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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 …
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Standoff ends at Clinton N.H. office — "Everything stopped, and it had to because we had nothing on our minds except the safety of these young people who work for me," Clinton told reporters shortly after the standoff ended. She said she was "just relieved to have this situation end so peacefully …
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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.
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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.
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.
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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 …
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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.
TPMmuckraker:Rudy Put $400,000 In Advance Funds On Credit Card For Travel Expenses
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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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.
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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.
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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," …
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.
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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.
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