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Official: Marshal shoots passenger on Jetway at Miami airport — MIAMI, Florida (CNN) — A person was shot and wounded on the Jetway to an American Airlines passenger jet that was at the terminal at Miami International Airport, an airline official said. — A federal official told CNN …
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John Pain / Associated Press:
Airline Passenger Who Made Threat Killed — MIAMI - A passenger who claimed to have a bomb in a carry-on bag was shot and killed by a federal air marshal Wednesday on a jetway to an American Airlines plane that had arrived from Colombia, officials said. — Homeland Security Department …
Associated Press:
Shooting Is Reported on Plane at Miami Airport — MIAMI (AP) — A passenger who claimed to have a bomb in a carry-on bag was shot by a federal air marshal Wednesday on a jetway connected to an American Airlines plane that had arrived from Colombia, officials said. — The passenger's condition was not immediately disclosed.
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White House:
President Discusses War on Terror and Rebuilding Iraq — Washington, D.C. — In Focus: Renewal in Iraq — Fact Sheet: Rebuilding Iraq — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, all. Richard, thanks for the invitation. Thanks for letting me come by and address the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Washington Post:
Democrats Fear Backlash at Polls for Antiwar Remarks — Strong antiwar comments in recent days by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean have opened anew a party rift over Iraq, with some lawmakers warning that the leaders' rhetorical blasts …
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Donald Sensing / One Hand Clapping:
Remember Pearl Harbor — Last May my wife and traveled to Oahu. On Memorial Day Sunday we visited the USS Arizona Memorial. The ship was sunk on Dec. 7, 1941, along with many others. — This is the original ship's bell of USS Arizona, recovered from the sunken vessel and now on display …
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Carol Leonnig / Washington Post:
Fitzgerald Presents New Information to Grand Jury — First Appearance in Probe Since Libby Indictment — Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald appeared this morning to present information to a new grand jury in the CIA leak investigation. — Fitzgerald has been probing for two years …
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Reuters:
Absent Saddam defies court with empty chair — BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein boycotted his own trial in Baghdad on Wednesday, causing hours of chaotic delay before the court resumed with the former Iraqi president's chair empty. — His lead counsel told the judge Saddam …
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Hamza Hendawi / Associated Press:Saddam's Trial Resumes, but Without Him
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New York Times:
Senator Clinton, in Pander Mode — Hillary Clinton is co-sponsoring a bill to criminalize the burning of the American flag. Her supporters would characterize this as an attempt to find a middle way between those who believe that flag-burning is constitutionally protected free speech …
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Alan Cooperman / Washington Post:
'Holiday' Cards Ring Hollow for Some on Bushes' List — What's missing from the White House Christmas card? Christmas. — This month, as in every December since he took office, President Bush sent out cards with a generic end-of-the-year message, wishing 1.4 million of his close friends and supporters a happy "holiday season."
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Rachel Zoll / Associated Press:
Some Megachurches Closing for Christmas — This Christmas, no prayers will be said in several megachurches around the country. Even though the holiday falls this year on a Sunday, when churches normally host thousands for worship, pastors are canceling services, anticipating low attendance on what they call a family day.
National Review:
Funny Girl — Chanukah came early for the Goldberg household last month. On November 23, Barbra Streisand wrote a letter to the editor complaining that the Los Angeles Times picked me up as a columnist. As gleeful as I was, I declined to respond. But now, just last night …
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Bloomberg:
Campbell Defeats Anti-Immigration Candidate to Win House Seat — Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) — California Republican State Senator John Campbell won election to the U.S. Congress representing the 48th District in Orange County, defeating Jim Gilchrist, one of the founders of the Minutemen border security group.
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Edwin Chen / Los Angeles Times:
Bush Criticizes Dean for Iraq War Remarks — GOP leaders take aim at the Democratic Party chairman after he says the idea the U.S. will win is 'just plain wrong.' — WASHINGTON — President Bush and other Republican leaders criticized Howard Dean, the Democratic Party chairman …
New York Times:
White House and McCain Are Near Deal on Torture Bill — WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 - The White House has all but abandoned its effort to persuade Senator John McCain to exempt Central Intelligence Agency employees from legislation barring inhumane or degrading treatment of prisoners in American custody.
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David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Mel Gibson Developing Holocaust Mini-Series — LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 - Mel Gibson, whose "Passion of the Christ" was criticized by some as anti-Semitic - and whose father has said that the Holocaust did not happen - is developing a nonfiction mini-series about the Holocaust.
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