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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.
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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.
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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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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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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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 …
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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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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," …
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.
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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