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8:20 PM ET, October 5, 2006

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Drudge Report:
CLAIM: FILTHY FOLEY ONLINE MESSAGES WERE PAGE PRANK GONE AWRY  —  According to two people close to former congressional page Jordan Edmund, the now famous lurid AOL Instant Message exchanges that led to the resignation of Mark Foley were part of an online prank that by mistake got into the hands …
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Fox News:
INTERNAL POLL SUGGESTS HASTERT COULD DEVASTATE GOP  —  WASHINGTON — House Republican candidates will suffer massive losses if House Speaker Dennis Hastert remains speaker until Election Day, according to internal polling data from a prominent GOP pollster, FOX News has learned.
Collin Bishop / WGRZ-TV:
DAVIS SLIPS INTO LEAD OVER REYNOLDS  —  A new scientific telephone survey that was commissioned by 2 On Your Side shows Democratic challenger Jack Davis with a small lead over Republican Congressman Tom Reynolds.  —  The poll conducted by the company SurveyUSA asked the opinion of 482 likely voters …
Tony Karon / Time:
TIME Poll: The Foley Sex Scandal Has Hurt G.O.P. Election Prospects  —  Two-thirds of those aware of the scandal believe Republican leaders attempted a cover-up, according to a new survey  —  Two-thirds of Americans aware of the congressional-page sex scandal believe Republican leaders tried …
Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Voters Say Scandals Will Affect Votes  —  Voters Polled by AP Say Scandals Will Affect Whom They Choose in Midterm Elections  —  Congressional Republicans, already struggling against negative public perceptions of Congress, now face voters who say new scandals will significantly influence their vote in November.
Rasmussen Reports:
61% Believe Republican Leaders Have Been Protecting Foley  —  Sixty-one percent (61%) of American adults believe that Republican leaders have been "protecting [Mark] Foley for several years."  A Rasmussen Reports national opinion survey conducted Tuesday and Wednesday nights shows …
Discussion: MyDD
CNN:
Former FBI head Freeh to examine page system … WASHINGTON (CNN) — House Speaker Dennis Hastert will ask former FBI director Louis Freeh to examine the congressional page system and make recommendations on how to improve the program, CNN has learned.  —  That word came as Hastert prepared …
Discussion: The RBC, The Right Angle and Daily Kos
Associated Press:
Hastert takes blame for page scandal  —  House speaker says will work to protect teens working for Congress  —  WASHINGTON - House Speaker Dennis Hastert apologized and took responsibility on Thursday for the unfolding page sex scandal involving fellow Republican Mark Foley.
Bill Sammon / Examiner:
Cheney: GOP 'will retain control'  —  ABOARD AIR FORCE TWO - Vice President Dick Cheney said he "can't tell" how a Republican sex scandal will impact next month's elections, but insisted "it makes no sense" for House Speaker Dennis Hastert to resign.  —  In his first public remarks …
Discussion: TAPPED, Democrats.com and The Fix
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:   Bush's Megaphone Unable to Reach Above the Din
Chicago Tribune:
Hastert dodges Foley heat, denies report of repeated warnings
MSNBC:
Hastert clings to power as scandal swirls
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
Rasmussen Reports:
Connecticut Senate: Lieberman Lead Reaches Double Digits  —  Lieberman (I) 50% Lamont (D) 40%  —  Senator Joseph Lieberman (I) has increased his margin over Democrat Ned Lamont by eight points.  He now leads the antiwar candidate 50% to 40% (see crosstabs).
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Ali Eteraz / Eteraz:
Stand Against Women Stoned to Death You Apathetic Monsters  —  This is a call for action to do our small part in coming to the assistance of the women in Iran who have been sentenced to death by stoning.  —  1. Read the background and an explanation of the punishment for stoning to death in Islamic Law.
Discussion: The Reaction and Classical Values
Haaretz:
Rice calls for an end to fighting in PA during Middle East tour  —  U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appealed Tuesday for an end to fighting among Palestinian factions and said she is looking for ways to strengthen Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in his standoff …
Washington Post:
Hastert Holds a Media Availability  —  SPEAKER: U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DENNIS HASTERT (R-IL),  —  HASTERT: Well, thank you very much for everybody showing up today.  —  I'm sorry — you know, when you talk about the page issue and what's happened in the Congress, I'm deeply sorry that this has happened.
Discussion: AMERICAblog
 
 
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Associated Press:
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Guantanamo is not the problem  —  To fly into the damp Caribbean heat …
Discussion: The Belmont Club
Charlie Savage / Boston Globe:
Bush signings called effort to expand power
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Nico / Think Progress:
CBS Evening News Uncritically Reports 'Gay Cabal' Conspiracy Theory
citizensforethics.org:
CREW DEMANDS DOJ I.G. INVESTIGATE FBI COVER-UP ON INACTION …
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Mysterious blog scooped media on Foley messages
Tim Craig / Washington Post:
Democratic Organizer Quits After Calling Allen 'Macacawitz'
Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:
Patterico's Exclusive Interview with a Man Who Has Spoken …
Discussion: ShrinkWrapped
Kim Murphy / Los Angeles Times:
Tribes Heed Call to Join Battle for Iraq
Donald Sensing / One Hand Clapping:
Trampling the Constitution  —  Voltaire once remarked to an adversary …
Associated Press:
Congressman apologizes for affair in TV ad
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Reuters:
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