Top Items:
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.
RELATED ITEMS:
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.
Discussion:
Firedoglake, PoliBlog, The Carpetbagger Report, Oliver Willis, Roll Call, Wonkette, AMERICAblog and No More Mister Nice Blog
Salon:
Foley fallout: Snow spins, Republicans scramble as more messages emerge — White House press secretary Tony Snow may be ready to dismiss Rep. Mark Foley's sexually explicit exchanges with underage House pages as nothing more than "naughty e-mails," but that's not the response we're hearing from most quarters.
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 …
Discussion:
Ray Robison, Hot Air, Roger L. Simon, JustOneMinute, Passionate America, Flopping Aces, The News Blog and PoliBlog
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 Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
White House Spokesman: Foley's Emails To Teen Were "Simply Naughty" (UPDATED)
White House Spokesman: Foley's Emails To Teen Were "Simply Naughty" (UPDATED)
Discussion:
Middle Earth Journal
Chicago Tribune:
Ex-page says he saw suggestive e-mails
Ex-page says he saw suggestive e-mails
Discussion:
Townhall.com Blog's …, Shakespeare's Sister, Right Wing Nut House, Sister Toldjah, ABCNEWS and Blog P.I.
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
RELATED ITEMS:
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 …
RELATED ITEMS:
Bob Woodward / Washington Post:
Should He Stay? — The biggest question mark was Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld:
Should He Stay? — The biggest question mark was Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld:
Discussion:
New York Times, Hullabaloo, Dick Polman's American Debate, Associated Press, Marc Cooper, The Heretik, CNN Political Ticker, The Carpetbagger Report, A Tiny Revolution, Guardian Unlimited, Redstate, The Moderate Voice, The Anonymous Liberal, LamontBlog, Rox Populi and The Democratic Daily
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.
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 …