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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Sources: Thompson announcement on Sept. 6 — Fred Thompson's campaign-in-waiting will hold a 4 p.m. conference call today with supporters to brief them on plans for the former Tennessee senator's presidential announcement next week, according to an e-mail obtained by Politico.com.
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Rick Klein / Associated Press:
Analysis: Has Fred Thompson Waited Too Long? — Former Sen. Fred Thompson's Reluctance to Jump Into '08 Race May Have Cost Him Momentum — He was primed to be the summer's big blockbuster and the script was written in advance: A dispirited party finds its great hope in a swashbuckling Southern senator …
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Thompson camp tells supporters he'll announce via webcast next week
Thompson camp tells supporters he'll announce via webcast next week
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Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:
Chemical Weapons Scare at U.N. Headquarters — Brian Ross Reports: — United Nations weapons inspectors discovered six to eight vials of a dangerous chemical warfare agent, phosgene, as they were cleaning out offices at a U.N. building in New York, federal authorities tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com.
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ABC 7 Eyewitness News:
Nerve gas found at United Nations building — Six to eight vials discovered — ABCNews has learned that United Nations weapons inspectors discovered six to eight vials of a dangerous nerve gas, phosgene, as they were cleaning out offices at a U.N. building in New York Thursday morning.
Edith M. Lederer / Associated Press:
Phosgene from Iraq found in UN office
Phosgene from Iraq found in UN office
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Michael Graczyk / Associated Press:
Texas governor spares getaway driver — HUNTSVILLE, Texas - Gov. Rick Perry accepted a parole board recommendation Thursday to spare condemned inmate Kenneth Foster, the getaway driver in a 1996 murder who had been scheduled for execution within hours. — The sentence had drawn protests …
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Emily Ramshaw / Dallas Morning News:
Perry commutes death row inmate's sentence — eramshaw@dallasnews.com — AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday commuted death row inmate Kenneth Foster's sentence to life, following a 6-1 recommendation by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. — "After carefully considering the facts …
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Thank You — Thanks so much to everyone who picked …
Thank You — Thanks so much to everyone who picked …
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
FOOT TAPPING AND BATHROOM CRUISING....Yesterday one of my readers emailed to say he was annoyed by all the ignorant blog commentary emanating from straight young whippersnappers on the subject of Larry Craig's restroom shenanigans in Minnesota: … Today, non-whippersnapper blogger …
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New York Magazine:
'Post' Homophobia Still Mysteriously Unfunny — You know what? We're getting pretty bored by the New York Post's homophobia. For a while, we giggled at "Page Six"'s use of archaic adjectives like "swishy" and "limp-wristed" to describe gay subjects. We tried to find the humor …
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Tony Batt / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Porter ties U.S. withdrawal from Iraq to $9 gasoline — Lawmaker reports on his trip to country — WASHINGTON — Gasoline prices could rise to about $9 per gallon if the United States withdraws troops from Iraq prematurely, Rep. Jon Porter said he was told on a trip to Iraq that ended this week.
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New York Times:
Locked, Loaded and Looney — As the Army's suicide rate hits record levels in the Iraq war, there's small wonder practically everyone in Congress wants to deal with the parallel emerging crisis of depressed veterans tempted to take their own lives. Everyone, that is, except Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma.
Time:
Edwards On Track in Iowa — John Edwards is betting that a strong showing in the Iowa caucuses will catapult him into national contention, and so far his strategy in the state is on track. A new TIME poll of likely Iowa caucus goers, taken a week after Edwards' seven-day …
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
When Fox News Republicans Lie, Democrats Should Tell The Truth — Regarding Karen Hanretty's comments in which she invoked the name of Barry Goldwater while she lied about me: — I knew Barry Goldwater. Barry Goldwater was an authentic conservative who believed in political discourse of honesty and civility.
365gay.com:
Barney Frank: Craig Shouldn't Resign — (Boston, Massachusetts) Barney Frank (D-Mass) one of only two openly gay members of Congress says that Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig should resist calls for his resignation. — "What he did, it's hypocritical, but it's not an abuse of his office …
Nancy A. Youssef / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Pentagon won't make surge recommendation to Bush — WASHINGTON — In a sign that top commanders are divided over what course to pursue in Iraq, the Pentagon said Wednesday that it won't make a single, unified recommendation to President Bush during next month's strategy assessment …
Tova Andrea Wang / Washington Post:
A Rigged Report on U.S. Voting? — After the 2000 Florida election debacle, Congress established a body called the Election Assistance Commission to improve voting and democracy in this country. Two years ago, the commission approached me about doing a project that would take a preliminary look …
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Warner to reveal plans tomorrow — Sen. John Warner will announce tomorrow at the University of Virginia whether or not he intends to seek a sixth term, according to two top Virginia sources. Warner is planning a 2 p.m. news conference on the grounds of the Charlottesville, Va., school, where he took his law degree over 50 years ago.