Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Rep. Alexander and aide to appear before House ethics committee next week
From CNN Congressional Producer Deirdre Walsh
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Rep. Rodney Alexander and his top aide will appear before the House Ethics Committee next week concerning the Foley page scandal, but neither has been contacted yet by the FBI about the matter, the Louisiana Republican's office announced Wednesday. Royal Alexander, the congressman's chief-of-staff, added in the prepared statement that neither he nor Rep. Alexander have been issued subpoenas or have "retained attorneys." "We are happy to go voluntarily," said the chief-of-staff, who shares the congressman's last name, but is not related to him. It was an "overly-friendly" e-mail from then-Rep. Mark Foley to a former page in Alexander's office that led to revelations the Florida Republican had engaged in several sexually explicit exchanges with other teenage pages. Bush reiterates support for Hastert, says Foley won't affect midterms
From CNN Ticker Producer Alex Mooney
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush reiterated his support for House Speaker Dennis Hastert Wednesday and said the Illinois Republican remains an effective leader of the House GOP. "Denny's very credible as far as I'm concerned," the president said during a one hour press conference with reporters in the White House Rose Garden. "And he's done a fine job as speaker, when he stands up and says: I want to know the truth. And I believe yesterday he said that if somebody on his staff, you know, didn't tell him the truth, they're gone. I respect that and appreciate that and believe him." Bush also expressed confidence that the Washington scandal would not lead to GOP losses in November. "I know this is -- this Foley issue bothers a lot of people, including me," the president said. "But I think when they get in that booth, they're going to be thinking about, you know, how best to secure the country from attack, and you know, how best to keep the economy going." Nelson holds a commanding lead over Harris in Florida senate race
From Political Researcher Xuan Thai
WASHINGTON (CNN)--Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson holds a 28-point lead over GOP Rep. Katherine Harris in the Florida senate race. The poll was conducted by Quinnipiac University from October 3 through October 8, 2006.
Page supervisor meets with ethics committee in Foley scandal
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The supervisor of Republican congressional pages went before a House panel investigating former Rep. Mark Foley's contacts with the teenage Capitol Hill messengers Wednesday, and a Louisiana congressman who raised concerns in 2005 will appear next week, his top aide said.
Peggy Sampson, who manages the day-to-day assignment of pages on the GOP side of the aisle, spent about an hour and a half with members of the House ethics committee. She left the committee room without making comment to reporters outside. Lieberman holds a 7-point edge over Lamont in Connecticut Senate race
From Political Researcher Xuan Thai
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman, who is running as an independent, leads Democratic nominee Ned Lamont, in the race for the Connecticut U.S. Senate seat. A new poll from the Hartford Courant/University of Connecticut shows Lieberman ahead of Lamont by 7-points. The poll was conducted from October 4 through October 9, 2006.
Gore lends clout to Democrats
From CNN Ticker Producer Alex Mooney
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Al Gore is using his political clout this week to raise money for Democrats as well as boost a California ballot initiative, as the former vice president takes on a more visible role one month before the midterm elections. Today, Gore penned a fundraising e-mail for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in which he accused the GOP of orchestrating a "massive smear campaign." "We've already begun to see the malicious, misleading and distortion-filled attack ads that are filling the air waves in these closing weeks of the campaign," Gore charged in the DCCC e-mail. Earlier this week, Gore starred in a political commercial for an energy conservation initiative in the Golden State. Hartford Courant: Shays Hits Hard In Page Scandal
In an apparent attempt to deflect criticism for the GOP's handling of the Foley page scandal, Connecticut's largest newspaper reports Wednesday that Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Connecticut, said it does not compare to Sen. Edward Kennedy's, D-Massachusetts, Chappaquiddick incident.
Full story U.S. to bolster missile defense program in reaction to North Korea 'aggression'
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States will bolster defense cooperation with its allies in response to North Korea's reported nuclear test, President Bush said Wednesday.
