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11:10 PM ET, August 20, 2007

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FEC Complaint filed against Fred Thompson  —  Fred Thompson is breaking the law and it's time somebody did something about it.  So, this morning, I filed an FEC Complaint against him.  For far too long, he has been ignoring the letter and spirit of Federal Election Law for his own political benefit.
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Blogger files FEC complaint against Thompson  —  Progressive blogger Lane Hudson filed a complaint against former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) on Monday, accusing the likely presidential candidate of breaking the law by violating the Federal Election Commission's (FEC) "testing the waters" clause.
Discussion: Macsmind
Ed OKeefe / Political Punch:
Is Fred Thompson Skirting Election Law?
Discussion: Open Left and Firedoglake
Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Thompson faces election complaint
Discussion: The Politico, Hot Air and Wonkette
Amanda / Think Progress:
Leahy: Cheney Told GOP-Led Congress It Was 'Not Allowed To Issue Subpoenas'  —  Today in a press briefing, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) revealed that the White House had missed its 2:30 PM deadline to turn over documents to the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding legal justifications …
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Mike Phelan / CNN:
Report: Vick agrees to plea deal, prison possible  —  (CNN) — Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has accepted a plea deal that could send him to prison, ending a federal dogfighting prosecution that jeopardizes his pro football career, a Virginia newspaper is reporting.
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
CONGRESSMAN CHARGED AFTER ALTERCATION  —  From NBC's John Yang and Jay Blackman  —  Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA) was involved in an altercation last night at Dulles Airport.  He was allegedly angered by the amount of time it was taking to get his luggage and tried to push his way through the United Airlines baggage claim office.
Faiz / Think Progress:
Levin: Escalation's Goals Have 'Totally And Utterly Failed,' Begin Withdrawal In Less Than 4 Months  —  Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, recently visited Iraq with Sen. John Warner (R-VA) and reported that the escalation is "totally and utterly" …
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Fox News:
Sens. Warner and Levin Travel to Iraq, Praise Surge Results
Discussion: Hot Air and RADAMISTO
Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Levin: Troop surge has 'positive results' in Iraq
Discussion: TIME: Swampland
Robert Pear / New York Times:
White House Acts to Limit Health Plan for Children  —  The Bush administration, continuing its fight to stop states from expanding the popular Children's Health Insurance Program, has adopted new standards that would make it much more difficult for New York, California and others to extend coverage to children in middle-income families.
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The rigid pro-war ideology of the foreign policy community  —  Gideon Rose is the Managing Editor of Foreign Affairs, one of the most serious positions in the foreign policy establishment, and on Friday he wrote that "the lefty blogosphere . . . has gotten itself all in a tizzy over the failings …
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Schlozman Leaves Justice Department  —  Bradley Schlozman, a former Justice Department official who was at the center of the U.S. attorneys scandal and is under investigation by the Departments inspector general for his alleged efforts to politicize the Civil Rights Division, has finally left his post at the Department.
Reuters:
Bears eat man at beer festival  —  BELGRADE, Serbia (Reuters) — A 23-year old Serb was found dead and half-eaten in the bear cage of Belgrade Zoo at the weekend during the annual beer festival.  —  The man was found naked, with his clothes lying intact inside the cage.
Reuters:
White House: Iraq progress report could be Sept 11  —  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, will likely testify to Congress about progress in the war on September 11 or September 12, the White House said on Monday.
National Review:
Petraeus To Testify Before the Senate on September 11; McCain Launching 'No Surrender Tour'  —  Highlights from the McCain Campaign's Conference Call:  —  Headline one: McCain says he has been told General Petraeus will be testifying before the Senate on September 11.  (!?)
Associated Press:
Drunken driving deaths up in 22 states  —  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Drunken driving fatalities increased in 22 states in 2006 and fell in 28 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, federal transportation officials said Monday.  —  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration …
This Is London:
BBC DROPS FICTIONAL TERROR ATTACK TO AVOID OFFENDING MUSLIMS  —  The BBC has dropped plans to show a fictional terror attack in an episode of Casualty to avoid offending Muslims.  —  The first show of the hospital drama's new series was to have featured a storyline about an explosion caused by Islamic extremists.
 
 
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