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8:00 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.
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 …
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.
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 …
CNN:
Attorney: Clergyman molested Foley as teen … WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (CNN) — Former Rep. Mark Foley was molested by a clergyman when he was between the ages of 13 and 15, his attorney said Tuesday amid allegations that the congressman exchanged inappropriate e-mails and instant messages with teen congressional pages.
Buffalo News:
Reynolds denies coverup on Foley  —  Says he didn't know of salacious messages  —  An embattled Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds on Monday denied covering up the actions of a now-disgraced Florida congressman who resigned last week after it was revealed that he sent inappropriate computer messages to teenage boys who worked in the House.
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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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 …
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.
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 …
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
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
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.
 
 
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