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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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Washington Post:
DeLay convicted of money-laundering charges in campaign finance scheme — Former House majority leader Tom DeLay, the Texan architect of Republican power in Congress, was convicted Wednesday of illegally plotting to funnel corporate contributions to home-state legislative candidates in 2002.
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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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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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US Department of State:
TRANSCRIPT: — Today's briefing was held off-camera, so no video is available. — MR. CROWLEY: First of all, happy Wednesday and, one day early, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Just to kind of set expectations, under current thinking, we will not brief on Friday.
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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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The Huffington Post:
Palin Slams Michelle Obama Again, This Time For Anti-Obesity Campaign — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … WASHINGTON — An appearance by Sarah Palin on Laura Ingraham's radio show Wednesday morning drew a bit of pre-Thanksgiving buzz for a swipe she took at Barbara Bush for suggesting …
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Palin Hits Back at Barbara Bush
Palin Hits Back at Barbara Bush
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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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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 …
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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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]
Fliers Claim TSA Have Deactivated Body Scanners [Updated]
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Reza Sayah / CNN:
Pakistan president urged not to pardon Christian woman — Islambad, Pakistan (CNN) — Two prominent Pakistani Muslim leaders threatened Wednesday to call for nationwide protests if the president pardons a Christian woman sentenced to death for insulting the Muslim prophet Mohammed.
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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
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
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Obama Turkey Pardon: “It Feels Pretty Good to Stop at Least One Shellacking this November” — Updated 12:19 p.m. Eastern Time — President Obama on Wednesday morning pardoned a pair of turkeys - Apple and “feathered understudy” Cider - quipping that “it feels pretty good to stop at least one shellacking this November.”
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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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Maayana Miskin / Arutz Sheva:
Report: Clinton and Obama Pulled ‘Bait and Switch’ on Netanyahu — Follow Israel news on and . — As Israel waits for a letter clarifying America's guarantees in exchange for a proposed building ban for Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria, a diplomatic source has come forward saying that no such letter is on its way.
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Brobinson / Fox Nation:
Michelle Obama OKs Americans to Eat Pie on Thanksgiving — Barbara Walters White House interview, which included first lady Michelle Obama, ranged from the strife between North and South Korea to airport screening, the midterm elections, the economy, and Thanksgiving traditions.
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