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James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
Ex-House Leader DeLay Found Guilty in Texas Case — AUSTIN - A Texas jury Wednesday found Tom DeLay, the former House majority leader and Texas political powerhouse, guilty in a money-laundering trial involving contributions to political campaigns. — Jurors deliberated for 19 hours …
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Houston Chronicle:
DeLay maintains innocence following conviction — AUSTIN — Eight years after former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay helped engineer a Republican takeover of the Texas House and state congressional delegation, a Travis County jury Wednesday convicted him of felony money laundering in the 2002 elections.
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CBS News:
Jury Convicts Tom DeLay for Money Laundering — “Dancing With the Stars” Alum and Former Majority Leader Could Face Up to Life in Prison — (CBS/ AP) Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, once one of the most powerful and feared Republicans in Congress, was convicted Wednesday …
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Austin American-Statesman:
DeLay jurors focus on ‘both’ ends of transaction
DeLay jurors focus on ‘both’ ends of transaction
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Off the Kuff, TalkLeft and The New Editor
Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
DeLay convicted on money laundering and conspiracy charges
Daily Mail:
Sarah Palin clubs to death a fish on reality show labelled ‘a snuff video’ by animal rights group — Sarah Palin is under fire for clubbing a fish to death on her new reality TV show. — The Tea Party darling and her daughter Bristol, 20, were shown on a halibut fishing trip filmed for her new programme, Sarah Palin's Alaska.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Palin: 'Obviously, We've Got To Stand With Our North Korean Allies' — In recent days, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has hinted in her clearest language yet that she is seriously considering a run for the presidency in 2012. Many observers have argued that Palin could never win …
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Oliver Willis:
AUDIO: Sarah Palin: “We Gotta Stand With Our North Korean Allies” — Genius. Absolute genius. When Glenn Beck is correcting you on foreign policy, well... genius.
US Department of State:
TRANSCRIPT: — Today's briefing was held off-camera, so no video is available.
TRANSCRIPT: — Today's briefing was held off-camera, so no video is available.
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Jimmy Carter / Washington Post:
North Korea's consistent message to the U.S.
North Korea's consistent message to the U.S.
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Danger Room and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Anatomy of a journalistic smear job — (updated below - Update II) — One long-standing — and justifiable — progressive grievance is that whenever ordinary Americans allow their personal plight to enter the public sphere in a way that advances a liberal political goal …
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Palin Hits Back at Barbara Bush — In an interview on the Laura Ingraham Show, Sarah Palin blasted back at Barbara Bush's recent comments suggesting she stay in Alaska and not run for president. — Said Palin: “I think the majority of Americans don't want to put up with the blue bloods.
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The Huffington Post:
Palin Slams Michelle Obama Again, This Time For Anti-Obesity Campaign
Palin Slams Michelle Obama Again, This Time For Anti-Obesity Campaign
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Palin dismisses ‘blue-blood’ Bush criticism
Palin dismisses ‘blue-blood’ Bush criticism
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Palin rebukes Barbara Bush, family as ‘blue bloods’ after remark
Palin rebukes Barbara Bush, family as ‘blue bloods’ after remark
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PR Newswire:
CAIR: Muslim Group Updates Travel Advisory for Holiday Weekend — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today issued an updated travel advisory for those concerned about new airport security measures involving full-body scanners and more invasive pat-downs. — Background:
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Joel Johnson / Gizmodo:
Fliers Claim TSA Have Deactivated Body Scanners [Updated] — According to tweeting travelers, many backscatter and millimeter-wave AIT scanning machines at airports are not in use at all, making opting out impossible. We've asked DHS/TSA for comment, but you can help us confirm.
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Click Orlando l Orlando News …:
Woman: TSA Agents Singled Me Out For My Breasts — Travelers Plan To Boycott TSA's Latest Security Measure Aiming To Clog Security Lines — ORLANDO, Fla. — The head of the Transportation Security Administration said the agency will look further into allegations that two male TSA workers picked …
Kimi Yoshino / L.A. NOW:
Kamala Harris wins attorney general's race as Steve Cooley concedes [Updated] — More than three weeks after he declared victory in the race for state attorney general, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley conceded defeat Wednesday as he trailed by more than 50,000 votes …
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Jim Sanders / Capitol Alert:
Cooley concedes to Kamala Harris in fight for attorney general
Cooley concedes to Kamala Harris in fight for attorney general
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Daily Kos, Ben Smith's Blog and Joe. My. God.
Alex Pareene / Salon:
No. 1: Richard Cohen — The Washington Post's Richard Cohen has been a columnist since 1976. He's good friends with Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn. He works one day a week. At a certain point, in that exceptionally privileged and cushy position, his brain disintegrated.
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The Other McCain and ECHIDNE of the snakes
Henry Payne / Detroit News:
Mr. Smut goes to Washington — While November's election brought a tsunami of change to Michigan policies, some incumbents are untouchable. So untouchable, apparently, that they openly read girlie magazines on their trips to and from Washington. Detroit Congressman John Conyers was caught …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Palin responds to Bushes' criticism: No offense but they're “blue bloods” — Too bad it wasn't Huckabee who tossed this rhetorical grenade, as we could have spent a fun afternoon ripping on him in the comments for such a heavy-handed populist pander. (Huck would have thrown in a reference …
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Fhardingj / CNN:
Democrats Accuse GOP Senator of Breaking Pledge on Earmarks. True? — Washington (CNN) - Democratic Party officials are blasting out emails accusing the Senate's second ranking Republican of backtracking on his pledge not to seek earmarks, but a closer look by CNN shows their accusations appear unfounded.
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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
PROMISES, PROMISES: GOP leader reaps $200 million
PROMISES, PROMISES: GOP leader reaps $200 million
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David Weigel / Weigel:
Outsider, Meet Insider — Rep. Allen West drew a ton of attention — I think he's the most-analyzed freshman of the transition — after briefly selecting radio host Joyce Kaufman as his chief of staff. But West's slip-up over the hiring of a controversial outsider seems to be a one-off.
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The New Republic
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Family Research Council Labeled ‘Hate Group’ By SPLC Over Anti-Gay Rhetoric — The Family Research Council is perhaps the most prominent voice in conservative social politics and the hosts of an annual rite of passage for many Republicans who hope to run for president.
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Holy Bullies …, The Huffington Post, Speakeasy and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Clout St:
Del Valle proposal: Three years at city college, final year at public university — Mayoral candidate Miguel del Valle today proposed a pilot program that would allow students in high-demand majors to complete three years of classes at a city college and finish their final year …
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