Cursor's Media Patrol - 11/11/05

President Bush embarks on the promised "hit back," in a Veterans Day speech in which he said: "It is deeply irresponsible to rewrite the history of how the war began. More than 100 Democrats in the House and the Senate who had access to the same intelligence voted to support removing Saddam Hussein from power."

The Nation declares that, because "everything that needs to be known is now known ... we will not support any candidate for national office who does not make a speedy end to the war in Iraq" a major campaign issue.

In an amendment passed by the U.S. Senate that is described as "an end-run around" a 2004 Supreme Court decision, Guantanamo detainees are denied the right to challenge their detentions with habeas corpus petitions in federal court.

Paul Krugman warns of "the doughnut hole" in Medicare's new prescription drug benefit, through which "if your cumulative drug expenses reach $2,250 ... you'll suddenly be on your own ... unless your costs reach $5,100." Plus: Krugman takes five.