Last night:
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) The FBI says its agents and those from the Internal Revenue Service are searching the home of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens.This guy needs to get out of government service... The sooner, the better. The Republican Party needs to do a better job of weeding these people out.
WASHINGTON (AP) Chief Justice John Roberts suffers seizure and is hospitalized in Maine.Our prayers are with the Chief for a speedy recovery.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AP) Afghan police say they have discovered the bullet-riddled body of the second South Korean hostage in central Afghanistan.The face of our enemy is revealed once again...
9:40 AM:
WASHINGTON (AP) The Commerce Department reports that consumer spending edged up by 0.1 percent in June, the smallest increase since last September. Incomes rose by 0.4 percent for second month in a row.It's the worst economy since Hoover. I blame Bush...
10:39AM:
WASHINGTON (AP) Chief Justice John Roberts has assured President Bush he is doing fine after seizure.That is excellent news!
NEW YORK (AP) A private research group says an improved job market helped consumer confidence rebound in July to a six-year high.Darn those Republican tax cuts...
2:08PM
WASHINGTON (AP) The House has passed legislation to require greater disclosure of pet spending projects and lobbyists' fundraising.How many loopholes does this have? - UPDATE: Black Jack Murtha (D-Porksylvannia) voted "No"...just putting it out there...
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Law and More: "Spitzer, Dann - The Media Giveth, The Media Taketh Away"
Clearly there is now a media jinx on both Eliot Spitzer and Marc Dann, the Ohio Attorney General who was called the Next Spitzer by top-tier publications, ranging from THE NEW YORK TIMES to FORBES. The two have morphed into almost cartoonish characters in the media. Today, tabloid NEW YORK POST again has Spitzer on its front page.
