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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.
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The Clinton Hostage Drama — As I type I do not know how hostage situation will turn out; obviously I hope that it ends peaceably with no one hurt [Wish granted, see UPDATE] [E&P identifies the perpetrator as Leeland Eisenberg; a Leeland Eisenberg of Rochester, NH was cited for stalking and DUI in 2007.
Associated Press:
Details of Clinton office standoff — Man arrested after he releases all hostages, walks out of building in N.H. — ROCHESTER, N.H. - Leeland Eisenberg was already in trouble before he walked into one of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign offices. — Three days earlier …
Max Blumenthal / The Nation:RIGHT-WING TROLLS MOCK CLINTON HOSTAGE SITUATION...
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WMUR:Man Takes Hostages At Clinton Campaign Office
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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.
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 …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
FOX News Poll: Clinton Narrowly Leads Democratic Hopefuls in New Hampshire — NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton narrowly leads the pack of Democratic hopefuls in New Hampshire, with Barack Obama coming in a close second. In addition, while Bill Richardson is barely on the radar screen nationally …
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TPMmuckraker:
Rudy Put $400,000 In Advance Funds On Credit Card For Travel Expenses — We've been swimming in credit card receipts from Rudy Giuliani's administration today, and one thing in particular has struck us: in 2001, apparently with an eye to future globetrotting, Giuliani's administration sent a check for $400,000 to American Express.
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CNN:
War funding compromise shot down — WASHINGTON (CNN) — A top Democrat who had hinted that a compromise on war funding was possible appeared to back away from the idea Friday as the Democratic congressional leadership refused to consider it. — On Thursday, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pennsylvania …
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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.
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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Frank James / The Swamp:
Romney badmouths Huckabee, Rudy in Iowa — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Acknowledging a tightening race in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney challenged rival Mike Huckabee's fiscal record of raising taxes in Arkansas and supporting in-state tuition breaks for children of undocumented immigrants.
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Julia / Firedoglake:
late night old friends — Is this thing on? — Hi. I'm Julia, and I'm new (when I get to it, I blog here). Anyway, as long as I have you all here, I thought I'd take advantage of the opportunity to put in a bid for my favorite Giuliani scandal, which I think is being unjustly neglected.
StrategyPage:
Potential Hot Spots Article Index : — Current 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 — Items About Areas That Could Break Out Into War — The government's own inflation data put the inflation rate at 7,600 percent a year. Economic analysts outside of Zimbabwe think it may be even higher …
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New York Times:
Lawmakers Set Deal on Raising Fuel Efficiency — Congressional negotiators reached a deal late Friday on energy legislation that would force American automakers to improve the fuel efficiency of their cars and light trucks by 40 percent by 2020. — The proposal, which would require automakers …
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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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