Top Items:
WMUR:
Man Takes Hostages At Clinton Campaign Office — ROCHESTER, N.H. — ROCHESTER, N.H. An armed man has taken two campaign workers hostage at the Hillary Clinton campaign office in Rochester, police said. — Officials with the campaign confirmed that there were two workers taken hostage …
RELATED:
MSNBC:
Hostages taken at Clinton office — 'He showed us a bomb strapped to his chest,' says woman who was freed — Police in Rochester, N.H., set up Friday near the Hillary Clinton office where a man took hostages. — Hostage situation — Nov. 30: MSNBC's Amy Robach talks with Capt. Paul Callaghan …
WCVB-TV:
Hostages Taken At Clinton Campaign Office — Police Unclear As To How Many People Involved — BOSTON — An armed man took at least two workers hostage Friday at a Hillary Clinton presidential campaign office in New Hampshire, police said. — The incident happened at about 1 p.m. Friday at 28 Main St. in Rochester.
Michelle Malkin:
Report: Armed man takes hostages at/near Hillary NH office; WMUR confirms two being held; Update: Released? — Update 3:15pm Eastern. Hostages released? WMUR reporting...here's a screenshot: — Edwards' office evacuated. — Update 2:15pm Eastern. FNC's Major Garrett reporting …
CNN:
Hostages held at Clinton campaign office — (CNN) — Two people held hostage at Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire, have been freed, CNN affiliate WMUR said Friday. — Neither hostage was harmed, another affiliate, WCVB, reported on its Web site.
WBZ-TV:
Workers Held Hostage At Clinton Office In N.H. — Man With Bomb Holding Campaign Volunteers — WBZ-TV Live Coverage Of Hostage Crisis — (WBZ) ROCHESTER, N.H. A man is holding at least one person hostage at the presidential campaign office for Sen. Hillary Clinton in Rochester, New Hampshire.
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
CNN Admits Holes in Screening of Questioners — CNN expressed regret yesterday for allowing a Hillary Clinton adviser to ask a question at Wednesday's Republican presidential debate, even as controversy swirled about two other questioners who have declared their support for Democratic candidates.
Discussion:
Redstate, New York Times, CBS News, The Newshoggers, TownHall Blog, TBogg, The Impolitic, michellemalkin.com, Think Progress and Power Line
Michael James / Rapid Report:
Hostage Situation at Clinton Office — A man who claimed he had a bomb strapped to his body walked into a Hillary Clinton campaign office in Rochester, N.H., initially taking four hostages, law enforcement sources said. — Two of the four hostages — an adult and a child — subsequently were released, the sources said.
Discussion:
The Raw Story
New Hampshire Union Leader:
Armed standoff reported at Clinton campaign office, several hostages held — ROCHESTER - Part of downtown Rochester has been evacuated as police respond to an armed standoff with hostages at Hillary Clinton's local headquarters. Two volunteers are believed to be hostages. — The incident began at about 1 p.m.
Discussion:
Lynn Sweet
Amanda / Think Progress:
Hostages held at Clinton's NH campaign office.
Hostages held at Clinton's NH campaign office.
Discussion:
Associated Press
CNN Political Ticker:
Murtha clarifies surge remarks — WASHINGTON (CNN) - Following a headline-grabbing uproar, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pennsylvania, moved swiftly Friday to clarify earlier remarks that seemed to suggest the Iraq surge policy was working. — The surge, he said in a statement …
Discussion:
The American Street
RELATED:
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Murtha's surge comments a problem for Dems — Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), one of the leading anti-war voices in the House Democratic Caucus, is back from a trip to Iraq and he now says the "surge is working." This could be a huge problem for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other Democratic leaders …
Discussion:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Swamp, Captain's Quarters, Hot Air, The Huffington Post, Suitably Flip, The Sundries Shack, Salon, Flopping Aces, Chuck Adkins, QandO, A Blog For All, UrbanGrounds, The Van Der Galiën Gazette, The American Pundit, The Strata-Sphere, Blue Crab Boulevard, Macsmind, Daily Pundit and PoliPundit.com
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republicans Report Much Better Mental Health Than Others — Relationship persists even when controlling for other variables — PRINCETON, NJ — Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats or independents to rate their mental health as excellent, according to data …
Helen A / Daily Mail:
Welcome to 15 days of hell: Teddy bear teacher heads for notorious Sudan jail — Thousands of Islamic fanatics wielding clubs and knives are marching through the streets of Khartoum demanding the execution of teddy bear teacher Gillian Gibbons. — As the mother-of-two started a 15-day prison term …
Discussion:
BBC, Washington Monthly, Telegraph, CNN, Slog, NewsBusters.org, Little Green Footballs, The American Street, michellemalkin.com, Press Association, Cheat Seeking Missiles, AMERICAN DIGEST, Jihad Watch, The Van Der Galiën Gazette, Hot Air, A Blog For All, Gateway Pundit, The Sundries Shack, GINA COBB, Media Blog, Unqualified Offerings and Scared Monkeys
Faiz / Think Progress:
Card Rejects Rove's Claim That Congress Pushed Bush To War: 'His Mouth Gets Ahead Of His Brain' — Karl Rove asserted on the Charlie Rose show recently that it was Congress that pushed the Bush administration into war with Iraq. "The administration was opposed" to voting for a war resolution in the fall of 2002, Rove claimed.
RELATED:
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Mandates and Mudslinging — From the beginning, advocates of universal health care were troubled by the incompleteness of Barack Obama's plan, which unlike those of his Democratic rivals wouldn't cover everyone. But they were willing to cut Mr. Obama slack on the issue, assuming that in the end he would do the right thing.
RELATED: