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Former GOP head gives guilty plea
Local chair, Young Republicans leader cops to non-consensual act.

Bush to give Pace Freedom Medal
Ex-Joint Chiefs chair to be honored for ‘visionary leadership.’

Army public affairs office promotes ?Obama = surrender? talking point.
The Army public affairs office publishes a daily roundup of Army-related news, mostly linking to “mainstream media articles, Army press releases, foreign media stories and blogs.” A link in Tuesday’s round-up, however, was “unusual” for its “patent political bias.” It read: “Obama: World peace thru surrender (KDIHH).” Phillip Carter at the Washington Post notes what’s […]

The Army public affairs office publishes a daily roundup of Army-related news, mostly linking to “mainstream media articles, Army press releases, foreign media stories and blogs.” A link in Tuesday’s round-up, however, was “unusual” for its “patent political bias.” It read: “Obama: World peace thru surrender (KDIHH).” Phillip Carter at the Washington Post notes what’s wrong with this story:

Seriously? Have any of these people actually read the Obama defense policy papers or speeches — or are they simply going on what they hear on Fox News and the Limbaugh network?

And more to the point, why is the Army’s official in-house public affairs shop linking to this kind of stuff? Just a few weeks ago, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told all hands to stay out of politics. … Unfortunately, the message didn’t get to through to the Army.

House Republicans’ Audit Shows Treasurer Stole at Least $800,000
House Republicans yesterday accused their former campaign treasurer of embezzling at least $725,000 in a scheme that federal investigators say involved using the money to cover major home renovations and mortgage payments, and marked the biggest case of political fraud in a generation.

Federal Investigators Given Files in Currie Case
Maryland legislative staff members have turned over eight boxes of documents to federal officials investigating state Sen. Ulysses Currie (D-Prince George’s).

McCain’s Gamble - San Diego Union-Tribune