Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:30 AM ET, October 2, 2006

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
RELATED ITEMS:
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 …
Anita Kumar / St. Petersburg Times:
FBI launches Foley investigation … WASHINGTON — The FBI said Sunday that it had launched an investigation into former Rep. Mark Foley's sexually explicit Internet communications with teenage boys.  —  The announcement came after House Speaker Dennis Hastert called for criminal inquiries …
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
Washington Post:
FBI to Examine Foley's E-Mails  —  The FBI announced last night that it is looking into whether former representative Mark Foley (R-Fla.) broke federal law by sending inappropriate e-mails and instant messages to teenage House pages.  —  The announcement came hours after House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert asked …
New York Times:
Review of Messages Sent by Congressman Begins  —  Law enforcement officials said Sunday that the F.B.I. had begun a preliminary inquiry into whether former Representative Mark Foley broke any federal laws when he reportedly exchanged sexually explicit e-mail messages with under-age Congressional pages …
Chicago Tribune:
Ex-page says he saw suggestive e-mails  —  WASHINGTON — A former House page said Sunday that in 2003 he saw sexually suggestive e-mails that Rep. Mark Foley had sent to another former page.  —  Patrick McDonald, 21, now a senior at Ohio State University, said he eventually learned of …
Lara Jakes Jordan / Associated Press:   Ex-Rep. Foley checks in to alcohol rehab
Joe / AMERICAblog:   White House downplays Foley scandal as "simply naughty emails"
Judd / Think Progress:   Snow on Foley Scandal: 'Simply Naughty Emails'
Bob Woodward / Washington Post:
Should He Stay?  —  The biggest question mark was Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld:  —  After President Bush won reelection in 2004, White House Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr. got out an 8 1/2 -by-11 spiral notebook, half an inch thick, with a blue cover.
RELATED ITEMS:
Jamie Holly / Crooks and Liars:
Woodward's 60 Minutes Interview on 'State of Denial'
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.
RELATED ITEMS:
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Letter Gives Glimpse of Al-Qaeda's Leadership
Discussion: FP Passport and The Jawa Report
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.
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 …
Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:
Patterico's Exclusive Interview with a Man Who Has Spoken to the Terrorists at Guantánamo (Part One: Introduction)  —  I know Zarqawi, the terrorist said to the American. … The terrorist said it all in a matter-of-fact way, looking the American straight in the eye.  —  The American was not frightened.
Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
At Gitmo, detainees get La-Z-Boys, pastries  —  'This is not just a bad bill," said Sen. Patrick Leahy, ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee.  ''This is truly a dangerous bill."  And it's not just a dangerous bill.  It's also "unconstitutional" and "unconscionable" and represents the loss of the nation's "moral compass."
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: NewsBusters.org
Tariq Ramadan / Washington Post:
Why I'm Banned in the USA  —  For more than two years now, the U.S. government has barred me from entering the United States to pursue an academic career.  The reasons have changed over time, and have evolved from defamatory to absurd, but the effect has remained the same: I've been kept out.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 11:30 AM ET, October 2, 2006.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Guardian:
Arrested in Afghanistan: Abdullah, 25, an Iranian jihadist 'rejected by the Taliban'
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Brian Hicks / Post & Courier:
Shirley offers fix for bad parenting
Amir Taheri / Arab News:
Breaking the Iran N-Impasse
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Trading Votes for Pork Across the House Aisle
Discussion: JustOneMinute
John Fund / Opinion Journal:
On the Waterfront—Still  —  Why did Congress kill a measure …
Discussion: Tammy Bruce
MSNBC:
Polls: Democrats run strong in Senate races
 Earlier Items: 
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Roberts Court May Be Defined in Second Term
Discussion: PoliBlog
Frank Phillips / Boston Globe:
Patrick has a big lead in new poll
Ron Bousso / Agence France Presse:
Gooood morning Tehran! This is Jerusalem
Ibrahim Barzak / Associated Press:
Fighting between Hamas and Fatah kills 7
Maureen Fan / Washington Post:
In China, Churches Challenge the Rules
Observer:
Meet the 'Prince of Marbella' - is he really supporting Iraq's insurgency?
Discussion: Amygdala
Jacqui Goddard / Times of London:
One small word is one giant sigh of relief for Armstrong
Discussion: Althouse and Amygdala
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Pelosi: House Ethics Should Act "Immediately"
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon unveils X-Ray Recaps on Prime Video, an AI feature that generates “spoiler-free and concise summaries” of TV shows, in beta to Fire TV users in the US

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page