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THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, 2007
SR: Larry Craig Should Stay Resigned
"Craig has a right to pursue a legal remedy. He and his attorneys can take the appropriate steps to attempt to restore his reputation. But it's unfair for Craig to continue to perform the role of Idaho senator while dealing with these distractions. It's not…
Inside Huckleberries -- 9/6/07
*Under the Idaho Politics blog, you'll now find a link to Bill Sali Fan, who describes himself on his blog as "just an Idaho Patriot who knows that Bill Sali is gonna stop Nancy Pelosi's plans for a liberal takeover." Don't know much else about…
Q: Should Feds Sock Single Parents To Cut Deficit?
Item: Single moms face deadbeat deficit: New law deducts $25 from cases getting $500 or more in child support/Tom Greene, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: Schwalls and about 108,000 other single parents with custody of children in Idaho were notified that, because of a new federal…
Luciano Pavarotti, 71, Tenor, R.I.P.
AP File PhotoThe Three Tenors, from left, Jose Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo, smile at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel in this June 25, 2002 file photo. Domingo's eyes welled with tears during a concert in Berlin at the 2006 World Cup…
Coulter: Craig Among Least Hypocritical
Just as liberals were reaching a fever-pitch of pretend shock and dismay at Larry Craig, it was announced that Craig was resigning. And there went MSNBC's fall program schedule. Indignant that Craig had short-circuited their gleeful gay-baiting, liberals quickly switched to a new set of…
AM Hucks: Let Iowa Take Fall For Idaho
I'm checking out reports from Huckleberries Online blog commenters that David Letterman said that U.S. Sen. Larry "Wide Stance" Craig was from Iowa instead of Idaho. Idahoans should hope this is true. After all, much of the country already mistakes Idaho for Iowa. Why not…
Heller: An Anniversary To Remember
Joe Heller/Hellertoons
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2007
Conservatives Fleeing Craig En Masse
The fastest way to clear a room of the leaders of the conservative establishment, it seems, is to ask about the great unpleasantness surrounding Sen. Larry Craig. Gathered to praise one of President Bush's judicial nominees, they fell silent Wednesday when asked who would like…
Parting Shot -- 9/5/07
Bill Kostroun/AP PhotoNew York Yankees catcher Jose Molina, left, and Seattle Mariners batter Adrian Beltre both ask for help from the first base umpire during first inning baseball action moments ago at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Mariners are two games behind the Yankees…
Ethics Panel's Response Not Promising For Craig
Sen. Larry Craig’s push to get the Senate Ethics Committee to dismiss an investigation of his case appeared to suffer a setback late today, when the committee issued a letter to GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell that, while still noting that the case is under…
HBO's Best of the Friends' Blogs -- 9/5/07
Chris Peterson/Muse You Can UseChris Peterson/Muse You Can Use feels bad that his friend Dan from New York didn't see a moose like this during his recent visit to Glacier National Park here.*"By now, much of it seems like a dream and the edges of…
Newsweek Columnist: Dems (Heart) Larry Craig
Item: Larry Craig, the Democrats' best friend/Howard Fineman, NewsweekMore Info: I wasn’t ready to conclude that 2008 is going to be a Democratic year, but the metastasizing Craig saga is tempting me to abandon my reporter’s caution. Sometimes in American politics, you can’t make the…
Quotable Quote -- Steve Smith
"Thank you, Larry Craig," said Editor Steve Smith, a day after bemoaning the loss of a hot news topic during a normally slow news cycle.
Search Continues For Missing BYUer From Boise
George Frey/AP PhotoRyan Stewart looks in a thicket of brush along the Provo River Trail during the search for Brigham Young University student Camille Cleverley today in Provo, Utah. Volunteers searched rocks, brush and uneven terrain Wednesday in Provo Canyon for any sign of the…
Eye On Boise: Transcript Of Otter Interview Today
If you’re interested in the question of who might replace Larry Craig as Idaho’s next U.S. senator, check out this transcript of Gov. Otter’s conversation with reporters this morning. In it, Otter throws out two new names – former Idaho Attorney General and Lt. Gov.…
Craig Calls On Senate Ethics Panel To Halt Probe ...
... Sez no precedent to assert authority over Minneapolis caseStanley Brand, legal counsel for Idaho Senator Larry Craig, delivered a letter on Craig's behalf to the Senate Ethics Committee today. "The letter points out that there is no precedent - in more than 220 years…
Huckleberries Best of Idaho Online -- 9/7/07
Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-ReviewKaeden Miller, left and Aidan Cummings, right, share a laugh during their first day of Kindergarten at Sorensen Magnet School in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday. The school's popularity has officials considering offering more here.1. The University of Idaho appears to be recovering from devastating…
Transcript: Larry Craig Phone Call
Latest from Eye On Boise: Craig's Word Game here"Yes, Billy, this is Larry Craig calling, you can reach me on my cell. Arlen Specter is now willing to come out in my defense arguing that all he know that I've been railroaded and all that.…
Pia: Craig Denials Fall Flat In Other Countries
But sitting in my mom's kitchen in Copenhagen, Denmark, early one morning I suffered one of the biggest world collisions I've ever experienced, just like that, while listening to the morning news on the radio. I'd gotten up just in time to hear Sen. Larry…
HBO Poll: KootCo To Charge Fees For Boat Launches ...
... See today's new HBO Poll in left railItem: County approves boat launch fee: Funds will be used for maintenance; out-of-state boaters will pay double/Erica Curless, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: The County Commission voted Tuesday to charge users with boats registered in Idaho a $4 daily launch…
WND's Farah: Constitution Could Clear Craig
AP PhotoItem: U.S. Constitution could clear Craig: Senators not subject to arrest while traveling to, from sessions of Congress/Joseph Farah, WorldNetDailyMore Info: Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, didn't have to plead guilty to sex charges stemming from a men's room encounter with an undercover cop in…
Craig Reconsidering Resignation -- AP
Originally posted 6:05 p.m. TuesdaySen. Larry Craig's spokesman says the senator is reconsidering his decision to resign. A spokesman says Idaho Senator Larry Craig is reconsidering his decision to resign after his arrest in a Minnesota airport sex sting and may still fight for his…
WorldNetDaily: Should Craig Stay in the Senate?
Item: Craig's 'resignation reversal' angers GOP: 'It simply defies reality. You can't make this up even if you are heavily medicated'/The PoliticoQuestion: Should Larry Craig stay in the U.S. Senate after all? *Yes, I believe the senator is not guilty of anything worthy of leaving…
Heller: No Mother Left Behind
Joe Heller/Hellertoons
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.