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2:20 PM ET, October 2, 2006

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The Blotter:
E-mails Show Foley Sought to Rendezvous with Page  —  Brian Ross and Maddy Sauer Report:  —  In addition to explicit sexual language, former Congressman Mark Foley's Internet messages also include repeated efforts to get the underage recipient to rendezvous with him at night.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Mia Culpa
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Judd / Think Progress:
Snow on Foley Scandal: 'Simply Naughty Emails'  —  This morning on CNN, Soledad O'Brien asked Tony Snow why "any communication between a 16-year-old and a congressman" didn't "raise red flags — major, massive red flags" with Speaker Dennis Hastert and others who have known about the communications for months.
Rachel L. Swarns / New York Times:
Former Pages Describe Foley as Caring Ally  —  Congressional pages live under a curfew in this building in Washington.  Former pages say Representative Mark Foley was unusually friendly.  —  In the hierarchy of Congress, the high school students who serve as Congressional pages fall somewhere near …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Laws Involving Contact With Minors Allow Prosecutors a Broad Range of Discretion  —  The decision by Representative Mark Foley of Florida to resign after the disclosure of his sexually explicit e-mail and text messaging exchanges with Congressional pages has been followed by a flood of demands …
Joe / AMERICAblog:
White House downplays Foley scandal as "simply naughty emails"
Anita Kumar / St. Petersburg Times:
FBI launches Foley investigation
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
Brian E. Crowley / Palm Beach Post:   Foley's secret confounds friends: Ex-congressman, said to be an …
Sebastian Mallaby / Washington Post:
A Party Without Principles  —  After years of single-party government, the prospect of a Democratic majority in the House ought to feel refreshing.  But even with Republicans collapsing in a pile of sexual sleaze, I just can't get excited.  Most Democrats in Congress seem bereft of ideas or the courage to stand up for them.
Gordon Corera / BBC:
Musharraf nuclear claims attacked  —  The daughter of disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist AQ Khan has criticised claims made by President Pervez Musharraf in his autobiography.  —  In her first statement since her father's arrest in 2004, Dina Khan said she wanted to set the record straight.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Guardian:
Arrested in Afghanistan: Abdullah, 25, an Iranian jihadist 'rejected by the Taliban'
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
MSNBC:
MTP Transcript for Oct. 1
Discussion: TIME
Corky Siemaszko / NY Daily News:
Bush's men snarled like wild animals  —  Book slams Rummy, Colin & others in bitter fighting over war  —  While U.S. forces were battling in Baghdad, another war was being waged inside the West Wing.  —  In "State of Denial," Bob Woodward describes a White House riven by rivalries …
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Bob Woodward / Washington Post:
Should He Stay?  —  The biggest question mark was Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld:
Thomas Harding / Telegraph:
Muslim accosts injured Para in hospital  —  A paratrooper wounded in Afghanistan was threatened by a Muslim visitor to the British hospital where he is recovering.  —  Seriously wounded soldiers have complained that they are worried about their safety after being left on wards that are open …
StrategyPage:
The Joke's on Osama  —  Al Qaeda in particular, and Islamic terrorist groups in general, are desperate for a major success.  Islamic terrorists remember the 19 90s fondly as a time when they were kicking ass big time, or at least more effectively than they have since September 11, 2001.
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
The Right Man For Fox News  —  Roger Ailes Soldiers On For the Good of the Cause  —  NEW YORK — Ten years after he created Fox News Channel, Roger Ailes says he still avoids mentioning his place of employment in certain circles.  —  "It's just not worth going through the hassle at an elite party," he says.
Discussion: Media Blog and NewsBusters.org
New York Times:
Wal-Mart to Add Wage Caps and Part-Timers  —  Wal-Mart, the nation's largest private employer, is pushing to create a cheaper, more flexible work force by capping wages, using more part-time workers and scheduling more workers on nights and weekends.  —  Wal-Mart executives say they have embraced …
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
(Original Vids) Atta and al Qaeda Videos Released  —  The Jawa Report has obtained the full length video of Mohammed Atta and other of the 9/11 conspirators as reported in the major media.  You can watch the full video below in five parts or post them to your own website using Google video.
Rasmussen Reports:
Tennessee Senate: Ford by 5 as Corker Falters  —  Ford (D) 48% Corker (R) 43%  —  Representative Harold Ford (D) has taken a 48% to 43% lead over Mayor Bob Corker (R) in Tennessee's increasingly competitive race for U.S. Senate (see crosstabs).  —  Ford has an edge with unaffiliated voters …
Discussion: The Blue State
MSNBC:
Several incumbent Republicans trailing with five weeks until election  —  NEW YORK - Five weeks out from the midterm elections, MSNBC/McClatchy polls, conducted by Mason-Dixon in eight states, show Democrats are in striking distance of taking control of the Senate.
John Fund / Opinion Journal:
On the Waterfront—Still  —  Why did Congress kill a measure to keep felons out of U.S. ports?  —  Congress is patting itself on the back for passing the Port Security Act last Saturday.  But the day before, a House-Senate conference committee stripped out a provision that would have barred serious felons …
Discussion: QandO and Tammy Bruce
 
 
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Atrios / Eschaton:
How It's Done  —  Cliff Schecter has a bit of fun on MSNBC.
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Steven Thomma / Real Cities:
Poll: Democrats have a shot at capturing the Senate
Michael Barone / Real Clear Politics:
The Disappearing 'Us'
Agence France Presse:
Bush to sign bill to prevent Internet gambling
BBC:
Victory for Austrian opposition
Discussion: The Reaction and Toasted Bread
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Hastert's letter to the DOJ advances the cover-up and worsens the scandal
Discussion: Decision '08 and The Heretik
Jeff Tietz / Rolling Stone:
The Unending Torture of Omar Khadr
Discussion: TalkLeft
Eric A. Posner / Washington Post:
The Humanitarian War Myth
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Lara Jakes Jordan / Associated Press:
Ex-Rep. Foley checks in to alcohol rehab
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Letter Gives Glimpse of Al-Qaeda's Leadership
The Observer / News from Norway:
Norwegian TV Channel TV 2 will show Mohammad cartoons.
Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:
Patterico's Exclusive Interview with a Man Who Has Spoken …
Tariq Ramadan / Washington Post:
Why I'm Banned in the USA