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8:25 AM ET, May 5, 2006

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Andrew Miga / Associated Press:
Kennedy Blames Accident on Sleep Medicine  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Patrick Kennedy crashed his car near the Capitol early Thursday, and a police official said he appeared intoxicated.  Kennedy said he had taken sleep medication and a prescription anti-nausea drug that can cause drowsiness.
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Michelle Malkin:
ANOTHER KENNEDY COVER-UP?  —  ***scroll for updates...report of another Kennedy crash two weeks ago in Rhode Island...an interesting observation below about Kennedy's "going for a vote" excuse...video: Roll Call reporter...***  —  ***1000pm EDT update...Kennedy blames sleep medication...RWV notes another weird Kennedy accident***
wusatv9.com:
Police: Kennedy Appeared Intoxicated At Car Crash  —  Rep. Patrick Kennedy crashed his car near the Capitol early Thursday, and a police official said he appeared intoxicated.  Kennedy said he had had no alcohol before the accident.  —  Kennedy was reportedly behind the wheel of a green Ford Mustang …
CNN:
Rep. Kennedy crashes car near Capitol  —  Rhode Island Democrat points to prescription medication  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Rep. Patrick Kennedy, son of Sen. Ted Kennedy, said Thursday he was apparently disoriented by medication when he crashed his car into a barricade on Capitol Hill overnight.
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Dave Wedge / Boston Herald:
Pat cites pills in car wreck
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Dan / Riehl World View:
Patrick Kennedy - There's Something Else Wrong With This Story
Discussion: Donkey Cons
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Shannon McCaffrey / ABCNEWS:
Rumsfeld Heckled by Former CIA Analyst  —  Rumsfeld Challenged on Iraq, Heckled by a Former CIA Analyst and Others, During Atlanta Speech  —  ATLANTA May 4, 2006 (AP)— Anti-war protesters repeatedly interrupted Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld during a speech Thursday and one man …
Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
In Image War, U.S. Shows Video of Bumbling Zarqawi  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 4 — In the video released last week by the terrorist Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, he is seen firing long bursts from a heavy automatic rifle, his forearms sprouting from beneath black fatigues as he exudes the very picture of a strong jihadist leader.
Discussion: Needlenose and PrawfsBlawg
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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
U.S., British Forces Obtain Document Outlining Al Qaeda's New Iraq Strategy
Michele Gershberg / Reuters:
Castro worth $900 million: Forbes  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cuban President Fidel Castro was furious when Forbes magazine estimated his fortune at $550 million last year.  This year, the magazine upped its estimate of the communist leader's wealth to a cool $900 million.
Victor Davis Hanson / Real Clear Politics:
Give Iran Enough Rope  —  The debate in the U.S. over how to contend with Iran as it pursues nuclear weapons goes like this:  —  Many conservatives worry that the Bush administration - stung by the backlash over Iraq and the president's sinking poll numbers - has sworn off the military option.
Discussion: Dr. Sanity and Shot In The Dark
Ron Fournier / Associated Press:
Poll: Bush's Approval Falls to New Low  —  WASHINGTON - Angry conservatives are driving the approval ratings of President Bush and the GOP-led Congress to dismal new lows, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that underscores why Republicans fear an Election Day massacre.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
New York Times:
Memorial Cost at Ground Zero Nears $1 Billion  —  The projected cost of building the World Trade Center memorial complex at ground zero has soared to nearly $1 billion, according to the most authoritative estimate to date.  —  Rebuilding officials concede that the new price tag is breathtaking …
John / AMERICAblog:
With the congressional elections 6 months away, is it time for us to stop criticizing Democrats?  —  I ask this as a serious question.  Some friends on the Hill recently asked me if the liberal blogs could lay off their attacks on Democratic members of Congress until after the election.
TCS Daily:
An Army of Climate Davids  —  Something stunningly sensible has just occurred in the field of climate change research.  But what might actually induce gasps of amazement is that that something has been done by the US Government.  And it is already causing shock and dismay among tree huggers …
Discussion: Dean's World and Tim Worstall
Associated Press:
Bush Calls U.S. a Nation of Prayer  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush said Thursday that America's history is inexorably tied to prayer.  —  "America is a nation of prayer.  It's impossible to tell the story of our nation without telling the story of people who pray," Bush said during …
B.A. / Connecticut Bob:
"Lieberman vs. the Day After Pill"  —  Joe Lieberman supports the approach of the Catholic hospitals when it comes to contraceptives for rape victims (as reported in The New Haven Register, by Gregory B. Hladky on 03/13/2006, via KissJoeGoodbye.Com).  —  Lieberman said he believes hospitals …
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