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John Miller / Associated Press:
Craig reconsidering decision to resign  —  BOISE, Idaho - Sen. Larry Craig says he may still fight for his Senate seat, a spokesman says — if the lawmaker can clear his name with the Senate Ethics Committee and a Minnesota court where he pleaded guilty after his arrest in an airport men's room sex sting.
ABCNEWS:
AP: Craig Reconsiders Decision to Resign  —  AP NewsBreak: Idaho Sen. Craig Reconsidering Decision to Resign in Uproar Over Sex Sting  —  Sen. Larry Craig is reconsidering his decision to resign after his arrest in a Minnesota airport sex sting and may still fight for his Senate seat, his spokesman said Tuesday evening.
New York Times:
Craig Said to Consider Not Resigning  —  Senator Larry E. Craig of Idaho opened the door Tuesday to returning to the Senate, creating another twist in his unfolding political drama and raising the possibility of an ugly showdown with national Republican leaders.
Discussion: Obsidian Wings
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Arlen!  —  I'm really not sure I've ever seen such a bizarre story.  Via McJoan at DailyKos I found this story at the Idaho Statesman, which, well ... there's really not explaining this ...  For what it's worth I went to the Roll Call site and I didn't see any story about this.
Discussion: The Democratic Daily
Mcjoan / Daily Kos:
ID-Sen: Tough it out, Larry!
Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Firedoglake and MyDD
The Politico:
Craig reversal angers GOP colleagues
Discussion: New York Times and AMERICAblog
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Sex scandal senator reconsiders quitting
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Blog P.I.
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Craig a no-show as Senate reconvenes
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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Countdown Special Comment: You have no remaining credibility about Iraq, sir.  —  Keith Olbermann's Special Comment tonight is without a doubt, one of his hardest hitting and most emotional to date.  Keith absolutely lays waste to President Bush's lies and rhetoric about the surge.
Washington Post:
Military Officials in Iraq Fault GAO Report  —  A bleak portrait of the political and security situation in Iraq released yesterday by the Government Accountability Office sparked sharp protests from the top U.S. military command in Baghdad, whose officials described it as flawed and "factually incorrect."
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Frederick W. Kagan / Weekly Standard:
What's Wrong with the GAO Report  —  Measuring failure—or the failures of measuring.  —  At first glance—as those who leaked it last week saw—the Government Accountability Office's report on Iraq, released today, paints a dark view of progress and prospects in Iraq.
Horses Mouth:
Oh, man, this is an unsightly one indeed.  —  Take a look at this video of CNN's Kyra Phillips reporting today on the big GAO report finding that the Iraqi government has only met three of 18 benchmarks for measuring political progress.  Phillips wonders whether this really carries any …
Washington Times:
The next war?  —  BERN, Switzerland.  —  After a brief interruption of his New Hampshire vacation to meet President Bush in the family compound at Kenebunkport, Maine, French President Nicolas Sarkozy came away convinced his U.S. counterpart is serious about bombing Iran's secret nuclear facilities.
Discussion: Group News Blog
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
STATE SECRETS  —  Is the D.C. Madam attempting to raise the graymail defense?  Or is it the throw-everything-against-a-wall-and- see-what sticks defense?  From the WaPo: … I'm not sure where this is going.  A grand unified theory of scandal, perhaps?  Warrantless wiretapping of Muslim men …
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Accused D.C. Madam Cites National Security
Discussion: DCist
David McHugh / Associated Press:
3 terror suspects arrested in Germany  —  BERLIN - Three suspected Islamic militants were arrested for allegedly plotting "imminent" and "massive" attacks on the Ramstein Air Base, a major U.S. and NATO military hub, and Frankfurt's busy international airport, German authorities said Wednesday.
Discussion: Jihad Watch
ABCNEWS:
Time to Head to Congress  —  Gen. Petraeus Preps for Much-Anticipated Iraq Progress Report  —  The top military general in Iraq hinted to ABC's Martha Raddatz that next week's much-anticipated report on the status of the troop surge in Iraq would include a recommendation for troop reduction in March …
Dean Barnett / Weekly Standard:
The Lopsided Netroots  —  Why there's no conservative Kos.  —  In early August, the collection of liberal blogs that refers to itself as "the Netroots" held its annual convention.  The convention's name, "YearlyKos," invokes the allure of the liberal blogosphere's most powerful entity, the Daily Kos.
 
 
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