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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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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 …
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.
Media Blog on National Review Online:
DeLay Indictment  —  Personally, I'm not a huge fan of Tom DeLay, for reasons that have entirely to do with the expansion of entitlement spending under his watch (see Bruce Bartlett's excellent piece on NRO today for details).  But having said that, this indictment is totally phony.  Here's why:
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
It's Time For Tom DeLay To Go
Discussion: Roger L. Simon
TheStreet.com:
DeLay Charged With Conspiracy
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Reuters:
Blunt picked to replace DeLay as US House leader
Larry Margasak / Associated Press:
Rep. DeLay Calls Indictment 'Baseless'
Mark R. Levin / The Corner on National Review Online:   DELAY'S INDICTMENT
New York Times:
Museum Dropped From WTC Site for Now  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Bowing to pressure from furious Sept. 11 families, Gov. George Pataki on Wednesday removed a proposed freedom museum from the space reserved for it at ground zero, saying the project had aroused ''too much opposition, too much controversy.''
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Amy Westfeldt / Associated Press:
Museum Dropped From WTC Site for Now
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and ny1.com
Bloomberg:
Pataki Says Freedom Center Won't Be at Ground Zero (Update2)
Discussion: Mudville Gazette
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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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;
Discussion: In Search Of Utopia
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 …
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: Wampum, ACSBlog and TalkLeft
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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