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Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
Calif. Congressman Admits Taking Bribes — Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy and tax charges and tearfully resigned from office, admitting he took $2.4 million in bribes to steer defense contracts to conspirators. — Cunningham, 63, entered pleas …
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Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
Calif. Congressman Pleads Guilty — SAN DIEGO — Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy and tax charges involving the sale of his home two years ago to a defense contractor at an inflated price. — Admitting to a judge that he took bribes, Cunningham entered pleas …
Maria Newman / New York Times:
Congressman Resigns After Admitting He Took Bribes — Representative Randy Cunningham of California resigned from Congress today after admitting to a federal judge that he had taken $2.4 million in bribes from a military contractor. — Mr. Cunningham, 63, made a brief and tearful announcement …
Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Rep. Cunningham to Plead Guilty, Source Says — WASHINGTON - Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham will plead guilty to tax violations, a person close to the investigation of the California Republican has told The Associated Press. — Cunningham has been under investigation since his sale of his home …
sandiegotribune.com:
Cunningham pleads guilty to conspiring to take bribes, income tax evasion — SAN DIEGO - Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham pleaded guilty Monday morning to conspiring to take bribes in exchange for using his influence to help a defense contractor get business. — He also pleaded guilty to one count of income tax evasion.
Jim VandeHei / Washington Post:
Time Reporter Called a Key to Rove's Defense In Leak Probe — The reporter for Time magazine who recently agreed to testify in the CIA leak case is central to White House senior adviser Karl Rove's effort to fend off an indictment in the two-year-old investigation, according to two people familiar with the situation.
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rawstory.com:
Testimony from Rove's former assistant may solidify case that he misled leak inquiry, lawyers say — Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald will present evidence to a second grand jury this week in his two year-old investigation into the outing of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson …
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Jane Hamsher / firedoglake:
Loose Lipped Luskin and the Sinking Ship Rove — Reader TerriGirl sent me a Ryan Lizza story from TNR last summer on Rove's lawyer, Robert Luskin that is just too much fun. Since it's behind a firewall and speaks volumes about why Viveca Novak might be called to testify about her conversations with him, I'm going to quote at length:
Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
Canadian Government Falls on No-Confidence — A corruption scandal forced a vote of no-confidence Monday that toppled Prime Minister Paul Martin's minority government, triggering an unusual election campaign during the Christmas holidays. — Canada's three opposition parties …
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Sebastian Mallaby / Washington Post:
Progressive Wal-Mart. Really. — There's a comic side to the anti-Wal-Mart campaign brewing in Maryland and across the country. Only by summoning up the most naive view of corporate behavior can the critics be shocked — shocked! — by the giant retailer's machinations.
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Bull Moose:
Are Bloggers Necessary? — The Moose urges perspective on the blogosphere. — The author has been blogging on and off for four years with a two year hiatus. It has been a good experience. Where else can someone write unedited in third person as an antlered mammal?
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Is Andrea Mitchell The Next Bob Woodward? — The lady doth protest too much. Is Andrea Mitchell sitting on a Bob Woodward style revelation about Fitzgerald's investigation into the Plame leak? Does her nagging conscience want her to reveal that she had received an early leak of the news that Ms. Plame was at the CIA?
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Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
Sunnis Accuse Iraqi Military of Kidnappings and Slayings — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov. 28 - As the American military pushes the largely Shiite Iraqi security services into a larger role in combating the insurgency, evidence has begun to mount suggesting that the Iraqi forces are carrying out executions in predominantly Sunni neighborhoods.
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citizensforethics.org:
CREW FILES IRS COMPLAINT AGAINST JAMES DOBSON'S FOCUS ON THE FAMILY — Washington, DC - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) today filed an Internal Revenue Services (IRS) complaint against Focus on the Family, a conservative, non-profit organization led by its Founder and Chairman James C. Dobson.
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Medicaid Cutbacks Divide Democrats — House Condemns Provisions Crafted By Governors — Controversial House legislation designed to gain control of Medicaid growth has split Democrats, with lawmakers in Washington united in their opposition while Democratic governors are quietly supporting …
Curt Anderson / Associated Press:
Miami Police Take New Tack Against Terror — MIAMI - Miami police announced Monday they will stage random shows of force at hotels, banks and other public places to keep terrorists guessing and remind people to be vigilant. — Deputy Police Chief Frank Fernandez said officers might …
