Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
6:10 PM ET, August 29, 2007

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
A Scandal-Scarred G.O.P. Asks, 'What Next?'  —  Scott Reed, a Republican strategist, was at a dinner in Philadelphia on Monday night when his cellphone and Internet pager began beeping like crazy.  Only later did he learn why.  His party was buzzing with news of a sex scandal involving a Republican United States senator — again.
RELATED:
Frank James / The Swamp:
Senate GOP leaders strip Craig of power
Gay Patriot:
Senator Craig... For the Love of God... Shut Up!
Discussion: The Corner and The Atlantic Online
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Republican senators: Sen. Craig should resign
Discussion: The Politico
Todd Dvorak / Associated Press:
GOP senator says Craig should resign
Discussion: Think Progress and MyDD
RELATED:
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Tucker's Traumatic Bathroom Experience [Steve Clemons]  —  I will avoid today discussion of the reasons why so many men chose to look for sex partners in public bathrooms, gyms, and the like over the last few decades.  Most engaged in this kind of sex would probably have preferred socially supported venues …
Harry R. Weber / Associated Press:
Former security guard Jewell dies  —  ATLANTA - Richard Jewell, the former security guard who was erroneously linked to the 1996 Olympic bombing, died Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.  —  Jewell, 44, was found dead in his west Georgia home, GBI spokesman John Bankhead said.
RELATED:
Mike Morris / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:   Richard Jewell found dead in home
Associated Press:
Wyoming leapfrogs Iowa and New Hampshire  —  Wyoming Republicans have jumped to the head of the pack in the US presidential nominating process, moving their caucus to January 5, ahead of even the traditional early-voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire.  —  While the move puts Wyoming …
Discussion: MSNBC
RELATED:
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
WYOMING TO HEAD OF PACK, FOR NOW  —  From NBC's Domenico Montanaro  —  In another sign the presidential selection process may be headed for 2007, Wyoming Republicans voted to move their conventions to Jan. 5, leapfrogging Iowa and New Hampshire.  —  "We're first in the nation," …
Discussion: MoJoBlog and Wake up America
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Soros-linked group hit with huge fine  —  The Federal Election Commission has fined one of the last cycle's biggest liberal political action committees $775,000 for using unregulated soft money to boost John Kerry and other Democratic candidates during the 2004 elections.
Associated Press:
Iraqi Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr Suspends Mahdi Army Activities  —  BAGHDAD — Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has ordered a six-month suspension of activities by his Mahdi Army militia in order to reorganize the force, and it will no longer attack U.S. and coalition troops, aides said Wednesday.
Los Angeles Times:
Democratic fundraiser is a fugitive in plain sight  —  California authorities have sought businessman Norman Hsu for 15 years.  Since 2004, he has carved out a place of honor raising cash for such candidates as Hillary Rodham Clinton.  —  WASHINGTON — For the last 15 years …
Associated Press:
Edwards: Americans should sacrifice their SUVs  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards told a labor group he would ask Americans to make a big sacrifice: their sport utility vehicles.  —  The former North Carolina senator told a forum …
Karl / protein wisdom:
The Big Picture(s)  —  In the midst of the still-lingering controversy over the truthiness of The New Republic's "Baghdad Diarist," more than a few people suggested that war supporters, unable to discredit the real bad news coming from Iraq, targeted the Scott Thomas Beauchamp stories as a weak link.
Discussion: Confederate Yankee
NY Daily News:
When Condi went nuclear  —  Condoleezza Rice may be willing to compromise at a Middle East negotiating table - but not at a jewelry counter.  —  Coit Blacker, a Stanford professor who is one of the secretary of state's closest friends, recalls going into a shop where Rice asked to see earrings.
Discussion: Think Progress
Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
WEARING THE BLACK FLAG (3)  —  The story began here.  Latest chapter here.  —  Speaking of the Petraeus report....  It seems that those who routinely feed from the various toilets along the left wing information sewer are currently being feel about said upcoming report.  (Not think, mind you, but feel.
Kyle E. Moore / Comments From Left Field:
A Particularly Unhappy Anniversery  —  I think it fitting that my recent interview with Category 5 coauthor Judith Howard occured this week as we settle down to reflect upon the 2nd anniversary of a particularly grim event in our nation's recent history.  I would like to give pause …
Discussion: USA Today and The Reaction
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 6:10 PM ET, August 29, 2007.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Patrick Moore / Vancouver Sun:
An inconvenient fact  —  Despite the anti-forestry scare tactics …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Dale Carpenter / The Volokh Conspiracy:
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM:
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Calling Thompson: Come out, come out, whenever..
Barack Obama / Financial Times:
Fine unscrupulous mortgage lenders
Discussion: ArchPundit and PrestoPundit
Dr. Martin Luther King / White House:
President Bush Discusses Rebuilding Efforts in New Orleans
Discussion: First Draft
Warren Leary / New York Times:
Astronauts Not Impaired for Missions, NASA Says
Discussion: Sweetness & Light
Leila Fadel / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Iraq's Maliki speaks on government, future
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
AG NOMINEE UNLIKELY THIS WEEK
 Earlier Items: 
New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Treat us fairly, Mr. President
Associated Press:
Deported Mexican migrant mom asks Mexican president to return …
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Peter Wehner / National Review Online:
The Iraq War Is Redeemable
Discussion: Daily Pundit and PrestoPundit
Dave Kilcullen / SWJ Blog:
Anatomy of a Tribal Revolt
Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
Census Shows a Modest Rise in U.S. Income
Washington Post:
Bush May Fight for New Attorney General