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Larry Margasak / Associated Press:
DeLay Indicted in Campaign Finance Probe  —  WASHINGTON — A Texas grand jury on Wednesday charged Rep. Tom DeLay and two political associates with conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme, forcing the House majority leader to temporarily relinquish his post.
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Laylan Copelin / statesman.com:
DeLay indicted on conspiracy charges  —  House majority leader's position in jeopardy.  —  A Travis County grand jury today indicted U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on one count of criminal conspiracy, jeopardizing the Sugar Land Republican's leadership role as the second most powerful Texan in Washington, D.C.
CNN:
DeLay indicted, steps down as majority leader
Reuters:
Blunt picked to replace DeLay as US House leader
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:   Let's be Blunt  —  All indications were the Rep. David Dreier …
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John / AMERICAblog:
Hastert to pick Closet-Heterosexual David Dreier as Majority Leader  —  Ok, this is sweet.  The Speaker is reportedly going to pick Congressman David Dreier (R-CA), an avowed, well, an avowed nothing, as the next Majority Leader of the House.  This is pretty historic since Dreier refuses …
Andrew / www.AndrewSullivan.com:
TARGETING FISHBACK:  —  The torture end-game is approaching - and Rumsfeld and Cheney know it.  What is now being done to the hero, Captain Ian Fishback, who braved 17 months of obstruction, threats and intimidation by military brass to keep quiet, is a national disgrace.
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Associated Press:
Pataki Ousts Freedom Center From Ground Zero  —  (New York -AP, Sept. 28, 2005) - Gov. George Pataki on Wednesday ousted a proposed freedom museum from its site at ground zero, declaring that the International Freedom Center has generated "too much opposition, too much controversy" to remain.
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New York Times:
Museum Dropped From WTC Site for Now
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Bloomberg:
Frist Faces Heat as SEC Orders Formal Investigation (Update2)  —  Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist faces a near-term ordeal unwelcome to anyone, particularly an ambitious politician: an official probe into his personal financial dealings by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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consumerwatchdog.org:
Frist Made At Least Two Million On Insider Stock Sale;
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Media Matters for America:
Bill Bennett: "[Y]ou could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down"  —  Addressing a caller's suggestion that the "lost revenue from the people who have been aborted in the last 30 years" would be enough to preserve Social Security's solvency …
Discussion: Shakespeare's Sister
U.S. Newswire:
Justice Department Releases List of Pardons Granted by President Bush  —  WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ — President George W. Bush granted pardons to the following 14 individuals:  — Gene Armand Bridger, Elkhart, Ind.  —  Offense: Conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and mail fraud; 18 U.S.C. 2, 371, and 1341.
Discussion: TalkLeft

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