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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.
Michelle Malkin:
TOM DELAY INDICTED  —  ***scroll down for updates...statement from Earle's office...press conference details...Dreier recommended as replacement...Smear attack on Dreier...NRCC statement...legal analysis and background on Earle...235pmEDT blogging the Earle press conference...Ileana Ros-Lehtinen …
Mark R. Levin / The Corner on National Review Online:
DELAY  —  Here's my first take on this indictment (I've only read the indictment and nothing more for now): The indictment is three pages in length.  Other than a statement that "one or more" of 3 individuals, including Tom DeLay, entered into an illegal conspiracy, I can't find a single sentence tying Tom DeLay to a crime.
Lorie Byrd / PoliPundit.com:
On The Delay Indictment And Dreier Smear
Discussion: TAPPED and The Political Teen
nbc5i.com:
DeLay Lashes Out After Campaign Finance Indictment
Discussion: Power Line and TAPPED
Houston Chronicle:
Sugar Land representative Tom DeLay indicted
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
DeLay Indicted
Laylan Copelin / statesman.com:
Conspiracy charge a possibility for DeLay
Discussion: Demagogue
Jesselee / The Stakeholder:
DeLay Indicted
John Byrne / rawstory.com:
Gay Republican set to become House Majority Leader  —  AP is reporting that Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) is expected to at least temporarily succeed House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) as majority leader, following DeLay's indictment.  —  RAW STORY revealed Dreier was gay and lived with his chief of staff last year.
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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 …
Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Dreier a Different Kind of Republican  —  WASHINGTON — In elevating California Rep. David Dreier as a temporary replacement for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, the GOP is turning to a congressman with fewer sharp edges.  —  Dreier, 53, a 13-term Republican from suburban San Dimas east of Los Angeles …
Capt. Ian Fishback / Washington Post:
A Matter of Honor  —  The following letter was sent to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Sept. 16:  —  Dear Senator McCain:  —  I am a graduate of West Point currently serving as a Captain in the U.S. Army Infantry.  I have served two combat tours with the 82nd Airborne Division, one each in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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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.
Jennifer Talhelm / Associated Press:
'Peace Mom' Cindy Sheehan Meets McCain  —  WASHINGTON — Peace mom Cindy Sheehan didn't change her opposition to the war in Iraq after meeting Tuesday with one of its supporters, Sen. John McCain, a Vietnam veteran whom she called "a warmonger."  —  Sheehan thanked McCain for meeting with her, but she came away disappointed.
Fouad Ajami / Opinion Journal:
Heart of Darkness  —  From Zarqawi to the man on the street, Sunni Arabs fear Shiite emancipation.  —  The remarkable thing about the terror in Iraq is the silence with which it is greeted in other Arab lands.  Grant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi his due: He has been skilled at exposing the pitilessness …
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
S.V. Date / Palm Beach Post:
Katrina aid may include millions for school vouchers  —  TALLAHASSEE — Buried in what might eventually total $200 billion in federal spending for Hurricane Katrina is $488 million for what would be the nation's largest school voucher program.  —  The proposal, which to this point is formalized …

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