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Marcus Mabry / Newsweek:
How low can the Republicans go? — Americans are divided over whether Hastert should resign — Come hell or high water-ran the conventional wisdom-Republicans could rely on two issues to win elections: the war on terror and values. Then came Mark Foley.
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Staffer Cites Earlier Role by Hastert's Office — House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert's chief of staff confronted then-Rep. Mark Foley about his inappropriate social contact with male pages well before the speaker said aides in his office took any action, a current congressional staff member …
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
A Tale of Two Ads — The real choice this November. … —TV ad on behalf of Patty Wetterling, — Democratic candidate in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District … —TV ad on behalf of Nancy Johnson, — Republican candidate for reelection in Connecticut's 5th Congressional District
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
In House Races, More G.O.P. Seats Seen at Risk — Tim Mahoney, left, is the Democrat running for former Representative Mark Foley's seat in Florida. Republicans chose Joe Negron to take Mr. Foley's place, but he faces an uphill battle. — At least five more Republican Congressional seats …
Stuart Rothenberg / Real Clear Politics:
A True Blowout is Now Possible — After looking at the news for the past 10 days or so, I have to wonder how Democrats can possibly fail in their efforts to take both the House and the Senate. — The national atmospherics don't merely favor Democrats; they set the stage for a blowout of cosmic proportions next month.
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Lawrence O'Donnell / The Huffington Post: Who is Scott Palmer? — He is Speaker Hastert's chief of staff …
Washington Post:
Rove Aide Linked To Abramoff Resigns — A top aide to White House strategist Karl Rove resigned yesterday after disclosures that she accepted gifts from and passed information to now-convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, becoming the first official in the West Wing to lose a job in the influence-peddling scandal.
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Kwang-Tae Kim / Associated Press:
Warning Shots Fired Near Korean Border — SEOUL, South Korea — Gunfire rang out Saturday along the heavily armed no man's land separating the divided Koreas, as regional tensions mounted in anticipation of communist North Korea's plan to test its first atomic bomb.
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Reuters:
Danish TV shows cartoons mocking Prophet Mohammad —Text+COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish state TV on Friday aired amateur video footage showing young members of the anti-immigrant Danish Peoples' party engaged in a competition to draw humiliating cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
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David Folkenflik / npr.org:
Foley Story Wasn't Reported, Until It Was — · Months ago, several major media outlets learned about troubling e-mails Rep. Mark Foley had sent to former pages — but they didn't feel they had enough information to go public with the story. Brian Ross of ABC News got the same information …
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Gateway Pundit:
Busted! Harold Ford Jr. - Life Imitates Lawyer — Democrat Harold Ford Jr. is found guilty! — Ford Impersonates a lawyer on CNN with Wolf Blitzer — (20 seconds) — Harold Ford Jr. says, "I'm a lawyer. You would expect all of those who are interviewed to be truthful and candid and forthcoming."
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Michael Davis / tfponline.com:Ford called self a lawyer but did not pass bar exam
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Dr. Sanity:
THE NEW RELIGIOUS SOCIALISTS — I found this to be an interesting news article for several reasons, not the least of which is the title and the attitude of the writer. However, I would like to focus more on the content: … Every American who values freedom of speech and an open …
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Cara Buckley / New York Times:
Security Barriers of New York Are Removed — They started appearing on Manhattan streets immediately after September 11: concrete and metal barriers in front of skyscrapers, offices and museums. Some were clunky planters; others were shaped artfully into globes.
Time:
Castro Is Reported to Have Cancer — U.S. intelligence reports now say the Cuban leader's condition appears terminal, government officials tell TIME — Ever since President Fidel Castro was sidelined for what was said to be abdominal surgery last July, Cuban officials have maintained …
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Lamont's Lull — In a record week, futures in Ned Lamont continued to plummet in the political market. Big board polls put the Connecticut Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate falling sharply behind incumbent independent Joseph Lieberman. Most legit polls that insiders and serious observers look …
Media Matters for America:
"Media Matters"; by Jamison Foser — The Most Trusted Name in News? — Ten years ago tomorrow, Fox News slithered onto the scene, beginning its assault on logic and reason and fact and decency and, basically, all that is great about America. A maniacal scheme hatched …
Engram / Back Talk:
Update on the Federal Budget Deficit — The Mark Foley micro-scandal can't change the fact that the American economy is going great guns. The 2006 budget deficit figures were just released, and the deficit is not only getting better, it is now relatively small by historical standards.
The Doc Searls Weblog:
Newspapers 2.0 — Here's a remarkable and comprehensive report (by Krestia DeGeorge in City) on the current fracas going on at the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Key point: … (Or hell, into Google, or Technorati.) … As Tim Rutten reports (and I pointed to yesterday) …
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