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Warner's Statement: "I Have Decided Not To Run For President" — Nine months ago, I left the office of Governor in Virginia. I was immensely proud of what we had accomplished. We faced historic challenges and got real results. — Upon leaving office, I committed all my time and energy …
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Warner Won't Run for Presidency in '08 — Former Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) announced this morning that he will not seek the presidency in 2008, saying he wants to spend more time with his family. — In a statement released shortly before his 11 a.m. press conference here, Warner said …
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Bob Lewis / Associated Press:
No '08 White House run for ex-Va. leader — RICHMOND, Va. - Democrat Mark R. Warner, the former governor of Virginia, has decided not to run for president in 2008, fearing the impact of a drawn-out campaign on his family. "I want to have a real life," he said.
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Breaking: Warner May Not Run In '08 — Ex-VA Gov. Mark Warner plans to make a major announcement today about his 2008 presidential bid, three Virginia Democratic sources said. According to two Virginia Democrats who have been formally briefed, Warner is expected to say that he has decided not to run for president in 2008.
Bill Gertz / Washington Times:
Intelligence failure cited in Korean crisis — Recent U.S. intelligence analyses of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs were flawed and the lack of clarity on the issue hampered U.S. diplomatic efforts to avert the underground blast detected Sunday, according to Bush administration officials.
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Bush Faults Clinton Policy, But the Debate is Complex
Bush Faults Clinton Policy, But the Debate is Complex
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New York Times:
Political Climate Warms to Lieberman's Favor — Two months after a tumultuous Senate primary that was hailed as a watershed moment in American politics, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut appears to be comfortably ahead of his challenger Ned Lamont in their general election rematch.
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Hartford Courant:
Lieberman Says Angrily: `It Is A Lie' — Lashing Out At Lamont, He Rejects A Black Leader's Charge Of Misrepresenting 1960s Civil Rights Work — Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman angrily disputed a black leader's unsubstantiated accusation Wednesday that Lieberman lied about his civil rights work in Mississippi 43 years ago.
The New Republic:
HOW ROVE TWISTED FOLEY'S ARM: — It seems increasingly clear that the GOP congressional leadership, eager for every safe incumbent in the House to run for re-election, looked the other way as evidence accumulated that Mark Foley had a thing for pages. Holding onto his seat became more important …
Ezra Klein:
Christopher Hitchens Has Gone Mad — The latest New Yorker has a (sadly offline) profile of Christopher Hitchens by Ian parker. It's not clear to me why Hitchens, whose day of influence has decidedly passed, merits a profile, but it's hard to argue when the material is this good.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Olbermann Exclusive: Dissecting new Book: Tempting Faith — According to Kuo, Karl Rove's office referred to evangelical leaders as 'the nuts.' — Tonight on Countdown-David Kuo, who was the number two guy at the Office of Faith Based initiatives in the White House writes a scathing account …
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Jonathan Larsen / MSNBC:
Exclusive: Book says Bush just using Christians
Exclusive: Book says Bush just using Christians
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Hastert Aides Interest Ethics Panel — Staff Members' Knowledge of Foley's Actions With Former Pages in Question — With House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert denying personal knowledge of former representative Mark Foley's activities, investigators for the House ethics committee are bearing …
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Associated Press:
University instructor likens Bush to Hitler — MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) — A university instructor who came under scrutiny for arguing that the U.S. government orchestrated the September 11 attacks likens President Bush to Adolf Hitler in an essay his students are being required to buy for his course.
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Will Voters Pull the Trigger? — The old theater adage demands that if you show a pistol in Act 1, you'd better fire the gun in Act 3. That same wisdom applies to politics. — The voters have been pointing a symbolic gun at the Republican regime in Washington for many months now.
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Tony Snow Knows How to Work More Than One Room — It's Gloves Off (and Pass the Hat) for Bush Spokesman — On the morning of Oct. 2, Tony Snow did six back-to-back television interviews from the White House lawn, and one phrase came back to haunt him. — While criticizing Mark Foley …
southernstudies.org:
POLL: OPPOSITION TO IRAQ WAR GROWING IN SOUTHERN STATES — Region's attitudes marked by "sadness," reluctance to endure future war costs — DURHAM, N.C. - Despite strong early support for the Iraq war in the South, the region's opposition to the war now matches national levels …
Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Army: Troops to stay in Iraq until 2010 — WASHINGTON - For planning purposes, the Army is gearing up to keep current troop levels in Iraq for another four years, a new indication that conditions there are too unstable to foresee an end to the war. — Gen. Peter Schoomaker …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Reid Offers To Disclose His Land Deal ... Five Years Late — Harry Reid, stung by the AP's exposure of his complicated land deals with a lobbyist he helped make rich through his personal interventions in Congress, has told the Senate Ethics Committee that he will file amended disclosure statements …