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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.
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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 …
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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.
Fred Thompson / The Trail:
More Departures For Thompson Team — On the eve of his big day, Fred Thompson has let another staffer go. — Jim Mills, the former Fox News producer who joined the campaign only weeks ago, has resigned due to "strategic differences." This from campaign manager Bill Lacy in a memo to the staff …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Fred's first ad — The plan was (and is) to roll this out tonight at the start of the debate, then informally announce on Leno right after midnight just as a 15-minute video is going live on his website. I guess they couldn't wait, though: both Jim Geraghty and Marc Ambinder …
David McHugh / Associated Press:
Germany: Plot targeted U.S. facilities — BERLIN - Three militants from an Islamic group linked to al-Qaida were planning "massive" bomb attacks against Americans in Germany when an elite antiterrorist unit raided their small-town hideout after months of police surveillance, officials said Wednesday.
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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.
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.
Satyam / Think Progress:
Boehner Caught Shifting His Own Benchmarks On Escalation — On Jan. 23, 2007, just weeks after President Bush announced his escalation plan in Iraq, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) said on CNN that we would know if the troop increase would "work" within "60 to 90 days":
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Andrew Glass / The Politico:
Why can't we all practice Broderism? — How did David Broder go from being revered as the dean of the Washington political press corps to being reviled on both the left and the right as the apotheosis of what has come to be known as Broderism? — Not everybody gets to see his or her name bandied about as an "-ism."
Michiko Kakutani / New York Times:
Bush Profiled: Big Ideas, Tiny Details — Days before the 2006 election, Robert Draper reports in his fascinating new book, as things were looking bleaker and bleaker for House Republicans, and even the party's chairman was predicting a G.O.P. defeat, George W. Bush brushed aside such forecasts …
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 …
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.
Martin Miller / Los Angeles Times:
Is Clinton's candidacy blocking the "Path to 9/11?" — Screenwriter of docudrama says ABC exec said delay has been prompted by unflattering portrayal of previous administration. — Among the nearly two dozen television DVDs slated for nationwide release on Sept. 11 is the second season of …
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