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1:35 PM ET, August 28, 2007

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Dan Popkey / Idaho Statesman:
Men's room arrest reopens questions about Sen. Larry Craig  —  Idaho senator pleads guilty to disorderly conduct after incident at Minnesota airport that echoes previous allegation of homosexual conduct.  —  Sen. Larry Craig, who in May told the Idaho Statesman he had never engaged in homosexual acts …
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
WHAT DID SEN. CRAIG ACTUALLY DO?  —  We've had lots of back and forth discussion here internally about what conduct by Sen. Craig in that Minneapolis airport restroom was actually illegal.  We've posted the arrest report, so take a look and reach your own conclusions.  —  Leering stares, foot tapping, a lingering presence.
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Senator Craig Should Resign
The Smoking Gun:
U.S. Senator Gets Flushed
Discussion: The Hill and Blue Mass. Group
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Sen. Craig: Pled guilty of disorderly conduct
Discussion: The Hill
Brody Mullins / Wall Street Journal:
Big Source of Clinton's Cash Is an Unlikely Address  —  Family's Donations  —  Closely Track Those  —  Of Top Fund-Raiser  —  DALY CITY, Calif. — One of the biggest sources of political donations to Hillary Rodham Clinton is a tiny, lime-green bungalow that lies under the flight path from San Francisco International Airport.
Jmapes / OregonLive.com:
Vancouverites vent at Baird  —  For more than three hours Monday night, Rep. Brian Baird was verbally flogged by hundreds of his constituents for no longer supporting the quick withdrawal of troops from Iraq.  —  More than 500 people packed a high school auditorium in Vancouver while another 175 or so were unable to get inside.
Discussion: Think Progress and Wake up America
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Former H.W. Bush justice appointee 'looking very good.'  —  NBC reports the latest speculation on Gonzales' successor: "Per a source close to the White House, ex-Deputy Attorney General George J. Terwilliger III is 'looking very good' to replace Alberto Gonzales.
Discussion: The Sideshow, MSNBC and Democrats.com
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Newsweek:
Capital Sources: The Next Terrorist Attack  —  The head of the National Counterterrorism Center speaks out on Al Qaeda's plans, America's readiness—and the nature of the war on terror.  —  Retired Vice Admiral John Scott Redd, head of the National Counterterrorism Center, says …
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
MORNING RANT....In the LA Times today, L.J. Williamson is upset that part-time cafeteria workers in Los Angeles schools want the district to provide them with healthcare benefits: … I would happily pay for universal healthcare just so I never had to read an op-ed like this again.
Discussion: Shakespeare's Sister
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L.J. Williamson / Los Angeles Times:
Part-timers vs. hungry kids
Discussion: Ezra Klein
Associated Press:
President Ahmadinejad Says Iran Ready to Fill Power Vacuum in Iraq  —  TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Tuesday that a power vacuum is imminent in Iraq and said that Iran was ready to help fill the gap.  —  "The political power of the occupiers is collapsing rapidly …
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Elaine Sciolino / New York Times:
French Leader Raises Possibility of Force in Iran
Discussion: Roger L. Simon
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
Today's Must Read  —  It looks like Major John Cockerham might have some competition for his title as most-crooked contracting official in Iraq.  —  The New York Times reports that a plethora of criminal investigations, all part of a new Pentagon anti-corruption push, are open into what exactly happened to …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
With Low Ratings, Post Radio Venture To End Next Month  —  Washington Post Radio, which brought the newspaper's journalists to the local airwaves, will go off the air next month after failing to attract enough listeners and losing money during its 17-month existence.
Discussion: CBS News and mediabistro.com
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Marc Fisher / Raw Fisher:
Why Washington Post Radio Died
Discussion: Attytood
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
House to Hold Hearings on Two New Reports on Iraq  —  The House will hold hearings next week on two key reports assessing political and military conditions in Iraq, jump-starting the debate over President Bush's strategy even before long-awaited testimony by Army Gen. David H. Petraeus …
Hindrocket / Power Line:
MSNBC, CNBC REFUSE TO RUN PRO-WAR ADS  —  We wrote here about the television commercials that Freedom's Watch has produced, featuring veterans and their families, that urge Congress and the public to continue supporting the Iraq war.  The commercials are well done, and convey the simple message …
Discussion: LeatherPenguin
TRex / Firedoglake:
Late Late Nite FDL: Pansies, Perverts, and Pedophiles  —  Can we please as a culture agree stop pretending that Republicans aren't a bunch of effete pussies?  Bill Frist?  Hello?  He makes Ru Paul look like Dog the Bounty Hunter.  —  Why won't anybody call these guys out?  Ralph Reed?
David Freddoso / The Corner:
Republican Repression?  Not likely.  —  Why is it that Republicans — Craig, Mark Foley, and David Vitter — are the ones who keep getting caught in sex scandals nowadays?  Yes, there are always Democrats with lurid stories — the Jim McGreeveys, Gary Harts and Barney Franks of the world …
Cal Thomas / Real Clear Politics:
England is Vanishing  —  "There'll Always Be an England" — popular World War II song.  —  BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND — Perhaps there will not always be an England.  An exodus unprecedented in modern times, coupled with a record influx of foreigners, is threatening to erode the character …
Discussion: Moonbattery
Ralph Peters / New York Post:
HE'S A FIGHTER  —  HOW ODIERNO IS BUILDING PEACE  —  'AL Qaeda's worn out their welcome," Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno told The Post.  —  Probably the tallest, and just maybe the toughest, man in Iraq, the Rockaway native also has a vigorous intellect at odds with the stereotype of generals.
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Power Line
Gazette:
Our View - Tuesday  —  What a tangled web  —  Excuses for secrecy keep getting weaker  —  What do you do when critics call the legality of your secret spying program into question?  If you're the Bush administration, you defend it, by becoming ever more secretive and by claiming to be above the law.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
 
 
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