That will include "cooperation with ballistic missile defense to protect against North Korean aggression," as well as economic sanctions "to prevent North Korea from exporting nuclear and missile technologies," he told reporters in the White House Rose Garden. The president said Washington "will take the necessary actions" to ensure peace in the region and a nuclear-free Korean peninsula. Bush calls Iraq war deaths report 'discredited'
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush on Wednesday slammed the report issued by American and Iraqi public health officials that said more than 650,000 people have died in Iraq since the war began.
"The methodology is pretty well discredited," said Bush, speaking to reporters at a news conference in the White House Rose Garden. See full story on the report Poll: Democrats gaining support as elections near
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- With less than a month before midterm elections, a survey released Wednesday shows Democrats have gained ground over Republicans on many issues since late September, and support for the war in Iraq is at an all-time low.
Poll results Bush predicts GOP will keep control of Congress
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush expressed confidence in his party's prospects in November's elections Wednesday, downplaying fears that the scandal over ex-Florida congressman Mark Foley's contacts with teenage congressional pages would cost Republicans control of Congress.
"I think when they get in that booth, they're going to be thinking about how best to secure the country from attack and how best to keep the economy growing," he said. With less than a month before the Nov. 7 election, CNN polls show declining support for the Iraq war and for the Republican leadership in Congress. More than half of those surveyed in a poll out Monday said they believe House leaders tried to cover up Foley's contacts with teenage congressional pages and think the scandal should cost House Speaker Dennis Hastert his leadership post. McCain adds Alabama lawmakers to PAC
From CNN Ticker Producer Alex Mooney
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain has named 18 Alabama state representatives as "advisors" to his political action committee, as the Arizona Republican continues to build support in the South for a possible White House bid. The 18 lawmakers will form a "legislative advisory committee" to counsel McCain on issues heading into the midterm elections. "I thank all of the Alabama House Republicans, who are already expressing their willingness and enthusiasm to help me share my vision for our nation this November," McCain said in a statement released by Straight Talk America PAC. But with only one month remaining before voters head to the polls, the appointments are seen as an effort by McCain to lock up support for a potential presidential bid in 2008. In the past several weeks, McCain has added key party leaders from several crucial presidential primary states to serve as advisors to his PAC. Rothenberg Political Report: 2006 Ballot Measures
A new article in the Rothenberg Political Report takes a look at ballot initiatives making news this November.
Full article Dobbs: Middle class needs to fight back now
From CNN's Lou Dobbs
NEW YORK (CNN) -- I don't know about you, but I can't take seriously anyone who takes either the Republican Party or Democratic Party seriously -- in part because neither party takes you and me seriously; in part because both are bought and paid for by corporate America and special interests. And neither party gives a damn about the middle class. Full commentary (Editor's note: Lou Dobbs' commentary appears every Wednesday on CNN.com) Pataki to visit Iowa this weekend
From CNN Ticker Producer Alex Mooney
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- New York Gov. George Pataki might be leaving the governor's mansion in January, but his visit to the Iowa cornfields this weekend suggests he may not be ready to exit public life entirely. The three-term Republican governor heads to the Hawkeye State Friday and is slated to host a discussion with Iowa business leaders about GOP policies in Waterloo before he hits a series of meet-and-greets for Republican state candidates Connie Jacobsen, Andy Anderson, and Gregg Orr. Pataki, who has expressed interest in seeking the GOP nomination for president, will kick off a volunteer door-to-door campaign for Iowa House candidate Roby Smith Saturday morning before he heads back east. In addition to his occasional visits to Iowa, Pataki has also made stops in other early proving grounds such as New Hampshire and South Carolina. President Bush to hold news conference
From White House Correspondent Suzanne Malveaux
President Bush will hold a news conference in the Rose Garden at 11 a.m. ET Wednesday, the White House announced. The president is expected to open his news conference with a statement on U.S. policies towards North Korea and Iraq before taking questions. New York Sen. Chuck Schumer and Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin will hold a 1 p.m. ET call with reporters to respond to the Bush press conference. AP: Schwarzenegger Winning Celebrity Race
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Want to know who's ahead in the California governor's race? Follow the celebrities. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's double-digit edge in the polls makes him the favorite in November, but he's already clobbered Democratic rival Phil Angelides in another very public measure: Star wattage.
