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Washington Post:
Mr. Reid's Nondisclosure — The Senate minority leader's incomplete financial filings — THE BEST CASE for Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) is that he was sloppy about financial disclosure rules in accounting for a real estate deal on which he made a $700,000 profit.
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Philadelphia Inquirer:
Reid's Land Deal — Practice what you preach — A lucrative land deal benefiting U.S. Senate minority leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) deserves full scrutiny by the Senate ethics committee. — In 1998, Reid purchased undeveloped residential property on the outskirts of Las Vegas for $400,000.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Sen. Reid should look in mirror first — Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid would be well advised to stop thundering about corruption in the Republican ranks or crying "cover-up" over the GOP's failure to promptly and appropriately deal with former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) and his sexually explicit e-mails to congressional pages.
Tim Shipman / Daily Mail:
Army chief declares war on Blair: 'We must quit Iraq soon' — The head of the Army is calling for British troops to withdraw from Iraq "soon" or risk catastophic consequences for both Iraq and British society. — In a devastating broadside at Tony Blair's foreign policy …
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BBC:
General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal — The head of the British Army has said the presence of UK armed forces in Iraq "exacerbates the security problems". — In an interview in the Daily Mail, Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff, is quoted as saying the British should "get out some time soon".
Cliff Kincaid / aim.org:
Republican Gays are Closeted Dems — The complex nature of the "dirty trick" against the Republicans over the Mark Foley scandal is beginning to emerge. It doesn't involve a George Soros-funded group or emails that had been in the possession of the media or shopped around by Democratic operatives.
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Max Blumenthal / The Nation:
The Coming Gay Republican Purge — Immediately after the Mark Foley scandal broke, some anti-Republican gay-rights activists composed a memo containing the names of closeted gay Republican Congressional staffers and sent it to leading Christian-right advocacy groups.
Associated Press:
Overseer of House Pages to Be Questioned — WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief congressional overseer of House pages, who says he tried to stop ex-Rep. Mark Foley from e-mailing a Louisiana page in late 2005, is ready to explain his actions to House investigators.
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Charles Babington / Washington Post:Foley's Former Top Aide Testifies
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Edith M. Lederer / Associated Press:
Russia, China Oppose N. Korea Sanctions — UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia and China on Thursday opposed tough sanctions the U.S. wants to impose against North Korea this week for its claimed nuclear test, saying they want more time to work out a more moderate response to Pyongyang's nuclear brinkmanship.
Daily Mail:
Schoolgirl arrested for refusing to study with non-English pupils — A teenage schoolgirl was arrested by police for racism after refusing to sit with a group of Asian students because some of them did not speak English. — Codie Stott's family claim she was forced to spend three …
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
A Newspaper Investigates Its Future — Newspapers are all looking for ways to gain readers, and many have hired consultants to help them. In an unusual twist, The Los Angeles Times is looking to chart its future by using its own reporters and editors, who rank among the best investigators in the business.
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Wall Street Journal:
Bush's Approval Ratings Slip — President Bush's job-approval rating fell, with 34% of Americans voting him "excellent" or "good," down from 38% in September, according to a new Harris Interactive poll. — Sixty-four percent of U.S. adults now have a negative view of Mr. Bush's job performance …
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It Shines For All
BBC:
Nobel for anti-poverty pioneers — Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank have been awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. — Mr Yunus, an economist, founded the bank, which is one of the pioneers of micro-credit lending schemes for the poor in Bangladesh.
The Blotter:
Exclusive: Marine Sergeant Comes Forward to Report Abuse at Guantanamo Bay — Brian Ross and Vic Walter Report: — The Pentagon says it is fully cooperating with a brand new investigation into allegations of prisoner abuse at Guantanamo Bay. — The allegations come from a Marine Corps sergeant …
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Sharon Begley / Wall Street Journal:
When Terror Strikes, Liberals and the Right Vote Further Apart — On the weekend before Election Day 2004, al-Jazeera broadcast a videotape in which Osama bin Laden, addressing the U.S., boasted about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and tore into the Bush administration. Four days later, the president won re-election.
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