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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Lawmakers Describe 'Being Slimed in the Green Zone' — The sheets of paper seemed to be everywhere the lawmakers went in the Green Zone, distributed to Iraqi officials, U.S. officials and uniformed military of no particular rank. So when Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.) …
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Amanda / Think Progress:
U.S. Troops Given Misleading, Inaccurate Bios Of Democratic Lawmakers Visiting Iraq — This morning, the Washington Post has a story on how lawmakers are being "slimed in the Green Zone" when they travel to Iraq for congressional delegation trips. Reps. James Moran (D-VA), Jon Porter (R-NV) …
ABCNEWS:
White House Press Secretary Snow Resigns — Ailing White House Press Secretary Tony Snow Resigning, Deputy Dana Perino Will Take His Place — Tony Snow, the highly visible White House press secretary, will leave his job on Sept. 14 and be replaced by his deputy, Dana Perino, an administration official said Friday.
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Justin Rood Reports / The Blotter:
Bush E-Mail Mystery Deepens: White House Won't Name Tech Contractor — Justin Rood Reports: — The White House will not identify a private company which appears to be involved in the disappearance of millions of White House e-mails. — The company was responsible for reviewing …
Mmstewart / CNN Political Ticker:
Warner's departure puts GOP in bigger bind — WASHINGTON (CNN) - Senator John Warner announced Friday that he will retire after his current term expires and will not run for re-election in 2008. The five term senior senator from Virginia was first elected to his seat in 1978.
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Bill Turque / Washington Post:
Va. Senator Warner Will Not Seek Sixth Term
Va. Senator Warner Will Not Seek Sixth Term
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CNN:
Sources: Craig resignation likely soon — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Several well-placed GOP sources in Washington and Idaho have told CNN that embattled Republican Sen. Larry Craig is likely to resign soon, possibly as early as Friday. — A GOP source with knowledge of the situation told CNN's Dana Bash …
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Idaho Statesman:
UPDATED 11:12 a.m. — GOP officials say Otter already has picked Craig successor; Otter's office says that's not so — Republican officials say Gov. Butch Otter will name Lt. Gov. Jim Risch to the Senate if Sen. Larry Craig resigns. — But Otter's spokesman Jon Hanian said the governor hasn't made that decision yet.
Silvia Aloisi / Reuters:
"Redacted" stuns Venice — VENICE (Reuters) - A new film about the real-life rape and killing of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl by U.S. soldiers who also murdered her family stunned the Venice festival, with shocking images that left some viewers in tears. — "Redacted", by U.S. director Brian De Palma …
Gretel C. Kovach / New York Times:
Got Arachnophobia? Here's Your Worst Nightmare — Most spiders are solitary creatures. So the discovery of a vast web crawling with millions of spiders that is spreading across several acres of a North Texas park is causing a stir among scientists, and park visitors.
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Lara Jakes Jordan / Associated Press:
Fla. students face explosives indictment — WASHINGTON - Two Egyptian students at the University of South Florida were indicted Friday for carrying explosive materials across states lines and one of them was charged with teaching the other how to use them for violent reasons.
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
The Bad Judgment of Gen. David Petraeus — Gen. David Petraeus is a good man and a great soldier with a track record of almost complete failure in his previous tours of duty in Iraq. — Let this be said up front: While the president and Petraeus maneuver for him to testify on the anniversary of Sept. 11 …
Bill Gertz / Washington Times:
Inside the Ring — Inside the Ring — Four-star veep — Three of the eight announced 2008 Republican presidential campaigns are considering retired Army Gen. Tommy Franks as their pick for vice presidential candidate, according to Republican Party operatives.
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Washington Post:
HHS Toned Down Breast-Feeding Ads — In an attempt to raise the nation's historically low rate of breast-feeding, federal health officials commissioned an attention-grabbing advertising campaign a few years ago to convince mothers that their babies faced real health risks if they did not breast-feed.
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Matt / Think Progress:
O'Hanlon Hopes Final GAO Report On Iraq Will Be 'Improved' To Reflect WH Claims Of Progress — Yesterday, a leaked draft of an upcoming Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on progress in Iraq painted a "strikingly negative" picture of the war-torn country.
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