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12:00 AM ET, September 5, 2007

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John Miller / Associated Press:
AP: Craig reconsiders decision to resign  —  BOISE, Idaho - Sen. Larry Craig is reconsidering his decision to resign after his arrest in a Minnesota airport sex sting and may still fight for his Senate seat, his spokesman said Tuesday evening.  —  "It's not such a foregone conclusion anymore …
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Associated Press:
FALLOUT  — Political support for Craig continues to erode.  — Nevada Senator John Ensign, GOP leader, implying he should quit.  — Senator John McCain among Republicans urging Craig to resign.  — Senator Norm Coleman, R-Minn, returned $2500 Craig donation.
Discussion: Wonkette
The Politico:
Craig reversal angers GOP colleagues
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Frederick W. Kagan / Weekly Standard:
What's Wrong with the GAO Report  —  Measuring failure—or the failures of measuring.  —  At first glance—as those who leaked it last week saw—the Government Accountability Office's report on Iraq, released today, paints a dark view of progress and prospects in Iraq.
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Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Independent Audit Finds Progress Lacking in Iraq  —  A report by Congressional auditors issued todayconcludes that "violence remains high" in Iraq amid mixed progress on security and that political reconciliation efforts remain far from sufficient, eight months after President Bush began his troop-increase plan.
Faiz / Think Progress:
GAO Chief Suggests Administration Is Cooking The Books On Levels Of Sectarian Violence In Iraq  —  Gen. David Petraeus has claimed that there has been a 75 percent reduction in sectarian violence.  In testimony today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, GAO Comptroller General David Walker …
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Countdown Special Comment: You have no remaining credibility about Iraq, sir.  —  Keith Olbermann's Special Comment tonight is without a doubt, one of his hardest hitting and most emotional to date.  Keith absolutely lays waste to President Bush's lies and rhetoric about the surge.
Discussion: West Virginia Blue
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Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Kabuki at Camp Cupcake  —  What exactly was President Bush up to yesterday, making a "surprise visit" to a huge American air base in Iraq, praising the ostensible progress there and hinting at a troop reduction if things keep going so well?  —  One answer lies in the remarkably forthright …
Atrios / Eschaton:   Camp Cupcake  —  Froomkin's back from vacation.  Must be a Spaniard:
Washington Post:
Fighting for Our Handgun Ban  —  As mayor and attorney general of the District of Columbia, we were deeply disappointed this year when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit declared that the District's longstanding handgun ban violates the Second Amendment.
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Second Amendment case reaches Court; cross-appeal coming
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and The Impolitic
David Freddoso / The Corner:   Fenty of Lies From The Mayor
Des Moines Register:
Richardson: Keeping Iowa first is God's will  —  Sioux City, Ia.  — God's will is for Iowa to have the first-in-the-nation caucus, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson told a crowd here today.  —  "Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Edwards and Schweitzer: Perfect Together?
Amy Lorentzen / Associated Press:
Richardson explains his comment on Iowa
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Jeffrey Rosen / New York Times:
Conscience of a Conservative  —  In the fall of 2003, Jack L. Goldsmith was widely considered one of the brightest stars in the conservative legal firmament.  A 40-year-old law professor at the University of Chicago, Goldsmith had established himself, with his friend and fellow law professor John Yoo …
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Nitya / Political Radar:
High School Student to McCain: You're No Leader  —  ABC News' Bret Hovell and Matt Stuart Report: Senator John McCain had a testy exchange with a high school student in Concord, NH, Tuesday, but one that McCain himself characterized as "what America is supposed to be about."
ABCNEWS:
Time to Head to Congress  —  Gen. Petraeus Preps for Much-Anticipated Iraq Progress Report  —  The top military general in Iraq hinted to ABC's Martha Raddatz that next week's much-anticipated report on the status of the troop surge in Iraq would include a recommendation for troop reduction in March …
U.S. Federal Election Commission:
FEC Resolved Two Matters Involving Internet Activity; Applies Media Exemption to Political Blogs  —  WASHINGTON - The Federal Election Commission announced today that it has unanimously resolved two complaints alleging that Internet blog activity is subject to Commission regulation …
Jose Antonio Vargas / Washington Post:
The Most Feared Man on the Hill?  —  For Gay Blogger, Craig's Resignation Is Just the Latest on His List  —  Soon, a new name will pop up on Mike Rogers's hit list.  —  Larry Craig wasn't "the first on my list," the gay blogger says.  And the Idaho senator, who announced his resignation Saturday, "won't be the last."
Bom Kim / 02138 § 02138mag.com:
#1 - Al Gore  —  02138's Bom Kim traveled to Los Angeles to ask the former vice president and environmental missionary about the earth's lost balance, the current inhabitants of the White House, his respect for Michael Moore, and how it feels to be Harvard's most influential alum.
Discussion: Think Progress and MyDD
 
 
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Associated Press:
Advisers Tell Bush to Stand Pat on Iraq
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and MyDD
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
EVERYTHING IN ITS SEASON....I've gotten a couple of emails asking …
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
STATE SECRETS  —  Is the D.C. Madam attempting to raise the graymail defense?
Discussion: Washington Post
David Adam / Guardian:
Arctic sea ice at record low
Discussion: Booman Tribune
USA Today:
Iranian shakeup a setback for hardline leader
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
Selling War with Iran: Next Week at AEI
Dean Barnett / Weekly Standard:
The Lopsided Netroots  —  Why there's no conservative Kos.
Discussion: Power Line
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Rep. Kennedy Will Keep Hsu Donations
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Calif. Ballot Proposal's GOP Ties
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
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ACLU:
ACLU Releases U.S. Army Documents That Depict American Troops …
Satyam / Think Progress:
Thompson: 'The Whole' Middle East 'Will Become Nuclearized' If We Redeploy From Iraq
This Is London:
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:
Democrats Express Decided Preference for Change Over Experience
 

 
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