The bill appeared headed to approval, delivering President Bush one of the accomplishments on national security he hoped to achieve before the election.
Last night I was one of the participants in a Pajamas Media panel, at the National Press Club. The overall impresario was Roger Simon, and the moderator was none less than Glenn Reynolds. Other participants were Tom Bevan, Mark Blumenthal, Jane Hall, Cliff May, Paul Mirengoff, and Claudia Rosett. The stated subject was "How partisan is too partisan?" but much of the discussion was about the biases of the mainstream media.
Some might call it cocky, others smart planning. But I've stumbled across the latest evidence that Democrats are preparing to take back the House of Representatives after 12 years in the minority. They're hiring! What started about a month ago with lists being drawn up by some Democratic House committee staffers of Republican jobs they'd fill if the GOP loses badly on November 7 has turned into a résumé-collection operation by some. And minority staffers from at least one committee–the House Science Committee–have posted a want ad on the internal House employment website. It reads:
AP - Colorado authorities said on Wednesday that the gunman at the Bailey high school shot one of the hostages, then killed himself after SWAT team members entered the building.
AP - Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens denied a police report Wednesday that he attempted suicide, saying he became groggy after mixing painkillers with supplements.
AP - The House approved legislation Wednesday giving the Bush administration authority to interrogate and prosecute terrorism detainees, moving President Bush to the edge of a pre-election victory with a key piece of his anti-terror plan.
Two schools were evacuated Wednesday after a gunman claiming to have a bomb opened fire and took hostages at a high school near Bailey, Colorado, officials said. Several shots were fired at the school, and the gunman is inside, said a Jefferson County Sheriff's spokeswoman.
Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens today denied he was trying to kill himself when he took pills that left him hospitalized. Emergency officials who answered a 911 call Tuesday believed the star had tried to take an overdose of pain pills, according to a police report.