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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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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 …
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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.
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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. To do so would be to capitulate to Democratic-activist-induced and MSM-abetted hysteria. Not only should Hastert not resign, he should use every opportunity to swing back hard at a MSM deeply compromised …
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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.
Los Angeles Times:Foley Saga No Shock to Some
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Judd / Think Progress:
CBS Turns Over News Broadcast To Man Who Blames School Shootings on Teaching Evolution and Abortion — Last night, the CBS Evening News turned their broadcast over to a man named Brian Rohrbough, who lost his son during the Columbine massacre. Mr. Rohrbough proceeded to blame recent school shootings on …
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The Anchoress:
CBS' "FreeSpeech" a barn-burner - UPDATED — If you didn't see it, you need to watch the video or read the text of "FreeSpeech" guest, Brian Rohrbough, who lost a child at the Columbine massacre. He said, in part: … Lots and lots of comments being left at CBS, and aside from a few people …
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 …
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Bo-Mi Lim / Associated Press:North Korea says it will stage nuke test
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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 …
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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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 …
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Expatica:
Merkel aide criticized for comments on Islam — BERLIN - The secretary general of Chancellor Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) came under fire from a Muslim group Sunday for saying Islam was the main cause of religious-motivated violence. — "It is certainly painful for many Muslims …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Lieberman says he has been promised seniority — Sen. Joe Lieberman, the longtime Democratic senator from Connecticut running for re-election as an independent, says the party leadership has assured him he would keep his seniority if he returns to Congress.
George F. Will / Washington Post:
The Leaders We Have — While leading the hunt for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq in the summer of 2003, David Kay received a phone call from "Scooter" Libby, Dick Cheney's chief of staff, who wanted a particular place searched: "The vice president wants to know if you've looked at this area.
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