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6:00 PM ET, September 5, 2007

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Jackie Kucinich / The Hill:

Rep. Gillmor dies — Rep. Paul Gillmor (R-Ohio) passed away suddenly Tuesday night, according to his office. He was 68. — According to an inter-conference email obtained by The Hill, Gillmor did not show up to the office this morning causing his staff to become concerned.

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Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:

Gillmor found dead in apartment — Rep. Paul Gillmor (R-Ohio), a 10-term congressman from northwest Ohio, has died at the age of 68. — Gillmor, who just returned to Washington after the monthlong recess, did not show up at his office today. His staff went to check in at his apartment and found that he had died.

Discussion: The Swamp, The Newshoggers, Liberty Pundit, Swing State Project and Sister Toldjah

Jim Abrams / Associated Press:
Ohio congressman found dead in apartment

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Fox News:

Dems Dirty Donor Norman Hsu Fails to Show for Bail Reduction Hearing Leading to Speculation He's On the Run — DEVELOPING STORY: California businessman Norman Hsu, a former New York apparel executive and major contributor to Democratic candidates and causes, failed to appear …

Discussion: michellemalkin.com, Don Surber, Right Wing Nut House, The American Pundit, Washington Times, Detroit Populist Times and Blue Crab Boulevard

Gateway Pundit:

Norman Hsu Skips Bail Hearing Today! New Warrant Issued! — NORMAN HSU SKIPS BAIL HEARING! — Hsu forfeits $2 million! — Norman Hsu, center, leaves a San Mateo County jail with Jason Booth, left, and attorney Somnath Raj Chatterjee, right, in Redwood City, Calif., Friday, Aug. 31, 2007.

Discussion: New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wake up America, TigerHawk, JammieWearingFool, The Caucus, Suitably Flip and National Review

Dan Morain / Los Angeles Times:

Warrant issued for Hsu's arrest — Democratic fundraiser fails to appear for bail hearing on grand theft charge. — REDWOOD CITY - A warrant was issued this morning for Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, who failed to appear this morning for a bail hearing on a 15-year-old grand theft charge.

Discussion: San Francisco Chronicle, Examining Presidential …, Associated Press and Donklephant

Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Hsu On The Lam — Again

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Duff Wilson / New York Times:

Craig Moves to Block Senate Ethics Panel Complaint — Lawyers for Senator Larry E. Craig of Idaho delivered a letter to the Senate ethics committee today asking the committee to reject a complaint relating to his guilty plea in an airport sex sting operation.

Discussion: The Swamp, TalkLeft, Idaho Statesman, The Carpetbagger Report, Daily Kos, Prairie Weather and AMERICAblog

WSB-TV:

Bathroom Sex Senator Hires Vick's Lawyer — 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.

Discussion: The Blue State, PageOneQ.com Latest, On Deadline, Pam's House Blend, BlogActive, AMERICAblog and WTF Is It Now?!?

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Breaking: GOP Senate Leader McConnell Says Craig Won't Resign If Cleared

Discussion: Firedoglake, Talking Points Memo, The Carpetbagger Report, D-Day and AMERICAblog

Daniel W. Reilly / The Politico:
McConnell: Craig wants full term

Discussion: Reason Magazine

Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:

The Next Attack — It may well happen in Europe and it may well look like this: … Congrats to the Germans. Some obvious points: these men are educated, two of three are German nationals, all seem to have been trained not in Iraq, Iran or Afghanistan, but in Pakistan, a putative ally.

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, The Mahablog and Riehl World View

New York Times:

German Police Arrest 3 in 'Imminent' Terrorist Plot — The police in Germany have arrested three Islamic militants suspected of planning large-scale terrorist attacks against several sites frequented by Americans, including discos, bars, airports and military installations.

Discussion: Hot Air, The American Street, The Atlantic Online, Once Upon a Time, Spiegel Online, Los Angeles Times, The Impolitic, Sister Toldjah, Comments From Left Field and The American Pundit

David McHugh / Associated Press:
Germans arrest 3 in alleged terror plot

National Review:

The Fallout From Jim Mills' Departure May Really Hurt Thompson — Jim Mills' departure from the Thompson campaign is actually even bigger than it looks. Not that Thompson couldn't function without Mills — he only been in the office for a week, I understand — but the aftershocks are huge.

Discussion: Riehl World View, Hot Air, Democratic National Committee and The Atlantic Online

Fred Thompson / The Trail:
More Departures For Thompson Team

Discussion: The Newshoggers, The Politico, Comments From Left Field, D-Day and Crooks and Liars

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Fred's first ad

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, The Trail, The Fix, TIME, The Atlantic Online, Stop The ACLU, The Van Der Galiën Gazette, Weasel Zippers and The American Mind

Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

Former Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn dies at 66 — Jennifer Dunn, a former six-term member of Congress, former chairwoman of the Washington State Republican Party and one of the state GOP's most respected members, died Wednesday, her family announced. She was 66.

Discussion: The Politico and Wonkette

Opinion Journal:

MoveOn vs. Democrats — Punishing Congressmen for reporting what they see in Iraq. — In the Hell Hath No Fury sweepstakes, groups like MoveOn.org are gearing up to take on a new set of perceived traitors in their midst—Democrats who have acknowledged some success from the troop surge in Iraq.

Discussion: Wake up America, QandO, Burkean Reflections, Blue Crab Boulevard, Weasel Zippers and Hot Air

USA Today:

Nuclear warheads mistakenly flown on B-52 — A B-52 bomber mistakenly loaded with at least five nuclear warheads flew from Minot Air Force Base, N.D, to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on Aug. 30, resulting in an Air Force-wide investigation, according to three officers who asked not to be identified …

Discussion: At-Largely, BuzzFlash.org, The Galloping Beaver, Liberty Street, NYT and Wonkette

Amanda / Think Progress:

Bush 'Still Believed Saddam Possessed WMD' In April 2006 — In Oct. 2004, President Bush finally admitted that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction: "Iraq did not have the weapons that our intelligence believed were there." — Yet according to former White House chief of staff Andy Card …

Discussion: Comments From Left Field, Shakespeare's Sister, Democrats.com and Middle Earth Journal

Gretel C. Kovach / New York Times:

Musician Is Killed for Banging on a Door — A Texas rock musician was shot to death here early Monday by a neighbor who fired through a closed door, thinking he was scaring off a burglar. — The incident occurred just three days after a new law took effect strengthening the right of Texans …

Discussion: The Democratic Daily, NewsBusters.org and JustOneMinute

Washington Post:

New Book Details Cheney Lawyer's Efforts to Expand Executive Power — Vice President Cheney's top lawyer pushed relentlessly to expand the powers of the executive branch and repeatedly derailed efforts to obtain congressional approval for aggressive anti-terrorism policies for fear …

Discussion: Wonkette, Think Progress, Law Blog, ACSBlog and AMERICAblog

Reuters:

Airline sacrifices goats to appease sky god — KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said Tuesday.

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