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April Castro / Associated Press:
DeLay's Money Laundering Charges Upheld  —  AUSTIN, Texas - A judge dismissed a conspiracy charge Monday against Rep. Tom DeLay but refused to throw out the far more serious allegations of money-laundering, dashing the congressman's hopes for now of reclaiming his post as House majority leader.
Discussion: PoliPundit.com and TalkLeft
David Stout / New York Times:
Judge Upholds Most Serious Charges Against DeLay  —  WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 - A judge in Texas today dismissed part of a state indictment against Representative Tom DeLay, who was forced out of his post as leader of the Republican majority in the House two months ago after he was charged with conspiracy and political fund-raising abuses.
Washington Post:
Felony Charge Is Upheld for DeLay  —  But Election Code Conspiracy Count Is Dismissed  —  A Texas judge yesterday dismissed on legal grounds an indictment of former House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) for conspiring with aides to violate the state's election law in 2002 …
Jesselee / The Stakeholder:
DeLay Finished  —  DeLay gets some good news, but not enough of it...  DeLay's hopes dashed for quick end to case [Houston Chronicle] … Look for Republicans to start jockeying for January Leadership elections very soon, as well as some very disappointing poll numbers out of Houston tonight.
CNN:
Poll: DeLay faces political woes at home
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Joel Brinkley / New York Times:
U.S. Interrogations Are Saving European Lives, Rice Says  —  BERLIN, Dec. 5 - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice chastised European leaders on Monday, saying that before they complain about secret jails for terror suspects in European nations, they should realize that interrogations …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Rice Defends Tactics Used Against Suspects  —  Europe Aware of Operations, She Implies  —  BERLIN, Dec. 6 — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seeking to dampen a furor in Europe over the CIA's secret detention and transport of suspected terrorists on European soil …
Washington Post:
A Weak Defense  —  IN AN ATTEMPT to quell a growing storm …
Discussion: Obsidian Wings and Liberty Street
Jim Forsyth / woai.com:
Dean: US Won't Win in Iraq  —  (SAN ANTONIO) — Saying the "idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong," Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean predicted today that the Democratic Party will come together on a proposal to withdraw National Guard …
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Reliapundit / THE ASTUTE BLOGGER:   HOWARD DEAN IS A MISINFORMED, LYING DEFEATIST TRAITOR
Hamza Hendawi / Associated Press:
Saddam Yells at Judge in Unruly Session  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein's defense team walked out of court Monday, the former leader yelled at the judge, and Saddam's half brother shouted "Why don't you just execute us!" in an often unruly court session that also saw former U.S. Attorney …
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Robert F. Worth / New York Times:   Hussein Is Fiery Again in Unruly Court Session
Daily Kos:
Secretary of Defense Lieberman  —  Back during one of my anti-Lieberman tirades, a DC insider warned me that Lieberman was being courted by Bush to be his new Secretary of Defense.  And if we kept up the bashing, we might lose Lieberman to the administration.  People in DC were freaking out at the possibility.
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rawstory.com:
Kerry asks Bush to replace Rumsfeld
Discussion: NewsHog and The Reaction
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Secrets and Lies  —  The DoD's disgraceful plot to plant rosy stories in the Iraqi press.  —  This time, someone really does have to be fired.  The revelation that Defense Department money, not even authorized by Congress for the purpose, has been outsourced to private interests and then used …
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Contractor 'knew how to grease the wheels'  —  ADCS founder spent years cultivating political contacts  —  In government documents, he is referred to as "co-conspirator No. 1": a man who gave more than $630,000 in cash and favors to former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham for help in landing millions of dollars in federal contracts.
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Wesley K. Clark / New York Times:
The Next Iraq Offensive  —  WHILE the Bush administration and its critics escalated the debate last week over how long our troops should stay in Iraq, I was able to see the issue through the eyes of America's friends in the Persian Gulf region.  The Arab states agree on one thing …
White House:
President Discuses Economy and Tax Relief in North Carolina  —  John Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery Corporation  —  Fact Sheet: President Bush's Agenda for Economic Growth  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for having me.  Thanks for letting me come by to John Deere-Hitachi.  I'm here to talk about our economy.
Timothy Williams / New York Times:
9/11 Panel Calls U.S. Response 'Disappointing'  —  The 9/11 Commission released its final report today, outlining an array of shortcomings in the government's response to the 2001 terrorist attacks and calling overall progress "disappointing."  —  "We are safer, but we are not yet safe," …

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