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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.
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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.
Michelle Malkin:
TOM DELAY INDICTED — ***scroll down for updates...statement from Earle's office...press conference details...Dreier recommended as replacement...Smear attack on Dreier...NRCC statement...legal analysis and background on Earle...235pmEDT blogging the Earle press conference...Ileana Ros-Lehtinen …
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 …
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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Bloomberg:
Frist Faces Heat as SEC Orders Formal Investigation (Update2) — Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist faces a near-term ordeal unwelcome to anyone, particularly an ambitious politician: an official probe into his personal financial dealings by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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 …
John Byrne / rawstory.com:
Gay Republican set to become House Majority Leader — AP is reporting that Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) is expected to at least temporarily succeed House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) as majority leader, following DeLay's indictment. — RAW STORY revealed Dreier was gay and lived with his chief of staff last year.
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John / AMERICAblog:Hastert to pick Closet-Heterosexual David Dreier as Majority Leader
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Fouad Ajami / Opinion Journal:
Heart of Darkness — From Zarqawi to the man on the street, Sunni Arabs fear Shiite emancipation. — The remarkable thing about the terror in Iraq is the silence with which it is greeted in other Arab lands. Grant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi his due: He has been skilled at exposing the pitilessness …
S.V. Date / Palm Beach Post:
Katrina aid may include millions for school vouchers — TALLAHASSEE — Buried in what might eventually total $200 billion in federal spending for Hurricane Katrina is $488 million for what would be the nation's largest school voucher program. — The proposal, which to this point is formalized …
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.
Traci Watson / USA Today:
NASA administrator says space shuttle was a mistake — The space shuttle and International Space Station — nearly the whole of the U.S. manned space program for the past three decades — were mistakes, NASA chief Michael Griffin said Tuesday. — In a meeting with USA TODAY's editorial board …
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