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3:00 AM ET, December 1, 2007

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MSNBC:
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.
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: The Trail and The Democratic Daily
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.
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
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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Bryan / Hot Air:
Helen Thomas pwned by Dana Perino Video added
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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CNN:
War funding compromise shot down
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 …
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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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Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
Death, Taxes and Mrs. Clinton
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
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," …
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.
Discussion: Riehl World View
 
 
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