memeorandum @ 5:55 AM ET, April 5, 2006

5:55 AM ET, April 5, 2006

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Homeland Agent Arrested in Seduction Case — MIAMI - The deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was arrested Tuesday for using the Internet to seduce what he thought was a teenage girl, authorities said. — Brian J. Doyle, 55, was arrested at his residence …

Discussion: Silflay Hraka

CNN:

DHS spokesman arrested in child sex sting — Brian J. Doyle faces 23 charges — WASHINGTON (CNN) — A deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was arrested Tuesday at his Maryland home on charges he used his computer in an attempt to seduce a child …

Discussion: Done With Mirrors and Burnt Orange Report

Gabrielle Finley / theledger.com:
Homeland Security Official Arrested in Polk Case

Discussion: Mia Culpa

Sfarber / the talking dog:
More "restoring honor and integrity to the government"

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:

Tom DeLay's Resignation Letter — Tom DeLay has published a letter to his constitutents in the 22nd Texas Congressional District announcing his resignation from Congress. It's rather long and sums up his 21-year congressional career and his many accomplishments, real and perceived.

Discussion: Sister Toldjah, Hugh Hewitt, The RCP Blog, Associated Press, PoliPundit.com, PoliBlog and Representative Jack Kingston

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Fox News:

DeLay Announces Resignation From House — WASHINGTON — Facing money laundering charges and a tough re-election in November, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay announced Tuesday he will not run for office again and not finish his current term. — The 11-term Texas Republican released …

Discussion: All Things Beautiful, Power Line, JURIST, rhymeswithright.mu.nu, News Hounds and The Political Pit Bull

Daily Kos:
TX-22: The Tragedy of Tom DeLay

Discussion: Decision '08, Democrat Taylor Marsh …, The Stakeholder and Capitol Annex

Houston Chronicle:
DeLay's address to the constituents of the 22nd District of Texas

Discussion: The Stakeholder, The Huffington Post and Capitol Annex

John F. Kerry / New York Times:

Two Deadlines and an Exit — WE are now in the third war in Iraq in as many years. The first was against Saddam Hussein and his supposed weapons of mass destruction. The second was against terrorists whom, the administration said, it was better to fight over there than here.

Discussion: Left I on the News, The Democratic Daily Blog, The Left Coaster and THE NEWS BLOG

Eric / Is That Legal?:

Michelle Malkin: Blogging While Flying? — ome have maintained for a while now that a person other than Michelle Malkin is writing and posting some of the material that gets posted with her byline on her blog. She has denied it. — To my eyes, the jury has always been out on that question.

Discussion: Confederate Yankee, Prometheus 6, TigerHawk, The Political Pit Bull and Riehl World View

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Michelle Malkin:

MY WORK ETHIC — Longtime readers of this blog and my writing in general know that I work a lot. I write early in the morning. I write late at night. I write books and columns when my kids and husband are asleep. Bloggers are born multi-taskers. Sometimes, I blog when I'm cooking or when the kids are watching "Dragon Tales."

Discussion: TalkLeft

Pam Belluck / New York Times:

Massachusetts Set to Offer Universal Health Insurance — BOSTON, April 4 — Massachusetts is poised to become the first state to provide nearly universal health care coverage after the state legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill today that Gov. Mitt Romney says he will sign.

Discussion: Democracy Project, Left I on the News, Concurring Opinions and The Reaction

Sara Goudarzi / Yahoo! News:

Jesus Could Have Walked on Ice, Scientist Says — Rare conditions could have conspired to create hard-to-see ice on the Sea of Galilee that a person could have walked on back when Jesus is said to have walked on water, a scientist said today. — The study, which examines a combination …

Discussion: Gina Cobb and The Moderate Voice

Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:

GOP Senators Seek Deal on Immigration Bill — Senate Republicans important to passing a wholesale revision of the nation's immigration laws focused yesterday on a compromise that would get tough on illegal immigrants new to the United States while offering those who have been here at least five years a path to citizenship.

Discussion: Riehl World View, ParaPundit, Steve Sailer and The Democratic Daily Blog

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Suzanne Gamboa / Associated Press:
McCain: Not Enough Guest-Worker Backing

Discussion: CNN, Democrat Taylor Marsh …, The Moderate Voice and TAPPED

David Cay Johnston / New York Times:

Big Gain for Rich Seen in Tax Cuts for Investments — The first data to document the effect of President Bush's tax cuts for investment income show that they have significantly lowered the tax burden on the richest Americans, reducing taxes on incomes of more than $10 million by an average of about $500,000.

Discussion: Brilliant at Breakfast, The Washington Note and The Washington Monthly

Richard Morin / Washington Post:

Smart Talk and Girly Talk on the Campaign Trail — Forget the Swift boat ads, the economy or international terrorism. Here's what really may have decided the last presidential election: — President Bush and Vice President Cheney sounded more presidential than their Democratic counterparts.

Discussion: Wonkette and Betsy's Page

Media Matters for America:

If It's Sunday, It's Still Conservative … Six weeks ago, Media Matters for America published an in-depth study of guests on ABC's This Week, CBS' Face the Nation, and NBC's Meet the Press in which we demonstrated that the shows' Republican and conservative guests outnumbered Democratic and progressive guests over a nine-year period.

Discussion: Bring it On! and Donklephant

U.S. Newswire:

Scarborough Calls DeLay a 'Man of Courage and Commitment' — Contact: Don Feder of Vision America, 508-405-1337 or 866-522-5582 — WASHINGTON, April 4 /U.S. Newswire/ — In response to news reports that Rep. Tom DeLay is planning to end his race for reelection and resign from Congress …

Discussion: Shakespeare's Sister, The Reality-Based Community, AMERICAblog and The Carpetbagger Report

Daily Mail:

'Let burglars off with caution', police told — Burglars will be allowed to escape without punishment under new instructions sent to all police forces. Police have been told they can let them off the threat of a court appearance and instead allow them to go with a caution.

Discussion: Mark in Mexico, The Volokh Conspiracy and lgf

Ron Fournier / Associated Press:

Union Leaders Boo McCain on Immigration — WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record) threatened on Tuesday to cut short a speech to union leaders who booed his immigration views and later challenged his statements on organized labor and the Iraq war.

Discussion: PunditGuy and The Talent Show