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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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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.
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.
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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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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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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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Associated Press:
Failed Suicide Bomber: I Was Kidnapped, Drugged — BAGHDAD, Iraq — A suicide bomber captured before he could blow himself up in a Shiite mosque claimed he was kidnapped, beaten and drugged by insurgents who forced him to take on the mission. The U.S. military said its medical tests indicated the man was telling the truth.
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Confederate Yankee:
Lie Like al-Zarqawi , Squeal Like Ali — When you have to kidnap, beat and drug your troops to get them to go into battle, I think it is safe to say that the war is not going well for you: … So much for al-Zaraqawi being "the greatest" if he has to kidnap and drug people to carry out suicide attacks.
CNN:
Rita strengthens to Category 2 — Keys residents told to 'hunker down' — MIAMI, Florida (CNN) — Hurricane Rita strengthened to a Category 2 storm Tuesday as it pounded the Florida Keys with heavy rain and strong wind. — People still in the Keys were told Tuesday it was too late to flee.
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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.
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.
ksdk.com:
FEMA Sends Trucks Full Of Ice For Katrina Victims To Maine — The trucks started arriving this weekend, and they're expected to keep coming through Sunday. — City officials say they have no idea why the trucks are here, only that the city has been asked to help out with traffic problems.
BBC:
War crimes chief accuses Vatican — The Vatican is helping Croatia's most wanted war crimes suspect evade capture, a top UN prosecutor alleges. — Carla del Ponte, chief prosecutor for war crimes in the former Yugoslavia, has said she believes Gen Ante Gotovina is hiding in a monastery in Croatia.
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Incompetence, Not Racism — If you told me that George W. Bush is a dummy, I would argue with you but understand why you thought so: all those idiotic statements. But if you told me, as some have been implying, that Bush is a racist or that he doesn't care about black people …
Sadie / fistfuloffortnights.net:
Apples and Oranges Ideas* … As the rumour goes, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway were literary rivals of sorts. Though both men were disciples of literary realism, their methods were startingly different. Hemingway was the man's man of a writer, who wrote of war, whales, and whetting one's appetite for adventure.
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.
