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Newspaper Roundup for Mar. 12, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines —
... infighting trips up Obama s energy plans Washington Post editorial: Good riddance to Obama s choice for intelligence compiler Boston Globe: Police to alert public with Twitter dispatches Washington Times: China stocks up on bargain oil Chicago Sun-Times: Violence claims 26th Chicago public school student this school year Washington Times: Mayor Nagin: Obama can 'win early' in South if he rebuilds New Orleans Chicago Sun-Times: Police report: Chicago Republican official found with two prostitutes USA Today: Gates ...
"No money was exchanged. Nobody was naked," said the former GOP party chair in Chicago...
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
Ah, Republicans. The police say he admitted to having two hookers in his kids' playroom. He now says the police report was wrong. Uh huh. Here's my favorite part: “If there were hookers, I’m not sure why the police didn’t arrest me -- that’s illegal too,” Skoien said.Well, I'm pretty sure the statute of limitations hasn't expired in only 4 days. Not so sure I'd be challenging the police to put up or shut up on this one. (Hat tip, Chicagoist.) ...
The Daily Muck
TPMMuckraker —
... Easy like Sunday morning? Well, not for Gary Skoien, the former chairman of the Cook County, Illinois GOP. A police report alleges that after his wife caught Skoien with two prostitutes Sunday morning, he had her arrested on domestic violence charges. Skoien says that his wife, a 5-foot-4, 110 pound 36 year-old, beat him with her fists and an electric guitar. "I called the police because I thought I was going to be killed," he said in the police report. Skoien says that he was with "a friend," and that he will sue to separate his wife from any contact with him ...