Consider a recent election-season week: One day, the actor-governor signed a bill with George Clooney on hand. The next, he was hanging out with the Dalai Lama. A day later, he signed more legislation with British Prime Minister Tony Blair looped in on video. Read full story AP: Bush Says Democrats Would Raise Taxes
MACON, Georgia (AP) -- President Bush portrayed Democrats on Tuesday as the party of big spending and high taxes, aiming to give increasingly endangered Republicans an edge in a midterm election debate dominated recently by congressional scandal and overseas crises.
"If you want to keep your tax cuts, vote Republican on Nov. 7," Bush said at a fundraiser for former Republican Rep. Mac Collins, who is seeking a comeback to Congress. He is challenging Rep. Jim Marshall, seen as one of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents. Read full story Study: War blamed for 655,000 Iraqi deaths
BALTIMORE, Maryland (CNN) -- War has wiped out about 655,000 Iraqis or more than 500 people a day since the U.S.-led invasion, a new study reports.
Violence including gunfire and bombs caused the majority of deaths but thousands of people died from worsening health and environmental conditions directly related to the conflict that began in 2003, U.S. and Iraqi public health researchers said. Full story AP: Neb. Republican Making Do Without GOP Cash
LINCOLN, Nebraska (AP) --If Republican Pete Ricketts is going to unseat Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson, it appears he'll have to do it without the deep pockets of the GOP machine in Washington.
The Nebraska mogul has dumped nearly $10 million of his own fortune into the campaign, just one of the GOP candidates making do without national party cash as Republicans scramble to keep seats they already have. Read full story For CNN's coverage of key races, check out America Votes 2006 CNN Political Ticker AM
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Compiled by Stephen Bach CNN Washington Bureau Making news today... President's Schedule: At 2:10 pm ET, Bush will deliver remarks on the economy and budget at EEOB. Afterwards, at 2:50 pm ET, the President meets with the Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Also on the Political Radar today: ================================================================= Political Hot Topics (Today's top political stories from news organizations across the country) NO BILAT TALKS WITH KIM REGIME, AND NO PLANS FOR ATTACK, SAYS RICE: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday defended the Bush administration's refusal to hold bilateral talks with North Korea in the face of Pyongyang's claim of a successful nuclear test. In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Rice said having direct negotiations with North Korea over its nuclear program, instead of negotiating in concert with its neighbors, would not be the right approach because the United States has less leverage to ensure the communist regime lives up to its agreements... The secretary also said that the North Koreans should not be allowed to use their fears of a U.S. invasion as an "excuse" for them to pursue nuclear weapons. "The United States of America doesn't have any intention to attack North Korea or to invade North Korea," Rice said. However, asked about a possible military option in response to the nuclear standoff, she said, "The president never takes any of his options off the table." She added, "But the United States somehow, in a provocative way, trying to invade North Korea -- it's just not the case." CNN: Rice: Bilateral talks with North Korea won't work CHINA ON BOARD FOR NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS: China on Tuesday expressed a rare willingness to support U.N. sanctions against its ally North Korea, but it said any punitive action would have to be narrowly targeted at the country's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs. The United States and Japan continued to press the U.N. Security Council to support far stronger economic and trade measures that would permit international inspections of all North Korean cargo to search for weapons and to strangle Pyongyang's ability to finance its nuclear program. Varied responses to the nuclear test that North Korea apparently conducted early Monday emerged as the Bush administration sought to assuage fresh worries by its foreign counterparts that the tough strategy may cause hardship for the country's impoverished population or topple the government. France, for instance, voiced concern that a Japanese proposal to ban all North Korean exports could fuel a humanitarian crisis. Washington Post: China Says It Will Back Sanctions