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• Hot button: GOP candidates knock global warming

  By DARREN SAMUELSOHN | 8/18/10 11:19 AM

  GOP candidates are unafraid to question global warming science.

• Mosque debate strains tea party, GOP

  By KENNETH P. VOGEL | 8/18/10 7:35 PM

  The debate over the proposed mosque near ground zero is just as tricky for GOP as it is for Dems.

• Obama makes his case in Ohio, Florida

  By CAROL E. LEE | 8/18/10 7:19 PM

  The president looks toward his 2012 campaign.

  • Obama: Iraq drawdown a promise kept

• POTUS on vacay, but job comes too

  By CAROL E. LEE | 8/18/10 6:53 PM

  The president, the first lady and their two daughters will return to Martha’s Vineyard for 10 days.

  • Obama raises money as polls sink

• Obama wants voters to think 'forward'

  By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO | 8/18/10 7:30 PM

  The president warns voters that things will be much worse with Republicans in control.

• Spike Lee slams gov't over BP

  By PATRICK GAVIN | 8/18/10 3:46 PM

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Lone holdout juror spared ex-Illinois governor: foreman - Yahoo! News

Lone holdout juror spared ex-Illinois governor: foreman - Yahoo! News

James Matsumoto said in a television interview that the 12-member jury he headed was just a hair's breadth from convicting Blagojevich on many of the felony counts against him, including corruption for his alleged attempt to barter the US Senate seat vacated by president-elect Barack Obama in 2008.

Rod Blagojevich Trial: Guilty on 1 of 24 Counts; Holdout Kept Jury Deadlocked - ABC News

Rod Blagojevich Trial: Guilty on 1 of 24 Counts; Holdout Kept Jury Deadlocked - ABC News

A lone juror may have saved former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich from a conviction on the most serious corruption charge of conspiring to trade or sell President Obama's vacated Senate seat, according to a juror in the case.

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>>> Having trouble viewing this newsletter? View as a webpage. Top Stories Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Blago: No comment on retrial, conviction | VIDEO The day after he was found guilty of lying to the FBI, former governor Rod Blagojevich is not commenting on his conviction or the looming retrial. Blago jurors: Vote close on 3 other counts | VIDEO While former governor Rod Blagojevich faces up to five years in prison for one conviction, jurors said he came close to a guilty verdict on other, more serious charges. Teen shot outside Gage Park High School A 17-year-old Chicago boy was shot in the leg Wednesday morning outside Gage Park High School on the city's Southwest Side. Body found in lake may be boater | VIDEO A body pulled from Lake Michigan Tuesday evening may be that of a boater who went missing during a late night excursion earlier this month, authorities said. E-mail leads to city director's suspension | VIDEO Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has suspended his revenue director for a day after an e-mail sent to police supervisors warned that the city was falling short of targets for parking ticket revenue. Chicago to spray for mosquitoes on NW Side The Chicago Department of Public Health is stepping up efforts against the West Nile virus on the Northwest Side. MORE STORIES Strange News Fan turns McCartney autograph into tattoo Police warn man against undressing while driving Police: Man lived in NJ library for nearly 2 weeks Mail collection box stolen in north Phoenix 2 zebras wander streets of Northern Calif suburb | VIDEO Consumer 228M eggs recalled following salmonella outbreak GM recalls 250K vehicles; seat belts may not latch Mazda3 and Mazda5 recalled for steering problems JetBlue revives 'All You Can Jet' unlimited travel pass FTC taking action against free acai pill trials | VIDEO Healthbeat Study: 1 in 5 US teenagers has slight hearing loss Scientists: Lou Gehrig may not have had ALS Report: Cancer world's costliest disease Pill could give relief to extreme allergy sufferers Device helps detect cervical cancer earlier MOST POPULAR Blago jurors: Vote close on 3 other counts Police search for dad accused of abducting 2 girls Blago: No comment on retrial, conviction Body found in lake may be boater Blagojevich guilty on 1 count; jury hung on 23 All Most Popular Advertisement TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK 84°F 65°F A shower in spots late this morning; otherwise, intervals of clouds and sunshine Hour-by-Hour | 7 Day Forecast | Radar & Satellite TONIGHT ON ABC 7:00 PM The Middle 7:30 PM The Middle 8:00 PM Modern Family 8:30 PM Cougar Town 9:01 PM Castle 10:00 PM ABC 7 News Lottery Results Your Daily Horoscope Blagojevich: Complete Coverage Take an in-depth look at the federal corruption case against former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich from his arrest to his conviction of making false statements, one of 24 counts he faced. Blagojevich guilty on 1 count; jury hung on 23 Blagojevich foreman: Jurors had strong convictions Ill. politicians react to Blago verdict Blagojevich Scandal: Archived Coverage Blagojevich Timeline: After the Arrest New concept in meals on the go Gaztro-Wagon is an Edgewater-based business that is counting on a new city ordinance that would allow for mobile food preparation. ABC7's Hungry Hound SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS I'd like to receive the following newsletters from abc7chicago.com Sign up for news alerts Daily Weather | Daily News | 190 North SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS Sign up for news alerts

