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Laylan Copelin / statesman.com:
Conspiracy charge a possibility for DeLay — Travis County grand jury to weigh indicting House leader, lawyers say — U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's leadership post is on the line today as a Travis County grand jury is expected to consider indicting DeLay on conspiracy charges …
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Laylan Copelin / statesman.com:
DeLay indicted on conspiracy charges — House majority leader's position in jeopardy. — A Travis County grand jury today indicted U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on one count of criminal conspiracy, jeopardizing the Sugar Land Republican's leadership role as the second most powerful Texan in Washington, D.C.
Larry Margasak / Associated Press:
DeLay Indicted in Campaign Finance Probe — WASHINGTON — A Texas grand jury on Wednesday charged Rep. Tom DeLay and two political associates with conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme, forcing the House majority leader to temporarily relinquish his post.
Larry Margasak / Associated Press:DeLay Probe Winds Down; Charges May Loom
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
The (Self) Political Rehabilitation Of FEMA's Michael Brown — I was on a long drive but kept glued to a zillion stations to listen to what seemed to be a political train wreck occurring in slow motion hosted by GOPers in Congress: former FEMA chief Michael Brown's testimony where he defended himself, FEMA and his world-famous resume.
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Hindrocket / Power Line:BROWNIE KICKS BUTT
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Mac Ranger / Macsmind:Brown Slams Back and he's right!
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Capt. Ian Fishback / Washington Post:
A Matter of Honor — The following letter was sent to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Sept. 16: — Dear Senator McCain: — I am a graduate of West Point currently serving as a Captain in the U.S. Army Infantry. I have served two combat tours with the 82nd Airborne Division, one each in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Washington Post:
Mr. Flanigan's Answers — ON THE FACING page today we publish a letter that a U.S. Army captain sent to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), expressing his frustration at the absence of clear standards governing how the military should treat detainees. In the letter (which did not come to us …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:Timothy Flanigan is set to become Deputy Attorney General of the United States.
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Washington Post:
Filibuster Showdown Looms In Senate — The upcoming battle over a successor to Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor threatens to plunge the Senate into another bitter confrontation over filibusters and the "nuclear option," with Democrats already threatening to use any means possible …
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Gateway Pundit:
More Hurricane Katrina: Folklore vs. Fact — Folklore: Hurricane Katrina was the worst natural disaster in the country's history — Fact: Hurricane Katrina is the seventh worst natural disaster in US history. — Folklore: Ray Nagin said on September 5th on the Oprah Show, "They're murdering people in there (the Superdome)."
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pewhispanic.org:
Rise, Peak and Decline: Trends in U.S. Immigration 1992 - 2004 — The number of migrants coming to the United States each year, legally and illegally, grew very rapidly starting in the mid-1990s, hit a peak at the end of the decade, and then declined substantially after 2001.
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D'Vera Cohn / Washington Post:Report Details Growth in Illegal Migration
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Jennifer Talhelm / Associated Press:
'Peace Mom' Cindy Sheehan Meets McCain — WASHINGTON — Peace mom Cindy Sheehan didn't change her opposition to the war in Iraq after meeting Tuesday with one of its supporters, Sen. John McCain, a Vietnam veteran whom she called "a warmonger." — Sheehan thanked McCain for meeting with her, but she came away disappointed.
Andrew Gumbel / Independent:
After the storm, US media held to account for exaggerated tales of Katrina chaos — The stories out of New Orleans in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina were little short of sickening: armed gangs terrorising evacuees in the Superdome and convention centre, bodies piling …
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Corruption as Usual — Two hurricanes have now hit Louisiana, wreaking terrible destruction. New Orleans continues to flood. Hundreds of thousands of people are scattered across the country, many in shelters. Given the scale of the calamity, surely it's time for Louisiana politicians to stop …
Bradley Graham / Washington Post:
Zarqawi 'Hijacked' Insurgency — U.S. General Says Foreign Fighters Now Seen as Main Threat — BAGHDAD — The top U.S. military intelligence officer in Iraq said Abu Musab Zarqawi and his foreign and Iraqi associates have essentially commandeered the insurgency, becoming the dominant opposition force …
NY Daily News:
Ja Rule puts his two cents in on 50 — The lingering feud between rival rappers 50 Cent and Ja Rule got a jump-start Monday night at a celeb-glutted party celebrating Kevin Liles' new book, "The Hip-Hop Generation Guide to Success." — Lowdown asked Ja, born Jeffrey Atkins …
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