On N. Korea McCAIN CALLS OUT HILLARY, SAYS CLINTON POLICY ON NK "WAS A FAILURE": Republican Sen. John McCain on Tuesday accused former President Clinton, the husband of his potential 2008 White House rival, of failing to act in the 1990s to stop North Korea from developing nuclear weapons. "I would remind Senator (Hillary) Clinton and other Democrats critical of the Bush administration's policies that the framework agreement her husband's administration negotiated was a failure," McCain said at a news conference after a campaign appearance for Republican Senate candidate Mike Bouchard. AP via Yahoo! News: McCain criticizes Clinton on N. Korea KOLBE DENIES CONFRONTING FOLEY: Denying a report that he confronted then-Rep. Mark Foley about his exchanges with teenage congressional pages, Rep. Jim Kolbe said Tuesday he knew of e-mails that made a page "uncomfortable" and passed them on to Foley's office and the House clerk. The Washington Post reported Monday that Kolbe went to Foley about the matter, but the Arizona Republican said in a statement Tuesday that he did not speak to Foley directly. Kolbe's spokeswoman, Korenna Cline, has said the lawmaker learned of the correspondence in 2000 or perhaps 2001... [House Speaker Dennis] Hastert has set up a tip line for anyone who has concerns about a page or the page program. A Democratic leadership aide said the line has received more than 400 calls. The House inspector general's office is determining whether the information should be passed on to investigators. CNN: Kolbe says he warned clerk about Foley, denies confrontation HASTERT SAYS HE "KNEW NOTHING OF ALARMS RAISED" UNTIL FOLEY RESIGNED: House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) said yesterday that he believes his staff has handled the Mark Foley matter properly, but "if they did cover something up, then they should not continue to have their jobs."... Speaking yesterday to reporters in Illinois, Hastert again said he knew nothing of alarms raised in some circles about Foley's behavior toward pages until the day he resigned. Two high-ranking GOP House members have said they mentioned to Hastert concerns about 2005 e-mails that Foley sent to a former page from Louisiana. The speaker's office says that two of his high-ranking aides -- counsel Ted Van Der Meid and deputy chief of staff Mike Stokke -- also knew of those e-mails but did not inform Hastert. Washington Post: Hastert Expresses Faith in Staff As FBI Questions Former Page FORMER PAGE APPEARS AFTER FBI INTERVIEW: Former congressional page Jordan Edmund was interviewed Tuesday by FBI agents in Oklahoma City for about two-and-a-half hours, his attorney said. Next up may be talking to the U.S. House ethics committee. The former page "cooperated to the fullest" during his FBI interview, attorney Stephen Jones said. "Jordan answered all of their questions, relying upon his memory as it exists," the Enid attorney told reporters... Edmund arrived at the U.S. Attorney's office in downtown Oklahoma City about 10 a.m. He carried a large envelope, but Jones later said, "It was not anything relevant to this. ... He didn't produce anything nor did they ask him to produce anything." His expression was somber. He wore a dark pinstriped suit, white shirt and red tie. He left about 12:40 p.m. He did not say anything to reporters but stood by Jones as the attorney made a brief statement to the press. The Oklahoman: FBI agents question ex-page FBI INVESTIGATING "ALLEGATIONS OF POSSIBLE CRIMINAL MISCONDUCT" BY SPECTER STAFFER: The FBI is investigating whether a member of Sen. Arlen Specter's staff broke the law by helping her husband, a lobbyist, secure almost $50 million in Pentagon spending for his clients, the senator acknowledged Tuesday. In an Aug. 21 letter, FBI official Joseph Persichini Jr. told Specter, R-Pa., that the bureau is investigating "allegations of possible criminal misconduct" by staff member Vicki Siegel Herson. Persichini also asked for a copy of a report summarizing the results of an investigation of Siegel and other Specter employees with relatives who are lobbyists. Specter's former chief of staff, William Reynolds, carried out the investigation. Specter provided a copy of the FBI letter to USA TODAY and said his staff gave the FBI the report last month. The federal probe stems from a February report by USA TODAY about Siegel. Specter helped direct $48.7 million in Pentagon spending over the past five years to clients of her lobbyist husband, Michael Herson. USA Today: FBI investigating actions of Specter staff member ONLY 33 OF 12,000 FBI AGENTS HAVE "LIMITED PROFICIENCY IN ARABIC": Five years after Arab terrorists attacked the United States, only 