memeorandum: War funding compromise shot down (CNN)

12:55 AM ET, December 1, 2007

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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.

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

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, The Impolitic, Chuck Adkins, Crooks and Liars, Salon, Comments from Left Field, Blogs of War, Boston Herald and Booman Tribune

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, Threat Level and skippy the bush kangaroo

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, Riehl World View and TIME

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 …

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 and alicublog

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, Hullabaloo and Brilliant at Breakfast

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 and The MacRanger Show!

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, Flopping Aces, The Politico, BLACKFIVE, UrbanGrounds, Hot Air and QandO

CNN:
War funding compromise shot down

Discussion: Political Machine, Weasel Zippers and RADAMISTO

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

Discussion: Weekly Standard, CNN and Don Surber

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, Connecting.the.Dots, The Mahatma X Files and The Swamp

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

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.

Discussion: Buck Naked Politics