memeorandum: Give Dana Perino a Raise (Kathryn Jean Lopez/The Corner)

12:30 AM ET, December 1, 2007

Top Items:

Standoff ends at Clinton N.H. office — Man arrested after he releases all hostages, walks out of building — ROCHESTER, N.H. - A distraught man wearing what appeared to be a bomb walked into a Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign office Friday and demanded to speak to the candidate about access to mental health care.

Discussion: The Trail, Wonkette, Taylor Marsh, Slog, UrbanGrounds, Middle Earth Journal, The Democratic Daily, A Blog For All and MyDD

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 …

CNN:

Hostages situation at Clinton campaign office ends — (CNN) — Police took into custody a man they say walked into Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire, and took several people hostage Friday. — The man, Lee Eisenberg, claimed to have a bomb strapped to his chest, police said.

Discussion: Telegraph, KCRG-TV, Crooks and Liars, Chuck Adkins, Salon, Comments from Left Field, Boston Herald and Blogs of War

Beverley Wang / Associated Press:

Hostage crisis ends at Clinton office — ROCHESTER, N.H. - A distraught man wearing what appeared to be a bomb walked into a Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign office Friday and demanded to speak to the candidate during a hostage drama that dragged on for nearly six hours before he peacefully surrendered.

Discussion: The Seminal, Comments from Left Field, Firedoglake, Macsmind and Threat Level

Foster's Daily Democrat:

Hostage suspect identified as Somersworth's Leeland Eisenberg — ROCHESTER — Foster's Daily Democrat has learned the suspect who took hostages at the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign headquarters is Leeland Eisenberg of Somersworth, who is well known to police in Rochester.

Discussion: Trailhead

New York Times:

Suspect Is Arrested in Clinton Office Standoff — A tense standoff at a presidential campaign office of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in Rochester, N.H., ended shortly after 6 p.m. this evening when a man later identified as Leeland Eisenberg was taken into police custody after holding at least four people hostage.

Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The Clinton Hostage Drama

Discussion: Classical Values

The Blotter:

NYPD Chief Casts Doubt on Giuliani Expense Story — Brian Ross and Richard Esposito Report: — New questions were raised today about Rudy Giuliani's explanation for submitting police security expenses to obscure city agencies while he was mayor of New York and carried on a secret affair with his mistress …

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report, Washington Monthly, Spin Cycle, bustardblog, MoJoBlog, Dick Polman's American Debate, AMERICAblog, Daily Kos and Salon

Andrew Kirtzman / WCBS-TV:

Source: Nathan's Friends, Family Used NYPD Service — Cops Chauffeured Relatives Around Without Her In Car — The revelations continue in the case of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and the security detail for Judith Nathan, his one-time mistress who is now his wife.

Discussion: Daily Kos, TalkLeft, Brilliant at Breakfast and Hullabaloo

TPMmuckraker:
Rudy Put $400,000 In Advance Funds On Credit Card For Travel Expenses

Discussion: Riehl World View

Jonathan Martin / The Politico: Romney reserves judgement on Rudy records

Frank James / The Swamp: Romney badmouths Huckabee, Rudy in Iowa

Michael Luo / The Caucus:
Romney Demurs on Giuliani Expense Issue

Discussion: Firedoglake and TPM Election Central

Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:

Give Dana Perino a Raise — Q Why should we depend on him? — MS. PERINO: Because he is the commander on the ground, Helen. He's the one who is making sure that the situation is moving — Q You mean how many more people we kill? — MS. PERINO: Helen …

Discussion: AMERICAN DIGEST, Washington Times, Hot Air, Captain's Quarters, Weekly Standard and The MacRanger Show!

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 …

Discussion: Flopping Aces, Blue Crab Boulevard, JasonColeman.com, DownWithTyranny!, Wizbang, JustOneMinute, Wake up America, The Opinionator, The Newshoggers, The Mahatma X Files, The Swamp and Connecting.the.Dots

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: Taylor Marsh, Salon, Suitably Flip, The Swamp, The American Street, Free Frank Warner, Chuck Adkins, The Politico, Flopping Aces, BLACKFIVE and Hot Air

Alicia Mundy / Seattle Times:
On 5th Iraq visit, Rep. Norm Dicks sees mixed results

Discussion: Weekly Standard and CNN

Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:

Calls in Sudan for Execution of British Teacher — Hundreds of demonstrators in Khartoum, Sudan's capital, poured into the streets on Friday demanding the execution of a British teacher who was convicted of insulting Islam because her class of 7-year-olds named a teddy bear Muhammad.

Discussion: Power Line, Daniel W. Drezner, Media Blog and Blue Crab Boulevard

Helen A / Daily Mail:
Thousands of Islamic fanatics wielding knives demand jailed teddy …

Discussion: NewsBusters.org, Guardian, Telegraph, AMERICAN DIGEST, Dhimmi Watch, The Van Der Galiën Gazette, Hot Air, Jihad Watch, Washington Monthly, Little Green Footballs, Slog, The American Street, CNN, Daimnation!, Media Blog, Cheat Seeking Missiles and Joanne Jacobs

Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:

Confirmed: Sen. Boxer's Impeachment Grudge — Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), through a spokeswoman, now acknowledges she is blocking former Rep. James Rogan's (R-Calif.) nomination to the federal bench because of his role in impeaching former president Bill Clinton.

Discussion: michellemalkin.com

Mark Murray / MSNBC:

RUDY REFUSES TO ANSWER NYC QUESTIONS — From NBC/NJ's Matthew E. Berger — OKATIE, SC — Giuliani refused to take questions here today about allegations that travel expenses were picked up by obscure city offices when he was mayor of New York City. — "We've already explained it," …

Discussion: The Atlantic Online and bustardblog

Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:

A surprise turn in Iowa's Republican race — Huckabee suddenly appears poised to challenge Romney to win the first GOP presidential contest. — DES MOINES — With 34 days remaining, the Republican presidential race in Iowa has broken wide open, as Mike Huckabee surges into contention with the longtime front-runner, Mitt Romney.

Discussion: Jonathan Martin's Blogs and Dyre Portents

American Research Group:
Presidential Caucus Preference:

Discussion: The Politico, eyeon08.com, Wake up America and The Atlantic Online

Mike Allen / The Politico:

WH says 1,000,000 docs handed over — The Bush administration recently passed an unusual landmark: 1 million documents to Congress since Democrats gained control of both chambers in January, the White House says. — The White House has resisted demands for many more.