33 FBI agents have even a limited proficiency in Arabic, and none of them work in the sections of the bureau that coordinate investigations of international terrorism, according to new FBI statistics. Counting agents who know only a handful of Arabic words -- including those who scored zero on a standard proficiency test -- just 1 percent of the FBI's 12,000 agents have any familiarity with the language, the statistics show. The numbers reflect the FBI's continued struggle to attract employees who speak Arabic, Urdu, Farsi and other languages of the Middle East and South Asia, even as the bureau leads a fight against terrorist groups primarily centered in those parts of the world. Washington Post: FBI Agents Still Lacking Arabic Skills FIRST FEDERAL VRA SUIT ACCUSING BLACKS OF SUPPRESSING RIGHTS OF WHITES: The Justice Department has chosen this no-stoplight, courthouse town buried in the eastern Mississippi prairie for an unusual civil rights test: the first federal lawsuit under the Voting Rights Act accusing blacks of suppressing the rights of whites... The Justice Department's main focus is Ike Brown, a local power broker whose imaginative electoral tactics have for 20 years caused whisperings from here to the state capital in Jackson, 100 miles to the southwest. Mr. Brown, tall, thin, a twice-convicted felon, the chairman of the Noxubee County Democratic Executive Committee and its undisputed political boss, is accused by the federal government of orchestrating — with the help of others — "relentless voting-related racial discrimination" against whites, whom blacks outnumber by more than 3 to 1 in the county. His goal, according to the government: keeping black politicians - ones supported by Mr. Brown, that is - in office. New York Times: U.S. Says Blacks in Mississippi Suppress White Vote INTEREST IN POLITICS "AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN MORE THAN A DECADE": Politics is a water-cooler topic, a dinner-table subject, an issue to discuss after Sunday services, and this year the interest of American voters is at its highest level in more than a decade. That renewed attention could translate into higher voter turnout on Nov. 7, according to an Associated Press-Pew poll. Seventy percent say they are talking politics with family and friends, and 43 percent are debating the issues at work. Among churchgoers, 28 percent share their political views, a number that rises to 34 percent among the congregations in the South. AP via Yahoo! News: Voter excitement level highest in years IRAQ PULLOUT RESOLUTION ON THE BALLOT IN MASSACHUSETTS: Voters in more than one-third of Massachusetts' cities and towns will get a rare chance to register their opinion on the war in Iraq next month when they consider a ballot question on whether the United States should immediately withdraw all troops. The nonbinding question asks voters in all or parts of 139 municipalities whether their state representative should be instructed to vote in favor of a resolution calling on President Bush and Congress to end the war and bring the soldiers home. The American Friends Service Committee, one of several groups that organized volunteers to fan out across the state to collect signatures in the spring and summer to get the question on ballots, said yesterday that more voters can consider the Nov. 7 ballot question than any other advisory policy issue in state history. Boston Globe: Iraq pullout resolution on ballot DEM CANDIDATES TRYING TO "OUTFLANK" OPPONENTS FROM THE RIGHT: In North Carolina, former Washington Redskins quarterback Heath Shuler is running for a House seat, declaring himself a pro-life member of the pro-gun National Rifle Association, and accusing his opponent, Rep. Charles H. Taylor, of supporting amnesty for illegal aliens. What's wrong with this picture? Mr. Taylor is a conservative Republican, and Mr. Shuler is the Democratic challenger trying to outflank him on the right -- a not uncommon move this election year, even before the Mark Foley scandal increased the midterm vulnerability of House Republicans. It's happening across the South and Midwest, as Democratic congressional candidates from Illinois to Georgia are casting aside liberal loyalties to compete in conservative districts where they hope to gain the 15 seats needed for Democrats to take control of the House. Democrats "have adopted a different kind of candidate, out of the traditional political sphere," said Charlie Gerow, a Pennsylvania-based Republican strategist. Washington Times: Democrats veer to the right in fight for House CAN DEMS WIN IN RED STATES? To gain the majority, Democrats must win at least four, and maybe more, GOP-held seats in