Wednesday's Daily Brief

2010-08-18       The Daily Brief     Bob Cesca: Ground Zero Mosque Opponents Have a Lot of Work to Do AP Bob Cesca: If Newt, Sarah and Glenn were truly so driven to maintain the sacred purity of American "hallowed ground," they definitely have lots of work to do. And they can start by campaigning for the removal of the General Robert E. Lee statue of Gettysburg. You know, for the sake of consistency. Let's see how popular that'll be, especially with their southern fanbase. Naturally they won't bother because the mosque issue isn't really as much about the ground as it is about stoking and capitalizing on religious intolerance. If it was truly about hallowed ground, we'd hear about all of those other American sites. Click here to read more. Clarence B. Jones: A Call to Conscience The objections to the construction of the Mosque in the proposed Community Center two blocks from the World Trade Center suggest directly and indirectly that we are at war with Islam. Amb. Marc Ginsberg: Arab Oil States AWOL on Pakistani Flood Relief Arab states fail to deliver on their promises to support international causes, such as disasters, because they refuse to empower and fund the very organizations they helped create for this purpose. Stephanie Schriock: Sarah Doesn't Speak for Me Sarah Palin has been unchecked in her claim that she speaks for America's women as she attempts to impose a radical, backward thinking, anti-choice agenda in this country. That stops now. Tony Blankley: Summertime 2010 The Democrats seem to be quite sure that Nancy Pelosi's approach to leadership will appeal to the common man and woman of 2010. Just keep blaming the past and all will improve. Shirley Sherrod: We Can't Yield -- Not Now, Not Ever Life is a grindstone. But whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us.     HuffPost News Nancy Pelosi Calls For Probe Into Funding Of Opposition To 'Ground Zero Mosque' Dr. Laura To END Radio Show After N-Word Rant Blagojevich Jurors Were Close To Convicting Ex-Gov Hindu Julia Roberts: I'm Done Talking About Religion Harry Bruder Jailed For Facebook 'Friend' Request To Estranged Wife   Get HuffPost on your iPhone!   ©2010 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. All rights reserved. 560 Broadway, Suite 308, NY, NY 10012 Add dailybrief@huffingtonpost.com to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. User Agreement Privacy Policy

Media Matters Daily Summary

Here are today's news items from Media Matters for America, click on the title or 'read more' to read the entirety of each story. Right-wing freakout over NYC Islamic center generates flood of absurd comparisons In their escalating attacks on an Islamic community center in lower Manhattan, conservatives in the media have resorted to using ridiculous analogies to claim that the center would somehow be offensive. Read More Conservatives continue to accuse NYC Islamic center imam of being a "secret radical" Conservative media have continued to accuse the imam leading the initiative to build an Islamic community center in lower Manhattan of being a "secret radical," pointing to his remark that "the United States' policies were an accessory" to the 9-11 attacks. In fact, Rauf has condemned terrorism and has been widely described as "moderate," and his comments on 9-11 are not outside the mainstream. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.