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FEC Complaint filed against Fred Thompson — Fred Thompson is breaking the law and it's time somebody did something about it. So, this morning, I filed an FEC Complaint against him. For far too long, he has been ignoring the letter and spirit of Federal Election Law for his own political benefit.
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Thompson faces election complaint — WASHINGTON - A liberal blogger has filed a federal complaint against former Sen. Fred Thompson, the actor and unannounced Republican candidate for president, accusing him of violating election laws as he ponders his entry into the race.


Leahy: Cheney Told GOP-Led Congress It Was 'Not Allowed To Issue Subpoenas' — Today in a press briefing, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) revealed that the White House had missed its 2:30 PM deadline to turn over documents to the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding legal justifications …
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White House: Iraq progress report could be Sept 11 — ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, will likely testify to Congress about progress in the war on September 11 or September 12, the White House said on Monday.


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Leahy: "Time is up." Sorta. — During a press conference …
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Report: Vick agrees to plea deal, prison possible — (CNN) — Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has accepted a plea deal that could send him to prison, ending a federal dogfighting prosecution that jeopardizes his pro football career, a Virginia newspaper is reporting.
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Vick faces prison time after agreeing to plead guilty — RICHMOND, Va. — Michael Vick's lawyer said Monday the NFL star will plead guilty to charges relating to a federal dogfighting case, putting the Atlanta Falcons quarterback's career in jeopardy and leaving him subject to a prison term.

Congressman Charged for Assault At Dulles — ABC 7 has learned the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority have charged Representative Robert Filner of California with assault and battery following an incident at Dulles International Airport Sunday night.
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Levin: Escalation's Goals Have 'Totally And Utterly Failed,' Begin Withdrawal In Less Than 4 Months — Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, recently visited Iraq with Sen. John Warner (R-VA) and reported that the escalation is "totally and utterly" …
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Levin: Troop surge has 'positive results' in Iraq
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PEJ Study: War Coverage Down, Campaign Reporting Up — NEW YORK Coverage of events related to the Iraq War decreased during the second quarter of 2007, but remained the top news issue, according to the Project for Excellence in Journalism, which noted 15% of stories across print, broadcast and online dealt with Iraq-related issues.
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Former Sen. Sam Nunn weighs run for White House — Sam Nunn left the U.S. Senate more than 10 years ago. — Since then, the Georgia Democrat, who made his name nationally as a defense-minded hawk, has watched what's happened to the country, and he's more than a bit ticked — at the …
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Sam Nunn Mulls Presidential Bid on Unity08 Ticket
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Petraeus To Testify Before the Senate on September 11; McCain Launching 'No Surrender Tour' — Highlights from the McCain Campaign's Conference Call: — Headline one: McCain says he has been told General Petraeus will be testifying before the Senate on September 11. (!?)
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(END VIDEO CLIP) … Leave aside how Rove's response directly contradicts the clip Wallace played—that is, he's clearly indicting liberals and Democrats generally, not four specific outliers. What's amazing to me is his outright hostility to Chris Wallace, a guy going out of his way to give him the benefit of the doubt.
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Rove Talks: If Mistakes Were Made, They Weren't His
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Bears eat man at beer festival — BELGRADE, Serbia (Reuters) — A 23-year old Serb was found dead and half-eaten in the bear cage of Belgrade Zoo at the weekend during the annual beer festival. — The man was found naked, with his clothes lying intact inside the cage.


Schlozman Leaves Justice Department — Bradley Schlozman, a former Justice Department official who was at the center of the U.S. attorneys scandal and is under investigation by the Departments inspector general for his alleged efforts to politicize the Civil Rights Division, has finally left his post at the Department.


Countdown On NBC — Countdown with Keith Olbermann is getting a tryout on NBC. The NYTimes reports, Countdown will air before NBC's broadcast of this Sunday's pre-season game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Says NBC SVP Phil Griffin, "The world has changed …


BBC DROPS FICTIONAL TERROR ATTACK TO AVOID OFFENDING MUSLIMS — The BBC has dropped plans to show a fictional terror attack in an episode of Casualty to avoid offending Muslims. — The first show of the hospital drama's new series was to have featured a storyline about an explosion caused by Islamic extremists.