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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.
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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.
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 …
Dana Bash / CNN:
Sources: DeLay to leave House re-election race — Former majority leader to announce move Tuesday — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Rep. Tom DeLay will drop out of his re-election race, two Republican congressional sources told CNN on Monday. — DeLay was forced to step down as House majority leader …
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 …
New York Times:
DeLay Will Not Seek Re-election to Congress — WASHINGTON, April 4 - Rep. Tom DeLay will announce on Tuesday that he will not seek re-election and will leave Congress within months, according to congressional aides. — The aides said that Mr. DeLay, who has been swept …
Associated Press:
Officials: DeLay Won't Seek Re-Election — WASHINGTON - Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a Texan touched by a lobbying scandal that ensnared some of his former top aides and cost the Republican his leadership post, won't seek re-election to Congress, officials said Monday.
TJ Aulds:
Tom DeLay to step down — Under constant fire from Democrats, indicted on state charges and embroiled in a federal investigation, Tom DeLay said Monday he would retire from the U.S. House of Representatives and move to the Washington, D.C., area, abandoning the office he has held since 1984.
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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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 …
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 …
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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 Post:
Jury Finds Moussaoui Eligible to Die — A federal jury today found Zacarias Moussaoui eligible to die for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, concluding that Moussaoui's lies to federal agents paved the way for the deadliest terrorist strike in U.S. history.
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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
The Tragic Irony of John McCain's Faustian Bargain — A lot of people are angry at John McCain — and with good reason. His contemptible performance on this week's Meet the Press was enough to make any sentient person's blood boil. — For a dose of this ire, check out georgia10 at Kos who proclaims …
wsbtv.com:
McKinney Admits Misusing Taxpayer Money — WASHINGTON — Rep. Cynthia McKinney admits that she broke government rules by spending money to fly a celebrity to Atlanta. — Channel 2 Action News has uncovered documents showing McKinney, D-Ga., spent about $1,000 of taxpayer's money …
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 …
Ryan Lizza / New York Magazine:
The Bush-Cheney Era Ends Here — If Chuck Schumer can make his dream of a Democratic-controlled senate come true. — D — emocrats have a dream. They dream that they will wake up on November 8 and that West Virginia senator Robert Byrd, the 88-year-old antiwar firebrand …
BBC:
Kuwaiti women vote for first time — Polling is taking place in a Kuwaiti council by-election in which women are allowed to vote for the first time. — Two women are also among eight candidates running for the seat in the Salmiya district, south of the capital.
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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 …
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