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I post each morning, here are some of the political stories thatmight not be worthy of their own posts, but are nonetheless newsworthy:

• WASHINGTON Dick Cheney was spotted on Tuesday night at the Borders bookstore in Washington DC buying the Washingtonian magazine, which featured the "Power 150" -- listing the 150 most influential people in Washington.  According to the AP, "several people watched through streetside windows as Cheney browsed on the store's ground floor."
• CONGRESS Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) warned on the Senate floor yesterday that an amendment by Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Jon Kyl (R-AZ) might give the Administration the authority to go to war with Iran.  Webb said the "proposal is Dick Cheney’s fondest pipe dream," and added that it is a bad way to secretly declare war.  The amendment would categorize the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group, meaning under precedent the US would have the right to go in and remove the threat.
• CONGRESS In front of a House panel yesterday, Congress interviewed two hip-hop artists about the issue of explicit lyrics.  Artist David Banner accused Congress of having a double-standard: "Arnold Schwarzenegger  killed lots of people in his movies. He even went to Mars and blew it up. But he can be governor of California."  (LOL!!!)
• JUDICIARY The Supreme Court will consider two cases: one pertaining to the legality of the voter ID card, and the other about lethal injections.
• FOREIGN AFFAIRS Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega spoke at the UN and defended both Iran and North Korea, and accused the US of imposing a worldwide hegemony.
• 2008 ELECTION/HOUSE Angry due to lackluster fundraising numbers, House Republican Leader John Boehner tried to get a few people fired from the National Republican Campaign Committee.  Boehner is now backing down from that demand.
• 2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL The key donor that is backing the election reform measure in California, which would divide up the state's electoral votes in 2008, is a Giuliani supporter.
• 2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL Chris Dodd is criticizing Bill Richardson for claiming to be the only candidate with a clear plan to withdraw all forces from Iraq, without leaving any behind.  "BillRichardson would be better served if he threw his support behindSenator Dodd's efforts in the Senate that would actually end this war, said a Dodd spokeswoman."  (But why would Richardson want to do that, especially when the Senate has done absolutely nothing so far to end this war?)
• 2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL Political scientist Stuart Rothenberg is reminding everyone about the insignificance of national polls, in comparison to surveys taken in Iowa and New Hampshire.  "More than three months before the crucial Iowa caucuses, there are goodreasons for treating national surveys with great skepticism and forplacing greater weight on the candidates’ standing and strength in Iowaand New Hampshire," Rothenberg said.  (The New Hampshire debate is tonight!  Join us at 9 PM ET!)
• 2008 ELECTION/PRESIDENTIAL New Hampshire Democrats (CNN): Clinton - 43%, Obama - 23%, Edwards - 12%, Richardson - 6%.

If we left something out, it's because we either wrote about ityesterday or are scheduled to do so in an individual post later today. Otherwise, feel free to add any stories in the commentbox.

Comments

[Justin]

Don't forget that Larry Craig is going to attempt to withdraw his guilty plea today.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070926/ap_on_go_co/craig_senate;_ylt=At4TtwiAGqHe2OkDjsacWwWs0NUE

[granny]

I read somewhere that Craig wasn't going to/or was advised not to appear at that hearing. ?

[Chief Editor: Todd]

Granny, that is correct. He was not at the hearing.