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11:40 AM ET, April 4, 2006

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Mike Allen / Time:
Exclusive: Tom DeLay Says He Will Give Up His Seat  —  The embattled former Republican leader tells TIME that he will leave Congress and not seek reelection  —  Rep. Tom DeLay, whose iron hold on the House Republicans melted as a lobbying corruption scandal engulfed the Capitol …
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Washington Post:
Rep. DeLay Won't Seek Reelection  —  Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), a primary architect of the House Republican majority who became one of the most powerful and feared leaders in Washington, told House allies tonight that he will resign from the House rather than face a reelection fight that appears increasingly unwinnable.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
DeLay Is Quitting Race and House, Officials Report  —  WASHINGTON, April 3 — Representative Tom DeLay, the relentless Texan who helped lead House Republicans to power but became ensnared in a corruption scandal, has decided to leave Congress, House officials said Monday night.
R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Federal Probe Has Edged Closer to Texan  —  Two Ex-Aides Convicted, Another Also Named in Lobbying Investigation  —  The pending resignation of former House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), once one of the most powerful lawmakers in Washington, comes amid a federal criminal investigation …
Mike Allen / Time:
Q&A: Tom DeLay Talks with TIME  —  The former House Majority discusses his decision to relinquish his seat in the House and cease his bid for reelection  —  Tom DeLay, the Texas republican representative and former House Majority Leader, and his wife, Christine, sat down at their kitchen table …
Discussion: Andrew Sullivan
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
DeLay to Leave Congress, Officials Report  —  WASHINGTON, April 4 — Representative Tom DeLay, the relentless Texan who helped lead House Republicans to power but became ensnared in a corruption scandal, said publicly today that he had decided to leave Congress.
Houston Chronicle:
Many show interest in seat
Associated Press:
DeLay to drop out of race, House
Discussion: TPM Muckraker
New York Times:   DeLay Will Not Seek Re-election to Congress
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
CBS Prepares to Land a New Anchor  —  Katie Couric Set to Leave NBC's 'Today'  —  NBC executives expect Katie Couric to leave the "Today" show and accept an offer from CBS to become the first woman to anchor a network evening newscast on her own, with an announcement of her departure likely …
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Bill Carter / New York Times:
A CBS Deal With Katie Couric May Be Near
Efraim Karsh / Opinion Journal:
Islam's Imperial Dreams  —  Muslim political ambitions aren't a reaction to Western encroachments.  —  When satirical depictions of the prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper sparked a worldwide wave of Muslim violence early this year, observers naturally focused on the wanton destruction …
Discussion: BrothersJudd Blog
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Peter Wehner / Opinion Journal:
The Wrong Time to Lose Our Nerve  —  A response to Messrs.  Buckley, Will and Fukuyama.  —  A small group of current and former conservatives—including George Will, William F. Buckley Jr. and Francis Fukuyama—have become harsh critics of the Iraq war.  They have declared, or clearly implied …
Discussion: PrestoPundit
Pete Yost / Associated Press:
Moussaoui Lawyers Now Face Fight for Life  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Now that a jury has delivered a verdict that al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui is eligible for the death penalty, his lawyers face an uphill battle as they try to save a client who apparently wants to die.
Discussion: Gina Cobb, JURIST and A Blog For All
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Marty Lederman / SCOTUSblog:
Reading Padilla's Tea Leaves  —  Even if it were not already evident from the Hamdan proceedings that Justice Kennedy has the power to determine the constitutional law of the war on terrorism, today's denial of certiorari in Padilla confirms it.  It is striking that Justice Kennedy's opinion …
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:   Justices Decline Terror Case of a U.S. Citizen
Jason Leopold / truthout.org:
Fitzgerald Knew Identity of Leaker From Start  —  The special counsel appointed in late December 2003 to investigate the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson found out the identity of the Bush administration official who disclosed her undercover status to syndicated columnist Robert Novak …
Washington Times:
Resolution to commend Capitol Police  —  Online exclusive: updated 7:06 p.m.  —  Two House members will introduce tomorrow a resolution to commend the U.S. Capitol Police department, which Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney accused last week of racial profiling.  —  "The 1,700 officers …
Fareed Zakaria:
To Become an American  —  Seven years ago, when I was visiting Germany, I met with an official who explained to me that the country had a foolproof solution to its economic woes.  Watching the U.S. economy soar during the 1990s, the Germans had decided that they, too, needed to go the high-technology route.
Kirk Semple / New York Times:
Americans in Iraq Face Their Deadliest Day in Months  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 3 — In the deadliest day for American forces since the beginning of the year, at least nine members of the military were killed in the insurgent stronghold of Anbar Province, including four in a rebel attack …
Bloomberg:
Buckley Calls Clinton a Contender to Be President (Update1)  —  April 3 (Bloomberg) — William F. Buckley Jr., the longtime conservative writer and leader, said that while a strong Republican candidate for the 2008 presidential race has yet to emerge, the Democrats have in Senator Hillary Clinton …
Discussion: BluegrassReport.org
 
 
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