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R.G. Ratcliffe / Houston Chronicle:
DeLay's hopes dashed for quick end to case Judge dismisses one felony indictment but upholds another — AUSTIN — A senior district judge today dismissed one felony indictment but upheld another against U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, dashing DeLay's hopes for a speedy resolution to his case.
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April Castro / Associated Press:
DeLay's Money Laundering Charges Upheld — AUSTIN, Texas - A judge dismissed a conspiracy charge Monday against Rep. Tom DeLay but refused to throw out the far more serious allegations of money-laundering, dashing the congressman's hopes for now of reclaiming his post as House majority leader.
Jesselee / The Stakeholder:
DeLay Finished — DeLay gets some good news, but not enough of it... DeLay's hopes dashed for quick end to case [Houston Chronicle] … Look for Republicans to start jockeying for January Leadership elections very soon, as well as some very disappointing poll numbers out of Houston tonight.
David Stout / New York Times:
Judge Upholds Most Serious Charges Against DeLay — WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 - A judge in Texas today dismissed part of a state indictment against Representative Tom DeLay, who was forced out of his post as leader of the Republican majority in the House two months ago after he was charged with conspiracy and political fund-raising abuses.
Jim Forsyth / woai.com:
Dean: US Won't Win in Iraq — (SAN ANTONIO) — Saying the "idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong," Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean predicted today that the Democratic Party will come together on a proposal to withdraw National Guard …
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Smash / The Indepundit:
A Blue Day for CodePink — SUNDAY was another perfect day here in San Diego. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and across the street from Balboa Naval Hospital, a handful of anti-war protestors were preparing to rally under the banner of CodePink.
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ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Sources Tell ABC News Top Al Qaeda Figures Held in Secret CIA Prisons — 10 Out of 11 High-Value Terror Leaders Subjected to 'Enhanced Interrogation Techniques' — Dec. 5, 2005 — Two CIA secret prisons were operating in Eastern Europe until last month when they were shut …
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rawstory.com:
Kerry asks Bush to replace Rumsfeld — RAW STORY — WASHINGTON: Senator John Kerry (D - Mass.) made the following statement, issued to RAW STORY, following Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's speech this morning on Iraq. Rumors are circulating that Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) could be tapped to replace Rumsfeld.
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Daily Kos:
Secretary of Defense Lieberman — Back during one of my anti-Lieberman tirades, a DC insider warned me that Lieberman was being courted by Bush to be his new Secretary of Defense. And if we kept up the bashing, we might lose Lieberman to the administration. People in DC were freaking out at the possibility.
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Secrets and Lies — The DoD's disgraceful plot to plant rosy stories in the Iraqi press. — This time, someone really does have to be fired. The revelation that Defense Department money, not even authorized by Congress for the purpose, has been outsourced to private interests and then used …
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Hamza Hendawi / Associated Press:
Saddam Yells at Judge in Unruly Session — BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein's defense team walked out of court Monday, the former leader yelled at the judge, and Saddam's half brother shouted "Why don't you just execute us!" in an often unruly court session that also saw former U.S. Attorney …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
John Kerry: American Soldiers Are Terrorists — John Kerry appeared yesterday on the CBS talking-head show, "Face The Nation", to discuss the war in Iraq with Bob Schieffer. Just as in his speeches on the Viet Nam War, Kerry has slipped into deep Left-speak in an attempt to gain national traction for his pose as a party leader.
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Wesley K. Clark / New York Times:
The Next Iraq Offensive — WHILE the Bush administration and its critics escalated the debate last week over how long our troops should stay in Iraq, I was able to see the issue through the eyes of America's friends in the Persian Gulf region. The Arab states agree on one thing …
White House:
President Discuses Economy and Tax Relief in North Carolina — John Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery Corporation — Fact Sheet: President Bush's Agenda for Economic Growth — THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for having me. Thanks for letting me come by to John Deere-Hitachi. I'm here to talk about our economy.
