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Associated Press:
Rep. Jefferson indicted in bribery probe — WASHINGTON - Louisiana congressman William Jefferson (news, bio, voting record) received more than $500,000 in bribes and sought millions more in nearly a dozen separate schemes to enrich himself by using his office to broker business deals in Africa, according to a federal indictment Monday.
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Washington Post:
Indictment Sought Against Rep. Jefferson — FBI Probes Allegations Lawmaker Took Bribes to Promote Business Ventures — Federal prosecutors are seeking an indictment today against Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.) in a longstanding FBI corruption probe centering on allegations that he took bribes …
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Associated Press:
U.S. congressman indicted in bribery case … WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-Louisiana, was indicted Monday on federal charges of racketeering, soliciting bribes and money-laundering in a long-running bribery investigation into business deals he tried to broker in Africa.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Dollar Bill Jefferson To Get Indicted: CBS (Update: No They Didn't)
Dollar Bill Jefferson To Get Indicted: CBS (Update: No They Didn't)
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Andrew O. Selsky / Associated Press:
Guantanamo judge dismisses terror case — GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - A military judge dismissed terrorism-related charges Monday against a prisoner charged with killing an American soldier in Afghanistan, delivering a blow to the Bush administration's attempt to try Guantanamo detainees in military courts.
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Andy McCarthy / National Review:
Stunning Gitmo Development — Charges Thrown Out — The AP is reporting that a military court today threw out murder charges against Omar Khadr on the grounds that the military commission system as constituted may only try "alien unlawful enemy combatants" and Khadr was only previously found to be an "enemy combatant."
Guardian:
Guantánamo Bay case thrown out — The US military's system of tribunals at Guantánamo Bay was thrown into chaos today after a military judge threw out all charges against a young Canadian detainee. — One senior military official said the ruling in the case of Omar Khadr could have a …
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Democrats Lose Their Edge — Poll Shows Congressional Approval Ratings Have Returned to Pre-Election Levels — The Democrats in Congress have lost much of the leadership edge they carried out of the 2006 midterm election, with the lack of progress in Iraq being the leading cause.
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The Palmetto Scoop:
Scarborough has an "Imus moment" — Presidential candidate Fred Thompson's second-and-current wife Jeri, who is considered by some to be a "trophy wife," was the topic of an interesting conversation on Friday's Morning Joe radio talk show, which aired live on MSNBC.
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Washington Times:
CBO: Bill would only reduce illegals by 25% — The Senate's immigration bill will only reduce illegal immigration by about 25 percent a year, according to a new Congressional Budget Office report, Stephen Dinan will report Tuesday in The Washington Times. — The bill's new guest-worker program …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Key Bush backers rally to Fred Thompson — George P. Bush, a nephew of President Bush who recently joined the Navy Reserve, has contributed to the prospective presidential campaign of Fred Thompson and signed an e-mail asking friends and associates to do the same, The Politico has learned.
Dick Armey / TIME: Swampland:
My Time in Swampland — As I settle in as a guest blogger here at Swampland, I'd like to thank Time and its readers for inviting me to share my views. I hope I can raise the debate about the direction in which the conservative movement and the nation are heading. I welcome questions and comments.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Brit Hume uses the racist phrase "spearchucker" to describe John Glenn — Brit Hume called former Senator John Glenn a "partisan—spearchucker" to describe his role in a Fred Thompson investigation back in his old Senate days on FOX News Sunday. (via Wikpedia: Glenn also served …
Selcan Hacaoglu / Associated Press:
7 Turkish Troops Killed in Rebel Attack — ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Kurdish rebels fired rockets and grenades at a Turkish military outpost Monday, killing seven soldiers in an attack that heightened tension at a time when Ankara has threatened military action against the rebels in northern Iraq.
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Gall … Remember that? It was awfully inspiring, wasn't it? In fact, conservatives all over the country smugly waved that bloody shirt in our faces, as if they were paragons of "honor and integrity," a line Bush also made a fetish of in his speeches. — Apparently the authority …
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns and Money:
It's Alright Mr. Kennedy, My Uterus Is Only Bleeding — Marty Lederman points us to an interesting WaPo article, in which a few members of America's tiny minority of serious, principled "pro-lifers" have come to see that "Partial Birth" bans are silly, irrational laws whose primary purpose …