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5:10 AM ET, August 29, 2007

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Slate:
SLATE EDITORS SQUABBLE ABOUT THE IDAHO SENATOR'S BATHROOM ARREST.  —  When the news of Sen. Larry Craig's arrest and guilty plea for lewd conduct broke Monday evening, it set off a vigorous e-mail squabble among Slate editors.  Some of us thought the arrest was justified, others were appalled …
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Joe Strupp / Editor and Publisher:
How Did News Outlets Miss Senator's Arrest for Nearly Three Months?  —  NEW YORK The revelation late Monday that Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) was arrested nearly three months ago for allegedly making sexual advances in a men's room raises the issue of how such an action could occur without the press reporting it.
Idaho Statesman:
UPDATED 5:11 p.m. — Craig insists 'I am not gay,' police say he sought information for lawyer  —  Sen. Larry Craig insisted today "I am not gay" and lashed out at the Idaho Statesman for a "witchhunt" that led him to plead guilty to a disorderly conduct charge — a plea he hoped would make the charge go away.
NewWest:
Just a Couple of Questions About the Larry Craig Scandal  —  I'd rather have strep throat than think too hard about Idaho politics.  That is, until a scandal like this Larry Craig mess happens.  And then general desire to not think about politics is overcome by incessant media attention …
ABCNEWS:
Craig to Hold Press Conference: Will He Resign?  —  Idaho Republican Is Expected to Discuss His Guilty Plea in Public Restroom Incident  —  Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, is seen during a 2006 hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.  Craig pleaded guilty on Aug. 8, 2007, to misdemeanor disorderly conduct …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
Romney links Craig with Bill Clinton  —  From NBC's Mark Murray  —  In his interview on CNBC's Kudlow & Company (which will air later this afternoon), Mitt Romney had some sharp words for Sen. Larry Craig, who had endorsed the former Massachusetts governor's presidential campaign and was his Idaho chairman.
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:   1999 Video: Republican Larry Craig Calls Bill Clinton "A Nasty, Bad Naughty Boy"
Washington Wire:
Sen. Craig: 'I Am Not Gay'
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Matt / Think Progress:
Brownback on Craig: It's 'not good,' 'very odd.'
Discussion: The Right's Field
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Idaho Senator Asserts: 'I Never Have Been Gay'
Discussion: OregonLive.com and Idaho Statesman
The Raw Story:
US PREPARING 'MASSIVE' MILITARY ATTACK AGAINST IRAN: STUDY  —  The United States has the capacity for and may be prepared to launch without warning a massive assault on Iranian uranium enrichment facilities, as well as government buildings and infrastructure, using long-range bombers and missiles, according to a new analysis.
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Agence France Presse:
Bush raises specter of nuclear 'holocaust'  —  The United States demanded Tuesday that Iran end any support for extremists in Iraq "at once" and raised the specter of a "nuclear holocaust" in the Middle East if Tehran gets atomic weapons.  —  US President George W. Bush branded the Islamic Republic …
BBC:
US 'seizes Iranian group in Iraq'  —  Seven Iranians working for the Iranian Electricity Ministry have been arrested by US forces in Baghdad, the Iranian embassy says.  —  A spokesman told the BBC the embassy had contacted the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and would send a formal protest letter in the morning.
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Edmund Blair / Reuters:
Iran says ready to fill vacuum in Iraq left by U.S.
Discussion: Sweetness & Light
Marc Santora / New York Times:
Republicans Plan to Penalize States on Primaries  —  The Republican National Committee plans to penalize at least four states holding early primaries, including New Hampshire and Florida, by refusing to seat at least half their delegates at the party's national convention in 2008, a party official said Tuesday.
Discussion: The Right's Field and eyeon08.com
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Tim Padgett / Time:
Will Dean's War on Florida Backfire?
Discussion: MyDD and Sisyphus Shrugged
Atrios / Eschaton:
Lay Off Miss Teen S.C.  —  I don't know if she's dumb as a stone or if she just understandably had a bit of a brain fart.  I've got a Ph.D and I probably had moments like that in public.  Either way she's just a young woman whose worst moment wasn't appreciably worse than the regular outbursts of our commander in chief.
Discussion: The Talent Show
Charles Bremner / Times of London:
Sarkozy talks of bombing if Iran gets nuclear arms  —  President Sarkozy called Iran's nuclear ambition the world's most dangerous problem yesterday and raised the possibility that the country could be bombed if it persisted in building an atomic weapon.  —  The French leader used tough …
New York Times:
Obstacles Keep Iraqi Refugees From U.S.  —  Despite a stepped-up commitment from the United States to take in Iraqis who are in danger because they worked for the American government and military, very few are signing up to go, resettlement officials say.  —  The reason, Iraqis say …
Discussion: ParaPundit and DownWithTyranny!
Joe Sonka / Ditch Mitch KY:
LIVEBLOGGING THE LOUISVILLE IRAQ SUMMER PROTEST  —  Ok, lets see how this works.  My computer wasn't hooking up to the wi-fi, so I'm borrowing Aniello Alioto's (superman) computer, hunched in the corner.  —  Many big shots here, I met Bob Moser of the Nation and finally met Lt. Col. Andrew Horne, who is set to be the keynote speaker.
Discussion: Firedoglake and AMERICAblog
 
 
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Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
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Discussion: Oliver Willis
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A Denier's Confession  —  Global warming is more alarmist than alarming.
Raf Noboa / Open Left:
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Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Ed OKeefe / Political Radar:
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Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Rudy's Florida "Firewall"?
Discussion: race42008.com
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
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CNN Political Ticker:
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GottaLaff / Cliff Schecter:
Lieberman as next Attorney General?  —  That's what Marjorie Cohn …