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Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
Calif. Congressman Admits Taking Bribes  —  Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy and tax charges and tearfully resigned from office, admitting he took $2.4 million in bribes to steer defense contracts to conspirators.  —  Cunningham, 63, entered pleas …
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Maria Newman / New York Times:
Congressman Resigns After Admitting He Took Bribes  —  Representative Randy Cunningham of California resigned from Congress today after admitting to a federal judge that he had taken $2.4 million in bribes from a military contractor.  —  Mr. Cunningham, 63, made a brief and tearful announcement …
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Rep. Cunningham Enters Guilty Plea, Resigns  —  Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.) pleaded guilty today to fraud, conspiracy to commit bribery and tax evasion.  Shortly after entering his plea, Cunningham announced that he is immediately resigning his seat, though he had already announced …
Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
Calif. Congressman Pleads Guilty  —  SAN DIEGO — Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy and tax charges involving the sale of his home two years ago to a defense contractor at an inflated price.  —  Admitting to a judge that he took bribes, Cunningham entered pleas …
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Duke Cunningham timeline
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Cunningham pleads guilty, resigns from Congress
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Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
Canadian Government Falls on No-Confidence  —  TORONTO - A corruption scandal forced a vote of no-confidence Monday that toppled Prime Minister Paul Martin's minority government, triggering an unusual election campaign during the Christmas holidays.  —  Canada's three opposition parties …
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David Gratzer / National Review:   The "Choo Choo Man" Party On the Outs
Clifford Krauss / New York Times:
No-Confidence Vote Topples Canada's Government
cbc.ca:   MPs topple Liberal government, trigger election
Jim VandeHei / Washington Post:
Time Reporter Called a Key to Rove's Defense In Leak Probe  —  The reporter for Time magazine who recently agreed to testify in the CIA leak case is central to White House senior adviser Karl Rove's effort to fend off an indictment in the two-year-old investigation, according to two people familiar with the situation.
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Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
Sunnis Accuse Iraqi Military of Kidnappings and Slayings  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov. 28 - As the American military pushes the largely Shiite Iraqi security services into a larger role in combating the insurgency, evidence has begun to mount suggesting that the Iraqi forces are carrying out executions in predominantly Sunni neighborhoods.
Curt Anderson / Associated Press:
Miami Police Take New Tack Against Terror  —  MIAMI - Miami police announced Monday they will stage random shows of force at hotels, banks and other public places to keep terrorists guessing and remind people to be vigilant.  —  Deputy Police Chief Frank Fernandez said officers might …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Bull Moose:
Are Bloggers Necessary?  —  The Moose urges perspective on the blogosphere.  —  The author has been blogging on and off for four years with a two year hiatus.  It has been a good experience.  Where else can someone write unedited in third person as an antlered mammal?
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Ezra Klein:
The Shallowness of Centrism
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White House:
President Discusses Border Security and Immigration Reform in Arizona  —  Fact Sheet: Securing America Through Immigration Reform  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all.  Please be seated.  Thank you for the warm welcome.  It is such a pleasure to be back in Arizona, and it's great to be here in Tucson.
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Daniel Trotta / Reuters:
Gov. Warner rejects Iraq withdrawal date  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States needs to set milestones for progress, not a firm withdrawal date, before it can leave Iraq, Virginia governor and prospective Democratic presidential candidate Mark Warner said on Monday.
Sebastian Mallaby / Washington Post:
Progressive Wal-Mart.  Really.  —  There's a comic side to the anti-Wal-Mart campaign brewing in Maryland and across the country.  Only by summoning up the most naive view of corporate behavior can the critics be shocked — shocked! — by the giant retailer's machinations.
Jeanne / Body and Soul:
The internet will make you stupid  —  Chime in if you're old enough to remember a time when people weren't lamenting the decline of literacy.  I'm ancient, and I don't go back that far.  (And when I taught writing, I contributed my fair share to the lamenting.
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Anne Gearan / Associated Press:
Ex-Powell Aide Criticizes Detainee Effort  —  WASHINGTON — A top aide to former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Monday that wrongheaded ideas for the handling of foreign detainees arose from White House and Pentagon officials who argued that "the president of the United States is all-powerful" …
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Medicaid Cutbacks Divide Democrats  —  House Condemns Provisions Crafted By Governors  —  Controversial House legislation designed to gain control of Medicaid growth has split Democrats, with lawmakers in Washington united in their opposition while Democratic governors are quietly supporting …
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Bob Woodward, the Dumb Blonde of American Journalism  —  "I've spent my life," Bob Woodward told Larry King last week, "trying to find out what's really hidden, what's in the bottom of the barrel."  (Maybe I'm not up on my barrel bottoms, Bob, but isn't it usually scum?)

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