The AP wire moved a story as of last night that has me only slightly puzzled :

  WASHINGTON -(AP) Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign said Monday it will return $850,000 in donations raised by Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, who

The same twit, Mrs. Clnton, who deems former Vice President Richard Cheney not to a reliable source, continues to preach out reach to her so-called moderate Taliban, Daily Times Monitaor(PK):

Haneef Mehsud was a normal teenager who spent most

Oh… Did you notice Norman Hsu trying to get his old conviction overturned?

And why would he do this? Because overturning that conviction will negate a longer jailterm for this more recent crime, involving Hillary Clinton and fund raising.

WaPo:

The U.S. Attorney in Manhattan formally indicted one-time Hillary Clinton fundraiser Norman Hsu today, laying out what prosecutors described as a “massive fraud scheme” that allegedly left investors in Hsu’s fictitious clothing businesses taken to the tune of $20

Ed Morrissey today gets into a long piece examining just how Norman Hsu got as far into the Democratic party’s inner circle… particularly Hillary Clinton.

The Los Angeles Times doesn’t do much better at unraveling the enigma. However, the Times

Mike McIntire, New York Times, reports that Compoents Ltd, existed only paper:

The records show that Components Ltd., a company controlled by Mr. Hsu that has no obvious business purpose and appears to exist only on paper, has paid

Written by Fred Lucas, CNSNews.com Staff Writer

Barely a week after questions emerged about suspicious donations to Sen. Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, a three-judge panel in California will hear arguments Friday regarding an illegal fundraising event from her 2000 Senate

As Rush Limbaugh points out Mrs. Cliinton’s standard response to any criisis to deny that she knew anything.   For example, Mrs Ciinton did not know that Norman Hsu was a fugitive   Nor did Mrs. Clinton know that Mr. Clinton as

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This is the “No Little Fish” edition.  I mean, I like Anchovies, but on pizza? No thanks.

• Respecting other Cultures: James Joyner:

Joyner this morning, sounds rather incredulous, as well he might, when he relates to us the claim of Baitullah Mehsud:

The diminutive Mehsud is considered the prime suspect in the murder of Benazir Bhutto and he’s taken seriously.  But

Overheard at breakfast:   “I wish this was the last snow fall of the season.”   Fat chance.  The fish wrapper shows we a future average of forty inches remaining.  Chances of getting none of that forty – nada.

Earth to Howie

Jake Tapper at ABC is reporting:ABC News has learned that the campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., has registered the names of two Web sites with the express goal of attacking her chief rival, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.It’s the first

Apparently, the press is desperate to get something in the paper to push Norman Hsu off the front page, and for the ability to say “They have crimnials too”. Via Memeorandum, The WaPo is an example:

Republican presidential candidate Fred

You do know that Hillary Clinton has been trying to buy the support of bloggers, don’t you? CNS News:

Call it “Bloggergate” … the subversion of the blogospand here by Democrat money.

To be more precise, Bloggergate is the subsidizing