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John Byrne / rawstory.com:
Email from arrested White House official suggests powerful congressman lied about trip — WASHINGTON — News of David Safavian's arrest Monday ricocheted through the Washington political scene like a gunshot. — Safavian, 38, who oversaw $300 billion in federal procurement for President George W. Bush …
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New York Times:
Ex-White House Aide Charged in Corruption Case — WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 - A senior White House budget official who resigned abruptly last week was arrested Monday on charges of lying to investigators and obstructing a federal inquiry involving Jack Abramoff, the Republican lobbyist …
Washington Post:
Bush Official Arrested in Corruption Probe — The Bush administration's top federal procurement official resigned Friday and was arrested yesterday, accused of lying and obstructing a criminal investigation into Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff's dealings with the federal government.
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Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Scandal Visits the White House — The Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal reached into the White House yesterday, picking off President Bush's top procurement official — who just barely had time to resign before being arrested. — The federal charges against David Safavian stem from his tenure …
Washington Post:
Immigration Nominee's Credentials Questioned — The Bush administration is seeking to appoint a lawyer with little immigration or customs experience to head the troubled law enforcement agency that handles those issues, prompting sharp criticism from some employee groups, immigration advocates and homeland security experts.
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Michelle Malkin:
NO MORE CRONYISM: BUSH DHS NOMINEE DOESN'T DESERVE THE JOB — **updated** — Another disastrous crony appointment in the making — This is Julie Myers, President Bush's nominee to head the the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security.
David Espo / Associated Press:
Reid Likely to Oppose Roberts' Nomination — Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid has told associates he intends to oppose confirmation of John Roberts as chief justice, Senate sources said Tuesday as rank and file Democrats began staking out positions on the man named to succeed the late William H. Rehnquist.
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Washington Post:
Five Soldiers Killed in Three Separate Iraq Incidents — BAGHDAD, Sept. 20 — The military announced the deaths Tuesday of five U.S. soldiers in three separate roadside bomb explosions, pushing the number of U.S. fatalities since March 2003 past the 1,900 mark.
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Steven R. Hurst / Associated Press:Military: Troop Deaths Hit 1,904 in Iraq
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Barton Gellman / Associated Press:
Recruits Sought for Porn Squad — The FBI is joining the Bush administration's War on Porn. And it's looking for a few good agents. — Early last month, the bureau's Washington Field Office began recruiting for a new anti-obscenity squad. Attached to the job posting …
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Associated Press:
Peace Activist Sheehan Hurt at Rally — Peace Activist Cindy Sheehan Says She Was Roughed Up at New York Rally Scuffle — NEW YORK Sep 20, 2005 — Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan said Tuesday she was hurt slightly in a scuffle that erupted when police broke up a rally as she was at the microphone.
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Marc Kaufman / Washington Post:
FDA Rethinks Women's Chief — Toigo Is Acting Head; Agency Denies Naming Veterinary Official — One week ago, the Office of Women's Health of the Food and Drug Administration sent an e-mail notice to women's groups and others announcing the appointment of Norris Alderson as its new acting director.
Paul J. Gough / BREITBART.COM:
Emotional Rather blasts 'new journalism order' — NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather said Monday that there is a climate of fear running through newsrooms stronger than he has ever seen in his more than four-decade career. — Rather famously tangled …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Kerry, Edwards Criticize Bush Over Response to Hurricane — President Bush came under withering criticism for his handling of Hurricane Katrina yesterday, with Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) charging that the storm exposed the administration's incompetence and ideological blinders …
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Anchorage Daily News:
Young scoffs at criticism of bridges — MILLIONS: Despite relief effort, money will remain. — WASHINGTON — In any case it won't die: the idea that Alaska, to help Hurricane Katrina victims, should forfeit the dough it got in the federal highway bill for the Knik and Gravina bridges.
Brendan Miniter / Opinion Journal:
We're All in the Same Bloat — Republicans have abandoned small government. Why shouldn't voters abandon them? … In the presidential campaign last year, Democrats were said to be counting on some misfortune—terrorists attacking on American soil, the Iraq War taking a turn for the worse …
Yahoo! News:
Hurricane Center May Run Out of Names — Before the 2005 hurricane season is done, you might read about Hurricane Alpha. — Each year, 21 common names are reserved for Atlantic Basin hurricanes, with the list arranged alphabetically and skipping certain letters. Rita is the 17th named storm in the Atlantic Basin this year.
Nick Schulz / Tech Central Station:
Poverty and Governance: Two Sides of the Same Coin — NEW YORK — The Clinton Global Initiative wrapped up in New York over the weekend. The three-day confab, created by the 42nd president, brought together political and corporate leaders, Hollywood stars and philanthropists for a kind of American Davos.
