theterrorist attacks in Britain but unfortunately no action was taken," King Abdullah complained. "Andit may have been able to maybe avert the tragedy."  (Is he really one to be talking?)
• SCANDAL The State Department, as part of their investigation, gave Blackwater guards immunity.  "The immunity deal has delayed a criminal inquiry into the Sept. 16killings and could undermine any effort to prosecute securitycontractors for their role in the incident that has infuriated theIraqi government," reported the AP and published in the USA Today.
• 2008 ELECTION/SENATE Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO), who is also running for president but trails in the polls, will not run for Senate reelection in 2008, even if he does not win the Republican presidential nomination this winter.
• 2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL The Washington Post reports that New Hampshire might move its primary up to as early as December 4th, one full month ahead of the Iowa Caucus.  New Hampshire's Secretary of State will make his decision on November 2nd.
• 2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL As a huge hit on Youtube, an anti-Hillary video is taking aim at the former First Lady, and her connections to special interests.
• 2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL Newsweek's Howard Fineman thinks that in tonight's debate, Obama needs to highlight specific distinctions between him and Hillary on policy matters, as opposed to just speaking in general terms.  "He needs to make specific, sharp distinctions on the issues, to theextent that they exist," Fineman writes. "The fact is, Clinton and Obama are not very farapart on most issues, but Obama needs to highlight the differences inclear language. Iran is a key one."
• 2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL On the eve of the big debate, John Edwards called Hillary Clinton a Washington insider.  "Senator Clinton'sroad to the middle class takes a major detour right through the deepcanyon of corporate lobbyists and the hidden bidding of K Street inWashington," he said. "And history tells us that when that bus stopsthere, it is the middle class that loses."
• 2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) has endorsed Mitt Romney for president.  This is significant because New Hampshire is a must-win state for Rudolph Giuliani.

If we left something out, it's because we either wrote about ityesterday or are scheduled to do so in an individual post later today. Otherwise, feel free to add any stories to the commentbox.