Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall

Ever wonder why it seems like we are enduring a repeat of the Nixon Administration? Now we know. From Bob Woodward's new book, via War and Piece: A powerful, largely invisible influence on Bush's Iraq policy was former secretary of state Kissinger. "Of the outside people that I talk to in this job," Vice President Cheney told me in the summer of 2005, "I probably talk to Henry Kissinger more...

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Breaking: Hastert's office releases statement on Speaker's office's "internal review" ... INTERNAL REVIEW OF CONTACTS WITH THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER REGARDING THE CONGRESSMAN MARK FOLEY MATTER On Friday, September 29, the Speaker directed his Chief of Staff and Outside Counsel to conduct an internal review to determine the facts and circumstances surrounding contact with the Office of the...

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Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall

NYT headline: "Along With Victories, G.O.P. Takes a Few Blows" Ouch.

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Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall

Another press release ... News from Congressman Dale E. Kildee Contact: Christopher Mansour, Chief of Staff for Congressman Kildee Congressman Dale Kildee (D-MI), the Democratic Member of the House Page Board, released the following statement today: "As the Democratic Member of the House Page Board, any statement by Mr. Reynolds or anyone else that the House Page Board ever investigated Mr....

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Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall

Yesterday the NRCC put more than $3.5 million into GOP congressional campaigns nationwide. Of that amount, negative ad buys accounted for all but $63,000. The list of expenditures is here.

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Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall

"It's vile. It's more sad than anything else, to see someone with such potential throw it all down the drain because of a sexual addiction." --Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL), commenting on President Clinton, following release of the Starr Report, September 12, 1998.

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