Uh, oh. GOP Senator Susan Collins, a top target for Senate Dems in 2008, has her first official Dem challenger.
Feds’ Alaskan corruption investigation bears down on Sen. Ted Stevens’ (R-AK) son, Alaska state senator Ben Stevens.
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September in Iraq. Beside the famous Cole Porter song, September, it seems, is the new moment of truth for the occupation in Iraq. Question: what is it that makes September the moment of truth, other than the fact that it’s about the last possible moment when a major change in policy could have a significant effect on the November 2008 election?
Late Update: TPM Reader BL notes that in meetings between Patraeus, Sec Def Gates and Ambassador Crocker on April 19th and 20th in Iraq it was agreed that Petraeus would deliver a status report in September.
Meet new Attorney Purge bigwig Bradley Schlozman in today’s episode of TPMtv …
Late update: For a summary of today’s episode, click here.
Associated Press played for fools as yet another GOP hit on Nancy Pelosi goes down in flames.
A TPM reader offers a powerful reminder from the war’s home front: there is nothing romantic about death and suffering.
Breaking: Bradley Schlozman scheduled to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee May 15th.
Some really, really interesting new poll numbers on the Dems and Iraq are just out from CNN.