red states such as Missouri. Recent polls have buoyed their hopes. Democrats are running about even with or slightly ahead of Republicans in each of the hotly contested red-state Senate races except Arizona's. From disenchantment over the Iraq war to the sex scandal surrounding former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.), a national tide may be gathering behind Democrats. But for Republicans, the red states loom as the sea wall against that force. Election day will decide whether discontent over the nation's direction overrides entrenched GOP advantages, especially among rural voters, in these culturally conservative states. Los Angeles Times: Democrats Aim at the Red "AMERICANS FOR HONESTY ON ISSUES" PLANS NEGATIVE AD BARRAGE: A previously unknown group led by a Republican political consultant in Houston is financing television advertisements against nine Democratic House candidates from North Carolina to Arizona. The group, Americans for Honesty on Issues, is spending more than $1 million on the advertisements, which accuse Democratic candidates of carpetbagging, coddling illegal immigrants, being soft on crime and advocating cutting off money for troops in Iraq. The television spots appear to be the first wave of a boatload of negative political advertising that will appear in the weeks before the Nov. 7 election. New York Times: As Election Nears, Groups Plan Negative Ads DSCC LAUNCHES LARGE AD OFFENSIVE FOR WEBB IN VA: As a power shift in the Senate becomes a realistic possibility four weeks before the election, Democrats yesterday gave their Senate challenger in Virginia a long-awaited advertising infusion while Republicans stayed off the air in New Jersey, their best chance at picking up a Democratic seat. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's (DSCC) new TV spot for Jim Webb, the former Republican appointee taking on Sen. George Allen (R-Va.), comes after some concern in the Webb camp that the national party had failed to step in after a series of stumbles by Allen... The ad buy yesterday, reportedly worth close to $1 million, invokes Allen's infamous use of the word "macaca" to describe an Indian-American volunteer worker on Webb's campaign. The Hill: DSCC turns up the heat GUN CONTROL, VIOLENT CRIME "DOMINATED" THE FINAL PA GOV DEBATE: It was the battle for the bases in the final gubernatorial debate last night. Gov. Rendell, aiming squarely at urban Democratic voters, hit hard on the need for stronger gun control laws and defended the need for dedicated transit funds, even if it meant raising the state sales tax. Republican challenger Lynn Swann appealed to the state's rural pro-hunting population, calling for better enforcement of existing gun laws and criticizing Rendell for allocating highway money to support public transit. The rising rate of violent crime - an issue long plaguing Philadelphia but brought home to residents in smaller communities elsewhere with the Oct. 2 fatal shootings at a Lancaster County Amish school - dominated the second and final gubernatorial debate. Philadelphia Inquirer: Swann, Rendell clash on gun laws WILL ANGELIDES GET FACE TIME WITH JAY? With an election about four weeks away, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is getting a free publicity boost thanks to late-night host Jay Leno. If Schwarzenegger had to pay for it, the five or seven minutes of national TV exposure that "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" is providing him Wednesday undoubtedly would cost the governor several million dollars. Now, Democrats and state Treasurer Phil Angelides are going after Leno for treating Schwarzenegger more like a celebrity than a politician. They want equal time on the NBC program or nothing at all for the Republican... Schwarzenegger's campaign referred calls to "The Tonight Show." Tracy St. Pierre, a press spokesperson for NBC Entertainment, said in a statement: "Consistent with 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno's' previous practice, NBC is following the news guidelines for interviewing a political candidate. Under the news guidelines, the scheduled appearance of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ... is not subject to the FCC's equal time provisions." Los Angeles Times' "Political Muscle" blog: Democrats Slam Schwarzenegger's "Tonight Show" Appearance Experts: Too soon to say if lurid e-mails were a crime
By CNN's Ann O'Neill
(CNN) -- Sexually charged, yes. Inappropriate, without a doubt. The instant messages reportedly sent to teen-age former pages by a Florida congressman were tailor-made for a political scandal. Full story |
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