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David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:
Clinton seizes opportunity after crisis — Friday afternoon began with possible tragedy: A hostage crisis at Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire. — As the incident unfolded Clinton's campaign closed its doors and canceled her public appearances.
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Did yesterday's hostage crisis teach us anything about Hillary Clinton? — You might think we got a chance to see how she deals with a crisis, but that's not really so. She had no executive authority in the matter. The local police had to handle the situation.
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 …
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.
NY Daily News:
City taxpayers picked up tab for Judith Giuliani's visit to kin in Pennsylvania — In the fall of 2001, city cops chauffeured Rudy Giuliani's then-mistress, Judith Nathan, to her parents' Pennsylvania home 130 miles away on the taxpayers' dime. — Records show that city cops refueled …
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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.
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Rove's Version of 2002 War Vote Is Disputed — Former White House aide Karl Rove said yesterday it was Congress, not President Bush, who wanted to rush a vote on the looming war in Iraq in the fall of 2002, a version of events disputed by leading congressional Democrats and even some former Rove colleagues.
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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 …
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William Glaberson / New York Times:
Witness Names to Be Withheld From Detainee — Defense lawyers preparing for the war crimes trial of a 21-year-old Guantánamo detainee have been ordered by a military judge not to tell their client — or anyone else — the identity of witnesses against him, newly released documents show.
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Jordan's Spy Agency: Holding Cell for the CIA — Foreign Terror Suspects Tell of Torture — AMMAN, Jordan — Over the past seven years, an imposing building on the outskirts of this city has served as a secret holding cell for the CIA. — The building is the headquarters …
Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
The Price of Annapolis — Lebanese democracy. — WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, Saad al-Hariri's Mostaqbal party agreed to a constitutional amendment that would allow Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Suleiman to be elected president. Up until now, Hariri and his March 14 allies …
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.
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 …
Noah Shachtman / Danger Room:
In Iraq, Psyops Team Plays on Iran Fears, Soccer Love — Psychological operations specialist Sgt. Joe Colabuno spent a year-and-a-half helping convince the Sunni residents of Fallujah to turn against local extremists by appealing to citizens' sense of civic pride, pumping up their love …