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Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:
Officials: Hastert "In the Mix" of Congressional Bribery Investigation — Brian Ross Reports: — The Speaker of the House Representatives, Dennis Hastert, is under investigtaion by the FBI, which is seeking to determine his role in an ongoing public corruption probe into members of Congress …
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Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:
ABC News Update on Hastert Story — Brian Ross Reports: — Richard Esposito and Rhonda Schwartz contributed to this report. — Despite a flat denial from the Department of Justice, federal law enforcement sources tonight said ABC News accurately reported that Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert is …
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Feds Say House Speaker Not Under Probe — Justice Department Says House Speaker Dennis Hastert Not Under Investigation — WASHINGTON May 24, 2006 (AP)— The Justice Department denied a news report Wednesday that it was investigating House Speaker Dennis Hastert.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
House Leaders Demand Return of Seized Files — WASHINGTON, May 24 — The constitutional clash pitting Congress against the executive branch escalated Wednesday as the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House demanded the immediate return of materials seized by federal agents …
Washington Post:
Pelosi Asks Jefferson to Resign from Committee — Hastert Demands FBI Surrender Documents — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today asked Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.), who is the subject of an FBI bribery investigation, to resign from the Ways and Means Committee.
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
I ASKED IF THEY HAD SOMETHING TO HIDE. THE ANSWER JUST MAY BE YES:
I ASKED IF THEY HAD SOMETHING TO HIDE. THE ANSWER JUST MAY BE YES:
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Associated Press:
Special counsel: Cheney may be called to testify — Prosecutor says vice president's 'state of mind' relevant in CIA leak case — WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney could be called to testify in the perjury case against his former chief of staff, a special prosecutor said in a court filing Wednesday.
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TCS Daily:
Inconvenient Truths Indeed — Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" opens around the country this week. In the film Gore pulls together evidence from every corner of the globe to convince us that climate change is happening fast, we are to blame, and if we don't act immediately, our Earth will be all but ruined.
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Gregg Easterbrook / Slate:
Ask Mr. Science — The moral flaws of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth. — Relax: The Al Gore movie has no sex scene. Gore is the only presidential candidate who has made out on national television, so this was a legitimate worry. Otherwise, An Inconvenient Truth could use some action.
A. O. Scott / New York Times:
Warning of Calamities and Hoping for a Change in 'An Inconvenient Truth'
Warning of Calamities and Hoping for a Change in 'An Inconvenient Truth'
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
The Shadow of a Marriage — The two sides of Hillary Rodham Clinton — the opposites that make her potential presidential candidacy such a gamble — came into sharp focus Tuesday morning at the National Press Club. — For the better part of an hour, the senator from New York held forth …
Larry Cohler-Esses / thejewishweek.com:
'YELLOW' JOURNALISM!! — "As per our conversation, I'm looking at running this," wrote the newspaper editor of the article he'd just received, "but I have not been able to confirm its veracity. Particularly, I want to make sure that part saying Jews will have to wear a yellow stripe and Christians a red stripe is, in fact, true."
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Michael Barone / US News:
Official secrets — The Washington Post had a thoughtful editorial yesterday entitled "Official Secrets" and subtitled "Be careful what you read." The nub of the Post's argument is in this paragraph. — "The administration is seeking to convert a moribund World War I-era espionage law …
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grassley.senate.gov:
GRASSLEY UNVEILS TOP 10 FLAWS WITH AMNESTY AND GUEST WORKER OF COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL — Sen. Chuck Grassley today said the immigration reform bill being debated in the U.S. Senate is riddled with loopholes and flaws. During a speech on the Senate floor …
Nico / Think Progress:
Desperate for Supporters, DeLay Turns to Stephen Colbert — A good sign that Tom DeLay doesn't have the facts on his side: the top source for his latest defense against his critics is Stephen Colbert. — This morning, DeLay's legal defense fund sent out a mass email criticizing the movie …
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Breach Was More of the Spirit, Not the Letter, of the Constitution — The FBI raid on Rep. William Jefferson's congressional office was an aggressive tactic that broke a long-standing political custom. But while it might violate the spirit of the Constitution, it might not violate the letter …
Andrew Roth / The Club For Growth:
A Liberal Teaches Republicans About Free Markets — Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) is so liberal that we disagree with him about 99% of the time on fiscal issues. However, he gave a GREAT speech yesterday on the House floor that I've republished below. — Let me set up the speech this way …
BBC:
Pill 'reverses' vegetative state — A sleeping pill can temporarily revive people in a permanent vegetative state to the point where they can have conversations, a study finds. — Zolpidem is usually used to treat insomnia. — South African researchers, writing in the NeuroRehabilitation …