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12:00 PM 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.
Greg Hilburn / thenewsstar.com:
Congressman resigns because of e-mail to Monroe teen
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
The Blotter:
Exclusive: The Sexually Explicit Internet Messages That Led to Fla …
Michiko Kakutani / New York Times:
A Portrait of Bush as a Victim of His Own Certitude  —  In Bob Woodward's highly anticipated new book, "State of Denial," President Bush emerges as a passive, impatient, sophomoric and intellectually incurious leader, presiding over a grossly dysfunctional war cabinet and given …
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Bob Woodward / Washington Post:
STATE OF DENIAL  —  In May, President Bush spoke in Chicago and gave a characteristically upbeat forecast: "Years from now, people will look back on the formation of a unity government in Iraq as a decisive moment in the story of liberty, a moment when freedom gained a firm foothold …
Discussion: Don Surber and War and Piece
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
'State of Denial' Lands Early And Hits Harder
Discussion: Democrats.com and TPMCafe blogs
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
White House Disputes Book's Account of Rifts on Iraq
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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!
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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MSNBC:
Baghdad under curfew over suspected plot
Discussion: All Spin Zone
BBC:
Total curfew declared in Baghdad
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 …
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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Ramola Talwar Badam / Associated Press:
Indian police blame Pakistan in bombings  —  MUMBAI, India - The police officer leading the investigation into train bombings that killed more than 200 people in the Indian city of Mumbai in July accused Pakistan's spy agency on Saturday of masterminding the attack.
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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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
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
Ari Berman / The Nation:
Big $$ for Progressive Politics  —  On December 13, 2004, a month after the re-election of George W. Bush, twenty-five of the wealthiest donors in the progressive community gathered at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington for an important strategy session.  The group had collectively poured hundreds …
Discussion: The Corner
 
 
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Testimony of Edward P. Lazear Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers …
Matthew Cardinale / atlantaprogressivenews.com:
Diebold Added Secret Patch to Georgia E-Voting Systems in 2002, Whistleblowers Say
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
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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
Sheldon Gweiser / MSNBC:
Poll shows Virginia Senate race is dead heat
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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