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6:35 AM ET, April 4, 2006

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Mike Allen / Time:
Exclusive: Tom DeLay Says He Will Give Up His Seat  —  The embattled former Republican leader tells TIME that he will leave Congress and not seek reelection  —  Rep. Tom DeLay, whose iron hold on the House Republicans melted as a lobbying corruption scandal engulfed the Capitol …
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Washington Post:
Rep. DeLay Won't Seek Reelection  —  Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), a primary architect of the House Republican majority who became one of the most powerful and feared leaders in Washington, told House allies tonight that he will resign from the House rather than face a reelection fight that appears increasingly unwinnable.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
DeLay Is Quitting Race and House, Officials Report  —  WASHINGTON, April 3 — Representative Tom DeLay, the relentless Texan who helped lead House Republicans to power but became ensnared in a corruption scandal, has decided to leave Congress, House officials said Monday night.
Dana Bash / CNN:
Sources: DeLay to leave House re-election race  —  Former majority leader to announce move Tuesday  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Rep. Tom DeLay will drop out of his re-election race, two Republican congressional sources told CNN on Monday.  —  DeLay was forced to step down as House majority leader …
New York Times:
DeLay Will Not Seek Re-election to Congress  —  WASHINGTON, April 4 - Rep. Tom DeLay will announce on Tuesday that he will not seek re-election and will leave Congress within months, according to congressional aides.  —  The aides said that Mr. DeLay, who has been swept …
TJ Aulds:
Tom DeLay to step down  —  Under constant fire from Democrats, indicted on state charges and embroiled in a federal investigation, Tom DeLay said Monday he would retire from the U.S. House of Representatives and move to the Washington, D.C., area, abandoning the office he has held since 1984.
Associated Press:
Officials: DeLay Won't Seek Re-Election  —  WASHINGTON - Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a Texan touched by a lobbying scandal that ensnared some of his former top aides and cost the Republican his leadership post, won't seek re-election to Congress, officials said Monday.
DavidNYC / Swing State Project:
TX-22: DeLay Retiring!
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Tom Delay Cuts and Runs Won't Run Again
R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Federal Probe Has Edged Closer to Texan
wsbtv.com:
McKinney Admits Misusing Taxpayer Money  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Cynthia McKinney admits that she broke government rules by spending money to fly a celebrity to Atlanta.  —  Channel 2 Action News has uncovered documents showing McKinney, D-Ga., spent about $1,000 of taxpayer's money …
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Associated Press:
Capitol Police request arrest warrant for Georgia congresswoman  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Capitol Police on Monday asked a federal prosecutor to approve an arrest warrant for Rep. Cynthia McKinney after she tangled with a uniformed officer last week.  —  "We are working with Capitol Hill police …
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Capitol police ask for arrest warrant for McKinney  —  Black leaders say McKinney victim of racial profiling  —  WASHINGTON — Capitol Hill police on Monday asked a federal prosecutor to approve an arrest warrant for Rep. Cynthia McKinney for her role in a scuffle with a police officer last week, the prosecutor's office confirmed.
Ian / Expose the Left:
McKinney: I Don't Look Different (VIDEO)
Discussion: Pirate's Cove and Hyscience
New York Times:
Jury Finds Moussaoui Eligible for Execution  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 3 — A federal jury found today that Zacarias Moussaoui was responsible for at least some of the deaths that occurred in the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, meaning that he could be subject to the death penalty.
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Phil Hirschkorn / CNN:
Moussaoui jury reaches verdict
Discussion: Debbie Schlussel
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Supreme Court Refuses to Review Padilla Case  —  Bush Stance on Enemy Combatants to Remain Unchallenged  —  A divided Supreme Court handed the Bush administration a significant victory today when it decided not to review, for now, the federal government's powers to detain U.S. citizens as enemy combatants.
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Adam Cohen / New York Times:
Anthony Kennedy Is Ready for His Close-Up
Discussion: Bench Memos … and Althouse
Ryan Lizza / New York Magazine:
The Bush-Cheney Era Ends Here  —  If Chuck Schumer can make his dream of a Democratic-controlled senate come true.  —  D  —  emocrats have a dream.  They dream that they will wake up on November 8 and that West Virginia senator Robert Byrd, the 88-year-old antiwar firebrand …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
CBS Prepares to Land a New Anchor  —  Katie Couric Set to Leave NBC's 'Today'  —  NBC executives expect Katie Couric to leave the "Today" show and accept an offer from CBS to become the first woman to anchor a network evening newscast on her own, with an announcement of her departure likely …
Discussion: Rantingprofs
Jason Leopold / truthout.org:
Fitzgerald Knew Identity of Leaker From Start  —  The special counsel appointed in late December 2003 to investigate the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson found out the identity of the Bush administration official who disclosed her undercover status to syndicated columnist Robert Novak …
New York Times:
A Letter to Our Readers  —  To Our Readers:  —  Our goal when we set out to redesign The Times Web site more than a year ago was to make experiencing The New York Times online simpler and more useful.  We hope you conclude that we have done that on the new pages appearing for the first time this month.
Daily Kos:
Missing The Point On Mexican Flags  —  Three stripes and one emblem have taken center stage in the immigration debate.  Conservative radio and blogs have been on fire over the presence of Mexican flags at immigration protests.  In describing the protests Michelle Malkin …
 
 
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