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ElBaradei, IAEA Share Nobel Peace Prize — Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency, the nuclear watchdog agency he heads, won the 2005 Nobel Prize for Peace today. — The Norwegian Nobel Committee called ElBaradei "an unafraid advocate" for nuclear nonproliferation …
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Jay Tea / Wizbang:
THE FAILURE OF A NOBEL EXPERIMENT — The International Atomic Energy Agency has to be one of the biggest jokes in the world today. Charged with enforcing the Non-Proliferation Treaty and shepherding research and development of nuclear power into peaceful paths, they have a stellar record of accomplishments.
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Tom Hays / Associated Press:
Officials Shut Down Part of Penn Station — NEW YORK - Authorities closed part of Penn Station on Friday and commuters headed to work under the watchful eyes of police after a newly disclosed terror threat against the New York subway system. — Workers in hazardous material suits inspected …
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WorldNetDaily:
Oklahoma bombing search warrant sealed — Justice Department requests action in case of 'jihad' student's suicide — The warrant used to execute a search of Oklahoma University bomber Joel "Henry" Hinrichs III's apartment, where an undetermined amount of explosives were found …
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Associated Press:
Cops: Student Tried to Buy Bomb Ingredient — NORMAN, Okla. — A University of Oklahoma student tried to buy fertilizer of the type used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing two days before he committed suicide using explosives outside a packed football stadium.
BREITBART.COM:
White House denies Bush claimed divine inspiration — The White House has denied that US President George W. Bush said God told him to invade Iraq and Afghanistan, as a new BBC documentary is expected to reveal. — "That's absurd. He's never made such comments," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Thursday.
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James Sturcke / Guardian:White House denies Bush God claims
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Rupert Cornwell / Independent:Bush: God told me to invade Iraq
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Daimnation!, Guardian, BBC, The Daily Ablution, The American Street and Right Thinking …
Hindrocket / Power Line:
PRESIDENT BUSH SPEAKS AGAIN ON THE WAR ON TERROR, BUT IS ANYONE LISTENING? — President Bush gave a major address on the war on terror and Iraq before the National Endowment for Democracy yesterday; you can read the whole thing here. You should read the whole thing, since it's next …
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Robin Wright / Washington Post:U.S. Obtains Treatise By Bin Laden Deputy
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
DeLay accuses Earle of taking corporate funds — Rep. Tom DeLay said District Attorney Ronnie Earle, who is prosecuting him for trying to involve corporate money in Texas politics, has taken such contributions himself. — "It's real interesting he has this crusade against corporate funds.
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Jesselee / The Stakeholder:
Cute, But No Cigar — DeLay accuses Earle of taking corporate funds … Nice tag team work, Washington Times. Embarassing reporting, however. You see, it is not illegal to accept corporate or union funds, and it is a good thing for DeLay because he would already be in jail.
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Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Training the Iraqi Army - Revisited, Again — The issue of the number of "fully operational Iraqi Army units" has raised its ugly head yet again. The "news" that the number of "fully operational" Iraqi battalions dropped from three to one has created quite a stir in media and political circles …
David Stras / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Supreme Court road to mediocrity … The nomination of Harriet Miers has caused a flurry of protest, prompting President Bush to take the unprecedented step of holding a press conference to defend his nominee the day after she was nominated. — My colleagues in the legal profession …
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E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Faith-Based Hypocrisy — Now we know: President Bush's supporters are prepared to be thoroughly hypocritical when it comes to religion. They'll play religion up or down, whichever helps them most in a political fight. — Shortly after Bush named John Roberts to the Supreme Court …
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Withdraw This Nominee — When in 1962 Edward Moore Kennedy ran for his brother's seat in the Senate, his opponent famously said that if Kennedy's name had been Edward Moore, his candidacy would have been a joke. If Harriet Miers were not a crony of the president of the United States …
Todd Zywicki / volokh.com:
[Continue Reading Warren Defends Times Editorial on Bankruptcy Reform and Hurricane Katrina under hidden text]: — DEMOCRACY, KELO-STYLE: When I first read Kelo, one thing that jumped out at me was the cute and endearing description of the way in which local land-use and redevelopment plans are made and implemented.
Newt Gingrich / Baltimore Sun:
Conservatives can trust in Miers — WASHINGTON // Conservatives should feel confident with the selection of Harriet Miers to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court for a simple reason: George W. Bush selected her. — Much has been made in the press about conservative unhappiness …
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
The Winner Is... Fake Dog Testicle Creator — BOSTON - Gregg Miller mortgaged his home and maxed out his credit cards to mass produce his invention — prosthetic testicles for neutered dogs. — What started 10 years ago with an experiment on an unwitting Rottweiler named Max has turned into a thriving mail-order business.
