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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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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.
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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 …
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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.
ABCNEWS:Craig to Hold Press Conference: Will He Resign?
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:Craig's Bathroom Bust Statement: "I am Not Gay!"
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:Idaho Senator Asserts: 'I Never Have Been Gay'
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Matt / Think Progress:Brownback on Craig: It's 'not good,' 'very odd.'
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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 …
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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 …
Edmund Blair / Reuters:Iran says ready to fill vacuum in Iraq left by U.S.
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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 …
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Jonny Paul / Jerusalem Post:
London editor prays for nuclear attack on Israel — The editor of an Arabic daily newspaper published in London said in an interview on Lebanese television that he would dance in Trafalgar Square if Iranian missiles hit Israel. — Talking about Iran's nuclear capability on ANB Lebanese television …
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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.
Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
Bush Wants $50 Billion More for Iraq War — Planned Request Signals Confidence That Congress Won't Prevail on Pullout — President Bush plans to ask Congress next month for up to $50 billion in additional funding for the war in Iraq, a White House official said yesterday …
Andrew Malcolm / Los Angeles Times:
Big Dem fundraiser wanted on swindling charges — The Los Angeles Times reports on this website tonight and in Wednesday's print editions that a major Democratic Party fundraiser named Norman Hsu is wanted by authorities for skipping out on an agreement to serve up to three years in prison …
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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.
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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
1999 Video: Republican Larry Craig Calls Bill Clinton "A Nasty, Bad Naughty Boy" — On "Hardball" Chris Matthews talks with The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza about disgraced Republican Senator Larry Craig's arrest, his denials that he is gay and his political future.
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:Romney links Craig with Bill Clinton
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Cpl. Mark Finelli / Newsweek:
Why We Need a Draft: A Marine's Lament — He was in the firefights of Fallujah. He saw gaps in America's arsenal that he believes can only be filled when America's elite puts its sons on the battlefield. A plea for selective service. — "Maybe we would have only lost those three instead of 13 …
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.
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