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8:15 PM ET, October 3, 2006

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The Blotter:
New Foley Instant Messages; Had Internet Sex While Awaiting House Vote  —  Brian Ross and Maddy Sauer Report:  —  Former Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL) interrupted a vote on the floor of the House in 2003 to engage in Internet sex with a high school student who had served as a congressional page …
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Nico / Think Progress:
Hastert: Foley Scandal Is A Liberal Conspiracy To 'Get To Me' And 'Affect Our Election'  —  Interviewed by Rush Limbaugh today, House Speaker Hastert said Mark Foley's inappropriate behavior was "a political issue" and promised Rush that "we are going on offense."
Paul Bedard / US News:
Hastert may have just days to save his job  —  House Speaker Dennis Hastert, under fire for his handling of the Foley page scandal, may have just one or two days to turn the affair around-or quiet it- or face being forced to step aside, say senior GOP House and party officials.
Investor's Business Daily:
Did Democrats Page Mark Foley?  —  Scandal: Right after Mark Foley was revealed to have had inappropriate e-mail conversations with a 16-year-old page, he resigned and checked into rehab.  Now, what did Democrats know, and when did they know it?  —  Yes, you read that right: the Democrats.
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
NRCC Uses Small Children As Human Shields  —  Uh.  Mah.  Gawd.  —  I...words simply fail me.  —  In the fine tradition of George W. Bush standing under the "Mission Accomplished" sign, or any one of the Katrina backdrops (where no expense was spared to bring power to an area for a photo op …
rushlimbaugh.com:
House Speaker Dennis Hastert  —  RUSH: We're happy to be joined now by the Speaker of the House, Denny Hastert.  Mr. Speaker, welcome to the EIB Network.  Great to speak to you again, sir.  —  SPEAKER HASTERT: Thanks, Rush.  Great to be with you today.  —  RUSH: Now, I guess the big news is …
MSNBC:
Hastert won't resign over Foley scandal  —  Washington Times opines House Speaker 'must do the only right thing'  —  WASHINGTON - Despite a call from a conservative newspaper for his resignation over his handling of a congressional sex scandal, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., intends to retain his leadership position.
Hugh Hewitt / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:
Swing Back.  —  The Washington Times wants Speaker Hastert to resign.
Buffalowatchdog / wnymedia.net:
VIDEO: Reynolds Dodges Responsibility, Passes Blame to Hastert
Discussion: Firedoglake and Balloon Juice
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New York Times:
North Korea Vows First Nuclear Test  —  North Korea announced today that it plans to conduct its first nuclear test, sharply escalating its standoff with the United States and setting off ripples of alarm in Japan and South Korea.  —  A State Department spokesman said a test would pose …
Discussion: AMERICAN FUTURE and TAPPED
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Chris Bowers / MyDD:
Total Republican Collapse Imminent  —  The last ten days have been amazing.  Starting with Bill Clinton fighting back against Faux News, we have now seen:  — The National Intelligence Estimate declare that the war in Iraq in increasing terrorism worldwide  — Colin Powell say he was fired
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Bush says Democrats shouldn't be trusted  —  STOCKTON, Calif. - President Bush, on a campaign swing in the West, is arguing the Democratic Party is weak-kneed on national security and shouldn't be trusted to hold the reins of Congress.  —  "If you listen closely to some of the leaders …
Michael Melia / Associated Press:
High-calorie diet fattens U.S. detainees  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Offered a high-calorie diet and kept in their cells almost around the clock, many detainees at Guantanamo Bay are becoming fat.  —  Meals totaling a whopping 4,200 calories per day are brought to their cells …
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Pete Hegseth / Opinion Journal:
More Troops, Please  —  "Not losing" isn't the same as winning.  —  I've heard President Bush repeatedly state he will send more troops to Iraq if the commanders on the ground ask for them.  I think, having returned home from Iraq two months ago, that there must be a breakdown in communication somewhere along the line.
CNN:
Police: School killer told wife he molested family members … (CNN) — Pennsylvania schoolhouse killer Charles Carl Roberts IV told his wife he molested young relatives 20 years ago and was dreaming about molesting children again, police said Tuesday.  —  Investigators talked to relatives …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Scared Monkeys
BBC:
'Pope protesters' hijack airliner  —  A Turkish airliner flying from Tirana to Istanbul has been hijacked and flown to Brindisi in southern Italy in an apparent protest against the Pope.  —  It sent out an SOS twice in Greek airspace, and both Greece and Italy scrambled fighter jets to escort it before it landed in Brindisi.
Associated Press:
MTSU poll: Corker, Ford in dead heat in Senate race  —  Tennessee's race for the U.S. Senate is a dead heat between Republican Bob Corker and Democrat Harold Ford Jr., according to a Middle Tennessee State University poll released today.  —  The MTSU telephone survey showed 43 percent …
Discussion: Silent Running and Instapundit.com
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Three Years Of CQ  —  Three years.  8,156 posts.  Over 109,000 comments and 16,000 trackbacks. 23 million visits.  And the best blog community in the 'sphere.  —  It all started with this post: … When I first started this blog, I expected it to serve two purposes …
 
 
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
An Opera In the Key Of Denial
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SENATOR INHOFE & CNN ANCHOR IN HEATED EXCHANGE OVER GLOBAL WARMING COVERAGE
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Labor Board Ruling May Bar Millions of Workers from Forming Unions
George F. Will / Washington Post:
The Leaders We Have  —  While leading the hunt for weapons …
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Merkel aide criticized for comments on Islam
Charlie Brennan / Rocky Mountain News:
Arrest over Cheney barb triggers lawsuit
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Dow: Green light for record
Andrew J. Bacevich / Los Angeles Times:
The Cold War Inside the Pentagon
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Gateway Pundit:
If Gay Activists & Democrats Knew of Foley, Why Were They Silent?
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Lieberman says he has been promised seniority
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Martin Merzer / Miami Herald:
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Patterico's Exclusive Interview with a Man Who Has Spoken …
 

 
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