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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
A Scandal-Scarred G.O.P. Asks, 'What Next?' — Scott Reed, a Republican strategist, was at a dinner in Philadelphia on Monday night when his cellphone and Internet pager began beeping like crazy. Only later did he learn why. His party was buzzing with news of a sex scandal involving a Republican United States senator — again.
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Matt / Think Progress:
BREAKING: Sens. Coleman And McCain Call For Craig To Resign — Sens. Norm Coleman (R-MN) and John McCain (R-AZ) have become the first members of the Senate to call for Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) to resign over his arrest for alleged "lewd conduct" in an airport bathroom.
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GOP lawmakers call on Craig to resign
GOP lawmakers call on Craig to resign
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Carlson claimed that after incident in a public bathroom, he assaulted the man who "bothered" him — On the August 28 edition of MSBNC Live, hosted by MSNBC general manager Dan Abrams, Tucker Carlson, host of MSNBC's Tucker, asserted, "Having sex in a public men's room is outrageous.
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Soros-linked group hit with huge fine — The Federal Election Commission has fined one of the last cycle's biggest liberal political action committees $775,000 for using unregulated soft money to boost John Kerry and other Democratic candidates during the 2004 elections.
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FEC To Collect $775,000 Civil Penalty From America Coming Together — WASHINGTON -The Federal Election Commission (FEC/Commission) announced today that it has reached a settlement with America Coming Together (ACT) regarding violations of federal campaign finance laws during the 2004 Presidential election.
Hassan Abdul Zahra / Agence France Presse:
Iraq's Sadr orders halt to attacks on US-led troops — NAJAF, Iraq (AFP) - Radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his dreaded Shiite militia on Wednesday to stop attacks on US-led forces as part of a six-month suspension of the militant group's activities.
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Harry R. Weber / Associated Press:
Former security guard Jewell dies — ATLANTA - Richard Jewell, the former security guard who was erroneously linked to the 1996 Olympic bombing, died Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said. — Jewell, 44, was found dead in his west Georgia home, GBI spokesman John Bankhead said.
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Mike Morris / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Richard Jewell found dead in home — Olympic security guard suspected but cleared in bombing — Richard Jewell, the Centennial Olympic Park security guard once suspected — but later cleared — in the bombing of the park during the 1996 Summer Games, was found dead Wednesday in his home in Meriwether County.
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Barack Obama / Financial Times:
Fine unscrupulous mortgage lenders — T he implosion of the subprime lending industry is more than a temporary blip in our econ-omic progress. It is a cancer that, given today's integrated financial markets, threatens to spread with devastating impact to housing and to our economy as a whole, unless we act to contain it.
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Associated Press:
Wyoming leapfrogs Iowa and New Hampshire — Wyoming Republicans have jumped to the head of the pack in the US presidential nominating process, moving their caucus to January 5, ahead of even the traditional early-voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire. — While the move puts Wyoming …
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Associated Press:
Edwards: Americans should sacrifice their SUVs — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards told a labor group he would ask Americans to make a big sacrifice: their sport utility vehicles. — The former North Carolina senator told a forum …
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Los Angeles Times:
Democratic fundraiser is a fugitive in plain sight — California authorities have sought businessman Norman Hsu for 15 years. Since 2004, he has carved out a place of honor raising cash for such candidates as Hillary Rodham Clinton. — WASHINGTON — For the last 15 years …
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Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
Census Shows a Modest Rise in U.S. Income — The nation's median household income grew modestly in 2006, the Census Bureau reported yesterday, even as the percentage of people without health insurance hit a high. — Experts said the rise in income was mainly a reflection of an increase …
Karl / protein wisdom:
The Big Picture(s) — In the midst of the still-lingering controversy over the truthiness of The New Republic's "Baghdad Diarist," more than a few people suggested that war supporters, unable to discredit the real bad news coming from Iraq, targeted the Scott Thomas Beauchamp stories as a weak link.
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Dave Kilcullen / SWJ Blog:
Anatomy of a Tribal Revolt — Some aspects of the war in Iraq are hard to fit into "classical" models of insurgency. One of these is the growing tribal uprising against al Qa'ida, which could transform the war in ways not factored into neat "benchmarks" developed many months ago and thousands of miles away.
Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
WEARING THE BLACK FLAG (3) — The story began here. Latest chapter here. — Speaking of the Petraeus report.... It seems that those who routinely feed from the various toilets along the left wing information sewer are currently being feel about said upcoming report. (Not think, mind you, but feel.
Washington Post:
Bush May Fight for New Attorney General — President Seeks Agreement With Policies — A half-dozen or so lawyers are being discussed among administration officials as possible candidates to replace Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, but no clear favorite has emerged …