Dodd seeks boost from firefighters (AP)
AP - Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd is counting on firefighters for a different kind of rescue — keeping his simmering presidential campaign from burning out.
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Sen. Warner to announce future plans (AP)
AP - Sen. John W. Warner, for decades one of the most authoritative voices in Congress on military issues and a key player in the debate over Iraq, will announce Friday whether he will seek a sixth term next year.
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Judge: FEC can regulate case-by-case (AP)
AP - The Federal Election Commission can continue to regulate independent political groups on a case-by-case basis and does not need to adopt new rules to govern them, a federal judge said Thursday.
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Bernanke indicates Fed to act 'as needed' to steady economy (AFP)
AFP - Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said in a letter to a US senator that the central bank would act "as needed" to ease the impact of a credit squeeze on the US economy.
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Summary: Vague standard in Senate’s code (AP)
AP - INTENTIONALLY VAGUE STANDARD: The Senate’s ethics committee must judge Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, on whether he exhibited “improper conduct which may reflect upon the Senate.”
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Craig Faces Growing Republican Pressure to Resign (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) — The head of the National Republican
Senatorial Committee is the latest to join the growing chorus of
lawmakers and Christian groups urging Idaho Senator Larry Craig
to resign after his guilty plea to disorderly conduct in
connection with a restroom incident.
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As Craig’s Problems Continue, Focus Turns to Possible 2008 Idaho Senate Race Without Him (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Idaho Republican Sen. Larry E. Craig so far has withstood the gale of controversy that has surrounded him since Monday’s revelations of his recent conviction after an incident in a Minnesota airport men’s room, resisting calls from some of his Republican congressional colleagues for him to resign his seat — and a SurveyUSA poll in which 55 percent of adult Idaho respondents said he should step down.
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Hillary jokes Bill looked into No. 2 job (AP)
AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton has already had to forgo one potential running mate — her husband.
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Romney criticizes senator’s conduct (AP)
AP - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Thursday that Idaho Sen. Larry Craig’s conduct was “disappointing and disgraceful,” but that questionable actions of prominent supporters are simply episodes candidates must confront.
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Candidates face perils of fundraising (AP)
AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s decision to return thousands of dollars from a top fundraiser wanted as a fugitive in California illustrates the perils of the pell-mell rush for political money — your friends can be your worst enemies.
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