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11:35 AM ET, September 30, 2006

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Washington Post:
Rep. Foley Quits In Page Scandal  —  Six-term Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) resigned yesterday amid reports that he had sent sexually explicit e-mails to at least one underage male former page.  —  Foley, who was considered likely to win reelection this fall, said in a three-sentence letter of resignation …
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Roll Call:
Foley Interviewed About Page Last Year; Democrats Not Told  —  Ex-Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.), who resigned Friday after reports of his improper communications with a former male House page were made public, was interviewed about some of those contacts by the chairman of the House Page Board and the then-Clerk of the House last year.
The Blotter:
Exclusive: The Sexually Explicit Internet Messages That Led to Fla. Rep. Foley's Resignation  —  Brian Ross, Rhonda Schwartz & Maddy Sauer Report:  —  Florida Rep. Mark Foley's resignation came just hours after ABC News questioned the congressman about a series of sexually explicit instant …
Greg Hilburn / thenewsstar.com:
Congressman resigns because of e-mail to Monroe teen  —  A Florida congressman resigned today after questions arose concerning e-mails he wrote to a former teenage male page from Monroe.  —  U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, a Republican who represented an area around Palm Beach County …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Jennifer Nix / Firedoglake:
Foley: "We Track Library Books Better Than We Do Sexual Predators."
Discussion: Democrats.com and Petrelis Files
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
With Senate Vote, Congress Passes Border Fence Bill  —  The Senate gave final approval last night to legislation authorizing the construction of 700 miles of double-layered fencing on the U.S.-Mexico border, shelving President Bush's vision of a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. immigration laws in favor of a vast barrier.
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New York Times:
Senate Passes Bill on Building Border Fence  —  The Senate on Friday approved the building of 700 miles of fence along the nation's southwestern border, fulfilling a demand by conservative Republicans to take steps to slow the flow of illegal immigrants before exploring broader changes to immigration law.
Discussion: TalkLeft and A Blog For All
Slate:
The Bitter Price of Cocooning! … Readers who wanted to know what was actually happening would have been much better off reading Captain Ed.  —  P.S.: Hillary did the traditional, sleazy Kabuki Straddle: On the final passage of the fence bill—the for-show vote—she voted "Yes."
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Senate approves fence for border
Discussion: Power Line
Omar / IRAQ THE MODEL:
Fierce clashes in Baghdad; government imposes curfew.  —  About an hour ago local TV stations reported that the office of PM Maliki announced that a total curfew will be imposed in Baghdad from now until Sunday morning.  —  The curfew apparently came in response to an acute deterioration …
Discussion: The Belmont Club and Pajamas Media
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BBC:
Total curfew declared in Baghdad
MSNBC:
Baghdad under curfew over suspected plot
Discussion: All Spin Zone
Skip Navigation / clerk.house.gov:
Office of the Sixteenth Congressional District of Florida Formerly the Office of Representative Mark Foley  —  The Washington, D.C. office and the district offices of the Honorable Mark Foley will continue to serve the people of the Sixteenth Congressional District of Florida under the supervision …
CNN:
Al Qaeda No. 2: Bush a liar, 'spiller of Muslim blood'  —  (CNN) — Calling President Bush "the murderer and spiller of Muslim blood," al Qaeda's top deputy released a videotape Friday accusing the U.S. president of being a "deceitful charlatan" who has lied to the American people.
Discussion: Power Line and Angry Bear
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Elaine Sciolino / New York Times:
Teacher in Hiding After Attack on Islam Stirs Threats  —  A French high school philosophy teacher and author who carried out a scathing attack against the Prophet Muhammad and Islam in a newspaper commentary says he has gone into hiding under police protection after receiving a series of death threats …
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Lawrence Kudlow / Townhall.com:
Facts over Democrat fantasy  —  As the November elections draw near, the triumph of fact over Democratic-propelled fantasy is becoming all the more evident.  On topics as diverse as national security, the economy and the legislative success of the Republican-controlled Congress …
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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
White House Disputes Book's Report of Anti-Rumsfeld Moves  —  New revelations that White House aides tried twice in the past two years to persuade President Bush to fire Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld fueled a caustic election-season debate yesterday over the president's wartime leadership …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
White House Disputes Book's Account of Rifts on Iraq
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Sheldon Gweiser / MSNBC:
Poll shows Virginia Senate race is dead heat  —  Incumbent Sen. Allen and challenger James Webb tied with 43 percent  —  NEW YORK - Incumbent Republican Senator George Allen and Democratic challenger Jim Webb are tied in the latest MSNBC/McClatchy poll conducted by Mason-Dixon.
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Investor's Business Daily:
97 Reasons Democrats Are Weak On Defense And Can't Be Trusted To Govern In Wartime  —  Today's Democrats are nothing like Presidents Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy, who with courage and decisive action kept on top of their jobs and aggressively confronted one national defense crisis after another.
Discussion: Macsmind
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
KEITH ELLISON FOR DUMMIES  —  After he unexpectedly won the endorsement of the DFL nominating convention for Minnesota's Fifth District congressional seat on May 6, Keith Ellison faced a serious problem.  The problem was how to deal with his well-known involvement with the Nation of Islam.
 
 
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whitehouse.gov:
Testimony of Edward P. Lazear Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers …
Michael J. Sniffen / Associated Press:
Gonzales cautions judges on interfering
Agence France Presse:
Pig's head dumped outside mosque at start of Ramadan
Gloria Campisi / Philadelphia Daily News:
Imam guilty of selling guns & ammo
Discussion: JunkYardBlog
wnbc.com:
Poll: Menendez Investigation Impacting Chances For Senate
Balkinization:
Does the Military Commissions Act apply to citizens?
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Sen. Clinton: 'Incalculable Damage Done to Our Country'
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Sheppard Smith clashes with Kristol on the War: it's "repulsive" …
Peter Gelzinis / Boston Herald:
A tearful tribute to a 'genuine American hero'
Discussion: Hyscience
Hindrocket / Power Line:
HOW LOW CAN LIBERALS SINK?
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Michael Barone / US News:
Poll numbers on Iraq
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